Rhea smiles a little gratefully to Diarmuid, deciding to address his concern first. "I'm fine, really... just surprised."

She did her best to right herself, but instead motions for the two to take a seat. With the topic shift, and her continued surprise, it was likely best for all of them to do so. They might be discussing things for a while. Sitting down behind her short desk, she answered.

"The chance was small, but the moment we realized that reaching across universal barriers was possible, one of my visions of a possible future entailed the miasma leaking through to these openings." She does not elaborate further on it for now, but continues on. "However, this is only a portion of the truth. After the Unleashing... all contact with the other cities were lost. Either they were all wiped out, or avoid this region due to the health concerns. As for my past friendship with Cyntia... let us simply say that time does not heal all wounds, young one."