As far as Stratos is concerned that explains nothing at all, but he sets his mouth and nods shortly. This is the Nexus, and he is a mage. Sometimes you just have to be ready to accept the bizarre, if not have fun interrogating it and writing up a pile of semi-comprehensible notes about it.

"There'll be time for explanations later. According to the last message I received he was... well enough last week." He doesn't know what this time of year means to Jim, nothing like the way Felix does. But he's garnered hints that going quiet is not the unusual part.

"This is the first I've heard of another door, but if it still exists I should be able to locate it." It's a possibility he can work with, and that's enough for the tribune. "I have seen the ship before, at least. What do you know about the door? The better you can describe it, the faster I can find it."