Both quickly killed by Midas, Expyr and Altair respawned. At their beds, in the nest. They couldnt muster any words, both tired from the fight. Altair blinked, surprised by the sudden death. Expyr watched her expressions shift as he got used to the surroundings again. Excitement, fear and shock, realization, happiness.
Expyr smiled softly, looking at the starling. They looked at their hands and up at Expyr. A smile entered their face. Was it happy to see exp? E couldnt tell.
The moment didnt seem to last long, but Expyr knew Midas was finishing soon. Altair already told it what happened in the maze, when they were waiting for the final count.
"Altair?" Expyr spoke, getting the starlings attention and grabbing their hands softly.
"I am so fucking proud of you"
Thats all they managed to say before Midas killed them all for the final time. Expyr was only able to see Altair's now ghostly face process what vyr just said and their face shifted back to shock. And after that, the Queue closed, leaving Expyr to sit alone in the void with their thoughts again.