Halea leans to one side, smiling with her eyes closed.

Halea: Oh? KILL ME, will you? You're very welcome to try... MANY have tried, all have failed. It is no easy task.

Vanna crosses her arms.

Vanna: You look like you're held together with sinew and prayer. I doubt it'd take much.

Halea smiles coolly. Her words echo coldly.

Halea: If all it took was the pull of a thread... I'd let you unravel me piece by piece.

Vanna looks stunned.

Vanna: I... ...WHAT?

Halea plays with the pipe as smoke twirls around her.

Vanna: Tell me, Lodestar... How did YOU discover the treatment for Seabite?