Lion Head Mesa the empty palace.

The silence brought a ringing to her ears. It raised in pitch every few heartbeats, and then it felt like there was a droning tone so high that her head began to hurt. She closes her eyes, and when she opens them—a voice.

Initially Nazli thought it was the warrior, and turned her snout towards them without seeing them, about to snap some kind of order or direct response. That was when she recognized the doctor, and whatever had imbued her with such willpower melted out of her.

She breathed a deep sigh and realized how exhausted she was.

I've never seen this place so... empty. I don't know where they've all gone. Nazli explained, being herded along the hallway back in the direction of the sleeping quarters. The elder woman beside her, sharing her shoulder if Nazli had the need.