Theus did not press her further. He could only watch the mist before him and wait quietly.
When he descended into Worker Theus's body again, he merely tugged the thread slightly before being drawn close to the link at once, so quickly that it felt as though he were the one being linked.
Theus had imagined many times how he might communicate with little Gwen. After all, when he had spoken rashly before, he had scared his follower away outright. This time, he had to be patient and take it step by step.
After all, he knew who was on the other end, but little Gwen might not know who he was.
But while he had patience, little Gwen did not.
"I need your help, Theus. I need you to stop the White Bones. As long as they're weakened enough, I can seize control and stop the white mist from advancing!"
Theus fell silent immediately. The amount of information in Gwen's words was absurd. How had she discovered his identity? How had she confirmed that she was linked to him? How did she know he could communicate?
But the situation was urgent, and Theus had no time to ask. He simply said, "What do you need me to do?"
"Kill as many White Bones as possible, then delay the white mist as much as you can. Every time a White Bone is killed, Bazel grows weaker. Every step the white mist is delayed puts more distance between him and the White Calamity."
"Bazel? How is he involved? Did he enter the White Calamity too?"
"Bazel controls the White Bone Sanctuary. I only found out after entering the mist. As long as you stay here, you can keep gaining knowledge!"
"Gaining knowledge? That sounds pretty good."
"What's good about it?! Knowledge