Rest in Peace

A Warlock paced in one of the Tower's dormitories devoted to the Guardians. She was human, and the only thing that signaled that she was a Warlock was the bond around her upper left arm: a simple flaming golden circlet that seemed to burn without end. She lacked the traditional Warlock robe-armor, instead wearing clothing one might wear as a belly-dancer. Her attire was light and airy, designed to let out as much heat as possible and help her maintain her body temperature.

Off on a couch an Awoken woman with relatively short silver hair sat watching the Warlock pace. The Awoken in question was absolutely built like a tank, her muscles well-defined beneath her pale blue skin. Unlike her Warlock friend, she wore clothes significantly more acceptable to appear in public in, if only by the fact that loose-fitting sweatpants and a hoodie would always beat glorified lingerie in that department. Her leg bounced up and down as she sat leaning slightly forward, watching her friend do her usual thinking routine.

"Luna's last known location was at the gate of the Infinite Forest," the Warlock currently pacing like an anxious cat mumbled mostly to herself. "I know she's been trying to isolate recently, but Osiris hasn't seen her in the Forest."

"The Infinite Forest is pretty fucking big, Rose," the Awoken woman said. "It's not called the Infinite Forest for nothing."

"That may be true, but reports of the Undying Mind's death line up near exactly with Luna's last ping," Rose sighed in frustration. "Now that it's dead the Forest is all kinds of fucked up, and Osiris said something about 'time being broken' or some other fuckery. I don't like the sound of that, Mae."

"Thinking there's a connection?" Mae asked.

"I have a sneaking suspicion there might be," the Warlock said. "Much as I think the Old Bird Man is off his rocker, he's the person to go to to ask about any kind of Vex time-space bullshit."

"Was Osiris in the Forest when the Undying Mind was killed?" Mae asked, leaning back into the sofa.

"No. He was outside for once tending to one of his attempts to play Cayde," Rose said.

"Why does everyone we know mess with Vex tech?" Mae sighed in exasperation. "Just fucking leave them alone unless you're shooting their stupid milk-filled bellies in!"

"While I agree, let's get back to the issue at hand," Rose said, snapping her fingers. "Luna was probably inside the Infinite Forest when the Undying Mind was killed. Based on what it looks like in there now, I'd hazard a guess that Luna's now lost in there, but even Osiris can't help us figure out where she could be."

"So how do we unfuck this?" Mae asked.

"Simple. We crash the Forest," Rose said.