'Sorry for not responding to any of your messages these past few months.'
Seeing as his copies would take a while to forge the preliminary parts that would make up the snaplock firearms he'd be making, Valyr decided to use the time he spent waiting to catch up with some people he hadn't talked to in a long time.
Namely, the Heavenbreaker War Squad.
'I've already asked a couple of people here and there about the situation in the frontlines,' wrote the young man in a specific group chat, his expression showing a hint of remorse. 'Hopefully none of you guys were caught by it.'
'…Glad to see you've finally found the time to send a message back to us.'
Waiting some time for the other side to respond, the young man eventually received a message from Hal, the tone in the latter's message dripping with sarcasm.
