Unlike Lyric, Cael and Alaric, Sylas did not immediately move when he first heard what had happened to Soren.
While the others reacted in their own ways whether through anger, panic or desperate searching, Sylas remained still. He had been told that Soren had gone through something terrible and worse, that the pain he suffered the second time had involved Sylas himself yet even with that knowledge, he did not chase after him.
At least, not at first.
What truly unsettled him were the High Priest's words and the revelation that during their time in the north, Soren had carried most of the burden and that knowledge changed something inside him.
While they stood in authority and command, it had been Soren who exhausted himself healing the people, negotiating conflicts in a silent way and preserving their time and strength. The success they quietly took pride in had rested largely on Soren's shoulders.
Realizing that made Sylas see things differently.
