The Ilvarians Plight

The following day, as Altair rolled Syris onto her side where she'd fainted, he yawned, pulling himself up when he noticed a strange video message near the corner of his neurolink interface. He tilted his head, opening up the file, when a video image of his Father appeared. 

"Yo… So we just broke out of Pandora's Box. And something went wrong. The curse of our family struck again. We were able to negotiate that the women be set free, but Zariel and I got captured." 

Altair nearly gaped, toppling off his bed with a look of disbelief. He was under the impression that his uncle and Father were nearly invincible."