It took a little convincing for Niruth to agree to Allura's suggestion. She was confused when they tried explaining the Galra empire. "Zarkon? But I recall witches from two millennia ago discussing his conquest. Surely this cannot be the same Galra." She had to connect with Allura's mind and view the Altean's memories before she was convinced. It was then that she agreed to join them and stay in one of the castle hangers.
After the dragon settled in and the team set off (Darling safely stashed in the hanger with the lions), Niruth asked to be filled in as much as possible with everything that transpired over the past several millennia. She had come into existence after the dragons hid the Aywei system from the rest of the universe, and so had lived mostly in isolation. She mentioned how more recently the flow of quintessence had changed, something that hadn't happened before, but otherwise had no connection with the rest of the universe.
"When did you start to notice this change?" Sarah asked uneasily, sitting cross-legged in front of the white creature.
"About a year ago, I believe. It was very recently, I know that much."
"I'll uh…I'll have to show you…you wouldn't believe it otherwise…." the human girl said sadly. She pulled her omniphone out, browsing through its files. "You want to see through my eyes? Might be easier that way…." Niruth nodded, cautiously curious.
After Sarah shared the video of Zarkon draining a planet of its quintessence, she looked up o find her mentor's eyes wide, full of terror but also sad. "You're right…" she said after a moment. "I would not have believed you. His Dark Magic is too much, it is creating too much entropy….the flow of the universe's quintessence…." She paused, shaking her head and looking down. "I will do all I can to help you and your friends." she said softly after a moment. "The Aywei system can purify quintessence removing entropy, but this magnitude….it will never be the same again."
The two sat in a depressing silence for a while. "Um…" Sarah began awkwardly. "Hunk had a question…I told him that we mentally linked, and he asked if it was anything like the Paladins and their lions?"
Niruth tilted her head. "How do you mean?"
"Well like…the Paladins have a special bond with their particular lion….something about their quintessence I think….? Allura's better at explaining it."
"Hmm….Voltron was before my time….if only the Paladins can connect to their lions, then no, I don't believe so. I can make a mental link with any White Witch, as long as I deem them worthy."
Sarah nodded. "That's what I thought, but I wasn't one hundred percent sure, so I said I'd ask." She beamed proudly.
Niruth smiled affectionately. "If you don't mind, I think I'd like to study the lions' quintessence. See if I can connect and communicate with them."
"Sure!" Sarah said brightly, pushing herself to her feet. "I guess just give me a call if you need me."
The dragon closed her eyes as the small human skipped out. Niruth enjoyed Sarah's seemingly boundless optimism, especially during the dark times she found herself in.