"Now, Flower, what were you saying about the magical girls being reborn?" Flare asked. She sounded like she was trying to keep calm.

The nickname soothed me to the point where I could let go. I grabbed for Glow and Blaze instead, pulling on their hands until they were half-sprawled on top of us. "They're being reborn. Cosma... she couldn't make them reappear. Their soulgems went into the cauldron and they'll be reborn as new people in anywhere from a day to years. Once she stole their soulgems, that's it. They're never coming back. I'm alone again."