Though he was too slow, and too late, the True Source was with Simon. With the entry ramp of the strangers' ship still ascending, sealing away Mailyn and her abductors, Simon draws upon the True Source. The pain in his head begins to subside. Every nerve ending that had been jarred by the blast from Nesin's weapon begins to slip back into a normal state. Simon's breathing comes easily. Like the shifting of a heavy weight, Simon's consciousness returns.