☀️ Arselia and Akonia

You couldn't tell from the tour guide's worried face what her reaction was to the story she had heard.
— I'm not even sure how I can help you. Maybe you should go to the magic bureau... Or if, for some reason, you want to keep what happened a secret, then go to the owner of "The Tentacle," a shop in the port.

- Thank you very much for the tip! Sorry for the trouble!
Guyon leaves.
"It's late, it's already dark. 'The Tentacle' is definitely closed, and it's not worth going to the magic bureau yet... I might end up getting both of us checked out, and they'll see us as a threat. And where do I go now? I won't go back to 'The Hearth.' I don't want to spend a single minute in a room with that damn painting. I'm only willing to touch it with a sword or a torch, but if this crap affects the mind so much, I'm guaranteed to go crazy, and that's in the best-case scenario. Beata, why? Why didn't we just throw this garbage in the ditch, where it belongs? I hope you can still be saved. But we were just talking about free will, about how the gods gave us the right to choose what we do and what we believe in. And this crap took away your right to choose. I will do everything I can to save you, I promise."
He stops, thinking about something.
"The Carnelian! That's why we joined. The leader said something about rooms for guild members, but even if there isn't a room, I'll sleep on a couch in the hall, or even on a rug under the door, I'm not proud, just not in 'The Hearth.'"
Guyon goes to "The Carnelian."