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-- Indeed, it is quite a pity that urgent matters prevented our suzerain from witnessing the situation. True, Her Highness Naria's special talents and incomparable insight would be most welcome right now. I hope she is well and not overextending herself at this moment.
— Welcome to Farellia, Your Highness.
The wretched state in which Aria was found could not help but sadden the princess, but the current situation demanded caution from her, both in action and word.
— Alas, I cannot thank you for this invitation. So, what is it you want?..
— I wish to verify something.
The priest was armed with a wide variety of weapons and gave the impression not so much of a rector of an Arselian Temple, but rather of a punisher, an undead hunter, or simply an adventurer.
— Verify what you will, but release the hostage. If you have grievances, address them to me, not her.
— Ha-ha. I am surprised; it seems there is indeed a shred of humanity left in you. But do you not think that I am showing mercy to the killer of my colleagues and superior?
Understanding his intention, Naria bit her lip.
— How about an exchange? I am certain that I or the empire may have something that you or your friends need.
— Too late for that. This war was unleashed by your country and by you in particular... Hear my call, Herald of the End!
At the priest's cry, a dragon in human form began to descend from the heavens like a falling meteorite.
— AKOOOONIIIIIIIIIIIIIA!!!
-- Your order, Milady, -- bow. -- is most wise and shall be carried out. But first, allow me a few clarifying questions, Your Highness, which are especially pertinent for a foreigner such as myself. Do I understand correctly that the Dragon King is not a candidate for our likely opponent? Do you have any thoughts on who that Lunarian might have been, seen by my comrades? The information received seems equally like a warning from a friend and an attempt to use lies to lead Margel's people either toward panic or toward wrong actions leading us to ruin. A strange place for a warning also plays no small part in determining this: the imperial house did not become the recipient of the news, nor Carneol with its grand task, but a bar in the port; and there are no guarantees that all this was intended for the ears of Gillon and Beata, rather than the ears of a bartender who loves to share rumors with customers...
-- Someone from the squad... Dragons do respect strength, after all; is there anyone in Carneol at all whom the king of the most powerful creatures on Anuzish would not look upon as a worm, while on his own territory and free to do essentially whatever he wishes? We have a mutual defense agreement, but he may not wish to answer our questions, especially with some subtext accusing his subject of treason. In general, it is most likely that I will have to take this upon myself personally, or even send several people, provided this is not perceived as insolence by our allies.
-- Only... The complication is essentially trivial and not worth mentioning in other circumstances, but my intuition tells me that our current study of the path of metal may prove extremely important in the coming conflict, the timing of which we do not even know and which could strike at any moment. I think I will need to ask a favor of you, so that we be permitted to photograph part of the necessary archival material, and thus not cease studying it for more than a day, -- bow.
-- In general, accepting the hypothesis of an inevitable clash with the "Apostle of Hopelessness," it may already be worth discussing what strategies we have or could have against him. We have defined certain directions of work for ourselves, but, of course, it is very, very difficult to provide specifics here... Except that it is obvious that we all need to grow in spirit, otherwise the rest will be meaningless.