☀️ Arselia and Akonia

— Yes, I think it might work. To my shame, I must admit that I wouldn't have thought of seeking the help of the elements to resolve this situation myself.

"That's what makes the Dragon King several millennia old; he has intuition for such matters, and he can even read thoughts through veils of blessings and chills..."

He then shares his assumptions about the blessings of the elements and their supposed effect on Hopeless.

— Thank you, Your Holiness. The news is simply excellent, although I understand that this is only one of the intermediate stages, and we may still be far from achieving our ultimate goal.

What do you think, Akonia?

— I know no more, and in fact, much less than my friends. I prefer not to show how little I know, — an awkward scratch behind the ear as the Patriarch's gaze swept over Erefir. However, she quickly caught herself.

Although she had hypotheses about how Akonia and Naria were connected beyond the research aspect: the princess clearly knew how to use Akonia's stones for her own purposes, which was not observed with any of the apostles. It was clearly not by chance. But it was definitely not worth showing her ignorance with all sorts of speculations: any local child knew more about Anuzish, Arselia, and Akonia than Erefir, simply because of their cultural involvement, and this could not be compensated for by any philosophy or study of religious material "from the outside."