☀️ Arselia and Akonia

Having listened to Erefir, he decides...
—If bloodshed is unavoidable, this tournament must be held with the necessary minimum of decorum befitting the sacred status of Stallia; otherwise, the sacrifices may be made in vain, which is absolutely unacceptable. Its participants must come to it of their own free will, and the cities of the empire must be avoided so as not to give the enemy an extra reason to attack thousands of innocents. Based on this, it will be held in Laplace—a land where the element of fire is highly revered—and where another goal of this operation is located nearby: Carneol will take care of finding it in the run-up to the deadly competition. Naera, I entrust you to send volunteers there as soon as possible; I give the other two groups the right to use the royal wyverns for a faster journey.

Looks like she can also hear the gray voices.

Erefir Linel Darvening seems to have planned to gather a team from all meetings with the most powerful and influential figures in the empire over the weekend, and now she is having an audience with the suzerain of her suzerain... All that was missing was a handshake with all the senators, although now it is not necessary.

The monarch's response was clear and unambiguous. Kumari! The land of dinosaurs. And close to the place where Ruby was supposedly located. Definitely the most exciting destination of the three. Someone from Erefir's group will have to receive the blessing of the earth, after which Erefir herself will participate in the tournament for the blessing of fire; that is the plan for now. At the same time, the royal wyverns will take the rest to their destinations, which will show the seriousness of the situation and increase diplomatic chances in the lands of Zephyr. As for Mio... things were still not entirely clear with her.

But this was their best bet to save the world. Now they need to see it through to the end, no matter what.

—It will be done, Your Majesty,” the knight dared not interrupt the higher-ranking Naera in any way and waited for the moment when the eyes were turned specifically to the speaker in order to say this necessary phrase in a deep bow.