☀️ Arselia and Akonia

When the knight, driven by duty, rode off in search of a musician, Alaria was once again lost in thought. She didn't want to abandon her comrades, especially considering her own contribution to the success of the group. They definitely needed her. She knew how to fight the undead, their upcoming enemy, even if not in large-scale battles. And she couldn't see any other candidates to replace Erefir, except perhaps herself. Guyon, maybe. And in the picture of the future that she envisioned, she was clearly present as an indispensable member, just like the redhead. On the other hand, another sense of duty called to her. The desire to protect the former empress, who led the second pillar. The empress probably didn't remember her, but what did that matter? Alaria knew that without Sonata's attempts to improve Rheims, she might have strayed onto a dark path. And this wasn't even considering the Rheims solidarity, which also extended to Ayano. But even with the priestess, things weren't so simple, even though she probably didn't even suspect the existence of her Tanarisi "colleague" in the fight against evil. Their paths were intertwined in a very interesting way, connected by a web of common acquaintances. Common comrades who had long since left this world, and the duty to them urged the inquisitor to "at least protect her – the others have scattered, only to meet an unfortunate end somewhere." They also encountered the consequences of each other's actions. Ayano dealt with the problems of the palace, while Alaria, under Sonata's guidance, dealt with the consequences of the knowledge of Reisen that had fallen into the hands of the aristocrats. Such different hunters of evil, but they worked for the same cause. Alaria wanted to protect those remnants of her homeland that these women represented. Again, the field of activity of "Aconia" was very close to her own. It was practically the same thing that she did in Rheims or even Tanaris, but without the dubious undercurrent of inquisitorial duties. She even knew Calcite – a very useful skill when she inevitably had to deal with slave traders and their accomplices. Perhaps the ideal option would be to combine all of this, being both a knight of "Carnelian" and assisting "Aconia." But would Her Majesty allow it? Would there be enough time for this, especially if she became the redhead's deputy? It was hard to say. For now, the Fortress is still under construction – the chances are not so small. But then... perhaps that's another reason to have wyverns in the Fortress. Alaria wasn't even worried that she wouldn't have time for "personal" matters – she had come to terms with the fact that she was a workaholic and lived for duty.