☀️ Arselia and Akonia

—Come on. —he waved his hand. —Even if it were a hint from the universe, I would never be able to gather that much power anyway. So, it's better if you look out for each other than have it gather dust in your inventory. Besides, being a guardian is a dangerous job, so take care of yourselves.

—Hmm, I thought it was planned as a "righteous" quest... —he mused. —Well, I'm glad to see that you took care of protection against all sorts of nastiness. And as for the rest... We wanted to get together sometime and just hang out. Now, the only question is whether it's better to do it before leaving, or on the contrary, after returning... Maybe even the latter, so that there is an extra incentive for everyone to return safe and sound. That's my first decree to you!

—Indeed, you were lucky to make a mistake, or would you already be handing me over to the guards? Probably. I don't know how law-abiding paladins should react to such news.

—You understand that I understand, I'm also a killer. You can try to sweeten it with military duty and honor, but that's just a facade, an embellishment, it doesn't change the essence. And I didn't take every life out of necessity, to be honest.

I see two paths.

—... That is, I think it's possible. If I just ask, there probably won't be any trouble. I assume, although it should be taken into account that She doesn't like otherworldly cults very much, and in general, my subordinates are judged more harshly than I am.

—By the way, I'm not sure where that came from. According to the general information I received, it seems that Risha does not impose penalties when changing beliefs; she doesn't like low faith. I don't know. I don't want you to be subjected to violence, and I don't want to lose you. There is an option with relatively little bloodshed if they impose a reasonable restriction or oath. Maybe I'm misjudging the situation, and you can correct me.

—Can't we just get married quickly? Maybe something incredible will happen in the face of Anuzish, and everything will be fixed, right? —she said more as a brainstorming session than seriously.

—Well. It's up to you to decide how we're going to proceed.

—That's true, —nodding to the dog, he looks at the empty hall with some sadness. —Your frontline sortie will probably not go so smoothly. They say that the governor himself suffered in this war. It's not so difficult to fight the undead if you know what to expect from them, but their numbers and tireless nature compensate for that. Sooner or later, it can catch even the luckiest fighter off guard. And there's also poisonous gas, curses, and many other things... I would like to see you and your pups alive again, but not as regulars in the veterans' community.