The Ashen Company continue their debrief with Latharial, peppering her with questions while we pick at the muddy stew in front of us.
We learn that Remmi didn't make it - after a year under the Sequester spell, he saw no hope for recovery. Taking his fate into his own hands, he walked into Ezra's Sphere of Annihilation. Lotty asks about Layla, his paramour, and learns that she has been out of communication for some time.
Null asks about Zanidonia. Latharial says that she left Zubbe in charge years ago when things popped off. To her knowledge this is still the case, as he sends updates from time to time. The wyrms have left the region wholly untouched. The lady takes out a map and lays it across the table to illustrate the state of the continent.
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| Blue is the territory of Calitrax. Red is Kovish. Green is Erithax. Unclaimed areas like the big of chunk of Crimson Fields is where all three go hunting for slaves - not a peaceful place. Zanidonia is chill. Lands of Desolation are too desolate for everyone. The Southern seas have frozen over, killing most marine life. |
Latharial asks the Ashen Company to make a list of potential allies they could call upon for a final assault on Calitrax. She confirms that Zubbe and Rhone would be available, but they will need more help in order to have any chance at success, We start brainstorming and writing down options, while Berrik, Flynn and Lotty pull several Sending scrolls out of their pockets. As the Ashen Company get to work, Latharial takes her leave. She has things to do and will be back later. Null is anxious to clear the air with the Lady, but isn't sure whether L wants to be followed right now. She's a busy lady running a rebellion! Lotty and the gang give the changeling a withering look, while Null insists Latharial is impossibly inscrutable. After a couple of minutes they convince the rogue to go after her.
Null finds Latharial going between rooms in a busy corridor. She asks if they could talk, later is fine too if she's busy. L stops and brusquely gestures Null into a nearby storage closet - She has 15 minutes before her next meeting. Null wasn't expecting these constraints, but beggars can't be choosers if this is a chance at winning her girl back. The rogue begins a contrite and somewhat rambling explanation of what happened from her perspective. She apologizes for not being there, knowing the past 7 years have been painful. She wishes she could take on what L went through. Null understands that what happened may mean irreparable damage to their relationship, and if that's what the situation is she will accept it. But would she let Null hold her again, if only for a few seconds?
Latharial takes it in for a moment, before she starts to take off pieces of her armour. She emphatically tells Null that she has 15 minutes to make up for 7 years. In any other context Null may have tried to ask why L continuously chooses to swerve emotional dialogue in favour of, uh, physical communication methods. But today is not that day! Understanding the assignment, Null quickly slides off her own armour as a courtesy then rushes up to the Lady, kissing her everywhere. Null puts everything she has into those 15 minutes, hoping to make up for lost time. and remind L of what they had before the wyrms arrived.
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| The assignment. |
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| Plus the Kraken, but we don't know that. |
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| Kraken is good at everything, but Dex IIRC |