Shopping for the mind (Calleigh)

[Anastasia]

"We haven't failed, so we don't know," Sylvie says, "Each time we walk away much richer."

[Yuthirin]

'Hmm.' Tryll ponders, 'It might be worth investigating, if you've yet to fail. Who do you plan to take?'

[Anastasia]

"Ithea has to go. Beyond that perhaps myself and Balyss. You'd be best off talking to Ithea when she returns," Sylvie says, "She's the one the slaad likes."

[Yuthirin]

'We can wait. Anything to do in the meantime?'

[Anastasia]

Tepen smiles, "Why don't you show us your art?"

[Yuthirin]

"ART!" Calleigh shouts suddenly, "We have all sorts of art! Sculpting and painting and pottery and I think we did a relief once and ohhhh don't forget the thing we did for Balerik and there was that one crystal thing back in Arborea we did that nobody liked when we tried to make crystal psionic stuff and it didn't really work and just gave everyone a headache! We got in trouble for that one."

[Anastasia]

"Oh yes," Tepen says, "I think I heard Baleruk talking about your art again. Why don't you go show more of it to him?"

[Yuthirin]

Calleigh gives Tepen the Big Sad Eyes. "You...you don't wanna see it!?"

[Anastasia]

Sylvie closes her eyes and slowly exhales through her nose.

Meanwhile Tepen doesn't miss a beat. "I didn't say that. Who better can appreciate real art than a dragon like Baleruk." He leans in, with a smile and a conspiratorial whisper, "Dragons are better at everything, even enjoying art."

[Yuthirin]

I get the feeling that Sylvie doesn't like Calleigh! Remind her too much of her own failings? :D

"This is true! And we can talk to Baleruk about our idea! Dragons love money!" Calleigh cries, zipping off toward Baleruk's giant green gemstone lair. She appears to have completely forgotten the previous conversation, or her part in it. After a moment, Tryll's mist follows after her.

[Anastasia]

It's safe to say that previous games have shown Sylvie doesn't like children. Even her own.

You go right into Baleruk's lair. Baleruk is there, gnawing on a fish bigger than he is. It lies there, dead and half eaten. It looks like a vastly oversized salmon, empty fish eyes staring at oblivion forevermore. The prismatic dragon looks up from his meal and simply gazes at Calleigh, waiting.

[Yuthirin]

"That's a real big fishy." Calleigh praises.

[Anastasia]

"I caught it myself. A GLORIOUS hunt," Baleruk says and takes another mouthful of fish.

[Yuthirin]

"Where did you find such a big fishy?"

[Anastasia]

"In Water," Baleruk says around another mouthful of fish.