Yggdrasil (Afina, Moore, Jaela)

[Nephrite]

Moore smiles at the thought. "It's hard to see a balor playing a musical tune, I must say..." He then frowns at Grandfather Time's answer, but then looks to Ilsenine, curious as to what is meant by that, other than the obvious.

[Ebiris]

Afina goes to look out the window while everyone else gets to wax existential about the nature of fey and what connection they have with eladrin.

Are there any doors out of this room? Didn't see any mentioned in the initial description.

[Corwin]

"The trials are about reaching Yggdrassil and gaining access," Jaela notes. "Since they don't cover what happened to poison it and my companions or what we should do to fix things, might you tell us that story?"

[Anastasia]

Ilsenine considers, quiet.

"It's the old blood, anyway," Crystal murmurs softly.

"There are limits due to my duties," Grandfather Time says, "But I can reveal one thing." His lips move but he speaks in a voice you know: The voice of Lixer. "Yes, give them to me. The child of Titania can be made into a blight that will sicken the World Tree, while the tortle will poison the oceans."

[Ebiris]

Privately Afina resolves to find out if there's any way the devils held captive in their dungeons can be turned into blights that would sicken all of Baator. Such indiscriminately destructive attacks must be answered in kind lest Hell think they can carry out such with impunity.

[Nephrite]

Moore leans over towards Ilsenine. "Don't think too much about it -- the answer is usually far more simple than you might be making it out to be, Your Majesty."

He looks over to Grandfather Time and shakes his head with a frown. "To be used in such a manner... we must put an end to his suffering. ...May I ask another question? Does this poison only affect certain fey?"

[Anastasia]

Queen Ilsenine closes her eyes, head bowed in silent contemplation.

"To poison the entire Yggdrasil is impossible," Grandfather Time says, "But to poison a tiny section of it, something tied to a fey of great power who is tied to something of even greater power? That may just be possible."

[Nephrite]

"But... it can't just be Lifasan fey. I'm not from there." Moore says. "I don't see how it'd be possible to poison ones part of that Court, either... or perhaps there's magic at work that I simply cannot comprehend." Moore leans back and rubs his chin in contemplation. "Maybe there's something I'm just not seeing..."

[Corwin]

"Perhaps if we knew just what section of the Yggdrassil was poisoned...?"

[Anastasia]

"There are things even I do not see," Grandfather Time says quietly, "The inner workings of the Yggdrasil are one of them."

He gestures, a door appearing on the back wall. "It's time for you to fulfill your future. Go and find out more, then put an end to Lixer's schemes. Free Lief."

[Corwin]

That's sadly unhelpful! But she never expected to count on someone's help with this, so they're no worse off than before, Jaela muses to herself. "We'll do that," she agrees. "Thank you for the hospitality."

She opens the door and steps through it, intent on holding it open for the others afterwards.

[Nephrite]

Moore smiles. "Regardless, thank you for telling us what you're allowed to." He flies over to Ilsenine to wait for her.

[Ebiris]

"We will," Afina agrees with Jaela's sentiments, flying through the open door.

[Anastasia]

Since it's relevant, what's your general party formation and moving order?

[Ebiris]

Lets say go with a diamond formation? Jaela at the front, Afina on the left, Moore on the right, Crystal at the rear, and Ilsenine at the centre?