Gray sidhe (Afina, 87 days left)

[Anastasia]

Ilsenine follows - and outside is a legion. A legion of eladrin, a great, glorious host awaiting you. They are the fire and lightning, vengeance and glory, life and death. What can only be an army awaits, as Titania's voice is heard one last time.

"They are yours to command, Aurora. Use them wisely and for Lifasa."

[Ebiris]

Well then, they'd best prove worthy of it. Closing the gate behind her so Crystal can do her thing, she flutters up higher to look over the host now joining them. "You all know why you're here!" she calls out in her adorably cutesy voice, projecting as loud as she can manage. "With your strength joining ours, we'll overthrow Hell and free Lifasa! Welcome to the Crusade!"

[Anastasia]

"FOR LIFASA!" The eladrin call as one, an overwhelming wave of sound.

I presume you'll be sorting all of this out?

[Ebiris]

Yeah, getting everyone accommodated and integrated should be a good test of Afina's administrative abilities and take up the rest of her day.

[Anastasia]

Indeed.

Soon enough you're with Adrian by the gates, many of Aurora's officers gathering. "Whew," Adrian says, Gisfal already out there, "Gisfal's still getting the headcount, but we're going to be full all over again. Good thing Elena's working on that demiplane we absorbed. All of these are from the Court of Stars?"

[Ebiris]

"Yes," Afina confirms. "Arborea has been our oldest and most committed ally, and Queen Morwel is making sure we have what we need for the final battles to come."

[Anastasia]

The faintest nod to that as Adrian keeps his voice down, "Did she mention exact numbers?"

[Ebiris]

"No," Afina shakes her head. "But the leaders of the new arrivals should know who they have under them and in what numbers, stop anyone sneaking in that way so long as we're alert."

[Anastasia]

Gisfal soon returns, "I have a census. We have approximately 3,000 eladrin warriors freed from various postings across the planes, with promises of more as well as reinforcements as we need them."

[Ebiris]

"That makes our forces half again bigger than they were," Afina says after a moment's thought. "We'll have to get them integrated, be a few days before we're ready for any major battles. Though I'd like to keep up the raids and capture or assassination attempts on traitors while we prepare for our next big push."

[Anastasia]

"We'll have a real army number-wise when we get everyone's additions," Adrian says, "Enough to really punch Hell in the face."

"Enough that we must be decisive and victorious. The Outer Planes are numerous beyond counting, but few agents and soldiers stand idle, for there are as many battlefields as there are imaginations." Gisfal says. "In the meantime I agree. Beginning anew tomorrow, as I fear all of our services are needed in the meanwhile."

[Ebiris]

That's basically it for Afina for the day, I think.

[Anastasia]

Pretty much. There's a scene with Crystal when she returns, but not right away. I'm going to pause you for now so I can focus on the dungeon those two are in.

[Anastasia]

It's fairly late - you slept a few hours to clear your mind and just relax more than anything else, needing the time to process the day's events. You're curled up on your shelf, warm and as comfortable as you can get there. It's then that your door is knocked on, several times before it's repeated several times more.

[Ebiris]

Blinking into the visible spectrum, Afina sits up and flutters into the air, adjusting her hat from where it had fallen down the back of her head. "Come in," she calls.