Attack on Sylica

[Ebiris]

"Yes, we haven't made much progress on that front," Alicia speaks up. "I'm hopeful something will turn up soon."

[Corwin]

"I've put out feelers to all my friends, but nothing actionable so far," Seira admits a tad gloomily. "It's so weird, too! She's everywhere! How can someone that hard-working accomplish it all without key agents? So how can they be so hard to find?"

[Anastasia]

"Proxies are valuable enough to protect," Antenora points out, "Speaking of, is Ebony better?"

[Corwin]

"Ebony? What happened to her?" Seira asks in concern.

[Anastasia]

"Also, Shar's good at secrets and hiding, like a rat," Antenora remarks darkly, "She knows how to hide her own."

[Ebiris]

"Ebony's fine, I sent her back to Aurora to pass on word about Gathgorian's ascension," Alicia says. "I had her dealing with an issue on a prime that one of Aurora's champions came from, but she had an unpleasant experience. Nothing harmful, mostly just a personality clash and Ebony getting a bit too invested in someone else's love life."

[Anastasia]

"Far too invested," Antenora agrees, "But understandable."

[Corwin]

"Ah. My daughters just deflect me when I tease them, so at least I got something right?" Seira asks with a wry grin. "Glad to hear she's doing okay, though if she needs a bit more cheering up she could stop by the Cauldron for Amaryl's celebrations. We're doing discounts on rare elemental plane imports, too! Twenty percent off!"

[Anastasia]

"What sort of imports?" Antenora asks, "What do you have there?"

[Corwin]

"Right now the magma berries are hot, and we have some very exclusive caviar from a little, out of the way place on the border of Water and Ice. It keeps chilled without extra magic!" Seira is all too happy to elaborate. "We've opened air stalls all throughout the Cauldron's main shaft, with each being a branch for an Air chef of some reknown. Each only sells one product and only for the duration of the festival, so those are practically limited edition delicacies! From earth, we have pastries baked in hallow stone ovens through a secret technique passed through the line of Sunnis's head chef. A very interesting departure from the norm--" Seira snaps her fingers in regret. "Should've brought back a taste to Roald and Jessica, my bad. I'll ask Amaryl to send a bit over, okay?"

[Anastasia]

Antenora perks up at that, "Magma berries? I really should get some, I haven't had those in a long time. Smiling, "I can bring Marie some to try, too, but it may be too hot for her tastes."

[Ebiris]

"It sounds like there's something for everyone," Alicia says. "Go on, why don't you make a day of it with her? Speaking of, do you know when your avatar will be taking that trip to Balmuria Seira?" she asks over to her friend. "I have some plans for Marie after that's done."

[Corwin]

"You can't stop eating them, they melt in your mouth with their delicious gooeeyness!"

[Corwin]

At Alicia's question, she tilts her head. "I intended on asking Antenora to come see Zaaman Rul now, but delaying for the festivities works. How about now?" Seira offers, glancing back at Oraga. "Do you mind the detour? I've been meaning to look in on things in Balmuria in person rather than relying on reports. We'll be going incognito."

[Anastasia]

"I do not," Oraga says, "I am learning much for no cost."