Guilding

[Anastasia]

"Ah!" Emily fumbles, the book almost dropped but a deft move recovers it. "Alyssa, you startled me!"

[Iron Dragoon]

"Parents. Go to dinner with them. I don't want this hanging over us for much longer, and it'll only get worse the longer you wait. With the hoard under your belt, you've at least shown that you can stand on your own."

[Anastasia]

"Okay, okay," Emily slumps a bit, "Let me send a message to Mom and see what she says."

A few beats pass, "Um, Mom Seira's busy right now with important business, so we'll have to wait a bit. That's what Mom Amaryl says, anyway."

[Iron Dragoon]

"Don't shirk it. In other news, I'm going to start work on making some more land for us. Interested?"

[Anastasia]

"Oh! Do you have the spell yet?" Emily perks up.

[Iron Dragoon]

I don't think so? Does the Order have it?

[Anastasia]

It's a 10th level spell, so no. Getting it will be something you need to do.

[Iron Dragoon]

"No, we don't. We'll have to find a source for it, or try to reproduce it ourselves."

[Anastasia]

"I could ask someone in Brightwater or ask at home," Emily says, then coughing, "If this goes well, anyway!"

[Iron Dragoon]

"Hm. Interesting. I'd appreciate it. I do have a side project I've been considering, if you're interested?"

[Anastasia]

"Oh, what is it?" Emily asks, "What's it about?"

[Iron Dragoon]

"A demi-plane. A bit more security and privacy for some of my more extreme experiments."

[Anastasia]

"Oh!" Emily murmurs and nods, "That's certainly possible, but it's time consuming to make one. Some people say that's why you should take one and make it your own, and that worked great for my Moms, but that can be really dangerous."

[Iron Dragoon]

"Oh? How so?"

[Anastasia]

"The people who have them are really strong and don't want to give them up?" Emily tilts her head aside a bit, "Like demon lords or evil sorcerers."