Towertop

[Anastasia]

Within are three figures. Emily is one, a little pale but smiling quickly. The second is clad in plain brown robes and a hooded cloak, features hidden. The last is...

Cor provided a picture with Xera, so I'll just link that for a change of pace.

https://i.imgur.com/zQWzctP.jpg

[Iron Dragoon]

"I am Alyssa Songsteel. You must be Xera. I was recently at Mount Celstia myself. Quite a place for you to have picked. I'm sure you have questions, please, let's sit and introduce everyone."

[Anastasia]

"It's a pleasure to meet you," Xera replies, "But I wouldn't want to impose when you're settling in."

[Iron Dragoon]

"Please do. I'd rather get to know Emily's family better than move things around from boxes."

[Anastasia]

With a smile at that, "Then please understand we have a sensitive guest whom wishes not to project her identity, because it could cause a great deal of misunderstandings and difficulties, and know we are here with Shaundakul's agreement, so you are not in any danger." Gesturing to the robed and hooded figure, Xera continues. "Still, it's good to meet you, Alyssa."

The robed guest is silent, looking in your way, hood completely obscuring their face.

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa inclines her head .

"Your alliances and confidences are your own. In turn please do not take offense if I decide the answers to some of your questions to be more private than to be heard by someone I can't identify.

Now, to the real questions. How much trouble is Emily in now?"

Alyssa smirks at the end.

[Anastasia]

Xera inclines her head to you as Emily fidgets, eyes cast down.

"Thank you." The voice from the hooded person is quiet and distinctly that of a woman.

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa has her suspicions about the cloaked woman, but...

"So, as I was asking. What's Emily into now? Seems like every time some of her family shows up, it's with trouble for her."

[Anastasia]

"It's private family business," Xera says, shaking her head.

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa nods slowly.

"So be it; until it interferes, then I might have to insist, if it proves detrimental. But that's an unpleasant possibility that's a long ways off. In any case, I believe you're training as a monk? We haven't met many of them. What sorts of trouble do you get into with that?"

[Anastasia]

"The sort of trouble that has dead fiends beneath my feet," Xera says, "As it should be."

[Iron Dragoon]

"Fiends? Interesting. Emily here has been practicing with Jarem. She gets quite enthusiastic with her spells. She's helped me catch an assassin of Shar and beat a few abominations of leviathans."

She grins, "She doesn't think either of these are worthy of song or story yet."

[Anastasia]

Emily looks down at that while Xera smiles, "I've heard something about those. Congratulations on those victories. Can you tell me more about them?"

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa grins.

"Well..."

She launches into the stories of what's been done, using a bit of Prestidigitation and some calling on the Spellpool to use illusions to show the really amazing parts.

"I think my favorite, in the end, was when she captured the assassin in the force cage. He threw out this smoke and we just opened a window and blew it out with a breeze. He just looked at us and said, 'Shit.' It was hilarious."

[Anastasia]

Xera's smiling as she listens, "That was good," she agrees, as Emily keeps quiet. "Now that you've moved, now what will you be doing?"