Advancement

[Ebiris]

A demon who keeps a diary? Alicia can't help but look at Antenora there. That sort of record-keeping seems more like her hobby and she wonders if she's going to venture an opinion.

[Anastasia]

Antenora matches that look right back. After several long moments, "I kept a diary a few years ago, until I ultimately fell out of the habit. Then again, is not a broken clock right twice a day? Even a demon struggles to be 100% wrong on every single subject, though many succeed nonetheless."

[Ebiris]

"Well, we'll see what thoughts she deemed it important enough to commit to page anyway," Alicia says, returning her attention to the action on the astral plane.

[Anastasia]

It's all over here - the escaped stone woman shows no sign of trying her luck, anyway. Soon enough they gather what they take and begin the trek back.

Curlah is reforming. Hardly a loss all considered.

[Ebiris]

Waiting for the survivors to return for their debrief, she replies to Syala as well.

I hope she can put the same positive spin on it. Still, they won so we'll have to take that and hope they do better next time.

[Anastasia]

Going to handle the debrief personally or just get the info afterwards?

[Ebiris]

Get the info afterwards, they're reporting to Marchalu since it's an intelligence operation.

[Anastasia]

Marchalu thus comes to you, "We got useful information," he says. "It was a trap, but not for them - for you or your avatars. It's not outright said in it, but if what's written is true, Malcanthet's instructions were to imitate you and keep a presence until she got your attention, at which point she was simply to stall for time when you attacked."

[Ebiris]

"Imitate me? How was she planning on going about that?" Alicia asks in disbelief. Goddesses don't make habit of hanging around ramshackle astral waystations.

[Anastasia]

"From what I gather, using your weapon and style, and making a name for herself over time. Even imitating you, though it hadn't gotten that far yet," Marchalu says, "In other words, bait for the hasty and angry. Fool's bait."

[Ebiris]

"Very foolish. Well, I'm happy we've nipped it in the bud, even if it hasn't led to any further leads on Malcanthet's other activities," Alicia says. "We'll just have to keep searching, and see if we can turn up any other leads on Rosewater or anything else of similar importance."

[Anastasia]

Okay, anything else you want to get out of this scenario or good to move on?

[Ebiris]

Lets move on.

[Anastasia]

As you work on these matters.

Alicia, I have need of you.

[Ebiris]

I can come to Dweomerheart. What do you require?