Ahead lies...?

[Anastasia]

Trying to intimidate here?

[Nephrite]

Honestly I was wanting the tone to be firm diplomacy.

[Anastasia]

Okay, gimme a check then, -70 circumstance penalty.

[Nephrite]

Take 10 for 60, then.

[Anastasia]

You don't get any reply to that at all.

[Nephrite]

"Xandra, I think we need to apply strong arm diplomacy." Moore says, sounding unnaturally irritated.

[Anastasia]

"I see," Xandra says softly, "What do you wish to do?"

[Nephrite]

"We need to find Brani and get answers out of him." Moore says. "I don't know how we best achieve that goal."

[Anastasia]

"We need to find him but how?" Xandra says, "Elder titans are mighty beings and fighting them is said to be one of the greatest follies short of fighting a deity."

[Nephrite]

"I don't want to fight him, but I think If we meet in person he will understand why I need to find Medi." Moore says. He looks up again. "He has to be somewhere..."

[Anastasia]

"But where?" Xandra asks aloud.

[Nephrite]

"Well, he certainly won't tell me, but I wonder if he'd tell someone else?" Moore says. "Are you aware of anyone in Celestia who's had dealings with him?"

[Anastasia]

"No, but elder titans sleep for ages at a time and are reclusive," Xandra says, a pause to look skyward. "I wonder how Medi even got one to cooperate? I understand that if roused enough, they'd rather send some regular titans to aid instead of personally getting involved."

[Nephrite]

"He had a lot of time." Moore says. "I wonder if Elena would know."

[Anastasia]

"Thus, to Aurora again," Xandra says, then with a faint smile, "I do not require cakes, however."