Reaching out

[Anastasia]

Okay, you want to get in touch with Tryll? How will you do that?

[Nephrite]

With my fantastic Sending Stone.

'Hello Tryll, this is Moore. Well, you knew that, since that's how this spell works. I have a rather urgent matter I need to discuss with you and your comrades. Can you come to Hope's Landing as soon as possible?'

[Anastasia]

No reply.

Perhaps Tryll is somewhere with interference? It's known to happen.

[Nephrite]

All right, he has time.

Wish to emulate a higher and more potent version of Divination.

'Where is Tryll?'

[Anastasia]

Peace.

Tryll is temporarily indisposed on a task at my request.

[Nephrite]

Moore jumps, as he definitely wasn't expecting that.

He nods, nonetheless. "By your will, then."

[Anastasia]

As you reframe and refocus that?

"Moore?" Xandra calls, a steady knock on the door.

[Nephrite]

"Come in!" Moore calls.

[Anastasia]

Xandra enters. She's wearing a  simple white dress, the door closed behind her. "I wanted to thank you," she says, "I gained great insight from this trip."

[Nephrite]

"I don't know that thanks are needed." Moore says with a smile. "But I accept the sentiment under which you're giving them, none the less. I hope that the trip all of us take together is as insightful."

[Anastasia]

In that moment as Xandra speaks?  You feel the connection with her, bright and strong. A moment of choice as...

Xandra's node bonus this time is +1 Charisma for herself or you. Your call on which.

[Nephrite]

Oh, that's just mean. :(

Both of us get a point from it. Blech.

I think Xandra would be cross with Moore if he gave it to her, so I will choose Moore to get it.

[Anastasia]

Okay then, fair enough. What's that put your Charisma at?

[Nephrite]

38, for a +14 bonus.

[Anastasia]

Oh my. Oh dear. Oh my.

Node topic updated, go read.

You feel strength rise in yourself afterwards, lingering within your body.