Knowledge shall lead the...

[Corwin]

"We already had, hadn't we?" Seira voices. "Emily has ascended, and is safe with Amaryl right now. Xera is safe and travels in good company, and should soon achieve the sort of legendary deeds Emily used to dream of while younger. Vlaakith shares an understanding with us that may yet deepen as time passes. Zaphkiel supports us, while Asmodeus has resolved not to move against us in the open. We are ascendant in the Inner Planes, and so are our friends and allies all over. The Cauldron grows stronger, most recently with Sanzha, and you and Ranbar will soon join our growing pantheon. Even Xera, perhaps, could be in its ranks. Rather than a fallen realm, we are a shining beacon of hope across the planes!"

[Anastasia]

"Yeah, but..." Donald taps the book, "If that Xera and Emily are real enough to play with Ranbar, how real is it?"

[Corwin]

"I have an idea," Seira says, and upon locating Ranbar and the girls takes Donald and she there. "Follow up properly~"

[Anastasia]

They're in a hall, Ranbar smiling as both of them look up at her, "...and then your Mommy turned into a dragon!"

[Corwin]

"I do that," Seira agrees, conjuring up plush armchairs to sink into. "Great mind think alike, because I wanted to tell you girls a story, too."

[Anastasia]

"Mommy," Xera cries as both turn to you and sit before you. "Story time!"

"I wanna hear the one about the Commander and the city!" Emily chirps.

"I want to hear about hear the one about Mommy in Brightwater," Xera coutners.

[Corwin]

"Those are good ones, but there's another tale I want to tell you now, one that you've never heard before," Seira tells her girls.

"Long, long ago before my ascension, there was a moment where I traveled in time. In that moment, I found myself in the future. I didn't have much time for impressions, except I learned from my father that my contract with Ajan had gone poorly. Before we could do more than exchange a few words, Dad drew my rampant draconic power away and sacrificed himself for my sake."

She winks at the pair, trying to keep them from frightening. "You might've noticed that your granddad is often away, but still very much alive. Not to mention that yes, as Ranbar said, I turn into a dragon from time to time. Who wants to tell me why that is?"

[Anastasia]

Emily raises her hand, "Oooh oooh!"

[Corwin]

"Yes, Emily?" Seira asks with a smile.

[Anastasia]

"Because you're a DRAGON!" Emily exclaims, "A big super duper mega dragon!"

[Corwin]

She laughs.

"Yes, I'm a dragon! But that's not actually why the future changed. Do you want to try again? Or you, Xera?"

[Anastasia]

"Because you changed it?" Xera asks, brow furrowed. "When you change one, others change."

[Corwin]

"Closer, yes," Seira agrees. "As soon as I got back, I immediately found my father and his old friend who had been assisting me, Celbrimbor, and told them of this future I saw. Whatever else happened, that event never took place in the other future, so I changed its course." No, wait, she's getting too flowery and they're too young.

"I told the people I liked, and who liked me back. Then, together, we fixed things," Seira elaborates for her girls. "Even when there's something even a dragon can't fix on her own, add your mother and aunts and uncles and everything's possible, right?"

[Anastasia]

Xera nods at that, silently understanding.

Emily says, "Okay," she agrees, "Good story!"

[Corwin]

"Now, girls, this is something you must pay attention to, alright?" Seira asks of them, leaning in her armchair. "Because this is your first chance to be a part of the story instead of just listening to it!"