Beastland wanderings

[Iron Dragoon]

"Then I have a proposition for you, Dolmaya. When my divine power increases, I'll be able to have one, and need one. How does Dolmaya, Proxy of Alyssa Songsteel sound? A decent stepping stone between the two."

[Anastasia]

"I think you have it the wrong way around," Dolmaya manages a smile, "Strange how fast you changed it on me, but events wait on no one." She nods back to Alyssa, a quiet acceptance.

[Iron Dragoon]

"Oh, look at it this way. You're my highest counselor, teaching me what I need to know."

Alyssa suddenly rounds on Bastian, "And you. What's this half-blood nonsense? I find the insinuation that I might hold such a view of you to be insulting. Far more insulting and uncalled for than your usual gruffness. We will not go any further into this fight with some kind of schism like this boiling under our feet, so we will solve it here and now."

[Anastasia]

Bastian crosses his arms, "It wasn't remotely serious," he says, "It's a joke."

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa glares at him, "You make comments on it too often for it to just be a joke, Bastian."

Alyssa sighs, "Look, Bastian. I don't know your past, but I do know the reputation of Orcs and half-Orcs. I can't understand your position on things, but I can empathize. You're not the kind to open up, but this is a splinter in your soul and mind, I think, and while I can't solve it for the world, I can solve it between us here. But you have to be part of it."

[Anastasia]

"You're wrong," Bastian says flatly, "You're making something where nothing is."

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa holds his gaze...

Long shot here, but sense motive to tell?

[Anastasia]

Sure.

[Iron Dragoon]

Sense Motive/Cunning Knowledge:

Take 10 for 92.

[Anastasia]

He's telling the truth near as you can tell.

[Iron Dragoon]

"Fine. I believe you. Now then, are you going to accept one of these charges?"

[Anastasia]

Bastian eyes the seed before finally, "Yeah. Had a lot of thoughts about it, but things are fucked and we're the ones who can pound it back into shape."

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa nods, "Then it's settled. Jarem, Bastian, and myself. Ready for this?"

Alyssa holds the seed out.

[Anastasia]

"Ready," Jarem says as Bastian does the same.

Power.

It hits you like a train as you grow yet more and - !

You gain divine rank 1, as the other two get DvR0. Congratulations.

We'll go over the mechanical side of this tonight.

[Iron Dragoon]

Sounds good.