FOR THE HOARD! (Surraruthru)

[Anastasia]

"Yes," Is the answer again.

[Iron Dragoon]

"Is there something I can do to help improve Aurora outside of simply helping on missions?"

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[Anastasia]

"Yes."

Next one is the last one, so make it count.

[Iron Dragoon]

"Are you satisfied with my efforts to protect Kascha?"

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Not really a super useful one, but more of an RP one, and I'm okay with that.

[Anastasia]

"Yes." Then reality returns. You're back in your room, the spell finished. Kascha's just returning, "How did it go?" she asks.

[Iron Dragoon]

Surraruthru rises to sit on his pile of gold, stretching his body and wings out before relaxing.

"Acceptably well. Seira proved... agreeable with most of my questions. Tannin is able to gain the exact locations of lost caches here on Water, but he'll need help with it. Fortunately, he'll know what he needs."

Surraruthru closes his eyes, but keeps the one facing Kascha open a tiny sliver to watch her reaction as he continues.

"Seeing as how Seira is an ally of Aurora, I decided to use a few of my precious questions for its benefit. Aurora is currently unable to decisively rescue those two who were captured... Muirfinn and Lief, I believe. However. There is an alliance we can secure that will let us do so. I don't know specifically who it is, and we currently have no ties to them, but they are on a plane we *do* have contacts on. That should be enough for your expert diviners to work with."

Surraruthru takes a moment to pause and watch her reaction to this news.

"Also, I will have to make a trip to Cauldron soon. I will be taking a quest on from Seira herself. She has requested that I come to her for it. I may be made into a Celestial if I succeed. There will also be a piece of Lifasa that I will find in the future that I can use to serve as the heart of my grove. Lifasa will live on. Aurora should be happy to hear this. They can thank me for it at their leisure."

Surraruthru then opens his eyes and locks them on Kascha.

"I also asked about making peace with Bahamut while Baleruk is part of Aurora. She did not give me a clear answer. But that also means the answer isn't solidly no, either. I expect Aurora to begin putting effort into realizing this. It is.. distasteful.. to me to be at odds with Bahamut simply because of that pompous Baleruk's presence.

She also knows of a specific item that will greatly benefit my abilities, and of tasks which I can accomplish to help Aurora outside of missions, and is willing to give me information on them.

She is also satisfied with my efforts to protect you."

Surraruthru sits on his pile of gold, regally arching his neck in self-satisfied smugness.

[Anastasia]

Kascha listens to it all, smiling as it goes on. "Good! Afina just contacted me and she wishes to go to the Cauldron as well. The timing is excellent and it comes with good news as well. So how about we go now?"

[Iron Dragoon]

"Hmm... We should stop and speak with Tannin. He can work to acquire the locations of the caches while we are on Cauldron. That way, there will be no delay when we return."

I don't know if Tannin's thing requires actual posting. If not, I'm cool with it being however you want.

[Anastasia]

Post your intent in nagging and I'll send Tannin off on it. I'm going to merge you into Afina's thread for now.