Dragon mail (Moore)

[Nephrite]

Moore smiles. "Um, you may have already heard, but we came back from Yggdrasil. I... um... ...you seemed to know something about the whole thing before, so... do you mind... um..." Moore takes a breath. "Can we discuss that, if you're... able?"

[Anastasia]

"You found Yggdrasil?" Hanna asks, "Where was - no." She stops, leading you along and into an empty quarter and firmly closing the door. "In the Hidden Layers?"

[Nephrite]

Moore nods. "I wanted to ask you what we were and weren't allowed to talk about. I mean... I doubt many people are going to believe the story anyway, but... it seemed like you and Afina had gone there before but some people forgot for some reason. Is that going to happen again, do you know?" He asks -- he actually sounds a bit... upset? There's a lot of emphasis around the way he says forgot.

[Anastasia]

"I don't know about Yggdrasil, except that it's location isn't known. So don't go spreading that around. As for the Hidden Layers, don't be too overt. It's anathemic knowledge, which means people won't remember it after about a day. The only way to remember it is to visit the Hidden Layers, so as long as you aren't dropping too many overt hints, people will naturally forget."

[Nephrite]

Moore nods. "All right. It's..." He shakes his head. "If I told you I thought elves and the fey were related, what would you say?"

[Anastasia]

Hanna shrugs, "I wouldn't be surprised."

[Nephrite]

"...That seemed more of a big deal of a revelation to me than I guess it is." Moore says with a bit of a sad smile. "Like I figured out a secret that isn't really that important."

[Anastasia]

"It's usually held by the fey that the elves are distantly related to them. It wouldn't be the most stunning revelation ever," Hanna remarks, "The Hidden Layers seem to be where all of Arborea's secrets reside. Including Yggdrasil."

[Nephrite]

"I think we all came from the same source." Moore says. "I suppose I can always verify my suspicions if it's something that nags at me." Moore smiles again and shrugs, like he just lost a bet but can't feel bad about it. "I'll talk to... Kascha, right? Now's not the time, but maybe once we're back from the Lifasan trip. Thanks, Lady Hanna -- I needed to at least get some of it off my chest."

[Anastasia]

Your answer is a nod, Hanna largely keeping her own council.

Anything else on your todo list, Moore?

[Nephrite]

I do need to talk to Dana about going on a trip to find a missing magic island and follow-up with the Consortium to see if they're donating anything and a few other fundraising efforts, but all of that can wait.

[Anastasia]

Okay, then you're paused pending things getting rolling.