Crushed Slavers

[Anastasia]

Kascha coughs and blushes warmly at that, "Seira! No, no there isn't!"

[Corwin]

"I don't know, the two of you can make things quite steamy," Seira muses, eyeing the phoenix girl speculatively.

[Anastasia]

"S-Seira!" Kascha blushes, then whispers, "I'm saving myself for Donald, don't you dare sully that!"

[Corwin]

"And moving right along," Seira says immediately after. "Earth and xorns?"

[Anastasia]

Kascha laughs at that, her voice a beautiful, clear sound. Once she's done with her amusement she says, "Oh Seira," she shakes her head. "I'm sorry, but that was too funny. But onto Earth now?"

[Corwin]

"Sure!"

[Anastasia]

"Nothing too productive there, he's right. The Great Xorn's laying low," Kascha says, "I heard a few rumors but nothing substantial. Do you want to hear them?"

[Corwin]

"Rumors are often built with a grain of truth at the center, so go for it."

[Anastasia]

"Well, the first is that the Great Xorn is hiding in Mineral," Kascha says, "Atop some vast treasure. I heard that one a few times, mostly from dao. I think that's more their own wealth and greed speaking, but I don't know for sure."

A shrug as a phoenix is rather fiery and colorful, but she manages it.

[Corwin]

"Didn't Aurora deal with Mineral?" Seira wonders out loud. "Perhaps when you're helping Xera settle in, you could discreetly ask whether the Great Xorn is there or if they have any leads? Unless you already stopped there and asked yourself, that is."

[Anastasia]

"I'll ask," Kascha agrees, "It's Moore more than anyone else, he knows Crystalle."

[Corwin]

"Ah! The Duke," Seira says, nodding in recognition. "Let's move to Fire? How were things there?"

[Anastasia]

"I mostly stayed quiet and investigated things," Kascha admits, "Learned what I could. I was able to eliminate a minor pair of devils. An imp and a barbazu, I was in the right place at the right time. Someone lost a few agents that way."

[Corwin]

"That brings us up to the gith," Seira muses, nodding again. "Was Vlaakith amenable to the trade proposals? And how was her attitude towards the Cauldron?"

[Anastasia]

It's not even words, just an intention, a feeling. Zariel wishes to talk to you.

In the meantime, Kascha hums, "Well, she was very polite and all the diplomatic forms were followed," Kascha begins, "Though I couldn't get anything concrete. They'll be in contact with us, but they want time to analyze and consider the full implications of everything."