Getting the band together

[Corwin]

"Sorry dear, it's all red to me."

[Anastasia]

"It's not red," Kascha murmurs, reddening. "It's orange tinting towards red, but still orange."

[Corwin]

Seira can't resist pinching Kascha's cheek, timing it as Waukeen just steps into view.

[Anastasia]

"Ah!" Kascha reddens at this as Waukeen strolls in. She is in the form of a rich merchant lady, golden dress and gown complemented by jewelry of the same shades. A hem of pure woven gold trails behind her silently as she comes in, "Just look at you," she agrees, pinching Kascha's other cheek. "All grown up now!"

[Corwin]

"Isn't she lovely?" Seira agrees, beaming at the pair of them.

[Anastasia]

"She's done well," Waukeen agrees as Kascha blushes even more and sputters, "Come now though, let's talk rather than embarrassing the poor girl."

[Corwin]

"Sure. Want to tell Kascha how you helped me ascend?"

[Anastasia]

"Why, of course," Waukeen smiles, "Dearie, this Far Realm business you've found seems to be effective."

[Corwin]

"Hmm?"

[Anastasia]

"Oh, or did Ao approve her?" Waukeen asks then, "Do tell!"

[Corwin]

"Pretty much! Which is why I was wondering about your own experiences with me so that we could compare notes. Amaryl wasn't really a good test case for that, given how long she shared power and prayers with me."

[Anastasia]

Kaschas' blushing more by the moment as Waukeen takes both of you rhands, "Then let's go sit down and talk about it," she says, "But first, how is the war?"

[Corwin]

"Still in the opening stages. We've done well, but it's nowhere near enough just yet."

[Anastasia]

"Well, wars do take time," Waukeen says, "Short wars are usually fantasy, like those chasing wonderfully too high profits."

[Corwin]

"To be fair, a short campaign of open hostilities happens quite often. Just look at the Lifasa invasion. Usually, two forces of comparable strength avoid a full-on clash, so the wars we often see are between widely disparate powers."