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[Anastasia]

"I've heard his promotion was well earned," Yallan agrees, "He is one of the throne and tome now, if I understand correctly?" Reaching out to scratch his left arm, "I wish my place had been there, yet I do good here every day, and it is the will of the Holy Mountain that I serve here. Perhaps another time - for what we want and what we need are often two different things. For what we need is so often what we do not understand or anticipate."

"Celestia guides us all," Xandra murmurs, "No matter how strange a path it will be, we go where we are best needed. We cultivate wisdom so that we can grasp the truth of the matter, and perhaps see past our confusion and discontent when we seem to be in the wrong place."

[Nephrite]

Moore nods to them both and then smiles. "You have to trust both in the wisdom of Celestia as well as your own wisdom." He says. "There's always more to be had, and it's good to have aspirations beyond your current station -- it helps to motivate you to become more and better at what you know." He adds.

"There's no harm in wondering how things could be different or having desires to change things -- it helps give you a framework and perspective on the good deeds you do in your current role." He says.

[Anastasia]

"I see why you're a Duke," Yallan says, "Well spoken."

[Nephrite]

Moore laughs again. "If you'd like to know a secret to add to the House of Knowledge, the title of Duke actually came from Queen Titania, and it's a bit of a holdover from Lifasa's liberation. I'm not really much for titles anyway."

[Anastasia]

"It's acknowledged by Lord Erathaol and matched in Celestia," Xandra adds, "But regardless, it is a true and noble title, one well earned."

"That is a secret I will keep and spend wisely," Yallan agrees, as...

What's your plan here, get introed in and diplo your way through?

[Nephrite]

Let's go with that.

[Anastasia]

Give me a Diplo check real quick.

[Nephrite]

Take 10 for 112, using GI points.

[Anastasia]

It's a few hours of effort to get through all the preliminaries. It's nothing interesting, just meeting functionaries and doing all the small, little things that are involved.

Fortunately, they serve amazing pastries. Who knew that magically flash-frying a jam filled pastry would taste so good?

As Xandra munches on her second, a contented smile on her face, a man comes to join you in the pleasant library room you're sitting in. An unremarkable man, looking nothing more than a gray bearded librarian. His clothes are simple and he wears no jewelry save for Oghma's holy symbol, cast in pure, gleaming silver and worn around his neck. "Duke Moore," he greets, "Saylin Oeken, former Viscount of Malany. I understand you have a gift for Oghma?"

[Nephrite]

Moore nods, offering a bow. "Yes, that is correct. It's a pleasure to meet you."

He offers the rolled up parchment over.

[Anastasia]

The parchment is taken and read. "Your gift is accepted," Saylin looks up from it, "So this is a diplomatic visit? No time to waste, let's get to it."

[Nephrite]

Moore nods. "I'm here to research something." Moore explains. "Basically, I've exhausted the materials I have easy access to." A smile after that.

[Anastasia]

"Then let's get to researching already," Saylin says, as Xandra doesn't even look up, lost in munching on her pastry.

[Nephrite]

Moore nods, withdrawing the notes he has so far!

As a reminder, we have 240/777

[Anastasia]

K:A.