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[Anastasia]

Oh Seira.

Say that after you understand. It won't be long now.

Make sure our sacrifices are worthwhile and let those in the future honor them. Let there be a future for them to honor us in.

[Corwin]

Seira snorts.

Sure, let's table that. Can you give Ranbar a few pointers before we go? Taking a step closer to One by having a way to form those chains, perhaps? I bet that's possible if you get inspired enough.

[Nephrite]

"I'm glad to see you're still willful." Moore says with a sigh. "Fine, we'll go through all the doors, but you and I are going to have a long talk once all of that's over, and then you're coming back."

[Anastasia]

Brace.

"W-" Ranbar says before falling over, clutching her head. She screams for a long moment before it stops. "...what?" she says slowly. "Oh. Is that what you did with Calley?"

A lesser version. 21 has no real limits, the Incarnations aren't being of limitations by their nature. It's not as powerful as an Incarnation, but anything we'd consider limits are meaningless to it, if you know how to use it.

Don't you see? Almost all of this, here and outside, has been to have all of you grow. You won't be sufficient as you are now. Grow, Seira and Moore.

[Corwin]

"We'll be back," Seira says, taking them back to the Cauldron.

[Anastasia]

In case you missed chat, giving you a chance to reply here or move on, Moore.

[Nephrite]

Oh, sorry.

Moore lets out a breath once they're back. "We'll get her out of there somehow."

[Anastasia]

"We will," Xandra agrees, "In the meantime, what preparations do we need now?"

[Corwin]

"Moore, I'd like to send Sanzha with you. You've made the offer to try and teach her the Words, and I've decided to give it a try. I'll have a chat with Alicia, as stated, and since Elle and Donald should be with Emily I'll have them fill her in. That leaves the fifth one."

[Nephrite]

Moore nods. "Of course, we'd be welcome to have her. As for the last, I can reach out to Tryll and explain the situation."

[Corwin]

"Excellent. We can try to press on without the others in case I was wrong about the personal nature of the final trials, but it'd be best to at least have their blessing if they wish to bow out. And since I wasn't the one to choose them, I can't deny them their chance at being tested." Seira grins at Moore. "Of course, your door is fair game, so once we're done with all this let's regroup and challenge it. By then we should know what will be done about the other three paths as well."

[Nephrite]

Moore nods. "Absolutely. I'll reach out to him and we can reconvene."

[Corwin]

"I'll expect you here tomorrow morning, then, bright and early?"

[Nephrite]

"We'll be here." Moore affirms.

[Anastasia]

Okay then, next moves, both of you?