Reaching out

[Nephrite]

"Oh, that explains a lot with the Abolition War, then." Moore says with a nod. "..Ah, a forgotten demiplane. There always seems to be another one or two of them you hear about."

[Anastasia]

"The owners tend to die one day or leave them behind," Sanzha agrees, "Creation is old enough that they've stacked up, and beings powerful enough to have one are often powerful enough to hide if they want to, or otherwise endure history."

"They are useful," Xandra says, "One day our own would not be remiss as a resource."

[Nephrite]

"One day." Moore says with a nod. "But you mentioned this coincided with your previous role?"

[Anastasia]

"Yes, it also involves Eblis," A rather unkind smile on her face, "In very short, Imix created the Cauldron. I took exception to that and stole it from him, sealed it with two keys. I chose to give them to opposites, so that it would be all the harder for the keys to be reunited. One I gave to Queen Morwel, the other I gave to Eblis. Matters with that went...poorly."

[Nephrite]

"Interesting. So I'm guessing through Seira's adventures that must've reunited them somehow." Moore says.

[Anastasia]

"In time," Lady Sanzha says, "I had ultimately been sealed away, and in that I was freed." A slight frown on her face, "Eblis got better than he deserved."

[Nephrite]

Moore smiles a little bit. "I don't presume to be the one to absolve Eblis of the sins he committed over the last millennia... but I have a weak spot in my heart for redemption." A turn to look out towards the peak of Celestia. "Having hope for all things necessitates that you believe in that sort of thing, to an extent."

[Anastasia]

"I can save my opinion until we meet again," Lady Sanzha agrees, a rather...sharp and unkind smile to say the least.

[Nephrite]

"All opinions are welcome here." Moore promises her.

[Anastasia]

"Oh no, you misunderstand. I'm saving it for him," Is Sanhza's answer.

Jetina shivers a little bit at that, "Vengeance, is it?"

[Nephrite]

"I think he'll have a lot of people who want that same thing." Moore says. "I'm... not sure how that will eventually be handled, to be honest."

[Anastasia]

"They'll have to get in line," Lady Sanzha says, "Don't you think?"

[Nephrite]

Moore nods. "Yes, I imagine so. It's... a bit of an historic moment. I wonder if you'll simply be approached at some point, to be honest, or... receive some sort of communication about the matter."

A small shake of his head. "I wouldn't imagine that'd be for some time, though."

[Anastasia]

"I can wait," Lady Sanzha says coolly, "I've grown very skilled at waiting."

[Nephrite]

"I imagine so." Moore says. "What do you think of the current Padisha? For whatever my opinion matters, she's seemed like..."

He looks as if he is considering his words for a moment. "It seems clear that there's an aspect of acting, at least from my perspective. Like she's playing the part of Padisha, but has her own goals and motivations in mind. I don't think that's very different from most leaders, really... but I feel like due to the nature of some of the denizens of Water, perhaps the role has to be a bit more... caged?"