21

[Anastasia]

Divinity is a great equalizer, and that your groups have the most of.

And...I owe you and yours a prize now, as I gave one before.

Here.

Before the two of you a breastplate and supporting equipment appears, lying in a neatly sorted pile. It's steel with blue inlays - it looks like actually blue colored metal and not the blue itself - and looks finely made.

[Ebiris]

"Enchanted armour?" Alicia asks, stepping closer and giving it a look over.

Take 10 for 65 on spellcraft.

[Corwin]

Seira too studies it, unable to resist!

Taking 10 for 109 on Spellcraft. Alicia too benefits from my +19 aura to Int skills, btw.

[Anastasia]

The armor is...

Blue Resolve

Breastplate+7, heavy fortification. Grants a +7 bonus to Will saves and Wisdom checks. Grants a +2 bonus to Wisdom.

[Corwin]

"Not bad," Seira voices. "Very good for priests, by the looks of it."

Peering at Sylvie, she asks, "Can we talk at last? I've got a lot of questions, and this place only added to them. But if you want to tell us what happened with you and what's behind your ominous words and split nature, that might start answering them far more effectively."

[Ebiris]

It's... a bit of a step down compared to what Alicia and Antenora usually wear, since it limits mobility so much in comparison. "Is this meant to aid in the sort of drawing on and manipulation of Creation that we've practiced here?" she asks Sylvie, since it might still be useful as an alternate in specific circumstances.

[Anastasia]

Soon.

This is almost over. The others proceed on.

It's almost time. Finally.

Yes, it could. May you have the wisdom to use it wisely.

[Ebiris]

"So assuming Alyssa's group completes their side, we'll have to come back after Tryll's group finishes theirs?" she asks, collecting up the armour parts.

[Anastasia]

Linger.

Tryll's group will be handled separately now.

It's almost time.

[Ebiris]

"We'll wait then - back outside?" Alicia suggests, going over to rejoin the others at the edge of the gear.

[Anastasia]

Once you take the armor, all of you are back by the doors. Only the door for Alyssa node's remains and it is shut tight.

[Corwin]

"If we're waiting on your story," Seira says, trying to avoid sounding dejected, "can you talk to us about the whole blue and white thing? How did my blue fire or Alicia's blue light lance differ from normal? What are the benefits and demerits of using those variants? Would my blue customized communications spell be good for anything but a creature from the Beyond? Can I make a white spell variant for it, or is that reserved to Words of Creation?"

[Anastasia]

...Seira, please.

Be silent, please.

This isn't painless. Do you think I can use 21 at this level without sacrifice, that any being short of an Incarnation can? Just...please. I'm almost there and I'm running out of willpower.

Don't tell Moore. Please. I've been holding strong for his sake. I promised him.

Let me focus on finishing this for Creation's sake. It was my own mistakes that lead me here. At least let me finish this.

Quieter after that, it's Amaryl that speaks up, "...you've mean you've been...? Is that why you've spoken of martyrs?"

[Ebiris]

Alicia keeps respectfully silent as she digests this new information. Of course all that Sylvie's shown here has been impressive, but there's a cost.

[Corwin]

If she's dying, it's even more important that they talk. They might even find a solution! Sylvie's already been surprised once during their interactions....

But free will is important, too, so she'll wait until Moore is done and hope that there is still time then.