The path ahead is...

[Anastasia]

A sensation, a feeling of connection to Bastian and yourself. You feel it glow bright as...

Node update.

[Iron Dragoon]

Read it.

Alyssa chuckles, "I take that to mean you agree?"

[Anastasia]

"It's what I said. We grow and we get rewarded for it," Bastian agrees, "I see why it's happening now, too." With a half cocky little smile on his face, "I believe that proves everything I need to prove."

[Iron Dragoon]

"Then prepare a full briefing and explanation to give everyone. I want us all on the same page and with the same understanding. If it positively impacts us all, we'll get it written up as a formal presentation, register it and publish it under your and Jarem's names with my endorsement and distribute it to the other groups.

Delaize will put a review board together for the process and if passes peer muster, we'll count it towards both an honorary title for you both and practical education towards an appropriate degree, since at that point, you'll both be published researchers. I'd suggest you and Jarem talk to Dolmaya and Delaize and find an assistant professor to help formalize what you come up with. Speaking of Jarem, a moment..."

Alyssa sends a mental message to Jarem, 'Come to my study when you get a moment. I have two things to discuss with you. If you can manage it soon, Bastian is here.'

[Anastasia]

"We could," Bastian says, "Or I could tell them in a ten minute conversation and use the rest of the time to work with Jessica." he doesn't even blink at all of that, "It's important, but we don't need a full report when I have enough walking ahead of me. Save it for those too old or tired to walk anymore."

[Iron Dragoon]

"I agree that it'll take a back seat, but I still want it done, eventually. This bond is exceedingly useful and research will be done on it. You can either send a little free time to get the report done, or have a stream of people come find you to ask questions over and over. There's a lot of lore to go through.

Trust me, this is the easier way."

[Anastasia]

Bastian crosses his arm, "Five or six people is not a stream, and I don't think this is something anyone else will get out of it, from what I understand."

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa raises an eyebrow, "How many people are in the other groups? Do you really expect them to all come together at once? You know perfectly well that unrecorded third hand knowledge is horribly unreliable, and our group isn't the only ones looking into it.

If we can get enough pieces about it together,  we might be able to replicate it to some degree, or use it to enhance something similar.  Like that one group of casters... War Weavers.

Look, I said find an assistant professor to help. They can take your diction and get it done faster than you will."

[Anastasia]

"I'll ask them and see if they need it, or if they've put it together themselves," Bastian says, "If they're all behind us, I will." A faint scowl, "I doubt they are, they aren't dumb."

[Iron Dragoon]

"They're not, but if you tracked something down or figured something out they haven't, then it's worth doing. It's just a few minutes of diction,  Bastian. You'll argue about it longer than it takes to actually do it."

[Anastasia]

"Then I'll talk to them," Bastian says shortly, before turning to go.

[Iron Dragoon]

"Be careful out there. If you need back up, just call. I'd send Ianvash with you, if it w weren't for her quest."

[Anastasia]

Thus Ianvasah comes to you. "Are you prepared?" She asks once she does.

[Iron Dragoon]

"Shortly, I sent a message to Jeram. I want him to work on something while we're gone."

[Anastasia]

"Then it's time to go shortly," Ianvasah says, "We've begun to grow like oaks, but we still need more."