Labalyn's memorial

[Anastasia]

Explain immediately.

[Nephrite]

Moore's eye twitches.

It is a secret of the Incarnations that we managed to find from the glories hidden away in Celestia. It is exactly what it appears to be. Now let him return, please. If you have your doubts of the truth of my words, then you may ask the Master of the Illuminated Heaven.

[Anastasia]

No. That prize is mine.

What could you offer that matches it?

[Nephrite]

Moore's eye twitches again.

Zaphkiel, I am sorry to have been put in this situation. The Guardian returned all of us to our homes. We either have to convince Kossuth to let this go or somehow get us to Kaja so we can just use the blasted thing and this becomes a moot point. I would be happy to hear your divine wisdom on this.

[Anastasia]

Kossuth is no trifling matter, nor can his interests be ignored. Nor can his demand be agreed to, but a battle against him is fraught with intolerable danger.

You must find a way to change his mind, to scare him off or to retrieve Kaja. I suggest a show of many divinities and allies.

Kossuth is ill tempered towards me due to my recent actions in Fire, and will not receive my own words well.

[Nephrite]

The ones he knows may not be able to do much, but... it's worth a shot.

This is going to be a few different people he's going to ask for help on, but he's going to start with Seira and Waukeen. It's worth being indebted to Brightwater over this.

[Anastasia]

Okay, go ahead and message Waukeen here. Seira can't get messages in her thread, and normally I wouldn't do this, but the timing of the matter requires an avatar. So message her here as well, I'll direct her over.

[Nephrite]

One to Seira...

Hi Seira. I'm sorry to bother you. We retrieved one of the seeds, but the Guardian saw fit to return all of us to our homes, so the seed ended up on a prime. I have Kaja with it, but Kossuth is... demanding it, and I'm hoping you might be able to convince him to at least let this go, or... something. Whatever the case, we need to get it out of there.


And one to Waukeen!

Hello Waukeen. This is Moore, I am in need of a favor. I can explain the details to you later, but the short version is: We have obtained something the Incarnations left, and unfortunately it ended up on a Prime. Due to this, Kossuth is intervening and wants it, and it is simply something we cannot give to him. Would you be willing to stand with me to dissuade him? I realize the magnitude of what I ask, and I am prepared to reciprocate the favor however you deem fit.

[Corwin]

I will be over with Kascha shortly, Seira responds, before there is a divine knock on Hope's Landing's metaphorical door.

[Nephrite]

Moore lets them both in, to his meeting room!

He greets them both with a wave before he reaches up to rub his forehead. "I really need to talk to Tymora one day about the pendulum on which my luck seems to swing." He says with a smile.

[Anastasia]

You are willing to go into debt over this, and not merely money?

[Anastasia]

I grow weary of waiting.

[Nephrite]

I am fully aware of the price I need to pay for this, yes.

Well, Kossuth will just have to keep waiting.

[Corwin]

Seira and Kascha's avatars step inside, and after taking a look of the situation step through the image Moore is viewing to stand next to Kaja.

Might I have a moment of your time about this matter, Kossuth? she asks the fiery deity, even as she inquires with Moore alone, Have you promised anything so far?

[Nephrite]

Moore shakes his head to Seira.

I'm going to owe Waukeen heavily for this, but it's worth the price to get this out of there. He responds to Seira alone.