Forever lies ahead

[Anastasia]

Sylvie enters as Dolmaya goes to take a seat.

"Ladies," she greets, "We can keep this brief as possible, I just need to know about what you saw in the Ordial Plane."

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa nods, "Let me get Emily in here, in case she saw anything different."

Alyssa sends a quick summons to Emily before continuing, "When we entered, it was a plane of endless grey. The guardian could manipulate it freely, it seemed. Endless field of wheat, but everything remained in shades of grey and incomplete, until the wind and the light of 21 came. Then it was pure white."

[Anastasia]

Emily enters and quietly joins you. "What I want to know about was the wind," Sylvie goes on, "We think we know someone who's aware of the Ordial and gleans wisdom from it. It's not critically important, but it would verify his insights as worthwhile."

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa nods to Emily and considers, "The guardian said that the winds screamed at the return of the light of 21, and that it was an echoing idea. It was drawn to us, I think perhaps because we had been touched by the 21, when we helped you. The guardian said it didn't matter, and that it wouldn't consume us.

So, based on that, whatever this wind is that you're hunting is attracted to 21... Perhaps as part of a concept given form? If it consumes and seeks 21, perhaps some sort of attempt at a counter for it?"

[Anastasia]

"That echos with the Man of the Winds says," Sylvie agrees, her head bowed down in thought. "On Pandemonium, the realm of eternal winds." She drums her fingers on her thigh, lost in thought. "No, the why isn't important, only the verification. I don't desire to force an answer out of him, it'll probably be more trouble than it's worth."

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa gets a gleam in her eye, "Answers are always worth it. It's obviously connected to 21 and I was already intrigued by what it was an echo of and how it was connected to 21. If it's something like an echo of its power, or an echo of its creation, it will be absolutely worth learning."

[Anastasia]

"It will be," Sylvie agrees, "But it's also not important to our greater goals at this moment. Priorities, I needed to test his veracity."

[Iron Dragoon]

"We could split the work..."

Alyssa grins slyly.

[Anastasia]

"We could," Sylvie cracks a slight smile, "Couldn't we?"

[Iron Dragoon]

"Indeed. And more than that, I have a theory that 21 might be able to help with as well. Interested in a bit of mutual collaboration?"

[Anastasia]

"Well, we no longer have 21," Sylvie says blandly, "But if anyone knows enough about it, I do."

[Iron Dragoon]

"You remember the Blue? It's a boundary to filter out the Far Realm from Creation, correct? I have a theory that Creation i built on balance: Law and Chaos, Good and Evil, and so on. So if there's a place that filters it out, could there be a place that mixes it in?"

[Anastasia]

"No," Sylvie says without hesitation. "I don't think the Far Realm filters in like that - it's adapted to safety."

[Iron Dragoon]

"Hmm... Something about it doesn't feel right. I'll keep poking at it. What do you need me to do for your investigation?"

[Anastasia]

"That's what I needed," Sylvie agrees, "Thanks for the time."