Temporal pixies

[Nephrite]

Moore doesn't need to ask twice, he's gone with the rest of them and back to Hope's Landing, where he appears and lets out a breath!

"...Whew." He murmurs. "She wasn't happy."

[Anastasia]

"I don't think Akadi was pleased with any of us. That was a rebuke to all sides," Xandra concludes as you all gather in one of the private meeting rooms.

"You could tell?" Sylvie asks, "Or you saw?"

"I saw a glimpse. Be it the will of Chronias or Akadi allowing me to see it, I saw it." Xandra looks upward, as if looking to the light above.

Kaja growls, "It's a fucking poisoned chalice!"

"It is, isn't it? Yan-C-Bin will have countless eons more mortals to call on," Sylvie smiles just a bit, "But he doesn't have Aurora as a pool to draw a champion from. Akadi also didn't say that it needed to be one of our worshipers as our champion."

[Nephrite]

"Hm... I admit, I don't know what we'd be rebuked for. Not simply... asking her before intruding into Air?" He says. "I admit, I'm not familiar with the customs there, so if we broke some taboos then I'll take responsibility for it."

A smile and a nod to Sylvie. "I was planning on asking one of two time-lost friends if they'd be willing. I doubt Yan-C-Bin could anticipate either one of them."

[Anastasia]

"I'm not sure we did anything wrong. Akadi can be mercurial," Sylvie admits, "Or perhaps she simply found our presence an affront. I don't know." Arms crossed, "Who do you have in mind?"

[Nephrite]

"I planned on asking Synic." Moore says. "I think he'd agree to it, if just to flex his skills after so long. Failing that, The Empty Knight. After that? ...Probably Adrian?"

[Anastasia]

Looks are shared.

"Those are fine choices if they'll do it," Sylvie says at last, "But Akadi also didn't promise safety for those champions or even for us. They deserve to know what they're getting into."

"That's rather paranoid," Jetina says gently, "Sylvie, Akadi is perhaps prone to do what she wishes, but I've never heard she's cruel."

[Nephrite]

"Well, I wasn't just going to ask them 'hey, you want to come fight Yan-C-Bin with me,' or anything." Moore says with a laugh. "I'll explain what happened and if they'd be interested. It's good to be prepared regardless. But... should Akadi decide to be... less than hospitable, we have recourse for that."

He gestures up above them, as if that answers that particular question.

[Anastasia]

"Then let's move," Kaja says, "We need to find out who will be our champion first."

"Only wise. If none of your choices work out, I have ideas," Cresiel states.

"So do I," Sylvie seconds.

[Nephrite]

Moore nods, and will send a message to Synic!

'Hello, Synic, this is Moore. Do you have time to talk? I've... got an interesting proposal for you.'

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d100
<Penuche> Kotono invokes Penuche's magic: < 68 > [d100=68]

'I'm listening.'

[Nephrite]

'It's a bit of a long story, but the summary is: Would you be interested in fighting a champion of Yan-C-Bin for something on my behalf? I can explain the details here.'

[Anastasia]

'I will consider it. Who is the opponent and how soon do you need an answer?'

[Nephrite]

'It'll be a champion of Yan-C-Bin's. I have until tomorrow to bring whoever I choose to Akadi for them to duel.' He explains.

[Anastasia]

'I will be there soon.' Is the answer, to the point.

[Nephrite]

Moore will go to the front gates to await him!