World Revolution

[Dracos]

"Hmm... well then, our plans for at least the short term link up.  What do you plan after the dreadmarch is defeated?  Or do you have plans that far?"

Dracos

[Brian]

"Once that's done, we're done, and so, we'll leave," he says, shrugging.

[Dracos]

Dracos nods.  "So a temporary alliance?  Who else do you have around here?"

Dracos

[Brian]

"I haven't seen any of the others, except for Lindsey," he says, shrugging.  "She's still at the keep."

[Dracos]

"Hmm...So, what do you know?  We'll have to keep up the front, better than what this surprise just did."

Dracos

[Brian]

"What do I know about what?" Liandral asks, looking just the slightest bit annoyed.

[Dracos]

"About the world.  I'm curious how well briefed you were before entering.  Most of what we have is guesswork."

Dracos

[Brian]

"Oh," he says, relaxing a bit.  "Well, we were given the metasituation -- that is, we were told that there would be two contesting armies.  Our oracle warned us that the set-up was severe enough that if two factions entered simultaneously, they would be working together instead of in competition in order to try and set things straight.  The Seventh Cabal sure did a number on this place, from what I've seen of it, though."

[Dracos]

"Quite.  As I've seen it were insanely outnumbered and most of the talent on our side has been obliterated beforehand.  A real burn the bridge behind them setup.  Anyhow, the current setup is such that you're my trusted elven ally.  You don't have much position officially in the stormriders.  Anything else you'd like to know about the setup here?"

Dracos

[Brian]

"I've been me since Stormwall Keep," he says, smirking.  "I've cottoned on to most of that."

[Dracos]

Dracos laughs.  "I'm...surprised.  You kept a good act up."

Dracos

[Brian]

"Well, that's good to know," he says.  "So.  Now what?"

[Dracos]

"Unless you have ideas, I intend to watch and do what I can.  We have to move out of here since we may have been tracked, but at the moment I don't see anywhere we can strike to weaken the army or get past the loremaster to join up with those at the keep."

Dracos rubs his beard.  "You were 'Liandril' since the keep?  Then why were you surprised about the order of symmetry when I told Liandril about that a little after the keep?  Or at least hinted strongly at it."

Dracos

[Brian]

"We're not the only ones who can go into the dreams," he explains.  "Sometimes, people will do it alone just to try and gain power.  They don't ... they don't do anything for the Contest if they do that.  But, really.  It's power.  I thought you were just a pair of ... specials trying to gain enough power to do something.  What, I didn't know, and as long as you weren't going to help the Dreadmarch here, I didn't really care."

[Dracos]

"Hmm...Reasonable enough.  So there are...five of you in here? One with me and one at the keep.  Any special tricks you have I should know about?"

Dracos