Moving on

[Anastasia]

"Well, I'm working on that, but Mom gave me a gift," she says, "A special rod and a special staff, she handed them down to me to help out! Want to see?"

[Iron Dragoon]

"Very much so."

[Anastasia]

"Here," Emily hands them over, "It's really thoughtful of her, too. She gained these while she adventured as a mortal."

They're in loot.

[Iron Dragoon]

"Quite useful. Consider a spell to shrink them down for better use and storage. It's always nice to get heirlooms."

[Anastasia]

Smiling ear to ear at this, "She's also recalling Agathiel for now. She's at war, I told you that, right?" Emily says, smile fading. "I think it's really serious."

[Iron Dragoon]

"If you feel the need to assist her, then I do not mind. If you're concerned about helping me, then you can also act as liaison between us."

[Anastasia]

Emily shakes her head, "She didn't call for me. This is important too, but I'll keep in touch with her. I'm going to send her a message before I get back to hunting Sharrans."

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa nods. "If she needs anything, don't hesitate to ask."

[Anastasia]

Spell or land, which one first?

[Iron Dragoon]

Kinda owe Jarem for the slight embarrassment in front of his god, so spell first.

[Anastasia]

You find Jarem sitting outside on the beach, the weather sunny and bright. A tray of fruit and a drink sit by him, a small table set up. There's no breeze and he's reading documents, dressed casually, lightly in plain if well made clothes -a doublet, hose, a broad belt and similar such things.

"Alyssa," he looks up.

[Iron Dragoon]

"Jarem, I had some free time on my hands and thought we might test that spell I wrote. To share memories, so you can experience the bond triggering from my perspective."

[Anastasia]

Jarem whistles a servant wover, who goes to gather everything up. Grabbing a bit of pineapple and munching it down, "Yeah, let's," he says, falling in step with you. As the sea breeze blows, "Let's remember to learn our lesson from that disaster. Is there anything that needs to be said before we do this?"

[Iron Dragoon]

"Not that I can think of. It'll let us share the memory of it, and view it repeatedly for study. I haven't used the spell yet, however, so keep that in mind."

[Anastasia]

Jarem nods...and as you walk, you feel it. A moment of connection with him, of your bond resonating. You feel it throughout yourself.

This was delayed slightly for a chance at resolution and to let it settle, due to the way that went.

Node update, go read.