"I understand if you need time, but I also cannot understate the impact that this could have. Really, it could be the single most impactful way that you could help us. We were winning this war before that weapon came to light, and it probably would already be over if they had not developed it. We can be patient, and we will of course continue doing whatever we can to obtain the ingredient, but I would ask that you at least try to do what you can. I can give you a report of all the details we know about the ingredient, its properties, where it grows, and so on." Meesei requested. Shared intelligence could of course be beneficial between the three groups, but she considered antidote production to be among the greatest potential benefits from this alliance. 

"Are there any other matters we should address for now?" Meesei added.

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Ahnasha was finally able to bring herself to smile. "Oh, I know you're more than willing to compete. Just like I'm more than willing to win. I am willing to wager that I will be the first of us to slay a dragon." She boasted. "Although, that makes me wonder, how many soul gems would it take to enthrall a dragon corpse? Such a creature as that would probably even make Leaps run away in fear."

Ahnasha had to maintain her spell for quite some time. One by one, she drained the soul gems in front of her of their energy, which caused them to fracture and drain of color. It was almost an hour straight of maintaining the spell before Ahnasha got to the last few gems. The process, overall, was fairly dull, and while they were able to stay entertained for a while with conversation, Ahnasha became steadily less talkative as time went on. Even though the spell was not immediately draining, the fact that she had to maintain it for so long meant that she was growing steadily more magically fatigued, and she had to focus more to keep up the spell. Only two gems remained, so it would not be long before the process was complete.