While the Oracle was trying to make himself comfortable at the fire, Nakreyya greeted him with some phrase he had never heard before. It sounded like something cheerful, though mornings were far from that. He debated with himself whether he should respond with "[i]Rak c'ntak[/i]", translating to 'cursed dawn', but in the end chose against it. No value could be gained by spreading such negative statements. Besides, she had another question for him and he would need to answer that too.

"It is not about the sleep, Nak", he began his response in a friendly tone, assuming she had meant the start as a joke. "What I mean with the real journey... what we did here was largely inconsequential in the grand scheme of things. The true journey is the one where we may see if the world itself may hold up against the might of an ancient lich. Or if the heroes the world can provide can. What makes the journey true is that the very future of our world depends on it. Had we left this ruin alone, a village may have suffered at worst. If we leave this alone, the world will definitely be plunged into an age of darkness and un-life", he responded with his insights. She would likely get what he meant. She seemed like a smart woman.

He set his staff down and took the offered plate from the woman who was now not wearing her eyepatch. What was below did little to shock Grug, for he had seen much more outlandish things in his trade. By Oblivion, he carried one with him everywhere he went! While doing his best to eat with the one hand he could use and doing his best to not spill anything, Fionn shared his means of travel. Possibly to his surprise, the Oracle would simply nod. "I had questioned the Veil when I saw that. But when it repeated and repeated and repeated... I remembered that the Veil cannot lie. I am not sure if I look forward to experiencing it... ordinary travel is hard enough for me. But making use of it has to be in our best interests." He cared little about what bound Fionn. He would not have mentioned it at all if it was unavailable to them.

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