Okay. Whatever these two were discussing now was well beyond him. They might just as well have started having the discussion in whatever language Nakreyya had greeted him in earlier, for he understood precisely the same amount of it. The more distressing fact was that he actually understood the words being spoken, or so he thought at the very least. The problem was that the words themselves said absolutely nothing to him. He had no clue what the two were speaking about.

When they finally moved on to Nightmares and corruption, it was a matter he could again participate in. He used his good arm to rub both of his eyes at once and began to talk: "Certainly, Nightmares are usually quite the bundle of bad news. It is not everyday one sees the wings of a Pegasus torn off or the horn of the Unicorn twisted and broken. But like any steed, they can be tamed. Us Orcs would never see a magical steed of any other variety, for they would reject us", he turned to Fionn with a crooked smile on his features, "and I am rather sure any ordinary adventuring group would rather have slain me than sought my insight. I am an Oracle. She has a Nightmare. You have whatever you called this vessel of yours. We are all strange in a way. Let it not cloud your eyes."

Having spoken his mind about that, he turned to the female of the company as the smile slowly died away from his face, only partially because the sun was now even more in his eyes. "For fate, I cannot tell. I peer beyond the Veil, I see what many futures may unfold. Not many see this world saved without our intervention. If I can help it, I will guide us to that result. But any of the many futures may still take place. There is no 'Fate'. The Veil is vast and unending", he rambled, taking a break to sip from his cup, "so it might well be as you say. A series of events that simply happened to land us there. But is there a reason for you to reject this opportunity?" The final question was asked with a heavy weight on it. It was the yesterday night's question all over again. But she now knew better what the old orc based his thoughts on.

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