[@SilverPaw]

Adykon looked at Yssil, an approving look on his face.

"Good, very good. Now, take a few minutes to catch your breath, please. When you are ready, take one of those wooden practice swords and we can spar over there." He pointed to a little area near the weapon rack which he had set up.

"And Yssil? If I may say so, that was some pretty intense focus you had there. That's important for a mage. At least that's what Aerta tells me. I could see it in your eyes. Keep it up."

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"I see. Smith, this sounds like it could be pretty useful. I mean, this isn't something you asked for, but it doesn't sound like it will hurt you or hold you back in any way. Might as well make the best of it, y'know?" Kara thought about it. If her skin tone had suddenly changed along with her organs, she wouldn't take it well. Still, she knew that getting Smith more upset about this development was not going to help anyone, so she kept as positive an outlook on the matter as she possibly could. 

[@bloonewb]

Grand Prince Ternoc quickly briefed Rebat on the situation, and made arrangements to reunite him with his army. 

"Hope you're happy. I've had to draft and sign a dozen decrees just to make this irregularity all good and legal. Still, you have command of your army, under your own command. Now go, be reunited with your soldiers. Your army and that of my general will march together, under their own commands. Take care to coordinate your maneuvers, and work as a team."

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Kali knelt down next to Ardasa, briefly touching her head to the floor in front of the image of Arda. "The experiences we describe which await us in the afterlife are just metaphors. They can be understood in any number of ways. Truly, there are as many different experiences as there are afterlives. Our religion applies to the gods we worship, or at least acknowledge: Arda, Hetuis, and so on. Phrases like 'dancing with the gods' are similar to what the dracons believe, and they have thousands of gods. Others say that they will run with their gods, or swim with them, or fly with them." 

She paused for a moment to say a silent prayer, her eyes closed in concentration. "As it is, the gods help those who help themselves, and right now, we need to get this city up and running. Our lord Rughoi is pretty much the head of that, but you are his neck. Krakas won't be able to keep him under her influence for much longer. He's getting too old for his mother to get him to do things. That will fall to you, my friend."