[color=ed1c24]"Not only queen."[/color] The old man added a spiritual insight to the flattery of Krets. [color=ed1c24]"But scorned mother."[/color] The druid also moved the tankard to the side, for a moment, speaking plainly in Common. [color=ed1c24]"... banished by her brother, Bahamut, to Avernus, her current solace resides within the Nine Hells. To proclaim her name is to embrace the salvation of perdition. Utterly and completely. To scorch one's identity is to be liberated of purposelessness. It is no longer Torag who should live, but the undying Queen who scalds within this ember."[/color] The double entendre was subtle, hinting both at Xaron's rise to surface of this ancient shell and an apparent connection to evil five headed chromatic dragon. [color=ed1c24]"Only then, in the bright inferno in one's razed soul, can the flame of avarice bloom and ignite like wildfire across this realm."[/color] The pirate eventually raised the flagon, but held her pursed lips to discern a response. [color=ed1c24]"To Tiamat's glory."[/color] [@Hekazu][@Lucius Cypher]