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Smough's Flagship
Smough smiles at the mention of Royalty and Haust. He considers questioning but realizes he doesn't care to know. The information will come around to him. Always does.
"Lexianna yes? I've been delivered her message. It's our current heading. We will arrive in a few days time and I'll be heading to Shadowhold myself." Smough states coolly. Raia narrows her gaze. 
"What's going on at Shadow's castle?" She interjects.
"I've had my eye on the late Lord Admiral's Command sphere. Their friend has pinched it for the little rebel boy." Smough answers.
Raia's eyes go wide. "To Karnariel?"
"The very same." As Smough answers Raia is glaring with anger, suspicion, and uncertainty at Blaze, Flame, Gaul, and Sia.
"Does she know that that boy wants us all dead?!" Raia is getting worked up. "Is Shadow?"
"If he was dead you would be first to know." Smough states. Raia ponders for a moment.
"I'm coming to Shadowhold. I'll need to be there first hand to get a grasp on all this. But first..." Raia turns to Sia. "I made you a promise. I don't intend to break a promise to my soon to be wife. I have to go back to west point with the rescued. My people will need to know about this development. After that I will go to Shadowhold. What will you do?"

Taking a long drag of his pipe Smough hands it to Flame and pulls her aside.
"Seems to me you are all a long way from home. I'd ask for riches beyond my reckoning but I don't see that panning out." Smough clicks his tongue, looses a rougeish grin, and blows his smoke into a strong ocean wind. "What do you think is fair compensation, [i]My Princess[/i]."

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The woman has a white knuckle grip on her staff.
"Peaceful?! You are ones accosting me without justification! I've done no wrong! My healing is Science! Not witchcraft! Why won't the church believe me?!" She is visibly shaking. "You're all zealots!" As she jabs the butt of her staff into the ground Umbral Reality courses outward and becomes a vibrant garden of thorns and flowers that quickly closes in on The First. Zaak intercedes and blocks the deadly black thorns with a wall of Infinity Crystal. The wall instantly shatters and with a curse Zaak unleashes his own Umbra in a pulse to counter the Woman's attack.
"Stop this we aren't with the church! The power you found is dangerous!" Zaak attempts to reason with the woman but she isn't listening.
"Liar!!" With a swing of her staff more deadly flora is cast in their direction.