[i][/i][i][/i][h2][center][b][color=ed1c24]Novak[/color][/b][/center][/h2]
[color=ed1c24]"I appreciate your offer, Enli,"[/color] Novak replied, removing his helmet and placing it on his lap.  [color=ed1c24]"As it turns out I do have some questions about it."[/color]

Enli's offer to answer questions about the temple was fortuitous for Novak, who hadn't been able to get much from Lazhira.  The adventurer hoped to further explain more about the temple if they had time, but couldn't pass up an opportunity to learn more about just what he had gotten himself into.  In particular, he wanted to know more about the orb that he had perhaps foolishly agreed to help retrieve.

Before he could present his question, however, Nobunaga arrived.  She spoke to Enli, claiming that there was a matter of concern that needed to discussed.

[color=ed1c24][i]As if there wasn't enough bad news going around today...[/i][/color]

[color=ed1c24]"Hello, Nobunaga,"[/color] Novak welcomed her.  [color=ed1c24]"I actually have a matter of concern myself that I was about to ask Enli, if you'd allow it."[/color]  Novak didn't want to delay Nobunaga's news, but he really needed to get this question out of the way.  It also might be a good idea to make a mental note to later thank her for killing that beast whose scales he now wore.

[color=ed1c24]"As I was saying, there are some things that we discovered that we don't know the entire context of,"[/color] he said, turning back to the village chief.  [color=ed1c24]"While I was searching the lower levels, I learned of an orb that had been stolen from a pedestal in the temple, and that the Illuminator is quite upset about its theft.  Lazhira seems to think that returning it would be a bad thing, but she's been stubbornly elusive about what she knows.  Just what is this orb?  What's so important about it?"[/color]

There were many other things Novak wanted to ask about- what sort of twisted human experiments were people doing there?  Are such dark deeds considered remotely morally acceptable by this friendly village?  Were those slimes made from people?  What's the deal with Lazhira, and how is she tied into this?  Had there been any word of Leannah's return?  However, between Enli's meeting with the Kyrinth and Nobunaga's news, it'd be better off to not burden the chief with too many questions.

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