Allanon patiently waited and observed as everything happened around him. The two new women. Bidzil's explanation of his goal. The grand reveal of him being a Transcendent. An ancient legend. A legendary existence. A legendary quest. The scale of everything from the previous night with the bandits and the Calabris family, and the interruption of the hyperactive kobold just completely blew up beyond anything he could imagine. Allanon was well adjusted to overwhelming grand scale situations, but this was something on a completely higher level.

He looked down at his wife's sword in his hand as he considered the path before him. He could return to Portea to continue thwarting Calabris operations, or he could join Bidzil to play a supporting role in a quest to bring back a city from the dead. It seemed that other forces were after the power that did not necessarily have the best in mind for the world. It was clear the Calabris family definitely had an interest. The odds are if they knew Bidzil was a Transcendent they would likely come for him.

[color=50B1B8]"Kid,"[/color] Allanon stood next to Bidzil and bumped his shoulder lightly with his fist. [color=50B1B8]"Don't go showing that around strangers. There are powers greater than any single one of us at play. If Krogan's Soul is a key part of this ritual that means the Calabris family wants to put their hands on this ritual. Then there's that kobold's master. I don't know much about Jeevak, but from what Chihiro said he's bad news. If either party gets their hands on you I can guarantee it won't be your wish that will be fulfilled, but theirs."[/color] He gave Bidzil a sad look. [color=50B1B8]"I don't like the idea of you sacrificing yourself, but I can understand the desire to help the world become a better place. I will guard you, so that those that would bring darkness to the world don't get their hands on you, and I will teach you how to fight with a sword."[/color] He had spent the last near decade asking himself what the best way to fulfil the promise he made to Marisa was, and he now realized that it was this. [color=50B1B8]"This I swear both on my name, Allanon Valentis and the promise I made to my wife, Marisa Kane."[/color]

[color=D82408]"Thank you for your charity Madame Suzune,"[/color] Kallen said joyfully as he graciously accepted the peaches. He couldn't help but notice out of the corner of his eye the imp sneaking a peak at them. He trotted back to the table just as Bidzil was displaying his wing, and Kallen noticed something was off. First off, he was quite amazed about Bidzil being a transcendent. Of all the things that were a part of the ritual to summon the Oracle by far the most unlikely to find among each of the legendary objects a transcendent was the most elusive. Second, he felt the steady drain on his mana as if his eye patch were not working. It didn't take long to connect the dots.

[color=D82408]"Can you please stop that?"[/color] Kallen asked Bidzil calmly. [color=D82408]"It's interfering with the magic on my eyepatch."[/color] Transcendent had many miraculous powers, and they constantly pulled magic in close proximity. It appeared Kallen was close enough now that he was back at the table for his eye patch to be effected. He now worried that it might permanently remove the seal on the eye patch, and he worried about what it might do to his magical chest. In some ways it was a living thing, but in others it was still an object. Fortunately, it was still in his room.

Kallen then pulled a peach from the sack and knelt to get on the same level as the imp to present the peach. This first offering was intended to be a peace offering. The next would be payment for the crafting of a new dagger. The challenge would be figuring out how to communicate.