Dandelion:
The disguised horseman curled his lips at the response from Dandelion.
"I only know sign." He hefted his lance, as his horse backed up slightly. The few other horsemen with him snickered at the saying.
"Wot. Sign?" The lead horseman snickered, "I gots a sign fer yer."
And with that, he was about to charge, bracing his legs against the flanks of his horse. But before he would've spurred his animal to charge, a half dozen hyludin dropped out of the sky, and took up positions beside Dandelion, wielding small arms, but by far better armed than the villagers in Rosebay besides Dandelion himself.
The horseman gave a huff, and a snarl, but then turned his horse around and rode the opposite direction. "This ain't over. We'll be back for our tax, little cornflower."
The dust kicked up behind them as they made their way off.
Dandelion was approached by the hyludin who'd backed him up. One of them was the one he'd hosted in Rosebay. He bowed lightly to the leader of Rosebay. "Thank!" He pantomimed. It wasn't common sign, but his intention was clear enough. He was grateful for the aid he'd given trials earlier, which led to his backing Dandelion up here.
Winston:
Winston managed to patch up the hurts of his team, and also helping anyone along the way toward the Sky Quarter. His presence in the streets helped quell panic, and the rest of his team was put to good use patching up the structural damage to some of the Glass and Earth Quarter.
The Sky Quarter was another matter, having suffered great damage to the Armory and Skywatch Keep. Meanwhile, Gennadiya, Vivian, and anyone around them would've been apprised of the situation if they decided to share.
The authorities were alerted as to the treachery of Timur, and he was exiled from the city, persona non grata. He is assumed to have acted without the consent of any foreign government, in spite of his claims, and thus relations between Rharne and Etzos are not affected negatively.
Netzach:
One of the skulls that Vivian beheaded flew off the shoulders of the thrall, and latched its teeth onto the hem of Netzach's jacket. There it'd remain, whether noticed or not by him, it didn't move but continued to bite down on the jacket.
Eventually, when he managed to escape the dangerous environs of the Sky Quarter, and he did, he'd find there was something magical about the thrall's head. He'd find it was a talisman of some sort, upon inspection. An ensorcelled if not welled remnants of a thrall.
But how could that be? Was it not arisen from a formerly living creature only bits before?
Gennadiya:
Nayeli checked on Vivian, and saw that she was deep in combat with the forces trying to cause disruption in the Sky Quarter. She was obviously winning, zipping across the battlefield like a lightning bolt and beheading thralls left and right.
Nayeli related this information to Gennadiya.
The hyludin envoys meanwhile listened to the healer describe her experience outside of Augiery, and how Kuvarakh had come to rise in that land, but had also visited Rharne once upon a time, specifically in the jail that their forces had temporarily occupied.
The hyludin looked to each other, and nodded. "Thank you for letting us know. It's fortunate you were here to relate this important information to us, and we will share it with our Cult."
Bubbles let Gennadiya take much of the forefront of the attention, as she wasn't exactly versed in Draconic herself, nor did she have any ability or trinket that let her understand the words being spoken. She was a talented Empath however, and could divine some context clues based on what emotions were rising to the surface. She could sense relief, and gratification from the Hyludin.
She reached out a hand and nodded at Gennadiya, "Thank you."
The Hyludin then turned their attentions to Tristan, who appeared to be poised to do the primary negotiations on Rharne's behalf, at least in so far as he was epowered to do so.
Revan/Lyonel/Crystal-Crusader:
Revan took his loot from the Armory, small things that nevertheless looked to his untrained eyes like they might pawn well, if not be an interesting trinket.
Later on, Willow may roll her eyes at some of the take, until the exact details of what the objects actually did and were came clear to her.
Eventually, she'd discover that the barber's kit was actually bearing the insginia of a famous actor, and passed to the ownership of a commander of the Lightning Knights. The arrow was a souvenir of one who'd gone to Yaralon, bearing a ribbon upon it. It's purpose was unclear, but it had obvious sentimental value to the person who'd kept it.
Finally, the mirror did appear to have something to it, but would need further tinkering to get to the bottom of it's useage. It appeared to be ensorcelled, but was triggered by audible command, the exact command which eluded them for now.
In any event, while sneaking about, he managed to extract himself from the Sky Quarter without incident or identification, to his knowledge.
Tristan:
"We've already worn out our welcome, I'm afraid." Said the hyludin envoy to Tristan, with a regretful expression. "We will remove our people from your lands, knowing now what we do."
"However, we would extend an invitation to you, and to any envoy who wishes to treat with the Cult of Kuvarakh in Iulure's Expeditionary Fleet." The hyludin smiled. "A summit of sorts, for those who wish to meet with the Hyludin, in the Hot Cycle after this next
one
."
Vinn Hallowswift interjected at that point, and smiled from the Hyludin to Tristan. "Until then, I'd like to accompany the fine people of this Cult back to their Expeditionary Fleet, to act as an envoy to Rharne, and learn their ways to better facilitate this meeting or summit."
"Then it's settled." Said the envoy hyludin, "At least his stay in our temporary home. We will depart with the professor, and you can speak to your government, if you want to have relations with our Kingdom."
This said, the next trial or so saw the Hyludin packing their troops out of the places they'd occupied, and boarding their ships. They made their way back to the Expeditionary Fleet with the vital intelligence they'd gathered today.
Meanwhile, Rharne was set to rebuild the damage done to it during these trials. Time would heal its wounds, or so one might hope.
