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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 2993014" data-attributes="member: 3448">Stythus departed to the Elemental Plane of Air, with Delbon along for company.  Before they left, Alistair gave them each letters accrediting them as ambassadors from Canberry to the Plane of Air.  Stythus's family rejoiced in seeing him again; his parents were very proud of his accomplishments, even if they were less clear on where exactly Canberry might be.  When Stythus mentioned that the Archduchy desired an alliance to help his family and others resist the demonic elemental princes, his parents nodded with approval.  "You have done well with your companions.  But that is a matter for our Sultan to decide upon, not us.  You must go to the palace and see him yourself."Stythus's family served a mighty Sultan of Air, who ruled over a wide stretch of the Plane (although perhaps less than he had before the coming of the demonic prince of Air).  A host of djinn guarded the palace, but they happily parted before Stythus.  Between his own status as a well-born subject of the Sultan and the letters from an Aphonion realm with enough magical power that the better informed parts of the court had heard of it, Stythus quickly received an audience with the Sultan himself.  Delbon proffered the rare perfumes that they had brought, earning appreciative responses from the Sultan and his court."So, young Stythus.  You serve this Archduke of Canberry?""I do, your highness.  I was warned when I came to the Prime that if I were not bound, an evil mage could make me his slave, so Alistair agreed to my request to perform the binding ritual on me to keep me safe.  Once he returned to his homeland, he made me his squire.""It is well that he treats you with respect.  Most of the contact we have with humans is when they summon my people to work for them."Delbon nodded his head.  "Your highness, the Archduke asked us to make it clear that while he is interested in the possibility of your people aiding him on the Prime, he would pay, not compel, any elementals who served him.  And if there are any services Canberry could provide here, the Archduke would be pleased to offer them.  He seeks to reach an alliance between friends, not to make himself your master."The mighty djinni smiled.  "It pleases me to hear it."Stythus added, "We have been fighting demons and their allies in Canberry.  Alistair wishes to help you in any struggle that you might have with them.""That is most welcome.  This has been a vexatious problem.  Very well.  Let our realms be friends.  Should your Archduke have a specific request later, we can can discuss it at that time.  Thank you for bringing these tidings to me."Recognizing that they had been dismissed, Stythus and Delbon returned to Stythus's family.   Their mission having reached at least a preliminary success, they shifted back to the Prime Plane.</blockquote>

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