*Leesea, you do find what appears to be a mask made for a spryte. It's a simple mask that covers the eyes, but it is beautifully covered in feathers, colorful insect wings, and gleaming beetle shells. If you ask, Vesune tells you the following.*
"That was made by Weirsra Featherfall in Navael, the artist's city. I'm told it was a winner in one of their contests, but she sold it to a merchant. He sold it to us when he couldn't sell it anywhere else. Lykis was thinking about enchanting it some day..."
*You also find a strange plant, about a foot high in a simple clay pot. It has a sturdy green stem with purple veins and few leaves. But what catches your eye is that there's a clamshell-like pod at the end of it. The thing seems to be following your movements, and if you put out a finger, it actually snaps at it, though slowly.*
"Careful!" Vesune calls, "He's hungry. That's a trapper plant, they actually eat insects out in the wild when they're young. But they can grow quite large, big enough to even eat deer! Some recluses train them as a kind of guard dog; these plants are actually kind of intelligent, if you can credit it."
*Kelthet, your bow seems to be accepted in the intention it was given in, and Vesune and Lykis incline their heads back at you.*
"I bid you all the favor of the earth, for you will need every scrap of favor and luck on your side," Lykis says to all of you as leave the store.
*Atlas, when everyone leaves, you ask your question, and tell them your truename. It's a bit unnerving to say it in the presense of strangers, but you must know the answer. The two converse quietly for several minutes, and it is the mojh who addresses you.*
"Yes. You are the heart of the mountain, and I know that purely physical means will not help your cause. It will be for you to remember that compassion is needed as well as might when the time comes."
