Alethia looked at Shando and bowed slightly. "You are right Shando." Alethia said. "Perhaps.... From the sound of it, the Thayans or the Twice damned used natural attacks against the Witches in order to make it seem like the land was turning against them."
Alethia waved her hand towards the witch, Sara. "She bears no demonic taint, nor any evil taint, so it is clear that the Thayans are lying in that regard." she grinned at the witch. "Unless of course the spirits of the land do not like the more lawfully inclined that is."
"My next suggestion would be, to contact the Rashemi spirits to see what their stance is on this. My hunch is, that the spirits who attacked the witches were controlled by very powerful magicks, so they aren't going to be very happy with the Thayans or whoever is behind this in any case." she looked grim.
"From what our captive has told us, the populace is mostly receptive, taking the religous signs at face value." she looked at the monk. "We need to prove to the populace that those religious signs have been faked." she gazed upwards and the two small celestials swooped down.
"My friends, can you contact the Rashemi spirits? Can you see where they stand with the witches and the Thayans?" she asked the small, bouncy Archons.
Alethia smiled again, but it was sad. "My other feeling is this, the Zulkir who is in charge here is also most likely reporting directly to the Twice Damned; he is also the one most likely to have the kind of knowledge and power that would enable one to control the Rashemi spirits who attacked the witches." she shook her head. "My offer stands. If it comes down to it, I will gladly act as bait in order to draw this wizard out and maybe whichever Twice Damned he reports too."
"Shando, I just don't see a path here that does not include violence or death. It is war of the nastiest kind. We have been constantly outmanuvered and outflanked. They have been four steps ahead of us at worst and at best," she let that trail off, before speaking again.
"If you have any ideas that do not include violence or bloodshed, I would gladly take that path before the one littered with the bodies of enemy soldiers." she said tiredly.
Alethia waved her hand towards the witch, Sara. "She bears no demonic taint, nor any evil taint, so it is clear that the Thayans are lying in that regard." she grinned at the witch. "Unless of course the spirits of the land do not like the more lawfully inclined that is."
"My next suggestion would be, to contact the Rashemi spirits to see what their stance is on this. My hunch is, that the spirits who attacked the witches were controlled by very powerful magicks, so they aren't going to be very happy with the Thayans or whoever is behind this in any case." she looked grim.
"From what our captive has told us, the populace is mostly receptive, taking the religous signs at face value." she looked at the monk. "We need to prove to the populace that those religious signs have been faked." she gazed upwards and the two small celestials swooped down.
"My friends, can you contact the Rashemi spirits? Can you see where they stand with the witches and the Thayans?" she asked the small, bouncy Archons.
Alethia smiled again, but it was sad. "My other feeling is this, the Zulkir who is in charge here is also most likely reporting directly to the Twice Damned; he is also the one most likely to have the kind of knowledge and power that would enable one to control the Rashemi spirits who attacked the witches." she shook her head. "My offer stands. If it comes down to it, I will gladly act as bait in order to draw this wizard out and maybe whichever Twice Damned he reports too."
"Shando, I just don't see a path here that does not include violence or death. It is war of the nastiest kind. We have been constantly outmanuvered and outflanked. They have been four steps ahead of us at worst and at best," she let that trail off, before speaking again.
"If you have any ideas that do not include violence or bloodshed, I would gladly take that path before the one littered with the bodies of enemy soldiers." she said tiredly.
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