Valen nods grimly. "Good questions, all." He pauses briefly, then gestures at each of the others as he names them. "Our company was sent by the adventurer's guild to learn the fate of Silvergard, which had not been heard of since the war. " He then looks to Aohdan briefly. "Now I myself know nothing of you but what you and Alaric have said. It is Aohdan who knows of your bloodline, thanks to his second sight. I do not presume to understand it, but he has yet to be wrong. As a sorceress, I do not know if you are aware of the dragon-plague... apparently you can somehow be instrumental in its cure."
Though not hostile, or threatening, the ranger's pale blue eyes hold SHayuri's gaze intensely. "You are correct in that the dagger is the most serious of all the threats we face. But before I speak of it, I apologize, but I MUST know what you know about it."