"We're lucky on two accounts," says Salmon. "The Prince and his men are, uh, not the swiftest flowing part of the stream, shall we say."
"And only those of Royal blood can sense mortals," adds Iris.
"But it's only a matter of time before they come back, perhaps with more men or another of the Princes."
"You should leave here for now," says Iris. She reaches into a pocket of her robes and brings out a slender reed flute, like the one on Ropoko Island. "Take this. If you play the same refrain as before, near any large body of water, we will come to you. Contact us again as soon as you can, maybe we can work out how you can continue Vasu Leng's task."
"It has been a pleasure to meet the grandson of Flying Geese and his friends," says Salmon. "Go with our blessings." He shakes your hands in turn, and where he has touched you, the High Imperial symbol for River is left, like a blue tattoo, on your palms. "Catfish stands ready to take you back to the gateway."
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The palm mark will act as a single-use magic item, with a standard action to activate it. It can be used in one of two ways, either granting water breathing or fire resistance 5 for 24 hours. Once activated, the mark will fade. This is something you can instinctively tell just by looking at it.
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