Ep. 132 Zooming to Meetings Part 1 (C2)

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C2 Ep. 132 Zooming to Meetings Part 1

—Do'orla

Reynard meets with Calvert and other family to talk about what happened with Saidan. Calvert is very pleased at his death, and discusses the next moves Phiarlan needs to take in Sharn. Hob and Do'orla talk about the Draconic Prophecy, and how her tribe tries to prevent the Overlords from breaking free.

## Synopsis

### Reynard's meeting

Reynard takes a cab from High Walls up to his family's estate in the upper parts of the city. There's activity at the house when he pulls up, but he approaches with caution. Sebastian gives him a look as he walks through the halls. Alister, Basil, and Calvert talk animatedly in one of the rooms. The atmosphere is much more casual than it usually is in the household as Reynard joins them in the sitting room. They're delighted by the death of Saidan Boromar, and think Reynard was responsible. He corrects them that he didn't, but knows who did, and plays Viggo's confession to them. (Minus his revelations about Kylie. Calvert is concerned that Thuranni has successfully completed an assassination on their terf. Through a communicator, he asks Sebastian to set up a meeting with Elvinor at her earliest convenience for the next day.

Calvert mentions that he bribed Detective Morales to bring Reynard in before Verla could get to him, but Reynard kept fleeing. He feels good about Ilyra being put in charge of the Boromars, as he sees her as someone who can't lead them. He tells Alister to have Lady Briar make a stink, as she dislikes the Boromars already, and anything to help them fall would be good. As for Reynard, he might be sent back to sabatoge the clan, depending on how things play out.

### Hob's meeting

Hob waits outside Savia's for Do'orla, bike at the ready with its passenger car attached. He easily grabs her attention and she hops in. He takes her to the empty warehouse where they met the King of Sharn, and tells her what happened with Saidan and Viggo. Do'orla has things to share that Gaulronak has learned from the Draconic Prophecy. She starts by asking how much Hob knows about the Demonic Overlords. When her organization talks of demons, they're referring to those involved with the Lords of Dust. They seek to free the Overlords from their bindings, using the Draconic Prophecy. From his time with the Blood of Vol, Hob knows a little more than the average person about the Prophecy. There's a fragment they've been keeping their eye on, and she thinks the death of Saidan is relevant to some. She pulls out a scrap of parchment and reads him what they have:

*When the head of the Silver Dragon has their heart torn asunder by the severed head of the hydra's Bite, if the next generation ascends, then the blue sky will grow absend, as the Hand of Destruction rises again.*

The silver dragon is the death of Saidan, and they think the Hydra's severed head might be Thuranni; the sigil of House Phiarlan is the hydra, and Thuranni splintered off from them. Either that, or an individual who has severed ties with Phiarlan. Ilyra is the next generation, presumably. The Hand of Destruction is what brought them here; it's a moniker of an overlord named Sor Ahtashk. Their prison is below the city of Sharn. They're extremely powerful shapeshifters, so could be anyone at any time. Once they find out who it is, her tribe is coming to back them up. If anyone tried to attack without backup, it would be disasterous. Their way of fighting is mass destruction, like bringing an entire tower down instead of fighting an individual, and hoping that person would just die. It occurs to Hob that someone had to have convinced Viggo to hire someone to get Saidan killed, or, alternatively, manipulated Thuranni into initiating it.

Do'orla adds that the Hand of Destruction is named so because they're the lord of self-destruction, and when that happens, they grow stronger—so discourage anyone who might be reckless in their inventions, to the point that they might hurt themselves and others.

*"Would you believe me if I told you this is like the fourth wildest thing that's happened to me this month?"
–Hob*

Do'orla has connections to some organizations that she's going to pull information, like the Tyrants, who are a changeling group. Her tribe will probably send additional agents to assist her when she tells them about Saidan's death.

Hob brings up Kath; he thinks she hasn't been coping with her brother's death as well as it appears. She's seeking closure through vengeance. Part of Do'orla's work is maintining subscriptions to newspapers to look for signs of the Prophecy, and it was in a Milhatch facility that Gaulronak died. Hob stresses that it's not known for sure that she's responsible for that. However based on the equipment she has, it fits better than he'd like.

Do'orla gives him the adress she's staying at in case he needs to get in touch, and he drops her off.

End of episode.

## Locations

* High Walls
* King of Sharn's estate (abandoned warehouse)
* Phiarlan estate

## Quotes

"Nothing seems right with you, Eric."
*—Trevor*

"They're gonna steal the sky?! I breathe that!"
*—Jeff*

## Trivia

* As a result of five threats from Hob's roll, Ilyra is even more sure that the party killed Saidan, and instead of wanting to catch them, she wants to \*destroy\* them.