Prayers and Expectations

While Deirdre is gone, Leona spends some time reading about Oracles, and figure out this new role. Kesra spends some time talking to Red. They talk about faith and how to know what to do. She tells Kesra her real name is Arhdinea (**Editor's note: she says a different name in the video, but this was retcon'd later**).

Kesra finds a temple of Kord and does some training with people there. She also finds some time to attempt to pray to Pelor with her holy symbol, as awkwardly and frustratedly as possible. Eventually, she finds Leona to ask for help.

A few days after Deirdre leaves, Aureo and Marshall decide to head to Adare so that Marshall can meet Analena. Aureo tells him about Evan. Aureo goes to say goodbye to Leona, telling her that he wants to talk to her when he comes back. Marshall also says goodbye, feeling torn about leaving them, even though he's excited to meet his daughter.

Kesra finds Leona and asks her about how to pray and how it works. Leona offers to pray with her, doing the speaking out loud part for both of them. Kesra agrees reluctantly, and Leona does so. There's no particular response, but they bond a little over it.

Maudit spends some time reading about Tiamat. He learns about the history of Tiamat, how she fought in the Dawn War, but got greedy afterward, and wound up getting banished to the 9 hells, dooming all chromatic dragons in the process. He also learns about her consorts, including the Lord of Ice, a white dragon who ruled over the Whitecliff mountains before being killed by The Seven.

He also goes and does some research on Theophania Runebringer. The Runebringer line is very old, predating even the Dawn War. They were one of the first families to move from Mount Celestia to the Material Plane. The line is reference alongside Fey/Elven deities a lot.

   Deirdre and Sentinel head out and travel through the forest, with Sentinel teaching her along the way. They discuss the Pegasi, and moving them to Mount Celestia. He tells her that the Wildwoods are aptly named, and pretty dangerous, and he also teaches her about fiends. He teaches her to meditate and reach out mentally to the nature around her. They head off to find a Pegasus.

Leona, Maudit, and Kesra have a discussion in their room. Leona asks Kesra if she wants her to reach out to her mother, or to Soren. Kesra immediately shoots this idea down, telling Leona that, just because they're related to her, that doesn't make them her family.

Marshall and Aureo arrive at the Moon Tree. When they see Analena, she has a distinct baby bump. They go inside, and Aureo explains to Analena that Marshall is their father. She is shocked, but quickly accepts the news, giving him a tight hug. She tells them that she's expecting twins. They spend some time getting to know each other. They break the news to her about their mother. Marshall tells her that he didn't know about the two of them, and he would have come the day that he did, if he had. Evan and Synestra return.

Leona sends Synestra a message, asking if she can borrow any more books that Synestra has about Oracles. She also reads another letter from Roman to Analena, manipulating her and trying to get her to marry him. Aureo contacts her and informs her about Analena's pregnancy.

That night, Leona fights her Sending Stone from Roman, in among the sheets of her bed. She turns and finds Roman. He tells her that she belongs to him, and that he's told the Assembly all about her. He invites her to come away with him, or else the Black Watch will come for her, and her paladin friends won't be able to do anything about it. She clearly tells him no, and he tells her this will be her downfall, and Gates away.