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EVENT: Current State of Affairs

[ Thankfully, both the doors leading into the war room managed to get through the earthquake undamaged and are now shut tight. Behind the doors is a room that's mostly still in shambles, but it's now occupied by a big table borrowed from the tavern next door, as well as enough chairs for everyone in the room to be seated on, if they wish. ]

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[ Nash raises an eyebrow— he actually does know the story of how Luc and Sasarai were "made", since he was with Sasarai when Luc confronted him about it. But he's not going to talk about that, it isn't his secret to give away. He shakes his head. ]

I don't mean the one he has now. I mean the other True Wind Rune.

[ Talking straight past Lorelai, whoops. But if someone's going to tell her what happened at the Ceremonial Site, Hugo was closer to the action. ]

[Intrigued by this idea]

I hadn't thought of that possibility.

Do you have confirmation on the presence of a second True Wind?

No, it's just an idea. But those ruins wouldn't be a bad place to start looking.

Two of the same "god"... yeah, that's bound to create some waves. Even if we find it, we still need to figure out what to do with it. [ Besides destroying it for obvious reasons. ]

2 of the same Rune and one with no bearer to keep it under any type of control? [scribbles notes on her sheet]

I'm guessing this has something to do with the explosion at the one ruin? It would take an immense amount of energy to cause the level of damage people keep describing to me.

I have an idea, but there's no point crossing a bridge before you come to it. We don't know where the rune is, or if it's really the source of our current troubles.

Then our primary mission is to confirm the existence of a second True Wind. But what does this idea of yours involve?

You.

[ Well, this is a surprise. ]

...I'm listening.

The shamans of Alma Kinan know something about sealing runes. And if they'd listen to an outsider, it would be you.

[ He knows she has no taste for superstition. ]

But we'd have to find the rune first, and be sure that's what's agitating all the other true runes here.

[ She falls silent for a moment, remembering her protest against a certain ritual involving True Water back when she didn't understand Grassland culture. Even now she finds it painful to accept such things, as much as she knows what it means to Yun and the Alma Kinan. ]

...I will speak with them when you come back with results.

I hope there's an easier way, too. [ He says that bit gently, before switching back to his usual tone. ] I'm getting too old for real work, anyway.

I do not believe that sealing the second True Wind would solve our problems if there is one.

Perhaps what would need to be done is combine the True Wind Leknaat's apprentice bears and the one that has no bearer.

How could that be done? Do you know of anything that could help with that?

I am unsure. Perhaps modifying a sealing ritual would do it.

[takes down notes and looks over at Chris] I guess that would be on you to see if these Alma Kinan? people are capable of doing this.

We'd also have to talk to Luc.

That boy will grow up resenting his rune, and now we talk of cursing him with a second one...

Is it really the only way?

It would not be giving him a second rune. Rather it would be uniting True Wind as one again.

There can only be Twenty-Seven True Runes, having more is a paradox and nature abhors paradoxes. Uniting the two True Wind Runes should fix the paradox and should have little affect on him.

[pause] I knew Luc when he was a child. I would very much like to see a future where he is not burdened so.

[ She looks more receptive of the idea now that she understands it clearer. ]

If that will bring everything back to normal at the expense of nobody, then we shouldn't waste any more time here. I will set out to Alma Kinan tomorrow morning, regardless of what the others find.