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[arora]

Hello, citizens of Etraya.

Our next mission will begin on Friday, May 16th. For this mission, we will not be heading off world as the last couple missions have required. Instead, the companion bots and I will be working over the next seven days to set up Camp Etraya on Ochreward for all of you to attend. This camp will include multiple activities which will be mandatory for you to participate in. Additionally, while I will not be creating a barrier between camp and the rest of Etraya, the expectation will be for all of you to remain within the camp's radius during your time at Camp Etraya.

However, I understand that some of you have come from Solmara, and there is some concern regarding my sibling's absence within our sister city. I too am concerned for their well-being, as well as the rest of the citizens of Solmara. I would like to shift some of my resources to send a team to Solmara to address this, but this is not in an official mission capacity. This is not required, and will be on a volunteer-only basis. I will only be able to allocate enough resources to support transporting fifteen individuals to Solmara. I can provide some basic necessities to assist you in your trip, but will not be able to provide much more in terms of support. You will be on your own as soon as you arrive within Solmara. You will need to rely on one another, and you will need to return with enough time to fulfill five days worth of camp activities to ensure you are not avoiding mandatory mission requirements. If you are unable to return on time, there will be repercussions.

Please inform me if you wish to assist the Solmarans here. If there are more than fifteen volunteers, I will select from those who request to go.

Thank you,
Aurora

Comments

[clavesregni]

I'm going.

[arora]

Are you certain?

[clavesregni]

Of course I am. We can't be certain what Alrys has planned or what she's capable of, and what threat she may pose to us. And we can't leave the people there who are suffering under her rule with no recourse. I'm not going to sit on the sidelines while innocents suffer and she gathers her forces for a potential incursion on Etraya.

A small strike team can enter Solmara, asses Alrys' capabilities, locate your sibling, and, if possible, neutralize Alrys. If the latter proves impossible, we can gather enough information to determine our next course of action and prepare. I'm a police officer in my world, [she says, lying.] And I have extensive weapons and investigative training. Aside from the people who came from Solmara in the first place, I'm the best person you could send on this mission.

[ascarylady]

Remember what I told you about not marching right up to the bitch.

[clavesregni]

I'm going to do whatever stands the best chance of toppling Alrys and rescuing Aurora's sibling and the people of Solmara.

You're right. Fifteen of us 'marching right up to the bitch' and whatever army she's mustered would likely not go our way, but we can't plan until we know more, and we can't know more until we arrive. Once we're there, we'll consider our options and determine the best course of action.

[ascarylady]

You may have to settle for only making contact with Aurora's sibling this round. I doubt this will be the last we have to do with Solmara, even if Aurora can't open portals like this often.

But you're also right. We'll see once we're there.

[clavesregni]

We'll do as much as is possible. We can't leave the people to suffer.

[ascarylady]

You don't always get that choice, Kiramman.

[clavesregni]

Sometimes you have to make that choice for yourself, whether it's given or not.

I'm not suggesting it will be easy. But whatever it takes, I'm going to protect the people there.

[hexcope]

There's nothing I can say that would change your mind, is there?

[clavesregni]

I have to to this, Jayce. The people of Solmara are starving. Suffering. I can't sit idly knowing I could help to save them. And I can't wait and do nothing when there are enemies at our gate who could bring harm to everyone here.

[And also she is not built to hang around with nothing really to do and nothing much to think about but all the terrible things waiting in her future. She needs a mission like this for her own sanity.]

[hexcope]

[He knows she's right. Even if they avoid the issue of Solmara's people's suffering, the fact there's a threat on the doorstep doesn't go away. He's learned well enough by now you need to handle an issue like that, or it handles itself for you.]

Stop by my forge before you leave.

[clavesregni]

I will.