Audio | UN: Wei Wuxian

[singlelogbridge]

I was able to make contact with Warrior Leixi Kalain. She led the battle to protect Queen Lloria during the uprising. The High Queens of Hhial had once been warrior queens with dragon companions for protectors, but by the time of the uprising, their numbers had greatly diminished.

Their advisors turned against them. There was something called "The Fever," presumably a grave illness but I can’t say for sure, and there was a divide between the people who had powers and those who didn’t. The advisors used these things to gather support against them.

Warrior Leixi urged High Queen Lloria to flee, and the queen's daughter Zehin escaped on High Queen Lloria’s dragon. Warrior Leixi believes they fled west to the island where their dragons built their nests. She didn’t know where it was though, she and her dragon partner fell protecting them. [He pauses for a moment to honor Warrior Leixi’s sacrifice before continuing with the rest of what he’d learned.]

High Queen Lloria took with her something called Zefira’s Gem, an object of great power that had been passed from one high queen to the next since High Queen Zefira first unified the continent.

If that sounds like the Orb to you, then we’re on the same page. I can’t say if it’s still on that island, but from what I can see, finding that island is our best bet, and we should be prepared for the possibility of encountering dragons when we do.

[Another pause and then—] The dragons that fought beside the Kalain queens were loyal and noble. They weren’t mindless creatures. If you do meet one, please don’t attack them. Speak to them as you would speak to each other. They've done noting to deserve anything less.

Comments

[singlelogbridge]

[He warms at Joric's words, nodding even if the man can't see him.]

I can't say I'd really know what to say, but where I'm from, dragons are o be respected. That seems like a good place to start.

[drawsblood]

Hm, it does. They might want to be addressed a certain way, but we'll have to ask forgiveness for not knowing unless we can find the answer in a book somewhere first.

[ He thinks over what he's just said and chuckles faintly. ]

Provided there are any left for us to come across. I may be over preparing, but I'd rather not be caught unaware.

[singlelogbridge]

[For as much as he likes to talk, Wei Wuxian has never been great at preparing what he's going to say, but he won't dissuade someone else from it.]

Mmm that isn't a bad idea. And I certainly hope there are still a few out there, well hidden from the rest of the world. What a shame it would be if such magnificent creatures had flown their last on this world.

[drawsblood]

[ Joric always thinks he makes things worse by saying the wrong thing so he often says nothing at all. In cases where he has to say something, he hopes it doesn't ruin everything. Being prepared would serve him well. ]

Hopefully they're all just living on Dracness. It's hard to believe that giant creatures that fly can all be gone by the hand of man.

[singlelogbridge]

Especially ones that are so clever. [He agrees. More likely than not, they must have hidden themselves away, and who could blame them?]

I suppose we'll be finding out soon, won't we?

[drawsblood]

If all goes well, yes. Perhaps we can once again take to the skies together, or is that too ambitious a thought?

[singlelogbridge]

[That gets a soft laugh from him.]

Even if it's ambitious, I hope we get the chance!

[drawsblood]

So do I.

[ He just likes being up high! These airships have been wonderful so he can see the world from up above. ]

We'll see how it goes.