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Aerlanica wrote:

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Henrin provided quite a bit of information. Clearly there had been a great deal of intelligence gathering.

At one point he chuckled.
"You know, you remind me of a very close friend of mine...or maybe of the man she works with. Say, are you familiar with the name Mackenstine?"

(I wonder if Kressidia would have ever heard the bastardisation form of that name. She might just know it as the original "Machenstein".)

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Vara nodded.
"Thank you, I appreciate that."
She stood up to leave.
"If you need anything, let me know, alright?"

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"Ah...perhaps you would like a method of observing the Sorcerer of Life to watch when she is alone then?"
He presented to them a small, dark brown mouse.
"Send this, and as long as it is not found, it will provide you with sight. Who would like to connect with it?"

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Nelly found herself on the bridge of the ship. There were several officers there, including the captain, who all turned to look at Nelly with confusion. Curiously, they all had orange skin, and the pigment in their eyes and hair had a similar change, as if all the melanin had been replaced with the pigment of a carrot.

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"I'll tell them that they can't win, that they are just wasting lives for no reason, and that I could help them rebuild rather than fighting a senseless war."

"Well, I'll let you keep trying to convince her. If that doesn't work, I'll do my thing."

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(Hey, the Aerlanicans are tough, resourceful, and smart. They'll manage to beat it eventually.)