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Date: Summer, 13 Eleasis
Location: Maztica, in the jungle
Time: Morning
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¡°We are aware of the naga,¡± the black says in reply to Cerina.
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¡°Only it is not the Otomi using the leonin,¡± the green adds. ¡°It is the Khen¨½do M?hra.¡±
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¡°But the balance is maintained,¡± the black states firmly.
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¡°For now,¡± the green adds coyly.
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Sweet William moves in protectively close to Tabby.
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Brother Ashley groans softly, trying to make some semblance of sense out of all these new words and comments, and the Druids seem to sense his despair.
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¡°The Otomi, or Dog People as you say, were once quite aggressive and oft sacrificed strangers to the gods,¡± the green explains. ¡°But in recent years-¡°
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¡°With guidance,¡± the black interrupts.
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¡°-with guidance,¡± the green accepts, ¡°they have turned toward Watil goddess of agriculture. They would not harm the leonin.¡±
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¡°But the Khen¨½do M?hra deceives,¡± the black hisses. ¡°The balance is maintained because the good of the Otomi is countered by the search for the relic Onotlatlatzin.¡±
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¡°The Spear of Necalli,¡± the green warns. ¡°This is the source of the swamp naga incarnation.¡±
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¡°So, wait,¡± Brother Ashley says raising a hand. ¡°Let me get this straight. You two are Druids working to maintain the balance of good and evil, but by helping the Dog people you created a swamp naga? Who is the Khen¨½do
M?hra and what does the Spear of Necalli have to do with the missing leonin?¡±
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¡°The Khen¨½do M?hra is the holiest ranking Monk of the House of the Great Mother,¡± the black explains. ¡°The spear was stolen from the monastery. She uses the leonin to search for it.¡±
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Brother Ashley rubs his temples. ¡°Then there is no connection between the swamp naga and the missing leonin,¡± he says, struggling to comprehend it all.
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¡°The Spear of Necalli-¡° the green begins.
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¡°-Onotlatlatzan,¡± the black confirms.
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¡°-Onotlatlatzan,¡± the green acknowledges, ¡°is a powerful artifact. Sentient and bombastic.¡±
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¡°But balanced,¡± the black explains. ¡°If returned, the naga will cease to be.¡±
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Brother Ashley sighs and shrugs to Flynn.
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And what do you do?
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