Test 5.

[azumods]

VERITY The journey this month has been easier on you in several ways; despite your losses, your numbers have been bolstered by the addition of two more this month, and unlike the unforgiving terrain on the way to Lake Acuity the routes to Lake Verity seem downright hospitable - they're straightforward, the climate is far more temperate, and there are patches of cheer visible here and there along the paths in the form of those brightly-colored flowers, even as you make your way toward the lakefront. But the lakefront itself is perhaps unsettlingly silent; a reminder, perhaps, of what you're here to do, of the importance of your task. You'll reach the lake sometime in the evening. The sun isn't down yet, but it looks as though it won't be too long before it dips below the horizon; there's more than enough light for you to see what the lake itself looks like, however - the water is still and clear, to an extent where you can see straight down to the bottom regardless of how deep it gets. There's no bridge or other way to cross over the lake that you can see, but once again there's a large rock formation rising out of the center of the lake and a good-sized opening in the stone, leading to what's likely a system of caverns further inside. Your exploration starts here, next to the crystal clear waters of Lake Verity; what happens next is up to you.

Comments

[hyruglyphics]

[ Exhale. ]

I should hope that no one is.

[ And that's her main point here. This whole "oh we officially distrust Cynthia!!" thing that Michael pushes loudly at every chance and that Ignis and Bucky shifted to over time. Yes, they can't, something Zelda must admit now, but this whole continued blanket statement - what, is the intention to make an enemy of someone strong who did indeed point them on this direction in the first place?

She shakes her head. ]

[semistableman]

[I mean you have a point.

But also Cynthia apparently sent a child to die fighting Cyrus.]

[hyruglyphics]

[ Hence why she doesn't have a stronger argument. She's working out her own feelings on that story, because that doesn't seem - well, logical or ethical or in keeping with their impression.

But it does also mean, yeah, she probably doesn't necessarily have their best interests at heart. ]