"Rest assured, I do not take Nathos entirely at his word," she replies. "A leader such as myself must have a trained ear for liars, and I can sense that he is hiding something from me. But the mystics are our intercessors to Cabryx's will, and I must be given good reason to mistrust a member of their order. So tell me what I must know, Exile—tell me the truth."
"The truth is that I am a prisoner of your goddess," you reply, "who has used her power to convey me here. In my travels, I discovered that the mystics of the winter sanctuary are practicing forbidden magic, turning traitor to the deity they once served."
Thelis turns her critical eye upon you now. "And are the mystics here in Cabria also involved in this conspiracy—or only those in the winter sanctuary?"
"I have no way of knowing, but my suspicions are grim."
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