Feeling slightly more buoyant, I leaned back in my chair and addressed my companions. "Alright, so maybe we don't have all the answers right now, but that doesn't mean we're giving up. We'll keep researching Morgath and his dark magic. Iliana, you keep brewing those potions – especially the ones to counteract mind control and illusions. And Lachlan," I said, looking directly at him with a grin that was equal parts sincere and challenging, "you just keep doing what you do best: being an insufferable pain in my ass who somehow still manages to find allies for our cause."
Lachlan rolled his eyes but begrudgingly nodded his agreement.
