Violet stepped closer, her face a mask of concern. "So you're telling me... the council wants the guild to focus on this... cult and abandon everything else?"
"Isn't that strange? Are they really expecting us to not issue any local quests?"
Thalion nodded grimly. "It seems that way." He let out another sigh; he was clearly frustrated. "The guild was always meant to stay out of such matters. But now we're being forced into the heart of it. The timing couldn't be worse."
Violet gazed at Thalion with a thoughtful expression as he sighed and leaned back in his chair. She could see the frustration in his eyes, the same frustration that came from years of managing a guild and dealing with conflicts that seemed so out of place.
