Mending Fences

The Never Ending Quest - Episode 27340

It's unfortunate that these fey elves were able to detect that I'm a necromancer, Belboz thinks. As a result, they obviously don't like me and are on their guard. Things are rather less under control than I'd wish. But at least they can't tell that I am Minestus. And the "help" that I've given Fred and Checkers should stand me in good stead, at least with the human members of the party. Let's play on that.

"Why so hostile?" he asks. "I apologise if I misjudged your degree of experience, but it was a natural mistake to make. If you doubt my goodwill, surely I have proved it by my assistance to Fred and Checkers - and indeed to poor Princess Astra?"

"What Belboz has told you is true," Fred confirms. "He has been most helpful. Without his providing me with Checkers as a companion, I should have been dead from an encounter with a wallhanger by now. You have no cause to doubt him." Meanwhile Fred is wondering: Why do I feel so warmly for no good reason towards a couple of these elves - Fertal and Ia'adoire, was it - almost as though they were kin?

"I'm sure you're right," Jarlath says, trying to pour oil on troubled waters. He feels that it would be stupid to turn a potentially useful ally into an enemy unnecessarily. After all, if this Belboz is anything like his analogues, then he is a very powerful mage.

Astra 9 isn't quite so sure. What Belboz has told them about this world's Astra doesn't quite ring true to her. It's hard to believe that the Dragon could traumatise an Astra like that. Besides, why is she wearing that gown? Even at court it would be rather on the daring side, and no-one would ever go dragon-hunting dressed so impractically.

"Why is Princess Astra dressed like that?" she asks, having decided on the direct approach.

Belboz smiles inwardly. That is an easy one.

  1. "I imagine that the Dragon must have transformed her clothing," he says smoothly.

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