Astra Questions Tregennis on a Different Topic

She suddenly remembered that Tregennis was an Allarian. As such, he might well have reasonably up to date news from adjacent Aqualaria. She wasn't sure whether she could rely on what Turik had told her about the situation there. If he suspected that she really was Astra, then he might have made up his story of the possibility of assassination attempts on the royal family in the hope of provoking a tell-tale reaction from her. Of course, he had covered himself by saying that the story was no more than rumour, so that it would be impossible to prove that he was lying.

"I've been away from home a long time," she said, as casually as she could manage. "Have there been any noteworthy events in Aqualaria in the last few months?"

"Well, Princess Astra is missing. It is believed that she went to try to kill the dragon who lives under the Shreken, but at the time when I had to leave home to start my journey to Eramini there had been no word of her, though she had been gone for several weeks." (He had been travelling for too long for the news to have reached him that the dragon had been killed by Sir Korval, that Lord Fred had reported seeing Astra, but that Astra had mysteriously vanished from her chains before she could be freed after the dragon's death.)

"Really?" Astra said, trying to look appropriately surprised at the news that she was missing. "Turik did not mention that when we were talking about my homeland. Maybe the news has not yet reached him, though that seems surprising given that he seems so well informed. Anything else of note?"

1. Tregennis tells her much the same as Turik had. [31572]
2. "Not that I know of." That wasn't conclusive, of course.

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