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Alexeara Cansellarion is in his study when he gets the vision from his Goddess, which means he must have fucked up quite badly.
ridiculous premise #76
third-of-that-name
"It could be, though she answered questions under a truthtelling with any contingencies or enchantment foils she might have had dispelled. And obviously between now and Oathday we'll check what we can check from other sources. If it is a trick… it's an expensive one. Montero was good at her job. And I don't see a way that preparing for an attack here on Oathday leaves us more vulnerable to something else - in any case, I'm planning to talk to Clepati next and it's possible she just…knows… in her way, whether it's a trick."
third-of-that-name
"It looks like you were right, and this will be largely decided before the third Teleportation Circle."
third-of-that-name
'What in the world do you mean by that?' is a question that…would not get an informative answer.
"You said you could kill Razmir, or destroy Lorthact with help. Can you do both or do I have to pick one?"
third-of-that-name
"Okay. Lorthact, then. I am guessing based on our prior conversation that there is a second person named Alfirin that I should be trying to find? Can you tell me where to reach her?"
third-of-that-name
"...Okay. Can you ask her for help yourself, then, if the problem is that I'm an Iomedan paladin?"
third-of-that-name
That's not very helpful. He sighs.
"Are there any actions you want to suggest that I or anybody else could take that would help resolve this for her?"
Nefreti frowns. "You could tell Lilia the whole strategic picture and ...invite her to Iomedae and Alfirin's wedding."
third-of-that-name
"You think it's safe to trust Lilia's information? Why would telling her the whole strategic picture help anything?" 'Iomedae and Alfirin aren't going to have a wedding, they're both girls' does not merit mentioning.
"What does 'safe' mean? What does 'trust' mean? Lilia Ramona de Montero is the best liar in the whole world. But maybe, if you won, she wouldn't have to be."
third-of-that-name
"Does it go better or worse for us if we prepare for the attack on Oathday that she told us was coming?"
He braces himself for 'What is better? What is worse? When is Oathday? Who are you? Who am I? What's an attack?'
third-of-that-name
...
"Okay. Well. If the other Alfirin shows up, the two of you handle Lorthact. Otherwise I guess you handle Razmir and Codwin and Morgethai and I will try to handle Lorthact. And if there's anything else I or Morgethai or anyone else can do that would make second Alfirin more likely to show, please let me know."
"So long as it doesn't sound strange to you," says Nefreti, seriously. "There is no point in letting you know if it'll sound strange."
third-of-that-name
"If you are confident it will help I will invite Lilia to the wedding of two people she's never met, which as far as I know isn't going to happen and definitely isn't going to happen before Oathday."