| 3 |
| CHA |
| 20 |
[Persuasion] You roll a 20 (required 10). Critical success‼
Considering that the hermit is a seeker of knowledge, you decide to go against the elder demon's advice, and offer exactly that.
You explain that the Equestrian royal messenger is known to be a dragon who can send scrolls across the world using his magic fire breath. Being in good standing with the royal family, you figure that you may be able to negotiate access to such a service.
After all, you propose, a scholar such as the hermit would surely benefit from a connection to distant wells of knowledge such as the great Canterlot Library — and all without having to leave the house!
... Silence. For a few long seconds, the door returns no reply. Then, you hear something faint. Laughter...?
Voice: "Heh... heh heh heh..."
You and your friends look at each other. This is certainly not the reaction you were expecting — but still, you decide to wait and see. Quiet giggles come and go for a minute or so before the voice finally regains its composure.
Voice: "Hmm... I haven't heard anything so absurd in quite some time. You must be a comedian."
You tentatively admit that you were not joking.
Voice: "Ah? That's... adorable. No, I've no need of your... postal service. But you did put me in a good mood, so I will grant you your audience regardless."
At that, the door slides open, though what lies beyond gives you pause; even as the sun shines directly into the room, its light seems to struggle piercing through the gloom within. A young demon filly — looking to be about half your age — greets you with a fulgent, unreadable gaze.
Lexicon Anathema: "(sigh) This is a crowd... well, come on in."
Your party thanks Lexicon Anathema for her hospitality with a shared bow, then follow her inside. While your eyes slowly adjust to the darkness, the noise of heavy rain and the growling of distant thunder fill your ears. The filly places a teapot into a sunken hearth, and dim blue flames begin to swirl around it.
Lexicon Anathema: "Take a seat; tea's brewing. While we wait, why don't you tell me what brings you here?"
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Also we could never figure out why they sell hay dog buns in packs of six but the hay dogs itself in packs of eight.But let's start with the most straightforward issue we have and show her the mysterious bell...,And then also ask whether hay dog buns come in packs of six while hay dogs come in packs of eight, because you're not beating the comedian allegations any time soon.
"Why do hay dog buns come in packs of six while hay dogs come in packs of eight?"The hermit is a lot younger than expected. I've no idea how old somepony “about half your age” would be, but I'm guessing around Leaf Chaser's age. That said, we know demons live for several centuries so maybe they also age slower and this filly is still much older than we are.
Three's a crowd, as they say...
But I'm sure the idea is to decide about what we want to talk about first. Seriously doubt we're going to get answers to all three questions in the next page. So prioritizing one question may be the better method.
1. Trailblazer and Honorshine appear to be victims of memory alteration and we're looking for a way to reverse it.
2. We're trying to learn how to communicate with the soul of a dead king.
3. We're trying to learn about Elves and in this case we have a clue in the form of a strange bell.
We also suspect 1 and 3 are connected.