Testing waters

What do you know. They certainly had been thorough studying the ‘harbringers of world’s end’, hadn’t they?

Alexis sighed as she returned his gaze.
She pulled down her scarf. No sense in hiding anymore, at least from him, so she could as well be polite.

“… and you definitely speak a better Helian than I do Ozainae, so I’ll spare you that. My name is Alexis Greyriver, from Ostiarium, I suppose.“

She spoke slowly to allow him to follow her words.

Alexis had kinda expected to be attacked outright or at least alarm to be raised. That not happening right away was, well… surprising.

She studied the man in front of her. He seemed to be just as much at a loss on how to navigate their predicament as she was. And beyond that he had a sense of profound sadness about him. Maybe the reason he was out here, when everyone else seemed to have gathered in the city.

She cocked her head to the side, and as she spoke again, her voice was soft and gentle.

“So the big question is… where does that leave us, Agizul, Water-Bearer of Yther?”