We talked a little bit about what to do. And we decided just to wait for the Guildmaster to come back with his “paperwork”. Variel put on her Good face and made nice with him, as much as she could anyway. He doesn’t seem to like her but I don’t think it’s personal, I think it’s just how he is. When we let him inside he was really impressed. Especially when Max started talking from the room and not himself. He asked a lot of questions about Max, and Max did his best to answer. Variel and Swindle told him about Pharos Shrine and Max’s brothers, too. But we tried to make him understand that whatever this is, it’s only Max that can make it work. He’s important.
Then the Guildmaster couldn’t really help himself, and he started acting like Cannons On Deck always does - super excited about magic machine stuff. So him and her started talking super fast about all the stuff they knew so far, in a way I couldn’t always follow.
Anyway, he had a lot of papers under his arm, and said there were three big steps to the Discovery process, the first two they wouldn’t need us for, and with “credit” being the very last one. So we could leave for now.
Max came back to his body and we went back to the Inn after that. Another day that seems way longer than a regular one. I went… I went to visit Rhogkun after supper. He’s okay. I guess. He’s the same as before, anyhow. Maybe if I tell him all my problems when he wakes up he can fix them for me.
When I went to our room, Variel was waiting up…. I guess her and Prim are worried about me. I didn’t think Prim even liked her. But anyhow, Variel’s worried about me and not about the… the thing. Which I think is the wrong way around. But after that I went to sleep. And I didn’t dream.
The next day everybody kinda split up for awhile. I found a quiet spot to try and write my letter. I didn’t get very far…. But I really did try. I’m gonna ask Katya to help me later.
Swindle and Variel went shopping for heist things and scouting and also visited the loud Alchemist. Something about mushrooms. Max changed his armor to the quieter kind, he looks slim and trim! (you know, relatively)
In the afternoon… I got a message on the sending stone. He wanted us to come to the library again. So we did.
He said our contact will meet us tomorrow, and not to bring anything identifying and unstashable (Swindle very very reluctantly left his staff with the firbolg librarian). He said she’s a professional and will have everything we need, we just need to stay at the Inn so she can find us.
He asked if we had any questions, ‘cause we won’t see eachother again for awhile and - I asked if he knew what was inside of Cannons’ house, expecting him to say “of course” or at least look enigmatic, but he said no, and looked very interested. So I told him about it. He sat back and said he’d go visit her later.
I think we have the rest of the day free again but I’m not sure.