A few nights into the camp east of Nodden-Torr, as the group sits down to eat togehther.
“The Made feed on a wound. That is what makes the dead god weep. And the wound gets poisoned. Every day, with blood.”
“Drayek is the god of poison.”
Alexis’ hand grazes against the shield of Raiden that hangs at his neck..
“Drayek’s whose cult put its name to a pact with Shasherak, on that wall out in the Westlands. The terms can’t be read, but it’s clear someone was owed something.”
Alexis pauses, sitting with this. He’s been thinking about these things, but is still thinking.
“As I see it: three ways to read what Bandesingh is doing.”
“One. He raises Ath, and brings darkness on the world by bringing back the god of betrayal.”
“Two. He raises Shasherak and Ath was supposed to be the cost paid. When I gave Vorgoth the name Bandesingh, he answered that Shasherak has found another road. Perhaps this is a coincidence. But we know that Dauntless contained a piece of Ath, and Dauntless was created to battle blood magic. This is leading me to wonder if Ath is actually the god of treachery. Ath being the father of Drayek, feels like it plays into what’s going on, but I’m not sure how.”
“Three. Something else, but my gut says no.”
“Raiden and Avv want us to stop whatever darkness Bandesingh is trying to unleash on us all. We’ll be better prepared if we know what exactly Bandesingh is attempting.”
Alexis looks around the group to see if anyone else has anything to add.