When Smokey poses her question Nod forces finance concerns to the back of his mind and gives the room his own appraising glance. ]
Hm, something we - or I, I suppose - will be needing to look further into. Certainly these vampires have some measure of power, at least locally; and the dragon - dragons if we're counting the ones unconscious - likely hold more, both in degree and reach...
[ And multiple power centers means power struggles. Nod wonders offhandedly just how loyal to their own dragon the Springtide leader are... There's a lot to look into and weigh, and he suspects they won't have a lot of time free to do so.
He nods in thought, then lowers his voice. ]
...I'm sure "who's really in power" is a matter of local debate. We should both keep our eyes out.
[ "Mirror of the Sun"s b-plot had had a similar vein of intrigue. It had really helped that book hold its own as a series entry. Nod's starting to have fun with this. ]
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When Smokey poses her question Nod forces finance concerns to the back of his mind and gives the room his own appraising glance. ]
Hm, something we - or I, I suppose - will be needing to look further into. Certainly these vampires have some measure of power, at least locally; and the dragon - dragons if we're counting the ones unconscious - likely hold more, both in degree and reach...
[ And multiple power centers means power struggles. Nod wonders offhandedly just how loyal to their own dragon the Springtide leader are... There's a lot to look into and weigh, and he suspects they won't have a lot of time free to do so.
He nods in thought, then lowers his voice. ]
...I'm sure "who's really in power" is a matter of local debate. We should both keep our eyes out.
[ "Mirror of the Sun"s b-plot had had a similar vein of intrigue. It had really helped that book hold its own as a series entry. Nod's starting to have fun with this. ]