Leareth stands with his arms folded, his face an unreadable mask. 

Finally, the leshya'e lifts her head. "May we speak privately?" she says to Promise. 

"Perhaps you know a language he does not," she suggests.

"I can muddle through with Shin'a'in," Leareth confesses. "If you know the Velvari tongue, I do not speak that." 

The spirit woman nods, and takes a few steps closer to Promise, eyes fixed on her, lowering her voice to a warbly near-whisper. "The Sunlord and the Goddess will leave you be, but - there is something They wish to request in exchange." 

"Mm?"

Leareth can't understand what she's saying, and also has paced further off. He really hates the feeling of being out of the loop, but - well, he's already pretty committed to trusting Promise here, and...so far she's paid back that trust with interest. He waits. 

The leshya'e leans in closer. "They ask that you kill Leareth. He has been a nuisance to Them for eighteen centuries." 

"And why do They expect They could ask such a thing?"

She seems a bit nonplussed. "He has done many great evils. He kills for blood-power. He is - was - planning something, we do not know what, but he is fighting the gods of this world, and She saw darkness across a thousand possible futures. Also, in exchange They would not even try to interfere with your life going forward. That seems of value to you." 

"She could be making any of that up for all I know. What I know is that he was hospitable to me and They murdered a bunch of people not even for whatever 'blood-power' is but just for no reason at all."

Blue eyes look steadily at her. There's still something vaguely disconcerting about the woman's manner. "I see. They did not expect you to agree but - since it seems you would be capable of it if you did choose to..." She bows her head. "In that case, if you agree not to interfere in Karse or Iftel, or in the Pelagirs or the Dhorisha Plains, then They will not impede you in your activities anywhere else in Velgarth." 

"I have no plans to go to any of those places. If I wish to renegotiate something is there a way I can call you?"

"If you come to the Moonpaths and call out for Darsa, I will answer to that name." 

"I do not have a way to enter the Moonpaths on my own."

"Is there someone who could bring you? I can petition Her to send a shaman, but I expect She would prefer not to if you intend to keep Leareth's company." 

"That's what I've been doing so far."

The spirit is silent for another minute or so, considering. "I suppose the Healing-Adept to k'Sheyna can camp here and call me again if necessary, until you figure something else out." 

"All right. Thank you. What does the Sunlord need leave to do to resume normal operations?"

"It would be good if the shield-wall around Iftel could be restored promptly before they are invaded by a neighbour. His other usual methods include being able to send visions to His priests and work miracles through them. He cannot currently tell Iftel's forces to stand down, even." 

"You may resume shielding Iftel," she tells Vkandis, "and you may communicate in your customary manner with your people."

Nothing visibly happens, here; there aren't any Ifteli soldiers present and the shield-wall is very far away. 

After thirty seconds or so, though, the leshya'e lifts her head again. "The Sunlord wishes to know if you intend to allow his people to return to Iftel, if He so orders them." 

"They will go on their own in a few candlemarks. I can release them earlier."

"If you release them earlier then He will order them to Gate home. That order will take about half a candlemark to definitely reach everyone, though." 

"I can do it when we're done here."