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Alexeara Cansellarion is in his study when he gets the vision from his Goddess, which means he must have fucked up quite badly.
ridiculous premise #76
"Oh, I don't know if it will help. It could; it depends on things I don't know how to communicate. I just think it would be funny. …if I tell you something that would work better except for the fact that you will react very counterproductively to my telling you it, can you just… not do that? Or are you too foolish?"
third-of-that-name
"I can try to not be foolish in this respect but you appear to be convinced via prophecy that I will fail."
"I know all of the things that happen. I don't know which of them happen, if lots of them happen and they contradict each other."
"I don't. I know that sometimes you are foolish and sometimes you are wise. Also sometimes you are a girl. I don't think you should try that. It doesn't help."
third-of-that-name
??????
How would he do that even if he wanted to????
"I will go… invite Lilia to a wedding. I guess. If you can't see anything else that will be more helpful."
third-of-that-name
He will go away, to a secret meeting with the Osirian government to petition them to shelter some civilians of great interest to the church of Abadar.
The Osirian government is tentatively supportive. They would generally prefer to stay out of the war in Avistan entirely, obviously, but if Cheliax is doing things that endanger the whole planet then it seems appropriate to respond to that, and 'shelter some civilians' is a reasonably practical way to do that which probably doesn't drag them into the war. If it's in Abadar's interests then they expect Abadar will authorize it.
third-of-that-name
Well, one of the civilians is Lastwall's chief engineer - honestly, most of their engineers, if Osirion will take them - and one is Freedom. Part of the reason he's asking is that Cheliax might try to kidnap them again and the Dome would keep them safe. But it also means they are more likely to be dragged into war for sheltering them than they would be for most civilians.
They'll ask Abadar. …it is somewhat more awkward for them to take in unchaperoned Avistani teenage girls than to take in civilians fewer of those adjectives apply to.
…her father, or failing that her brother, or another male relative, or a grandmother or something if somehow there are no male relatives available, or her guardian if there are no relatives available at all.
They notify him a few hours later that they'll take the civilians, in secret, and they'll have to abide by Osirian law while they're here which would preclude the following things from recent episodes of Freedom Radio (a few things that qualify as evangelizing for Chaotic gods, a few instances of advising people in Cheliax to murder their priests and desert their army), and they will guarantee at least a week's notice if kicking them out but are not prepared to guarantee more notice than that.
third-of-that-name
He'll return to Vigil to speak with Iomedae, then (And let Jan know about a likely impending attack).
third-of-that-name
"I am ordering you to relocate on Wealday to the Dome in Osirion. We have reason to think Cheliax is going to make more attempts to kidnap you and you'll be safer in there. I'm appointing Lieutenant Jeres your commanding officer. He will also be your chaperone, as you are required to have one. Alfirin is welcome and encouraged to join you though she will also need a chaperone. They want a legal guardian, so she may have to sign an agreement to the effect that she will treat Jeres as such for as long as she remains there. You will also need to moderate the content of your broadcasts to comply with Osirian law, Jeres has the details on that. Any questions?"
for-the-people
Wow! Iomedae is really deeply unhappy about this on enough levels that they aren't immediately possible to disentangle in her mind. Some is the censorship. Some is the having a legal guardian, she is done having a legal guardian. Some is how upset Alfirin's going to be.
None of that's a question. Cansellarion's busy liberating Cheliax from Hell. She can evaluate afterwards if he made the tradeoff correctly, and is not anywhere near confident enough he didn't to protest it. "No, sir."
third-of-that-name
"Alright. One more thing and this one's not an order... Nefreti Clepati, who is still a little bit prophetic by virtue of being Nethys' high priest, thinks that it may help with some secret things if you invite... someone... to your and Alfirin's wedding."