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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.
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third-of-that-name
"Does it go better or worse for us if we prepare for the attack on Oathday that she told us was coming?"
He braces himself for 'What is better? What is worse? When is Oathday? Who are you? Who am I? What's an attack?'
third-of-that-name
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"Okay. Well. If the other Alfirin shows up, the two of you handle Lorthact. Otherwise I guess you handle Razmir and Codwin and Morgethai and I will try to handle Lorthact. And if there's anything else I or Morgethai or anyone else can do that would make second Alfirin more likely to show, please let me know."
"So long as it doesn't sound strange to you," says Nefreti, seriously. "There is no point in letting you know if it'll sound strange."
third-of-that-name
"If you are confident it will help I will invite Lilia to the wedding of two people she's never met, which as far as I know isn't going to happen and definitely isn't going to happen before Oathday."
"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."
"No, no, you should have Iomedae do it. It's rude to invite people to other peoples' weddings."
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.
third-of-that-name
…He can send them with a chaperone. If that makes the difference.
…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.
third-of-that-name
…Alright. He's very grateful, please send him when they've come to a decision.