As the Queen spoke of accepting the help of anyone who offered it, an unfamiliar voice could suddenly be heard from the other side of the war room. "I am glad to hear that the last hope for our world is so openminded." As many startled heads in the room turned to look, a bird that had just landed on the windowsill now shifted into the form of a gorgeous, half-naked woman with fox ears and nine long silky tails. Many of the elves in the room stood up and put their hands to their weapons, even Jurai instinctively went for his sword at this uninvited guest. Still, he was more cautious than the others, and did not actively draw his weapon yet.<br/><br/>Feena put up her hands. "Peace, I mean you no harm, I am known as Feena Oboro, a spirit of nature seeking to defend her home. I come bearing two key pieces of information. First, the beautiful young girl over there speaks the truth, there is indeed an underground passage to the far side of the demon encampment, I have investigated it myself, and no demons seem to have discovered it yet. It is your choice if you think it worthwhile to commit any of your forces there."<br/><br/>"My other piece of information is of a far more worrying nature. As you know, the Root is a very dangerous and magical place, a hotbed of mana. With the proper ritual, any magic user could expand their powers to temporarily increase the scale of their power dramatically. And while this represents a great opportunity for you, it is also a great risk, as I fear the demons will likely know of geomantic energy stored there as well, and may attempt a ritual of their own."<br/><br/>None of the soldiers had stowed their weapons yet, but neither had they attacked Feena. One of the Queen's advisors now spoke up. "My lady, if this woman is indeed Feena Oboro, she is the trickster spirit whom Prince Vaskal of the Principalities has standing kill-on-sight orders for. I know our current policy is to accept anyone and everyone, which I agree with, but be warned that allying with her may cause some political backlash from the Principalities."<br/><br/>Feena, hearing what the advisor had said, scoffed. "That stubborn man... he acts like I raped his daughters or something, all seven of them were quite willing, and all of them have been quite happy to see me when I came back to visit." she replied matter-of-factly.