Wavecrest let out a muffled laugh at Kisara's<br/><br/>"But father...you can see they're not just<em>anyone</em>, can't you?" she asked, smoothly darting away from the group as the rest of the room suddenly sprang into activity.<br/><br/>The young God-Blooded, presumably River, made a gesture and the soldiers had formed a wall between the group and Maur-Azur himself a moment later, shields raised and whale-bone spears levelled. Kersinta ended up on the other side of the line in the confusion, immediately forgotten about as everyone stared. After Talion had finished speaking, several long, silent seconds passed. Pearl's eyes were focused on Talion, looking intently at the face-concealing hood, but not saying anything just yet,<br/><br/>Finally, Maur-Azur rose from his throne and looked down at the four newcomers.<br/><br/>"River, please." he said eventually. "Is that any way to treat our guest?"<br/><br/>"Father, it must be some kind of trick!" said the girl, her voice sounding at odds with her battle-ready stance. "What she claims makes no sense!"<br/><br/>"It is possible...though most of her kind are long dead." said the bearded man. "Save for a handful of survivors, who are killed by the Dragon-Blooded before they can--"<br/><br/>"But it's not just one, is it?" said Wavecrest, looking over Mouse, Talion and Zavros with a wide grin. "Won't you introduce yourself to Father as well? Properly?"