Devaguea had been sending letters in reply to each one he received, mostly because Maegar was one of the few who was willing to talk with him without making comments to rampaging, raiding, burning things, or any other digs about being a dragon. Then the usual monthly letter was late.<br/><br/>At first he wasn't worried, but then a week passed, and he began getting concerned. That the messenger was also not seen was also an issue, so he asked Talia to look into it. She had been giving him a cold shoulder since he had hired a combatant to replace her, a very quiet hobgoblin named Nordri who spoke maybe three words a day, but the ONLY exceptions to the rule of 'either an advisor or a combatant' was Korima officially, but Sena was also one sometimes, and that was because there was literally no one to replace Korima as head diplomat.<br/><br/>While he waited for Talia to get back to him, he kept up with his duties, but at the two week mark and STILL no letter, he went to find Talia to see what she had heard. His three human bodyguards followed him, while Sak'bas went to get the combat team ready to move; herself, Korima, Sena, Nordri, and an undine monk from some city in the River Kingdoms called Outsea.