Devaguea started as Amvarean pulled out the crown, clearly remembering Nordri finding that 'hidden' area and just as clearly remembering him shaking his head afterwards. The crown was... appropriate, at least in his eyes. It was simple but elegant in that simplicity; it did the job it was supposed to, but didn't waste materials or time in being more than a symbol of office. Honestly, if he had ever felt the need for a crown, he would have hoped it looked something like this one. A quick teleport later, and the two dragons were back in the capital, and hopefully the silver was feeling better after confronting the memories of the place.<br/><br/>He thanked the two for their efforts, and put Sena in charge of keeping the bee docile and Hoots in protecting the palace. The fact that everything went so well concerned him, as he was waiting for the explosions. But without a clear threat, all he could do was keep moving forward. So he reached out to the advisors when they all returned from dealing with the worst of the Blooms in his largest cities. The damage was being minimized now that the situation was known, but they were still taking losses and damages every day. Talia already had told him that they had maybe fifteen days at the latest before the Bladed Bastions stopped being able to group enough to be effective, and after that they would lose a city.<br/><br/>More than likely, a Bloom would be missed before then, and she guessed the first would be inside a week. They simply couldn't scout enough of their own territory to find the Blooms. His decision to build schools to the various types of magic had vastly increased the survivability of his citizens, so the people were surviving better, but every day brought another count of dead and 'missing presumed dead' to his desk.<br/><br/>He did give Nyrissa a quick hug with a wing as he could tell she was... distressed discussing the fate of the nations she had destroyed. With no better ideas as to what was required for his 'proof' he simply kept the crown with the other important items in his bag of holding. The next day, the advisors were delayed to convene and discuss who would be going after the next target, the Jabberwock. Naturally his entire group would, as well as Nyrissa, but the biggest problem was the lack of ranged options among his advisors. Amvarean was included to counter its flight and exploit its cold vulnerability, as Nyrissa would be asked to explain everything she knew about the target. Sarianna would be included to smite the flier with her bow. And Nyrissa would be asked to bring one of her two major loyalists with her to assist in the kill.<br/><br/>With the groups chosen, everyone was told to outfit to kill the thing the next day, which would be the same day as the end of their deadline, so they would kill the Jabberwock, return to pick up the bee, and then teleport out and back to the meeting spot.