It was dead quite for a moment in the council chamber, as she finished her first thoughts, before the spymaster sighed, and covered his face with one hand, bowing slightly as if suddenly wearied, only a soft snort betraying his inability to control his amusement. The noble and the merchant council members froze, before utter contempt and glee flicked across their faces, anticipating the King responding with displeasure. The wizard and priest both rolled their eyes and glanced at the king, before shaking their heads in amusement, while the Captain stared at her as if he was certain he had both misheard what she had said, and that he was worried about his sanity.<br/><br/>It was the King, however, who had to cover his mouth with one hand, suddenly coughing as he leaned against the arm of his chair, his eyes dancing with merriment. He did a quick glance about the table, before nodding to himself. "Torthin, Rothgar, you are dismissed."<br/><br/>The two council members left the room after a token protest, and once the door had shut behind them, the King visibly relaxed. "Well, that is quite the lopsided compliment, Lualin, but I will accept it in the spirit it was intended, rather than how it came out.<br/><br/>And your guess has so far been about what we have figured in the nearly three months since this... affliction occurred, but it is not just my capital. As near as my spymaster and allies have determined it is the entire continent. I am of the opinion it is an artifact, and Tarran, is of the opinion it was an experimental ritual that got out of hand. Arch Priest Peligius has other ideas."<br/><br/>The priest sighed, and spoke up, wearily, as if having made his point multiple times already. "Damn right I do. What about the new star, observed flashing into existence the night before the effect took place? I and the other religious leaders are of the opinion that it is the work of a new, malevolent god, intent on conquest and then subjugating us to..."<br/><br/>The wizard shook his head, cutting the priest off. His voice was surprisingly husky, apparently having taken to his new gender like he was born in it. "The ritual is far more likely, and what god would waste their opening move turning every male on one continent on one plane into a futanari? And I have been combing the entire library of arcane and divine prophecies, both human and everything else we could get our hands on long enough to get a copy, and nothing has been foretold."<br/><br/>The King coughed once, bringing the council members to a halt before it dissolved into a fight, and continued as if he had not been interrupted. "And I had no less than four seers, the day after the change, come forward and deliver... a warning I will call it. That we had to get 'the beloved fae guard of the renegade moon goddess back from hunting the traitor bandit on the sundered continent, to bring the curse/blessing to heel.' The wording was different for each one, of course, but that was the essence of the message. And I have to wonder why they specifically identified you, in a manner that didn't leave much to guesswork."