"I'm amazed we've managed to keep it a surprise this long. Knowing the way your spoil those children, you could've simply bribed any of them," Vorela says, chuckling, as they lead him, not to Garrus' domain, where they'd been practicing, but to the simulation room. Inside, a row of benches has been set up, overlooking a massive stage; about a third of the kids are seated on the benches, mostly the youngest ones, along with Maura and her children, and any of the pregnant women.<br/><br/>Once Draiss has taken his seat, with Vorela snuggled up beside him, the lights in the room dim, before coming back up on the stage, revealing Avi, standing at the center. "Thank you all for coming! I know some of you know what this is, but for those who don't, welcome to our first production of the War of the Elsir Vale, a retelling of the grandest adventure this region has seen in many, many years," she says, smiling, and gesturing, the backdrop behind her shimmering into place, showing a map of the Vale. She steps offstage, and begins narrating some of the backstory, before the scene shits to that of a roadway, with Ulwei's two daughters, illusioned by the room to look like Draiss and Cerul, Daminor as himself, and Halion, disguised as Maura, stepping on stage, talking about their travels, and setting the scene, much like early in their adventure.