Devaguea smiled a draconic smile, having reverted back to his 'real' form upon exiting the carpet. And then he told her about what they knew about the tree, what they suspected, and the brash little kobolds that had moved to live in and under it. He told her of the chamber that had held Briar, and how the tree had been the first to breach the chamber. How they suspected the warmth it could sense within the chamber. And how she had used that to become something... exceptional, extraordinary, unique. He told her about how the tree had grown beyond being a 'mere' tree, and had become something of a landmark for millennia. How he suspected she had helped hide Briar from Nyrissa until she would not respond poorly to finding it, knowing that version of the nymph queen would have destroyed it, rather than take it back.<br/><br/>The sun set as he finished the story of the tree, both parts known and suspected, before adding that he had a small town nearby where druids were trained to help the kobolds take care of the tree. While she might be a monolith of the power of nature, she was still a tree, and a powerful enough fire would do irreparable harm to her. He also leaned forward and admitted with amusement that he had requested the druids research into a ritual that would allow them to turn trees into treants, though it was a side project at most, and even if a ritual COULD turn such a monument into a treant, he suspected she wouldn't move much.<br/><br/>One thing the dragon lord didn't mention was that even he could sense the tree welcoming Nyrissa, though in his case it was due to the fact that the area they were resting in had been slowly shifted into one that would let the two of them rest through the night without needing a tent. The roots nearby had shifted slightly upwards, the smaller nearby branches had dipped down, forming a nice little niche for the two rulers. Neither ruler needed much sleep, but eventually the dragon let her turn her attention to the tree, if she wanted.<br/><br/>The next day, the two headed to the hot springs, where several other advisors had headed to as well, so the group could relax and just... interact. Most of the males would be in their own pool, the females in another, though Akiros and Tina would doubtless be sharing one of the smaller pools, as would Varn and Sarianna. Devaugea would not pry about why the other women wanted to 'mingle' with Nyrissa, and the males knew better than to pester the women. The only advisors not showing up would be the treasurer, still trying to get up to speed after the last one had vanished during The Upheaval, or the War of the Lantern King, or whatever the historians decided the name of the spat with the oversized wisp was. Cynthia, Nordri, and Sydon were also not in attendance, though Nordri had left the capital, heading west with a promise to return; Devaguea suspected his rogue was going to see if any hobgoblins from his home wanted to migrate to the River Kingdom.