Aria was surprised at the news, wondering if she could've tied the witch better or otherwise prevented the escape short of slaying her. "When was this?" she asked the man.<br/><br/>"Just afore dawn," he answered.<br/><br/>She replied to Kass, "Okay; and I suppose she's lacking her magic items as well as her allies. Her sort will likely be out there causing trouble in the world, but then again many people are and time spent going after one is time not going after another." On that thought, she started to wonder how, where, and when she'd go about finding her or their next adventuring endeavor. She didn't feel a rush; it would take days of reading to fully absorb the rather thick and rather expensive manual (a tome on Zakharan yoga which magically imparted a measure of flexibility and coordination to its reader) she'd just begun, and while she'd readily enough take up any cause that found her before then, it left her more willing not to seek them as actively just yet (so that she'd be in peak shape when she did!).<br/><br/>"Neat magic, by the way," she was impressed with Kass's immediate plan, "One can speak through scryings? Neat!"<br/><br/>And so Kass would find she could reach Rana, gaining the farsight scene  of the woman. She sat upon a floor-pillow in a simply-furnished adobe room, speaking to a local newlywed couple with recommendations of diet and habits to optimize their chances of conception and starting a family.<br/><br/>"Excuse me," the priestess held up a hand, standing and focusing her attention inward to listen to Kass's remote yet clear voice.  She put her fingers to her temples; the couple could of course not hear the Message and likely did not understand the specific magic at work, but seemed quite patient.<br/><br/>Once debriefed, Rana whispered back to Aria, "I thank you. I truly thank you. The intrigue ran deeper yet was handled more heroically than I might ever have guessed. You are of course welcome to stay as long as you like...'Adon' himself, I think, ought perhaps find a new home in time, somewhere it can be better defended, and where more folk in need can benefit from its potency. Perhaps one of our temples in a larger city like Waterdeep, where denser conditions lend themselves to the intermittent plague, or to Brightwater itself whence you came from. If you were planning to return, I know Saturnia and those like herself have more contact with and access to the Lady's other temples and festhalls than do we."<br/><br/><br/><br/>Yes, it'd be long enough to be a rest period / could be made to be so.<br/><br/>I guess Aria could do 8 hours of reading her new manual during that time.