"They always have their reasons..." responded the knight to the words of this Halian. So often mortals and divines alike attempted to dismiss the actions of deities as being beyond human comprehension, but this was rarely the truth. There were always reasons for what they did... everything from ambition to petty greed or jealousy. To try and claim otherwise was simply a way of hiding the truth... which caused Harold to suspect this Hadrian's intentions even more.
Even still, the words of Fleur had some merit. This Godslayer knew how to kill a deity, and whether or not he would actually help... at least he could tell them how he did it. Still, the more he listened to the exchange between Leandre and Fleur, the less he liked the idea of using the mid-grounds as she called them... though the mages of the Arcane University referred to it instead as the Astral Plane.
It didn't look like they had much other choice, however... Fleur was correct in that it would take far too long by merchant vessel... or even by airship... to reach a city that was halfway across the world from their location. "The fact that she doesn't know Fleur is still alive is our main advantage..." he said, frowning at the idea of exposing her existence so soon.
"Isn't there some way of disguising her identity?" he asked. "It's dangerous enough to roam the Astral Plane to begin with... but to set off a beacon letting our enemy know of our need for long distance travel would give her a very good idea of where we're headed." He doubted that Varvara's reach extended to the Imperial City itself... but the element of surprise was currently their greatest weapon.
He glanced to Halian. While his own skill in illusion magic was lacking, the trickster god might know a trick or two that would work. Still... Harold had more reasons not to trust the god of youth than he did to trust him. He seemed to be pushing them a bit too hard when it came to discovering the location and identity of this Godslayer... as if he had his own motivations for wanting to know.
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