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[fisherwife]

[Mipha smiles warmly when the message starts up, before bowing her head politely in greeting] Hello, everyone. I am Mipha. For those who have not met me before, my people are called the Zora and I will be glad to answer your questions; however, I have a question of my own to pose beforehand.

While I was helping to put the fires out, I found a curious list. It listed the following cities: Olympia, Wyver, Stroln, Dranbu, and Nadril, with a red line marking out Nadril. Aside from Olympia and Wyver, do these other names sound familiar at all? I know it's possibly best we all lay low for now, but if anyone makes any inquires and acquires some information, I'd like to know. They may be potential allies to keep in mind.

[You know, should anything continue going south with Wyver and Olympia.

She taps her chin thoughtfully a moment before adding:] While I'm here.. If there's anyone still recovering from the riots and needs healing, please let me know. I know healing magic that can fully heal physical injuries. While I'm residing in Olympia, I'll gladly travel to Wyver to help if I can.

[Another warm smile] That's all. Thank you for your time.

Comments

[fiendennor]

Well, it does make sense, if Olympia and Wyver are the two primary powers on this island, for their historical narratives to revolve around the other.

But what of the rest of the world? This is an entire planet. Surely there is trade with other cities across the ocean? Perhaps the cities on the list are other islands, or even on the mainland, if such a thing exists.

[fisherwife]

Yes, but still... [It just sees strange not to hear 'oh my friend in such-and such town' or talk of trade even. Not that Mipha paid too much attention to that either.]

Where I'm from, everyone lives on only one continent, and has for tens of thousands of years. There was nothing that existed beyond the ocean--Or, so far as anyone knows, I suppose I should say. So I suppose I never thought of such things before...

They would have to be trading with someone who isn't Wyver though, since they don't seem keen to interact with them at all even on a professional business level. [Mipha pauses a moment to think about it] ...I'd like to travel across the sea, if I could...

[fiendennor]

[Okay, Diana wants to point out that there's probably a world outside of this continent, almost assuredly, but... she's not going to get into that. It's just a distraction.] They used to think such things where I'm from, many centuries ago, until explorers sailed across the sea and found an entirely new world.

I don't really have any nautical talents myself, but I'm sure that there are people here with talent enough to be sailors. Perhaps there even are customary trade routes, and we've never asked.

[fisherwife]

It's possible it's similar to us. [Mipha won't deny that; there's always possibility! Though she supposes that doesn't quite matter much anymore.]

Perhaps unsurprisingly, I'm quite good with the water. [She smiles, like this is some kind of joke--It's not, but it's probably kind of obvious, given her fish-like nature and all.] I wouldn't need to risk drawing attention in asking for a boat or anything, so long as I could fin some kind of sea charts and routes. I could follow them myself to see where they go.

[fiendennor]

Really?

I don't mean to sound like I'm casting any sort of doubt on your abilities-- I assure you, I'm not-- but the ocean is a... very large place. Can you swim indefinitely without having a place to rest, or even any assured means of being able to find your way back?

[fisherwife]

I can read the stars to find my way, and I know how to doze under the waves without getting lost. [She smiles reassuringly.]

So there's no offense taken--they're good questions to ask. Of course, the stars here are different than those from home, so I would still need to study quite a bit so I don't lose my way... In the end though, it'd be best not to do these things all alone until we've a better understanding of the creatures in the water to begin with..

[fiendennor]

That's rather remarkable. I'm quite impressed. Still, you have a point-- I certainly wouldn't ask that of you without a full understanding of the risks. Or even if it's entirely necessary. Perhaps there are sailors or merchants who can tell us what we want to know.