While Aster encourages Thancred not to fret, they also don't outright say he hasn't made a fool of himself in some way. And chances are he probably has at some point, but he hasn't completely bungled this conversation, so he'll take it.
"So it is."
Soon enough they'll be back in the Heart, however, and he suspects that Aster will have plenty of duties to attend to once they arrive. Best to make the most of the time they have left, then.
It's a careful answer that Aster gives, and they're not wrong that war drives nations to take incredible risks. Still... "Even with all of that in mind, could you truly say this was expected?" he asks, genuinely curious. "Surely Thorne summoning individuals from other worlds was a shock to all of Abraxas." Solvunn and the Free Cities nonetheless found a way to follow suit, but Nocwich, the Feywilds, and the Nether have stayed out of it. Is that because they can't repeat the spell, or because they choose not to?
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"So it is."
Soon enough they'll be back in the Heart, however, and he suspects that Aster will have plenty of duties to attend to once they arrive. Best to make the most of the time they have left, then.
It's a careful answer that Aster gives, and they're not wrong that war drives nations to take incredible risks. Still... "Even with all of that in mind, could you truly say this was expected?" he asks, genuinely curious. "Surely Thorne summoning individuals from other worlds was a shock to all of Abraxas." Solvunn and the Free Cities nonetheless found a way to follow suit, but Nocwich, the Feywilds, and the Nether have stayed out of it. Is that because they can't repeat the spell, or because they choose not to?