As your bonded Durthan enters Alla's brightly colored pavilion, you stand guard outside. Telthor spirit guardians sprawl in places amongst the landscape while Runescarred Hagspawn patrol the encampment and Nydeshka carry out their tasks nestled in the edge of the Lluirwood. A makeshift House of Seasons stands above the temporary shelters that your outcast surviving people have erected. Danica Molchan, the priestess of the Fractured Goddess stands in front of a travel alter, leading a congregation of Hexblood Prejhenovani in prayer, the foliage surrounding them reflecting a cycling changing of seasons. She stumbles and blushes a moment when your gaze passes over them, but quickly recovers by straightening her shawl.
Cadenza spots you from her preparations and strides towards you purposely, making you nervous like a child about to be scolded by their mother. Winter's Breath, she has a stern and peculiar way of making any interaction feel like you've done something wrong or disappointing. Your father being her bonded makes it difficult to evade her keen gaze above that beak-like nose. Too late to escape now. She gestures to a Vremmyonni and he produces a chest that he presents before him.
Cadenza Morendo
There you are Dragos. I've been looking all over for you. Losk prepares for travel to the Great Rift, to have a hammer made for himself. He requested I give you this... last of his line.
With that, the Vremmyonni opens the chest and inside is Icemaiden's Caress. Cadenza tears up a little, but sniffs and stands straighter, regaining her rigid composure. The Ice Axe calls to you, the sound of the storm emanating from it. A true artifact of Auril. You have never seen your father without it, and have no idea how he came across it. When you reach out to touch the glowing gem embedded into it - the weapon flies to your hand and you hear a laugh that sounds like frost crackling underfoot,
"... Yes! Yes! He was right, you will do... The First World runs deep in your blood. We will do great things together, Seventh Son of Losk of the Half-Demon Fortress. WE SHALL BRING SORROW TO YOUR ENEMIES! HAHAHAHA"
Cadenza Morendo
His only instructions were to come back alive. And you better! You are all he has left...