The Lotus Witch is a sphinx. One that has perfect knowledge of history. And sight of so many different places and… worlds? The temples of Elysium, heroes fighting for their cities and their egos, the red sun of Tartarus, brave halflings desperately trying to save their world, the grey, dull sights of Hades. Knowledge and power over that - how useful could that be in our endeavors? But she has no allegiance it would seem, which is a relief. I would not want to fight against her in whatever war is coming for us.
We each got to ask one question. I could have asked about my parents. About Nicos and where he is. About the Nemeri family and what they make of what's happened and how they may react to me now. But none of that is of consequence for the world. What we need is information about how we can stop the war. So I ask about what drove the two sides to sign the Oath, to stop fighting, to make peace. And she takes me to Praxis, dark bronze looming high above the stormy seas. We are supposed to go there and fight Sydon? Madness! But the answer… is that both sides grew tired, weak and wanted to regroup. So the way to peace is war… more war. The one thing I was hoping we could avoid.