Leaving

“But you have your promises, and I have my own. Both of us need to pay the price to get what we want, and I’m willing to pay mine. If only we could put together all the gold in the world to bring our wishes to reality.

“It is time for me to leave you. I will head back to the Darkness to grow the old dragon’s faith, and Nyra and Io will go with me. In the years to come, you probably won’t have the help of a priestess of the Eternal Dragon; still, remember to get their help if you do anything big. In Faelor, make use of the three goddesses. So long as you find a way to tie them to you firmly, they will become your servants in the future. I was supposed to do this for you, but I can’t help you anymore.

“What I can do is to raise your title to Planewalker. It gives you a bit more diversity in your blessings and grants them with less grace; put simply, it’s...