>>5889357>>5889429>>5889461>>5889405>>5889401In asking the red naga what he thinks of this naga women coven, he is conflicted. Of course he would be interested in meeting others of his kind that may have survived the cataclysm, but he has been led to believe that his free existence was due to his penitent nature, and that (perhaps) no other nagas would be like him. Then again, if none of their memories are intact (and admittedly he only knows some broad details and no specifics, such as his own name) they may have survived by purely being wiped clean with none of their former wickedness lingering on.
He resolves to at least meet with these five; they may outnumber him, but the belief of the people has empowered him as well. He believes he will be a match for them if it comes to it.
We attempt to use divination, and no ill omens surround these newly discovered serpents. Great magic encircles them, but our divination tells us nothing bad will happen. While our divination has been wrong before, the seers are very confident their interpretation is not incorrect.
The Rex, along with the dragons (with the Rex himself riding the eldest dragon) accompany the naga along with the royal guard to meet these other nagas in neutral territory and open ground. The five nagas, recognizing that they are in the company of a religious figure and government royalty, show great deference towards both. The two smaller dragons are incredibly curious about the other beasts, and the two child dragons we possess who are slightly older than they play with them while the elder dragon supervises.
"We seek no harm, nor quarrel with any of your people," the lead representative for the female naga explains. "Long have we lived with only our own company to keep. It would be our greatest honor to take a place within your society that does not disturb the workings of it; if we could enhance it we would do so. Our knowledge of magic would become your knowledge. Our lives would be yours."
The red naga inquires, "You remember nothing from before?"
"Nothing at all," she replies, and he detects no lie from them.
The red naga confers with the Rex. He senses no hostility or malicious intent from the nagas, but he does detect an underpinning of an ulterior motive. However, he suspects this may simply be representative of their desire to join with a larger collective. Nagas are inherently selfish and immortal beings; even if subconsciously, they may have banded together not out of a desire to survive, but a desire to belong to a structure that reinforces their superiority. He himself initially rejected being the spiritual head of our society until eventually he was worn down and accepted the role, and even then he was surprised and ashamed at how quickly he readily assumed such a position.
