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How you managed to lose her trust without even knowing her, you're not sure. Why you're here is an even bigger mystery, and one that you need to get to the bottom of before you form any conclusions about your condition.
Your head is spinning, but you have some energy to converse with the Vistana. Maybe you can make sense of how you got here, and why you were saved.
>"What is your name?" <span class="mu-s">x3</span>
She smiles, amused. "I am Ezmerelda d'Avenir. Hunter of twisted monsters and evil things. I would like to hear your name too, if that's okay, madam."
"Aranuel... Cleric of... Kosuth." you just barely manage to groan the words. With a breath, you continue...
>"How did you get me out of the Abbey?" <span class="mu-s">x2</span>
"Weren't many options," she admits. "But it wasn't something I would would've loved to break my cover for. It wasn't me who insisted on dragging your corpse down the side of the mountain. Somebody else decided on saving you."
"You... fought me out? Or..."
"We had help from the mongrel prisoners," she says. "You got them all riled up and killed their guardian. The distraction was exactly what we needed."
>"Was anybody else up there in the Abbey with you?" <span class="mu-s">x2</span>
"Who was the one who insisted on saving me?" you ask, hopeful.
She pauses, and seems to analyze you for a moment before continuing. "I have no regrets for helping her," she says, "But I don't think her actions were rational."
She's being cagey. "I was up there for a reason too," you say. "I can explain everything... just, please, tell me more."
"This was three days ago. We trying to lay low. At least, that's what I was doing up there. When you caused that big stir, we investigated the damage, and found your corpse. She seemed to find you familiar."
"F-familiar?"
Ezmerelda nods. "She insisted on saving you, but couldn't even explain why. She just said it was a feeling. It was like she was motivated by unnatural forces. Any attempt to talk her out of it was futile."
Woman in the Abbey found you familiar? Three days ago?! This is too much information to process.
"It took us a couple days to get our hands on the right scroll," she says. "We paid for it with goods from the Abbey. A life's fortune. It's thanks to that that you are here. I am relieved it worked... I've never seen someone more dead."
You still have too many questions you can hope to ask. The best you can do right now is get a handle on who this woman is, and to gain her trust - it's time to explain your side of the story. Persuading this Vistana could be vital to seeing your sister again, if the woman she's talking about is who you assume it is.
>"Why were you hiding in the Abbey?" (Persuasion, DC 12) <span class="mu-s">x2</span>
>"I wasn't up there looking for you." (Persuasion, DC 12) <span class="mu-s">x2</span>
<span class="mu-s">Charisma (Persuasion) Check - Disadvantage</span>
Roll 2d20, discard the higher roll, then add Aranuel's Proficiency bonus (+3) to perform a check with Charisma (Persuasion) with Disadvantage.
(Best out of 3.)
