>>6311632“Professor Yuler, was it?” The Chytree remarks as she glides over to you with practiced grace. “<span class="mu-b">EZZNI LIS’TAT</span>, charmed, I’m sure. I was told you wished to speak with me.”
Oh, uh, you sputter as your sudden bout of confidence vacates your body like its life depended on it, th-that’s right…
“So talk.” She purrs as her luminous gaze dances between you and Obber. “I’ve never heard of a Professor Yuler on staff, but I’ll admit you have a way with running a classroom… whoever you are.”
You just, uh… just let them run the show, really… you reply as you nervously pick at your hair! Oldest trick in the book!
“Indeed…” Lis’tat replies, cocking her head to the side. “Letting them ‘run the show’ with magic, no less. Dangerous.” She leans in closer. “But you know that already, don’t you?”
You answer with a shrug. There’s a lotta’ ways to teach a class, right? You were always more of a visual learner.
“Quite.” Observes Lis’tat, her word hanging in the air as if it were trying to lure in a fish! “What puzzles me, Professor, is why you employed such interesting methods for a <span class="mu-i">History Course</span>.”
A sensation akin to having a can of soup stuffed down your throat hits you like… well, a can of soup! C-come again?
The teacher’s eyes dim. “I shouldn’t have to remind you where we are or what its inhabitants are capable of, so let me cut straight to the biscuits:”
She leans in close–her face a few hairs away from yours!
“Who. Are. You?”
Th-th-the wh-whole world’s… a s-st-tage…
>TRUTH! Volkir mentioned her!>HALF-TRUTH! Someone said she could help you!>HINT! You’re interested in the Khorrozeh Wing… and any relics that might still be around!>LIE! You’re on official business from Crossroads. Your peers will back you up!>DEFLECT! Who is SHE, huh!?>Stay silent! She’ll think you disappeared!>Write-In!