>>5697006>>5697051>>5697053>>5697099"Tone it down, Isidro! The more you boast to Isma, the more you'll let her down when she asks you to do something."
"You weren't even there on the village when I did that!"
"I was, and ya definitely didn't take any trolls down without my help, kid!" Hyde chimes in just to burst Isidro's bubble.
"No need to lie to impress me! I'm sure you all have great stories to tell me anyway!" Isma really didn't seem to mind being taken for a fool, so long as she learns more of the outside world.
"Also, try to get along with Schierke, if you can. She's a great asset to the team, and I feel like you two could also have a few common interests."
"Really!?" Both of them speak in unison with wildly different degrees of enthusiasm.
"Yes, for starters, I'm sure Schierke was smart enough to investigate the island while we were off, and has likely found a way to get rid of the Sea God, ain't that right?"
"Well, not exactly..." Schierke is flattered, but otherwise pretty uncertain of what to do in regards to said problem... "First of all, we should decide on whether or not we should warn the townsfolk of our mission. while it does seem like they do their offerings and sacrifices out of fear rather than any sort of respect towards that monster, they still consider it the most effective way of keeping themselves alive, and if they feel like we're interfering, they have the authority to expel us from their territory."
"We could do it behind their backs and avoid the confrontation, but then they'll just react with more intensity to whatever their initial thoughts already led them to say." your thought process aligns with Schierke.
"Given how they treated Dad and I, they will hate anyone who is even aligned with the merrows! Seeing you with me is already reason to be made fun of..." Isma frowns, remembering past instances of interacting with other kids her age.
"I know a short distance teleportation spell we can do, but it would require one incantation circle around the Sea God and wherever we'll send him to so he doesn't destroy the island when waking up. Not sure if we can do that in a single day, but it beats forcibly waking him up and have him destroy the island in the process."
>The townsfolk have a right to know. Their life is on the line, after all.>We're in a rush here, we can deal with their complaints after we've saved them.>Teleporting him away to fight him seems like the best idea.>Maybe purifying him while he sleeps seems more efficient.>What if we just wake him up and fight him before he can do anything?>What if we try waking up Sivir? She's the one holding him off, we just need to find a way to reach her.