As we traveled along the route out of Kiera, we encountered a strange statue in the water. The captain decided he wished to loot this - as any kleptomaniac would do when seeing random objects in the water.
We traveled down - thanks entirely to my excellent magic - and found ourselves in a magical arena. With a statue that offered us the chance to fight our own strengths and weaknesses for a wish. Carlton went first - brash as always. He is quite useful like that. Similar to some kind of small mammal one throws into water to see if there are predators.
As it turned out, he fought a shadow version of himself - and bested him. He wished for his twin brother - his usual amazingly poor but somehow convincing cover story - to be real and be a very likable fellow. Odd, but he went for it.
I decided that I could not let Carlton best me, so I went in for the challenge. Of course, this was not a problem for me - I am superior to everyone. Even myself. After trading blows for some time, I bested my opponent and wished for a better understanding of the magic that I use innately. Strangely since then, I have a strange....feeling. I shall have to explore this more in detail later.
Finally the captain went up and fought. And...oh and believe me this is the best part. He wished to be strong. So. He is now a Grael. A Grael! I have so many jokes for this. So many, but none are as funny as the fact he is a Grael. This will make him suffer for all the small chinese girl comments. Oh yes.
We went to the isle and to visit Terras - the Kieran prison camp. It seems I have a reputation. Though it is very offensive, as I am certainly not insane. Carlton's twin brother, meanwhile, it seems is loved. Perhaps between us we could form an effective double act. We could not work out a way into the city itself - but we did get to spy on what they are building. A ship to carry the population of Kiera. I think they know the world is sinking, and plan to welcome this as a purge of the lower orders. I admire their goals, but not their classifications. Really? Kierans are just pompous idiots. At least the captain knows his people aren't...ha! He is a Grael!...sorry. That is a very distracting thought.
We went back to Kiera, against my better advice. The idea is that we could make our way in as lumber traders. I think it is a foggy minded idea to take the whole ship into Kiera when we could just send Carlton. I built a very fine smuggler hold in the ship, where myself and Serene are taking up residence. I do hope the Kierans don't torture the captain too hard. When he is upset he tends to blubber. Grael jokes.
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