Sleep.

Everyone (who can eat) enjoys a delicious dinner. Darkness is coming earlier in the day now, and it's cooler, even if this is a rather warm part of the world. It honestly just feels better to be dry. Nureteru was a beautiful place of course. You hope to return sometime, especially to see Kailani. Selinda too. Honestly, you're even curious about the Demon King there and her own subjects.

Later, as you lay in bed in your pajamas, you think about what's to come. Malakae Vraelion--a beautiful albeit snobby dragon girl who once bullied poor Eva before they more recently found mutual grounds, and while Malakae struggles to admit anything, you can tell she respects Eva for everything you and her did. If one thing is for certain, there's no way she serves Elok Daven willingly. Lord Vraelion must be another who for some reason has allied with him. Whether it's for money, for power, or some other reason, there are those who follow Elok. He's wormed his way into the underbelly of Tivera over who knows how many years, and it's only now things are starting to show.

You look to the magic conch shell sitting now on your end table right beneath the still-glowing magic lamp.

Out of curiosity, you pick it up and stare it over. You then lift it up to your lips and speak. "Hey there. What's up?" You can't help yourself. Though it feels odd speaking into a shell, and at first, you're not certain if it even did anything at all.

After a moment, a voice comes back through. "Excuse me?" It's Gwynevere, and there's venom in her tone. "You will not speak to me so informally, and I cannot believe you would already waste my time. I knew giving you this trinket was a mistake."

You stare into the shell for a moment. "All right. Well, have a good night." Then you place it back on the table.

"Have a good night?! If you send one more pointless message, I swear I will shatter this shell, and that will sever any means of contact you have with me. You do know that this is a privilege, yes?"

But you leave her on read and slowly drift away to sleep.