[h3]Zerul City, the Drunken Dove[/h3]
Rose looked at her sister, who shrugged at her unspoken question. “It’s not like their existence is a secret,” Violet pointed out with an uncertain smile, “and it’s not official yet anyway. We could be wrong; we probably aren’t, but we could be.”
The masked sister nodded, then turned to look at Morgan with an ominous intensity in her eyes. “From what we’ve heard from the Nemhimian refugees, it’s very likely that another unnatural harvester has appeared. You’ve probably never heard of harvesters – few have – because they are rare and usually not dangerous, but...” She shook her head. “I’d rather fight a demon lord than I would a harvester. They are the most dangerous thing you could ever come across in Reniam; even the power of all deo’iel combined probably won’t be enough to stop it.”
“There is a small chance that it’s just a very powerful summoner on a rampage, though,” Violet pointed out with a sigh. “That’s what we think, and we’re pretty sure that the leaders of our order will think the same. They won’t want to go to the extreme lengths it would take to bring down a harvester without being absolutely sure... but on the other hand, they can’t delay dealing with something this conspicuous for too long, or they would lose support.”
“So rather than deploying -” Rose began, but received a shove from her sister and a shake of her head before she could finish. “What I mean is, they are going to send a force of deo’iel that will be overkill for a summoner – a veritable army, probably, along with several of us sixth circle-agents, possibly even Lord Nightmare himself – but it will only be a distraction for a harvester. Only [I]then[/I], when they have confirmed that it’s a harvester, will they accept what needs to be done.”
“We could be wrong,” Violet reminded them with a cautioning finger in the air. “It could be that the leaders think otherwise or will learn more than we have before making their decision... but from what we have heard, it’s a harvester.” She bit her lip. “Another one like Sineater... which is why we are going to keep a low profile until the order ascertains what it is, one way or another.”