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Alzar heads to the castle and meets with Althea. He has the Gem of Delusion. They fly back to the keep she has, she in her natural form, and him on the Griffon, escorted by his elementals until their time here wears out. A few hours later as they arrive at her and her father’s keep, she polymorphs back to human form and they fly down on the Carpet. Kevran, her father, is on the countryside and flying about to the east, so they move to encounter him here, in the sky. In order to protect himself against a gold dragon, Alzar heads to OtherSpace for a moment to grab the Ring of Fire Resistance, and then he turns back into a dragon to face her father, and Alzar mounts her. As they get nearer, he casts Major Globe of Invulnerability, just in case some spells come a calling. They leave the Griffon back, and he lands on the ground by the keep.
They get to range and the dragon breathes poison gas at them. Alzar and the dragon are immune. They speed in in order to try and get off the Gem. Another breath, this time fire hits, and Alzar takes 14 and she is immune again. The dragon casts a Lightning Bolt at Alzar but it fails (Globe) . Now Alzar is close enough and he uses the Gem of Delusion and the dragon is freed from his insanity and stops, puzzled. The daughter and him communicate in their own language, and then land a mile away from the keep, polymorph back to people, and begin to thank Alzar.
They agree to help him, or his March, should he need it in the future, and additionally, to give him any one item from their horde. Alzar smiles, and just asks for the Gem. It’s just a cursed item, is Alzar sure? Yes, he’s sure. He flies off on the Griffon and they head back to their keep.
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