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"Far be it from me to refuse a quest from the gods," Sirius quipped before looking over at Scarlet, his gaze softening. He couldn't imagine what she was feeling. His own mother, he knew, was always safe in an out of the way port to the north of Black Port. He'd have to talk to her later, see if she was okay. He turned to address both Scarlet and the gods, "Kate, you're not getting rid of me that easily. Whatever you get yourself into, I'd follow."

He didn't understand the god's warning entirely, but he understood enough. Lord Orion would die and a false king would rise in the Humanic Empire. There would be suffering and Scarlet was asked to combat it. And if she was fighting something, he'd fight at her side. He glanced at Talcor and he had a feeling that the god saw what was in his heart, what he was starting to feel for his captain. It was strange. He felt vulnerable, but oddly comforted under his patron deity's gaze.