"Is there anyone in your court whose name only you know?" Promise asks the Queen.
"No."
"What would you need to do in order to quickly and efficiently collect a court of between sixty and one hundred fairies in four to eight locations, heavily skewed towards sorcerers, expertly commanded and mostly psychologically loyal, fifteen hundred miles from your palace but with a gate available?"
"I would send my Arcane and his Red Flight of vassals, and the Diamond Nine. If I knew the court leader's identity I could omit the Nine."
"But even without that identity, you're sure Arcane and the Flight and the Nine can take care of it?"
"Yes."
"Who leads the Nine?"
"Veracity knows the names of the other eight."
Promise finds Veracity on the chart and then consults her map. "Will they need the gate?"
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"No."
"What would you need to do in order to quickly and efficiently collect a court of between sixty and one hundred fairies in four to eight locations, heavily skewed towards sorcerers, expertly commanded and mostly psychologically loyal, fifteen hundred miles from your palace but with a gate available?"
"I would send my Arcane and his Red Flight of vassals, and the Diamond Nine. If I knew the court leader's identity I could omit the Nine."
"But even without that identity, you're sure Arcane and the Flight and the Nine can take care of it?"
"Yes."
"Who leads the Nine?"
"Veracity knows the names of the other eight."
Promise finds Veracity on the chart and then consults her map. "Will they need the gate?"
"Not necessarily. Arcane can cross the distance."
"Quickly?"
"In minutes."