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The faint echo of your words scatters amidst the channels and the barracks and the warehouses.
Rosandra waits for silence to come back, like the flowing tide.
“That much is obvious,” she sighs. “All sort of important and powerful people seem to, and in this you most resemble Bragia Lacresta of old. And now you have straggled a promising Sunwell Knight and the heir to one of the most important noble families in your wake. Not to mention the disappearance of Salicera Fors. You are a walking mystery. And a living nuisance.” Rosandra shakes her head, her red hair flowing, her eyes glinting. “I shall not destroy it personally. Nor shall I keep it from being destroyed, if such is Her Will. But it is not so now. For the present, everything around you conspires to keep it intact. I wouldn’t go against something so clearly stated. Now, Argia Candente: are you going to make me wait even more? Hand it over.”

Well, you tried… at least she won’t destroy it. She promised as much. You hand it over.

You don’t trust Rosandra enough. You keep the cameo.

In the end, it all comes down to a matter of trust...