"Can't you speak normally? Simple! Straight!" Ragna asked in an annoyed tone.
"Ah, I trust you've noticed that everything within the village's borders is heavily cloaked in an illusion spell?" she inquired.
Arin nodded affirmatively.
"I was the very source of the illusion, bound to this place by an unyielding tie. It was as though I were a spider spinning her intricate web, only to find herself ensnared within her own creation," she replied.
"Okay, but the people?" Ragna pressed.
"Ah, to understand the real truth, one must first consider why the Conclave chose this particular village as their foundation.
What secrets lay hidden here, and what purpose did this location serve to make it so crucial to their plans? Such decisions are rarely made without purpose," she said cryptically. "To discover that purpose, you must put your trust in me and follow where I lead.
The path ahead may unveil long-hidden realities, and the answers will only be revealed if we walk together."
