7-16-22 – 7-31-22 CR: The party goes to see a moving play called “The Ocean’s Remorse” by a renowned playwright (who is also rumored to be a Seelie Dreamlord) named Adrien Verdarnes.  After the play, Adrien – who was in attendance – invites them back to his estate in the Sungarden District for a late night dinner party and a wild orgy.  He is quite taken with Nathaniel, and seduces the young wizard out in the garden while the others partake of the pleasures inside the mansion.  Zara is the life of the party in her stunning gold silk strapless gown, and Essedar is generous with the passing of green buds all night long. 

Nathaniel and Adrien spend most of the next two weeks together and fall deeply in love – the playwright admits that Nathaniel stokes his creative fires and sets his muse alight.  Tel is a bit quiet and withdrawn, until Zara and Nathaniel manage to draw out his darkness and get him to admit that he has been lacking in confidence and courage since he fled the scene of the battle against Suulanesh.  After talking frankly with his friends about his problems, Tel seems less burdened by mental darkness and more like his old self.

Falling Stars, Rising Hope