Locked in his house, lying on his hammock with a bottle of capryni milk in his hand, Eolinius was deep in thought. His hallucinations hadn't lasted very long, but he still felt dizzy at times. He thought back to what O'Tall had said to him when he had returned to Fairhaven.
He had been stunned when O'Tall had said that he had bought this chai from a passing Zorai with broken horns in Jen-Lai, who had spoken very highly of this "Purple Dream". What seemed strange to him was that O'Tall didn't seem to be affected, if at all, by the chai. He also wondered what had become of the pious and mystical Zoraï who looked for his rosary beads in the root bounty. The effects of the 'Purple Dream' on a tryker used to drinking byrh and Lorlyn's concoctions had already been brief but devastating, but he didn't dare imagine the effects on a kamystic zorai who didn't drink a drop of alcohol. He had to find out as soon as possible whether they had heard from him and whether he had returned to Zora.
Kyriann had sent a letter to Tao-Sian, so she would know how serious the situation was. It was still necessary to act with some discretion. Eolinius coughed slightly when he thought of the number of times Tao-Sian had bothered to examine a Drakan. After a while, word would get around that the Drakani all had addictions, to keep things decent.Not to mention the fact that O'Tall's latest revelations could put some of his close acquaintances in 'slight' difficulty when he had said that he had been introduced to chai and that he used to drink quite 'heavy' chai with this person. Eolinius hadn't been given any more details about the term 'heavy' but given this person's past, he feared the worst and didn't want it to reflect badly on the Drakani's reputation or that of its leader.
He had innocently asked Kyriann if O'Tall could also come and see Tao-Sian. She said he would be more than welcome to describe or identify the Zorai with the broken horns to Tao-Sian, although Eolinius had other ideas.
Once he was feeling better, he wanted to go and investigate this zoraï who, according to the description, closely resembled an Antekami. But first he had to rest and wait for Tao-Sian's verdict on his state of health.
He had been stunned when O'Tall had said that he had bought this chai from a passing Zorai with broken horns in Jen-Lai, who had spoken very highly of this "Purple Dream". What seemed strange to him was that O'Tall didn't seem to be affected, if at all, by the chai. He also wondered what had become of the pious and mystical Zoraï who looked for his rosary beads in the root bounty. The effects of the 'Purple Dream' on a tryker used to drinking byrh and Lorlyn's concoctions had already been brief but devastating, but he didn't dare imagine the effects on a kamystic zorai who didn't drink a drop of alcohol. He had to find out as soon as possible whether they had heard from him and whether he had returned to Zora.
Kyriann had sent a letter to Tao-Sian, so she would know how serious the situation was. It was still necessary to act with some discretion. Eolinius coughed slightly when he thought of the number of times Tao-Sian had bothered to examine a Drakan. After a while, word would get around that the Drakani all had addictions, to keep things decent.Not to mention the fact that O'Tall's latest revelations could put some of his close acquaintances in 'slight' difficulty when he had said that he had been introduced to chai and that he used to drink quite 'heavy' chai with this person. Eolinius hadn't been given any more details about the term 'heavy' but given this person's past, he feared the worst and didn't want it to reflect badly on the Drakani's reputation or that of its leader.
He had innocently asked Kyriann if O'Tall could also come and see Tao-Sian. She said he would be more than welcome to describe or identify the Zorai with the broken horns to Tao-Sian, although Eolinius had other ideas.
Once he was feeling better, he wanted to go and investigate this zoraï who, according to the description, closely resembled an Antekami. But first he had to rest and wait for Tao-Sian's verdict on his state of health.