Mad Dog Unleashed

"Bad news. Soros has already sensed our movements in the Northland."

Shar stood on the cold wasteland of a Demiplane, telling the other figures gathered there what had happened moments ago.

According to her plan, she had intended to remain hidden inside that wizard's body, waiting for an opportunity to launch a fatal ambush and kill whoever came to investigate the secrets behind the entire affair.

Especially the nosy Moon Goddess Selûne and the Goddess of Magic Midnight. Killing either one of their avatars would be an incredible gain.

Of course, even without encountering the avatars of hostile gods, eliminating chosen ones like Elminster, Kelben, and the Seven Sisters, or Soros's important subordinates, would still help seal off information and throw the situation into chaos.

Unfortunately, this sinister plan had ultimately been ruined by the sudden and unexpected appearance of Soros himself.

Still, the blame could not be placed on the Goddess of Night.

After all, Soros had been away from Toril for a long time, busy watching over his newborn daughter on other planes.

That had led Shar to conclude that his attention had long since shifted away from Faerûn, making it the perfect opportunity for her to cause trouble.

In fact, the Goddess of Night's prediction had been quite accurate.

If Little Annie had not suddenly changed from an infant into a toddler in an instant, Soros would not have brought his daughter back to visit her mother, Ayesha.

Nor would he have checked on the condition of his other unborn child.

He would not have gone to Neverwinter to take a look at Dumbledore, either.

Most importantly, his visit to Aribeth had been entirely spontaneous. He had wanted to see whether learning that her fiancé, Vancevik, had gotten involved with another older man would cause her to