Looking at Edna's utterly baffled face, Old School Striking King spoke rapid-fire. "Put a few more question marks next to everything!
No clear-cut plan beats taking a pen and asking yourself a few more questions, then seeing whether you're satisfied with your own answers!
Tsk~
I'm not saying you should turn your whole life into a checklist and follow it item by item, but asking yourself a few times what you really want before making any major decision will definitely save you most of the trouble."
She glanced around, then dug an enormous sheet of white paper out of her little bag. "Here, future Goddess of Magic. Write down everything you want to do after you return to your Divine Kingdom!"
When Edna took the paper, her face clearly said, Who am I? Where am I going?
Old School Striking King patted her hand. "I'm not giving you this paper so you can write on it right now. Take it back and fill it in at your own pace when it's late and quiet!
Would you really feel comfortable writing about things from your past life in front of me?
Like that Kelemvor fellow throwing lightning around in Waterdeep?"
Edna froze. The featherlight sheet of white paper slipped dramatically from her hand to the ground... Her expression suddenly twisted, her pretty little face scrunching up.
Old School Striking King stared for a moment. "Don't tell me you haven't thought at all about the guy who exchanged a Loyalty Oath with Midnight?
Sure, Kelemvor is staying by the River Styx now, but... you'll have to face him eventually!
You can insist you're Edna all you like, but to him, that's bullshit!
It's still the same soul, isn't it?"
Edna bent down to retrieve the paper and slipped it deftly into her