However, Hill, who had discovered Alexei and clearly understood that he had joined forces with Venti, fell into a dilemma... Did Alexei count as the trouble the Fate Power had arranged for Ao?
Probably not, right?
After all, Toril had still obtained a decent Goddess of Magic in accordance with its established history!
Although this goddess might be rather eccentric, she was still better than a completely emotionless control machine, right?
Wait!
Hill quickly pulled his somewhat muddled thoughts back. How could he be Ao's retribution?
William was!
Without William, how could Corellon possibly have taken an interest in the Undead?
Even without Hill, the Undead would eventually have visited Toril!
Shar would always take an interest in William too... As long as the goddess of the Dark Night did not cause trouble on the continent of Toril, many things would not spiral out of control.
Hmm! Exactly. Hill nodded firmly. Ao's retribution was William, just as Oaisis's retribution was Aoskar.
They were all bound to meet sooner or later.
Hill had merely arrived a little earlier than they had.
After patting the nonexistent dust from his clothes, Hill stood up with an innocent look and stretched. "The meeting between Venti and Prince Alexei seems to have reached a conclusion."
The azure-black ghostly glow had not appeared in the depths of that Wind Elemental's eyes for a full half hour... Before that, whenever Ellie and Prince Alexei met, Venti, who was as beautiful and adorable as a Fey, had never behaved herself.
Her control over Wind Elementals was far too powerful, and she only moved when there was wind. She would even disguise it by pretending to play with Ellie's long hair. If Hill had not known she was suspicious from the beginning, then even with a sensitivity to Wind