Hill still couldn't help smiling as he and Lynn discussed how to handle the matter. The expression on Lynn's face was too amusing.
As Aglaia City's administrator, Lynn ought to have been delighted. Those "Terrasil Elves" were registered under the city's name, and as they traveled farther and pulled off ever more astonishing feats, Aglaia City would become famous throughout the world.
But as a member of the Harpers Alliance, he had a small problem on his hands.
Hill had heard some time ago that the Harpers Alliance had been in quite a panic lately. The Zhentarim had hidden themselves far more thoroughly, after all. Those people were out to do harm, and every city in the Northlands was a potential target.
What was more, Zhentil Keep, which stood behind them, openly worshiped Bane. Most cities and nations considered the organization an enemy to be wiped out.
Although the Harpers had ostensibly withdrawn from Waterdeep after Blackstaff Khelben left the Alliance, some undercover agents remained. They were genuinely worried their own people would be exposed too.
It would do little real damage, but it would be terribly embarrassing.
So they approached Lynn, hoping he could reach an understanding with the Elves and get them to spare the Harpers' spies.
Lynn considered it for a while, then refused. He had joined the Harpers Alliance mainly because Milil was one of its founders, not because he had truly intended to devote his life to peace across Faerûn.
Besides, the Harpers Alliance was nowhere near as united as it appeared.
The current Mystra had single-handedly destroyed more than half the Alliance her predecessor had worked so hard to build.
In the past, so few Harpers would have been publicly known. They would never have set up an official Harpers headquarters. Their identities had