"I know this is hard to understand, but everything I've said is true. Please believe me."
Inside the Sunfire Temple in Ashen City, the Snail Shaman was explaining to Isara and Gron everything he had witnessed at Mountain Summit.
They had initially been displeased by the Snail Shaman's uninvited arrival, but once they heard that it concerned their Lord, nothing else mattered.
All uninvolved insects were immediately asked to leave, and the entire Sunfire Temple went into lockdown.
As the story unfolded, their expressions kept changing, both of them shocked by this snail's sheer audacity.
First, they were stunned to hear that another Higher Being had appeared.
Then came the ensuing battle. Even without being there, Gron could understand just how terrifying it had been from the description alone.
Isara prayed throughout the account.
Finally, when they heard that the Sunfire God had fallen into a copper pot, which had then begun to boil, both sprang from their seats in shock.
Gron pressed both hands firmly against the table, unaware that his earlier slam had cracked it.
Isara collapsed to the floor, trembling, her hands clasped tightly before her chest in prayer as she tried to calm herself.
Seeing the state of the two before him, the Snail Shaman inwardly blamed himself for his recklessness.
He was certain that if he hadn't hastily added at the end that the Sunfire God was actually undergoing a transformation and ascension, these two might have followed their Lord into death.
Having finally finished his story, the Snail Shaman let out a heavy breath.
But hearing the scratching beside him, the Snail Shaman glanced helplessly to one side. This fellow, whose presence he hadn't anticipated at all, made his plan rather difficult to carry out.
Aemon.
The chief of the Glow Clan, as well