The Supplication

Jumping into it, he turned toward Stronghold Leader Drakar, who was still staring at him in a daze. "Ahem! We better get going, Stronghold Leader Drakar. After all, we'll be needing your gift to make this plan work much better," he added.

His words were enough to jolt Stronghold Leader Drakar out of his momentary trance, causing a broad grin to light up his face as he walked closer to the large hot air balloon.

'He's genuinely thrilled about this, huh,' Orion thought, observing as Stronghold Leader Drakar joined him in the basket. Orion's attention then shifted to Saria. 

"Why not join us, Saria?" he suggested, extending an invitation to the curious tree nymph. "You could very well become the first tree nymph to ever fly above the clouds, so this might be an opportunity you don't want to miss," he added with a wink.