Ekhart and Cidmuir were left to talk alone.
Cid explained where he had been for the past few months.
He had left the University to look for funding for his research to open a gate to the Faerealm, leaving because their mother did not approve of the idea.
He met Laef in a city outside of Ortello, who explained that she was looking to stop someone who was trying to destroy the world.
Cid infiltrated the Church, posing as a priest and faking his credentials.
He got in contact with
Cardinal Redrose, and learned of his plans to “close the Faerealm.” Cid began his research in earnest, pretending to be working for Cardinal Redrose.
Cardinal Redrose grew impatient with Cid’s progress, so demanded another priest begin working on it.
Cid gave
Brother Waybrush some bad research notes, and two quartz crystals with what he thought were the most harmless spells; Continual Flame, and Enlarge/Reduce.
After his research went nowhere, Cid gave Brother Waybrush some more crystals, a broken caster’s quartz that used to contain the Suggestion spell, but was useless now that it was broken (as far as Cid thought).
Cid then found that there was a large amethyst deposit in the
Shadowfen thicket so he took up residence in Ambermoor to finish his research.
When Cardinal Redrose called him back to Ortello, Cid met with the Silent and convinced them to kidnap him, in exchange he would help them succeed at toppling the Ambermoorean government.
As the Ambermoor guards drew close, Laef offered her service to give herself up to the guards to prevent them from finding the Silent camp.