He watched the Ahura walk over to his side and gave him a small nod, of acknowledgment and thanks. His attention returned to Ezra.

"I'm pretty sure you think I'm just gonna tell you whatever you want to hear," Roman said. "So let's cut to the chase. If you feel even the slightest bit of responsibility toward the paladins fighting and dying in Bastan right now, you need to step up and do something about it. You need to go to Zenderael and fix it. That's what I'm proposing."