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	Slowly the door opens to reveal a grey-haired man 
Š	clad in the robes of a High Counsel elder of Dessi. 
Š	At first his sea-blue eyes and lordly countenance are 
Š	fixed in sudden mood, but then he recognises the 
Š	insignia of your Kai tunic and his stern face breaks 
Š	into a warm and welcoming smile.

	"Praise the Gods!  You have arrived, Grand Master. 
	I feared that you and your precious cargo had been 
Š	lost at Ghol-Tabras. I am Zinair. Please, please, 
Š	come inside"

	Lord Zinair ushers you into the consulate and asks 
Š	you to wait in his private chambers. After he has 
Š	taken the precaution of dismissing his staff, he 
Š	joins you there. He had expected your arrival weeks 
Š	ago and had almost abandoned hope that he would ever 
Š	see you alive, fearing that you had fallen foul of 
Š	Sesketera. When you recount all the perils of your 
Š	journey from Elzian, Zinair is doubly amazed that you 
Š	are with him now. You reassure him that you still 
Š	have the Moonstone and you offer to show him the 
Š	precious artifact, but he declines your offer saying 
Š	that it would be safer for you both if it were to 
Š	remain within its korlinium satchel. 
	
	Zinair suggests that you bathe and eat and avail 
Š	yourself of the many luxuries that the consulate has 
Š	to offer. He suggests that after you are rested you 
Š	meet again later so that you may discuss the final 
Š	and most-vital part of your mission.


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