Chapter 186: Please, Won't You Bee My Neighbor?
“The Calwaskon Compact is an agreement between all the fair peoples and dungeon masters to work for the common good so long as we are threatened by the Hunger. You can think of it as the governing body of the land of the fair.”
Belissar tilted his head.
“Fair peoples? Land of the fair.”
Tarwantrad’s eyes widened a bit.
“Ah, that is, all peoples blessed by the innate touch of mana and a deeper connection to the world, and the land we are from. A land separate from but connected to the rest of the world.”
Tarwantrad’s face fell a bit as she saw Belissar’s confusion continue to grow.
“The point is…my people need your help. We need to keep this nexus door open to power the wards we use to keep the Hunger out of the land of the fair. It’s only just been decided, but I am sure we will make it worth your while to do so. For right now, I can offer you some assistance as a fellow dungeon master.”
Belissar slowly nodded. He still didn’t know what exactly was meant by fair peoples or land of the fair, though he could guess that meant fairies and their home. The whole connection to mana and the world and a separate but connected land business was beyond him. He could, however, understand the desire to keep the Hunger out. He had no idea how keeping this “nexus gate” or whatever it was open helped with powering wards, whatever those were, so all he could do was take Tarwantrad’s word for it that it would help.
What he did understand was that Tarwantrad and her people wanted to make a deal for this, and he saw no specific reason why he shouldn’t. There was the general wariness of people he didn’t know plus the vague implication of doom that might result from dealing with the fey, but the God of Bees’ hand in this gave him confidence to proceed unless Tarwantrad gave him a reason to doubt her.