Swamped

You think you hit the major points. Didn't get as much info as you would have liked, but you feel like you understand what's going on with this Master now. Except for what he actually wants.

So you might as well clarify some things about your new friend.

"So if the gods are taking an interest, what do they think of your Oracle?"

Ember pauses for a moment.

"The first Oracle was chosen by Reth. Since then, no god has seen fit to contact us, for good or for ill."

"That doesn't really answer my question."

"I believe the gods have an interest in the work of the Oracle. And I believe if the gods were dissatisfied with that work, they would make that very clear. But I make no claims to know for certain what any god thinks."

Vague on key details, as usual, but you suppose he did technically answer what you asked.

You're getting very close to camp. But Rider suddenly speaks.

"It is probably best I stay away from the camp," he says. You hear him jumping down from the desert-horse. "I would not wish to agitate the prisoner you told me about. But I will help you rescue Marshall and Captain Long."

"That means I've got to explain our new friend here to the greblings," you grumble. "Not too keen on having more delays."

"I'll wait out here, too," Ember says calmly. "Just come back here with the object you found. It'll be easier if the greblings see I'm with Rider."

"How'd you know I... oh, wait, that thing about knowing what I'm willing to tell you. You know, it could get real annoying real fast if you keep doing that."

"I would have summarized what I learned from you on the way, but I assumed you had more pressing questions. And I also assume you're in something of a hurry to rescue these people."

Well, irritated as you are, he's got a point. You ride into camp to look for Dominique.

But the moment you ride in, it becomes clear it's not going to be all that smooth. You see the crowd of greblings - the ones Rudolph said were former guards - all standing together.

But what exactly are they doing?