Mithrax is beside himself with urgency. He tells you that Eido has reached out to Eramis.

Eido invoked an old ritual followed by the pirate crews: "words with empty hands," a type of parley.

If Eramis accepts, there will be a brief ceasefire, as no violence is permitted at a parley. Still, Mithrax asks that you attend.

"This may be a ploy, and we must not be fooled," he says.

Mithrax hopes that Eramis will ignore the request. He knows she will do nothing that is not to her benefit. Still…

"A word can do more damage than a blade," Mithrax cautions, "and Eramis is skilled at wielding both."