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"I'll tell you what I told Chief Kothis—Stralchus may have built the Ziggurat, but he can't defeat the False Icon with it. I can. I plan to take his place."

It sounds believable, at least.

"I'd love to see you knock Stralchus down into the dirt with the rest of us," Alexius says. "And I think you could do it. It won't be easy, but people here like and trust you. With enough people, we could stop Stralchus and then deal with the False Icon."

The wind shifts, bringing with it cool air off the mountains to the west. The villagers appear to be setting up some kind of meeting. You should probably look in on that. Eventually.

Alexius studies you for a moment, his eyes appraising, a faint smile on his lips.

"I think you have something on your mind," he says.