Taking the Tree Back

"They're interrogating the light elves to find a way into Asgard," Nostra said.

"Then we need to stop them!" Alex said. "Who's open to a full frontal assault? Raise your hands."

Everyone raised their hands except for Nostra who eventually raised its hand after seeing everyone else do it.

"Is it ok if I go in first to take them by surprise?" Nostra said.

Alex created a new skill to detect lying through the combination of empathy and telepathy.

[New skill created: Detect Lies]

Alex used the ability on Nostra. It appeared they were telling the truth. It was truly inexplicable how some of the aliens seemed easy to convince to switch sides.

'I hate to interrupt, but I can explain that,' Ludos said in his mind.

'That's fine. Interrupt away. Please explain," Alex said.