"Why are you glowing?" You can't help but ask.
They share a look again.
"You don't know Old Realm, and you don't know what an Exalt is?" Niktar asks, "What are you, really?"
River shakes her head. "We are Exalted. Blessed by the Elemental Dragons with power, talent, and virtue beyond that of mere mortals. Our status comes from our closeness to the Dragons themselves in the cycle of reincarnation. The glow is a sign of us using our superhuman might to some end, at it's most powerful it becomes a whorl of elemental energy, depending on which Aspect the Exalt is. That's which of the five Elemental Dragons they are closest to joining."
"How do you not know this?" Niktar asks again. His stance is wary, but not hostile.
You stay silent, mulling this over. It sounds like they are superheroes. Which is incredible, but so is a river bigger than the Amazon. On the other hand, the claim to superior virtue sounds downright Confucian to you.
You have many disagreements with Confucius.
[] "I am a Zeitgeist."
[] Stay silent.
[] Assert the fundamental equality of mankind.
[] "I have held to my end of the bargain, will you teach me to read and write now?"
[] Something else? (Write in)
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