The Surprise

"And you're sure they can't be improved?" Aura asks critically, observing the projections around her. The faces of the Archons of Terminus stare back at her. Eosphoros and Aura had been spearheading this little project for days now. It was intended to be done as a birthday gift, but over two weeks had gone by already. Still, after seeing his council and the way Phoenix's birthday wish had impacted him, Aura was convinced now was the time.

"Of course they can be improved! But we can only do so much. They're his. This is our impression of them," Eosphoros responds, exasperated.

"Mm, I suppose you're right. It's probably too much to have him guess who they are though."

"It's a nice thought, but we should label them. I'm not sure whether it would offend us or him more if he guessed horribly wrong."

"Do it and send them off then. We've made them. It's no good sitting on our speculations."

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