The cups were empty, and Grace poured the group another fill. Their conversation, as Mono had expected, had gone on for quite a while, and in that time she'd learned about Moeria and Helga's involvement with each other. But exactly why were they visiting her? That offer hadn't yet been made. And before they could even reveal that, the queen lifted her right hand and gave Moeria some pause.
"Before you ask me for whatever it is that you've come for, I need some answers beyond who you are." Neither waiting for their agreement nor wasting time with silence, Mono moved her cup to the side while looking right into the hologram's eyes. "First, tell me, what exactly was the reason that my parents abandoned me. Second, how do you know them and what was the extent of your relationship with them, and last, what did they do and how did they die?"
