Maddy learned that while the adventurers were seen as gods, the common Prometheans feared them as much as they respected them. They were the "external" power Philip spoke about, and that power often crushed the small people beneath its weight.
"Have you seen a little girl? About this tall. Orange hair. She arrived yesterday from the south."
The woman shook her head.
"No, dear. The capital is full of orphans these days. Everyone is running from the distortions…"
The timing was perfect; her next quest was located exactly where the displaced survivors and orphans of the distortions were being sent.
