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// Entry 126: Dilemma #1 
// Story: Samudra's Journal 
// by vren55 
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I need more knowledge of Yoth-Atal, that goes without saying. If I am to make the best decision for my seaponies, knowledge about her true motives and her aims for Aquestria is absolutely necessary.

The issue is that I cannot know anything more about Yoth-Atal without her possibly corrupting me, or without opening up Aquestria to the kelpies. That is definitely going to be one of the Old God’s conditions. There is also the possibility that Tethys will make this one of her conditions, even if Yoth does not. Simply put, I would probably need to allow the kelpies into Aquestrian society to get the critical knowledge that I need.

And the issue is, I can guess to some extent what Yoth-Atal wants, which is dominion over Aquestria, or at the best case scenario, my submission to her will. Panthalussa has made it abundantly clear that even talking to a Primal God face to face can lead to you falling under their influence. Admittedly, only weak minds will fall and it’s impossible for them to be subtle against a strong mind, but the risk is great.

None of this helps me to resolve my dilemma, which remains whether to launch a surprise attack against the kelpies, and betray Tethys, or actually continue with the detente. I cannot afford to think on this too long. Without any cullings, the kelpies that are born are being separated from their parents and sent to places where Tethys’s kelpies are picking them up. But without the war, Tethys’s kelpies are… well they have nothing to feed on.