"Is Salaark, I mean, the Overlord your grandmother?" Rem's eyes went wide while her mouth hit the floor.
"Yes." Salaark replied while pacifying Shargein. "Let's talk then."
Zagran and Tyris joined the conversation as spectators. The Garuda because she was still considering the idea of establishing her own empire in order to help resolve the crisis of Jiera.
The Griffon because she was interested in the needs of the merfolk and what they could offer in exchange for hospitality on the surface. She could use that knowledge to instruct the Royals about how to write a treaty without leaving space for loopholes that the nobles might exploit.
After the Wayfinder recharged, Lith exchanged communication runes with Rem and gifted her a dimensional ring filled with red meat, fruits, and vegetables. All things that the ocean lacked and that he hoped would be a delicacy for the merfolk.