They took it, and they have agreed that there will be a visit where I will go into their trenches. But they want something in return that may be a little more problematic.

They want to be able to visit Aquamaris as a foreign delegation.

Now, I want to avoid giving the kelpies that kind of hard legitimacy, but this is a difficult request to not grant them. If I didn’t grant them this visit, they’ll be unlikely to show me where they live. Now, I doubt they will show me where their headquarters actually is. They’ve likely gone so deep that even I can’t even reach them. It’s far more likely they will show me one of the settlements they have in their trenches that is in more of the middle layer rather than the bottom.

Is it worth allowing the public to know of the kelpies existence? Not really. But I won’t get anything if I refuse. How can I play this to my advantage?