If that Storm Champion were the leader of this ship, he could understand. Clearly, that wasn't the case. So why place so much trust in this team? He didn't understand. He had seen countless teams of all kinds since childhood. Alka's team was nothing special; their only distinguishing feature was that Storm Champion, and he had undergone his trials right before their eyes. But still, he didn't understand. There had been so many other choices before; this team simply wasn't special enough.
"You ask why?" Maldo said, looking at the Trident in his hand. "I performed a divination... This is the best opportunity."
"A divination? Clan Leader, you..." the guard said, somewhat surprised.
Divinations themselves don't provide explicit instructions, but they can guide one to make the optimal choice. And using such a technique incurs severe consequences. The Clan Leader was already very old.
