After buying a room in the local inn, I had to ensure that Auru doesn't hear anything she isn't supposed to:

["Hey Auru, could you wait here while w talk for a bit?"]

[Auru: "Uhh, sure..."]

Grinla and Me enter the room, and I lock the door behind me.

["You asked me how I know your name. The answer is simple:

It's me, Ignatius!"]

[Grinla: "What are you talking about, the only thing you and Ignatius have in common is your skin color and horns."]

I pull off my mask and reveal my face.

[Grinla: "Oh my, so it is you?! Master Ignatius, we all thought you were dead after that excruciating light and pain filled the throne room. We searched everywhere for two years, but couldn't find you anywhere..."]

["I also don't know the specifics, but It seems like I've been asleep for ten years. When I woke up, I found myself degraded to this pathetic form. I think it might have been the work of that strange magic Item those so-called ~heros~ used..."]

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[Grinla: "So you mean the Mirror of Quentin?"]

["The Mirror of Quentin? is that what they used on me?"]

[Grinla: "It appeared to be, but it broke shortly after unleashing the harsh light, which forced you to sleep for ten years and take on this form..."]

Hmm. So I know I was strong but so outright overpowered to break an item made by Quentin when used on me?

["So all I need to do is collect the broken pieces of Quentins Mirror, piece it together and undo the spell?"]

[Grinla: "In theory, that should do the trick."]

I climb on a chair in the middle of the room.

["ALRIGHT THEN, WE'LL GET ALL THE PIECE! Oh, and you're going to accompany us, right?"]

[Grinla: "Of course, my Lord."]

["Yeah, you can quit the lord, for now. It's just Igni when we're in public."]

[Grinla: "I see, ~Igni~. It feels weird referring to you without a title..."]

["You'll get used to it..."]

I open the door.

[Auru: "oh, you finished talking already?"]

["Yes, Grinla will be accompanying us on our travels, and we have a new destination."]

[Auru: "May I ask, what it is?"]

["We're searching for a powerful Augur, who can help us find the fragments of a magic Item."]

[Grinla: "Do you have any idea where we might find one?"]

[Auru: "Hmmm... An Augur? Have you heard of Master Xentilon?"]

[ "No, who's that?"]

[Grinla: "No, who's that?"]

[Auru: "He's the newly appointed head of Winthavens mage association."]

["Wait, why does a country bumpkin like you know about mage affairs?"]

[Auru: "Well, long story short: My older sister is studying in the mage school in Withaven..."]

["So this means you must have at least some talent for magic. Alright, we're buying a basic grimoire right now.]