[ good thing there's nothing romantic about trying on toe rings. wriothesley's in the middle of pulling off one of said toe rings to see if it'll look better on a different toe (it won't) when he just gets attacked. don't just say you're interested in getting to know someone like that. ]
Even with the murder accusations? [ what accusations, they're real. ] I'm flattered, but I suspect there are more worthy contenders for your attention out there.
[Well, don't tease him by asking if he's interested then.]
Do you really think you're talking to someone who hasn't murdered...? [Also, he knows some murderers.] You've changed, I can tell. [That's the interesting part. Because he's changed, too.] I admire that is all.
In the same way there are more interesting people here to be curious about?
Yes, well, most changed murderers don't live at the bottom of the ocean. [ he needs to prove he is unworthy. ] I can't very well subject a significant other to that, now can I?
[He has come over, and he puts his hand on Wriothesley's arm, to stop it a moment.]
You don't have to add too many. One on each foot is fine, even one on one foot.
[Don't force it.]
The Dungeon of Penance was underground in the Shadowshire below the city for that reason. Magic has been put on it to distort the paths so no one can find their way out unless they know dunamancy.
He was a halfling and an alchemist. He had been captured because he had been working with the Cerberus Assembly and experimenting on one of the stolen beacons.
It was my job to pull information out of him with any means necessary.
The Mighty Nein came looking for him, and I learned he was the husband of one of them. His release, however, depended on the information, and he finally explained what the Assembly had been after. So I released him.
[In a quietly scandalize reprimand, no heat, like he knows Wriothesley is trying to tease him.
You will receive the forbidden knowledge in the other thread later.]
It is not often a person's family or loved ones dare come into the halls of the Kryn Dynasty for them, especially not those toting one of the Kryn's lost, sacred Luxon Beacons.
At the time, it was merely a favor, a way to hold something over them perhaps should I need it, to keep an eye on them. I had the information I needed.
But, now, looking back... It could be I was touched by the loyalty of love.
[Yes, do NOT make fun of him. Thank you. Anyhow, this makes him laugh wryly, short.]
No. At that time? No. The Mighty Nein got on my nerves and, more importantly, got in my way. [A sigh.] I began to feel a bit different... somewhat later, after we had gotten to know each other.
[ can't believe essek isn't immune to the power of friendship is magic. ]
Isn't that how it always goes? [ essek your dere (jk he doesn't know that word yet) ] They must have been quite the unique group, to get you to change your mind.
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Even with the murder accusations? [ what accusations, they're real. ] I'm flattered, but I suspect there are more worthy contenders for your attention out there.
[ like anders. ]
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Do you really think you're talking to someone who hasn't murdered...? [Also, he knows some murderers.] You've changed, I can tell. [That's the interesting part. Because he's changed, too.] I admire that is all.
In the same way there are more interesting people here to be curious about?
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Yes, well, most changed murderers don't live at the bottom of the ocean. [ he needs to prove he is unworthy. ] I can't very well subject a significant other to that, now can I?
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I'm a fugitive. Hiding from both a dynasty and a collective of powerful mages. I wouldn't want to subject anyone to that either.
[You stupid fruit. We're all the same.]
You live at the bottom of the ocean...?
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Presumably you won't be a fugitive forever. Though if you ever find yourself in Fontaine still on the run, I'd be happy to house you in the Fortress.
[ why is that name so edgy. ]
And I do. Though I've considered relocating.
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[THE NAME!!!!]
You underestimate the relentless persistence of both my country and the assembly of mages.
Is there a logistical reason it's in the ocean?
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[ just says this casually as he pulls off the second toe ring. maybe a different foot...? ]
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[He has come over, and he puts his hand on Wriothesley's arm, to stop it a moment.]
You don't have to add too many. One on each foot is fine, even one on one foot.
[Don't force it.]
The Dungeon of Penance was underground in the Shadowshire below the city for that reason. Magic has been put on it to distort the paths so no one can find their way out unless they know dunamancy.
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Something like that. I have spent most of my life in the Fortress by now.
[ but who cares about that! ]
Did anyone ever leave your Dungeon after a suitable amount of penance?
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It sounds as if you had been incarcerated yourself.
[PEOPLE CARE.]
The majority didn't. Though... a while back, I did release someone. A husband.
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[ (b99 voice) cool motive, still murder. ]
But tell me about the person you released.
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[He's teasing.]
He was a halfling and an alchemist. He had been captured because he had been working with the Cerberus Assembly and experimenting on one of the stolen beacons.
It was my job to pull information out of him with any means necessary.
The Mighty Nein came looking for him, and I learned he was the husband of one of them. His release, however, depended on the information, and he finally explained what the Assembly had been after. So I released him.
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[ four.....some? just kidding, wriothesley is not here to homewreck and essek has anders waiting for him (no). ]
You make it sound as though you don't release people very often. Or was he just that special?
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[In a quietly scandalize reprimand, no heat, like he knows Wriothesley is trying to tease him.
You will receive the forbidden knowledge in the other thread later.]
It is not often a person's family or loved ones dare come into the halls of the Kryn Dynasty for them, especially not those toting one of the Kryn's lost, sacred Luxon Beacons.
At the time, it was merely a favor, a way to hold something over them perhaps should I need it, to keep an eye on them. I had the information I needed.
But, now, looking back... It could be I was touched by the loyalty of love.
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Was that the start of your changed opinion on relationships?
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No. At that time? No. The Mighty Nein got on my nerves and, more importantly, got in my way. [A sigh.] I began to feel a bit different... somewhat later, after we had gotten to know each other.
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Isn't that how it always goes? [ essek your dere (jk he doesn't know that word yet) ] They must have been quite the unique group, to get you to change your mind.