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[weifinder]

Master Zenobius was recovered from where he'd collapsed in a dry well. We have him resting and sleeping safely now, to those who may be concerned.

Ah, and for those of a mind for it, several... memories of his were shared in not entirely useful ways with me. I'll run through them for those wishing to hear about them, if there are any of you. After answering initial questions, ah?

( ooc: first comment will be wei wuxian's sharing of what he learned via Empathy, please go "..." and yell at him, Jiang Cheng or Lan Sizhui, or Wen Qing on principle. )

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[inferus]

( wrath's gaze rests upon the unconscious man at present. when it's called a 'curse', it draws his attention further toward him. is that what is occurring now? a curse? wrath has been cursed for a very long time, and so he takes interest in breaking curses in hopes his own might be broken one day too. )

But you intend to find out.

( he speaks the implication out loud and then takes a sip of the tea. apparently, the sleepers have some connection to the merchant, to the city he is from. it might be valuable if they could break the curse and bring some consciousness back to him. )

It is likely the only way to solve what afflicts him - by understanding it. However, finding answers far from the Lighthouse is likely going to be difficult. Granted, the Lighthouse was far too dangerous to remain at. ( its compulsion of people, its promise of wishes which always have costs- their group would not have survived its stay much longer. )

[weifinder]

Curses are curses, one way or another. They take time to make, and time to understand. Right now, in movement as we are, we still mostly have time on our hands, because of what our Master Scorpion has allowed us, and what we've bought since Sa-Hareth in our own efforts.

( he sips at the tea, allowing himself a moment to frown before his features relax into a more neutral line again. )

We must do what we cannot. Bit of a motto I've lived by.

( a thing being impossible does not define itself by the lack of attempt to handle it anyway; or to address what one shouldn't, to be more than what one's limitations or pleasant situations, if they have any, are. )

[inferus]

They do not always take time to make, but curses are quite complicated nonetheless, binding as words can be when used with magic and fate itself.

( Wrath will admit that much. He made his own curse against the witch who cursed him in a moment. He does not regret it after what she took from him, but he certainly would have appreciated needing more time and strategy to it, thinking it through a little more. )

I would like to assist you if I am able.

( He has his own reasons for wanting to know how curses may be broken. He is afraid his own, afraid Emilia's will not be able to be broken until they are returned to their world, but if there are chances- if there is a way... )

[weifinder]

I welcome the cooperation.

( He smiles, small and tired, looking to their sleeping companion. )

Though I don't think he'll thank us for it. Still. I prefer seeing curses broken myself, if any have been created in the first place.

[inferus]

If his curse is broken, he might have enough freedom to realize how much he preferred this. ( Perhaps. Wrath's own curse has stolen memories from him- so many memories, which warped how he viewed the world around him for a time. Now that the curse is beginning to come apart at the seams, he is able to see the reality of the situation. )

...so how is it you were able to see his memories? ( He has brought the tea now. )

[weifinder]

( and, given this isn't talking to everyone, Wei Wuxian lifts his shoulders in a shrug. he didn't contest the point on having to be awake to determine what one can tolerate best. )

A technique taught to me by the sect I belonged to in my youth. Dangerous things, putting yourself into another's mind. We call it Empathy.

[inferus]

A powerful technique if you can enter the mind of another like that- to see what they are able to see, to feel what they feel. ( Wrath is curious about it, quiet about it. There were memories stolen from him, stolen from Emilia by their curses- Emilia more so. ) And it allows you to see full memories, or only disjointed flashes of those memories as was the case with Master Zenobius?

( It's highly possible Zenobius' own curse prevented more from being seen. )