un: flying high

[sansdoute]

( Irrespective of faction, enjoy a first-hand look at infamous Eidris dragon warlord Cain d'Ubiq — young-sounding, frazzled, distracted. Behind him, a rare martial dragon sprawls out. )

...hello? No one's spoken to me, I'm... I'm who they send. When it's... when everything's gone to... when there's a need for fire. I'm who they send. Cain d'Ubiq. I ride with Praxeus. ( The dragon peeks up a broad head, then calmly descends it. )

It was... the girl. The fair-haired one. She went to Remembrance. Didn't you? Winnie? Hello? Couldn't... couldn't stop laughing. So they remembered and — turns out more people with... interesting... passports entered Serthica when she did. You did. All of you. It's how we found — ...well. Well, I haven't told them. Him, Chrichter. He's... got a temper. You didn't help it, ruining his people's home. The walls. You took... where did they go? You took all of them? The dolls out of their house. He won't like that. But I think, if you're going to playing his game, there's something you should know.

( A sound between a bitter chuckle and a sob. ) ...no. You won't believe it if — ...no one does. You'll have to see. Some of you went with me, didn't you? Flying. I remember. You were... you didn't delay us. In the Sibilant Sands. Do you know why we call them that? When we flew together, we were lucky with the weather. Even though someone said it'd sour, it — sometimes, whirlwinds rise, and it sound like great hissing and — .

..look. 51.481° N, 3.4694° E. Go there. I've sent a few dragons to the ports. You'll find... bones. Fallen dragon bones. Hollowed. From the... from five years ago. You'll find them. They're always... there was no way. To take them back after the war, they were too heavy. And there are scales. Left over. Should be, one or two — ... at least one dragon eye. They turn almost to stone, when they've fallen. If you want to peek, take a scale. If you want to see... bring an eye back. It's all I'll say. You have to see it.

( ooc: Cain will answer here and there, but check out this handy post, if you want to take part in this optional quest. )

Comments

un: yiling laozu

[weifinder]

... In their disruption, are there any rites they'd wish performed?

[sansdoute]

Why...? Who?

[weifinder]

The dead dragons. Do they have any rites, or you any rites, to honour before or after disturbing their remains?

[sansdoute]

Family won't mind.

[weifinder]

Mm, thank you. How many survived that time?

un: man's greatest treasure

[reparo]

[ The idea of being discovered, seen, noticed so accurately is unsettling, to say the very least. She has chills. And for a moment, she considers not answering at all, but - she's already said once she would help with something else, so - she won't be able to make the journey anyway.

And she wants to know.

Play that part, Hermione. Back to courtier behaviour of Taravast. ]

Why would we not believe you, my lord?

[sansdoute]

Because I wouldn't have, either.

[reparo]

And you learned this truth long ago? [ Sat on it? ]

[sansdoute]

I didn't... choose to.

un: mansbane

[bravelyrunsaway]

Please tell me you have better access to those records than Chrichter does.

[sansdoute]

Which... which?

[bravelyrunsaway]

The passport records you used to trace after us.

[sansdoute]

I... I don't think. I don't believe he looked. Thought to look.

voice; un: iwannahexyouup

[incantates]

I feel like I'm going to need some greater evidence that there are actual bones, scales, and eyes to be found at this location. I'm not fond of wild goose chases into the unknown lately.

[ He's probably one more creepy mannequin adventure away from needing therapy. ]

[sansdoute]

There were... some. Some, when I... last I looked. But it was — during our expedition. A few weeks ago. I can't... things can change, the storms will... but there were some.

[incantates]

So no photos, videos, not even a dragon claw to wave? You're really going to make me go all the way down there myself just to check?

[sansdoute]

If I did it for you... would you believe it?

un: song | voice;

[spoilers]

Yes, what game is it we're playing, exactly?

[sansdoute]

I didn't start it. I didn't...

[spoilers]

No. No, I can see that. Did Chrichter?

[sansdoute]

Chrichter... he's mad. They say he's a mad dog, he's... they're not wrong. He's mad.

un: Black Prince; voice

[blackscales]

I'm quite sure we'd believe you, after the things we've seen. Would you care to talk about it? The game.

[sansdoute]

No... no, I've... I've tried. I always — I always. Try. And they never... no one ever... no one believes me. No one believes me.

[blackscales]

[ It is all quite elaborate and strange but... still: ]

Well we already know about the mannequins, the dolls animated with the dark water. We know plenty of people here appear to have died, yet continue on.

[ What more is there that this man thinks they won't believe? Titans, the place is bad enough already. ]

[sansdoute]

That's... it's not... if only. You'll see, though. You'll see. It's... you'll see.