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( a smile from the man on camera, and a wave of his fingers against the backdrop of an ice wall. )

To those who know me not at all, or less well than others of our number do, I'm Wei Wuxian.

( hands lifted, he offers a polite, perfunctory sort of bow, paired to the clasping of fingers over the other hand's set. they drop out of frame, and he looks a touch more serious, dark eyes fathomless. or maybe it's all in the lighting. (the lack of proper lighting. torchlight keeps him flickering in reds and oranges.) )

The king mentioned Irenia in passing, the dragon? She was thieved away from a lord of death our group knows of, and has run into several times. His name's Anurr, he's the, ah, very slightly less horrible option for being enslaved by death lords, and from Sa-Hareth. Trailing after us with his creatures or his shifting loyalties, never trust his kind voice, Eleven can tell you about that! Five, I'm sure, can tell you more, as can Xie Lian, or Xiao Xingchen. All members of our group, as it were. Anyway!

( he claps his hands, and grins. a little crinkling around his eyes makes him almost seem truly merry, instead of merrily dry. )

Irenia lured far enough west can be called back to Anurr's dubious graces. Far enough east, and with a different strong pull on her mind, maybe, maybe we can free her. Either way, I recommend we do one or the other, because space to crash a being who never asked to be used as she is is limited, and using the keep itself in poor taste, as it defends this world from hell. Apparently. Very exciting stuff!

( ball's in your court now, chaos crew! )

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A name I've heard before.

[ He doesn't know Anurr personally like some do. That's not to say that he'd trust a being like that. Then again he isn't one to trust lightly to begin with. ]

Do we have a means to free her?

[ To possibly help her poor mind from being controlled. ]

I think I'm hearing a preference there. And I agree.

( WAIT LET HIM GET THIS. )

You are certain the creature released will not return to her master?

This sounds a great deal like 'alive is better', then. Hmmm. [ much scratching of charcoal or the like against paper or parchment, and a more distant metal clang. ] A complication, but not an insurmountable one.

[ A pause, but the scratching resumes, and the voice is more clearly aimed towards the device. ] I assume you are still somewhat loose on the details of restraining said dragon until she [ it sounded like a 'she' from how Wei Wuxian, anyways. ] can be reasoned with?

I may have a solution. It will need some adjustments.

[ Was it really necessary to drop his name? At least Five wasn’t the only one, but he’s tried not to make that connection obvious. Staying in his good graces is a card he has to be careful about playing.

He also doesn’t like hearing Wrath getting involved in this. Why they can’t ever discuss these things before he announces them... ]

Anurr came to you for a favor?

I don't think Anurr needs to have a dragon. He's strong enough as he is.

Is she sentient?

If freed can she make choices?

I'm sure she'd rather be free, and I certainly support removing her from people's control, but if she remains an undead dragon surely it is only a matter of time before she is harnessed and used as a weapon once more?

[ The view from this end opens up to the bitter elements whipping about in the open air as viewed from the Southern Tower. And this guy, standing in front of them, looking notably wry.

Nothing like a pair of unforgiving options to start their siege off with a bang. ]

Dr. Stephen Strange, new recruit. Southern Tower, dragon watch. Thank you for the information. I take it you've got a particular different strong pull in mind, if we were to go that route?

I think, it's important for her to be free.

[She feels strongly about this even if her voice is quiet as she speaks.]

If you need a way to lure her further east I might be able to help. [Pause.] Or, well. I mean. I know someone who could help?

[That someone is her. She thinks she's getting better at lying. (She's not.)]

A pull on her mind...

Is it possible to...free an undead from its thrall? Would she be able to...["live out her days" isn't the right term, um, ] exist as her own person then?

[The next words are muttered, mostly to himself; ]

If only this form was able to harness my aether fully -

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