un: Black Prince; text

[blackscales]

I recently spoke to the eminently beautiful Miang-Si. Quite the interesting young lady, it seems she is intent on staying young and beautiful forever. More than that, she claims she has been promised a way to do this. That she has a gift she believes can be trained to help reach immortality. An unfortunately familiar goal. As for her potential tutors, she spoke of those who can part waters and speak to ghosts. Perhaps the ladies of the lake? It would fit her sneaking out, I believe. She certainly has some magical potential, although to what end she can be taught I couldn't comment.

Our young mistress also mentioned an old friend of ours. Anui, The Huntress, who as recently mentioned was seen in was these woods. It seems in a fit of vanity Miang-Si sought her out and met her. She was... compelled by her. I'd imagine that speaks to some skill or touch of death on her part.

Interestingly, whoever her potential tutors are want something from her. They did not meet the Huntress as she did, before the local villagers drove her away. I do wonder what they think she knows, or has?

On a more entertaining note, she also appears to be convincing her father to fake his death so she can be more appealing to marry. Apparently, tragically dead parents are fashionable.

My role grants easy access to Miang-Si should anyone further need it.

Comments

[downswing]

You speak of compulsion.

The Huntress seduced her?

[blackscales]

I do not believe it calculated. More a thrall, in her presence. She said the Huntress never paid her attention, but she described immediately never wanting to leave her side.

[downswing]

Thralls. Perhaps bewitchment.

[blackscales]

I understood the Huntress did have such abilities over some.

[downswing]

Pained to confirm.

[blackscales]

There was a pattern?

[downswing]

The dead. Those who raise them.

Perhaps predictably.

[blackscales]

Her allure, can it be blocked?

[downswing]

...crudely. We deployed chains and distance.

[blackscales]

How much distance was required to weaken her call?

[downswing]

Could not track. We hid underground.

Perhaps li.

[blackscales]

Li? That doesn't translate. Describe?

I ask because I have managed to weaken the call of an undead lord before. I could try to see if I can do so again, with enough information, tools, and a subject I knew would be called.

[downswing]

Tens of thousands of steps.

[blackscales]

Too far to go in a hurry.

Does the Huntress only thrall humans? I know the Beastmaster specialised in creatures, but have any creatures ever followed his wife?

[downswing]

They have. By their aspect, the husband's creatures gave her chase.

[blackscales]

Under her control, or his? The Beastmaster's creatures have been suspected to be in the woods. I wondered if they were unchained, or if they might be under her thrall now.

[downswing]

Unclear. They hunted.

We assumed, before encountering their conflict, they safeguarded her. Perhaps they chased.

[blackscales]

I suppose, then, there is no way to find out beyond seeing them interact once more.

[downswing]

Wrathion.

Do not seek her out.

[blackscales]

She will have answers.

She has no reason to do us harm. She sought refuge with us, and we offered it. She did not believe we could grant her freedom by killing the Beastmaster, we did. We did not have all the information, then, but she does not know that our understanding may have changed our perspective.

[downswing]

What do you seek from her?

[blackscales]

Understanding. This was her husband's territory, the woods. Is she in control of any of this? Is another member of the undead legion?

[downswing]

Commendable.

[blackscales]

You doubt?

[downswing]

Need I?