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

[blackscales]

I feel she is out of her depth, but too proud to admit that. I sense she knows there are holes in her plan, but is carrying on regardless. Invested.

[spoilers]

Unfortunately, the more you say, the more I like her. But her future's already been set into motion, whatever leads her there.

[blackscales]

The question really is, how far she went. What, exactly, she was willing to give for her eternal youth.

It may be her wish was twisted. Going back in time eternally would, after all, prevent her from aging.

[spoilers]

Regardless, we know where she ends up. Something put her there.

( Even if she has her own opinions about the way the Miang-Si was being paraded around, it's becoming ever clearer something caused them to turn against her. )

Do we know this village only goes back in time?

[blackscales]

We don't. Karsa seemed assured it would go back, far enough to see the destroyed beacon work again, but if it will swing forward again I couldn't say.

[spoilers]

How reassuring.

[blackscales]

Little here is reassuring, but at least we can plan assuming it will go back further.