un: Black Prince; text

[blackscales]

I spoke with our old friend the Huntress earlier. She confirmed a few suspicions. Her and her husband the Beastmaster were granted their powers by the White Wanderer. From him, she says, he used no artefact. She took it willingly, she says, but he didn't explain the full consequence. She was offered a shield, a way to defend herself. He asked for nothing in return, only to spread his message. She couldn't say exactly what that meant, that he was here. That his creatures are. She believed his daughter was important in some way, to this.

She believes they have all been used. That it all began with Matthias, and must end with him. She wants him dead, I am certain.

Incidentally, it seems it isn't her choice to ride unclothed. She says clothes burn when they touch her. A somewhat crass touch, I think.

I will be around the auction if anyone desires to find me.

Comments

un: absterge

[downswing]

Facile, to ever fault another.

[blackscales]

She certainly shares blame for accepting without asking more questions.

[downswing]

Foolish or desperate?

[blackscales]

Desperation can make fools of people, you could argue both.

[downswing]

I find myself unmerciful.

[blackscales]

It is possible to do both good and ill, to be the victim and the perpetrator of a crime.

[downswing]

Sympathy... is a difficult prospect here.

un: nah | text.

[damnable]

( Well, this is hitting a little too close to home except at the same time, Red did not choose any of what happened with her and Hades. She was made by him, and she never had a choice in the matter. This is one of those tales-as-old-as-time: don't accept shit from some asshole promising the impossible. Most likely it's gonna end with you getting fucked over, and she clearly was. She's got no sympathy especially after what she's put their group through. )

Sounds like a pleasant conversation. It's a pretty common thing that offers get made without the full consequences being explained. That's why you don't take mysterious offers.

...I think Hermione and I found something of hers in the forest. One of those beasts led us to it.

[blackscales]

[ A beast led them to it? Interesting. ]

Anything of note?

[damnable]

It was a ring with a compartment on it. Inside the compartment is some black hair? Guessing it's her husband or her son's. I never met either so I can't get much of a read on it.

On the lid of the ring, it says Kathul. I asked around. Some of the sailors are saying it's a location south of here.

[blackscales]

Interesting. I hadn't the impression they had much left their village before things turned... sour.

[damnable]

Did you ever meet the husband or the son? Maybe you could figure out whose hair it is by that. But maybe it is the son's if what you're saying is right, and they were fighting before they left the village. Doubt she'd want his hair then.

...didn't she like toss her son into a fucking volcano though?

[blackscales]

She gave him up to the House of Ravens, yes, which was connected to a volcano. The child appeared to have dark hair. It was... difficult to tell with the Beastmaster himself, given the state he was in, but it seemed as if dark hair ran in his family. It could have been either of them.

[damnable]

...so some hair and a potential location to visit. I know the Merchant usually decides where we go, but wonder if he'd swing us elsewhere if we had reason enough to go.

Not sure if this is reason enough.

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[reparo]

That answers my question of whether or not you'd fall under her thrall, I guess.

[blackscales]

I couldn't say for certain if she was choosing not to try, of course, but I admit I felt no pull.

1/2

[reparo]

You couldn't say for certain - meaning you considered the possibility?

[reparo]

And went anyway?

[blackscales]

I had previous experience in her presence where I felt no such pull, and she did me no harm. But of course, we can never be certain.

[reparo]

I can't bring myself to scolding you for this, it's what I would've done too. Spoken to her.

Of course we know how that would go for me, so...probably best that you did it and came out unscathed.

[blackscales]

You might have charmed her. You're quite capable of being charming.

[traaaaaash]

So, to recap: she made a horrible deal because she wanted power, got more than she bargained for, and is now dragging everyone else into her mess; do I have that right?

[blackscales]

That is not an entirely inaccurate summation of events.

[traaaaaash]

anything i'm missing?

[blackscales]

She likely feared for her life. That no doubt clouded her judgement.