un: man's greatest treasure (video)

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[ooc: This is set during the Annointed event of Unkharil.]

[The video shows the jungle for a moment, followed by a close-up of Hermione's face in the dark, illuminated by the Lumos spell at the tip of her wand. She looks wide-eyed, a little dishevelled, leaning against a massive tree trunk. She looks at the camera, trying to figure out the point she was going to make, opens her mouth, closes it. Pauses.

Then:] Drugs are bad. Prophecy drugs are bad. Don't do drugs, kids. [Another pause.] Are there even any kids around for this public service announcement? Probably not awake at this hour anyway...[She rubs one hand over her face, the wand still in said hand creating a bit of strobe light effect for anyone watching.]

Right - the point. I found the giant snake - not a Basilisk as I had suspected, given that I'm not petrified this time, but that's beyond the point. I have a vial for Deimar - and instructions, which I'll deliver, but I wanted to see if anyone else has...gone in? The jungle, for the anointment venom. [Merlin, this place is weird and these people are weird.]

For people keen to keep track - our Alem prince is meant to find who in his midst has bloodshed on their hands. I tried to ask if that meant people from Alem, or included us as well, but Kharil-asuk didn't answer.

[A pause.] Yes - that's it.

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I am up in the tree, yes. [Snippy.]

Look, I won't say it was worth the trouble and I may not have expected the whole purification ritual to have to happen when I volunteered for this, but maybe it's worth it? If with this (and two more) vial Deimar has enough to solidify his position here, and keeps all the refugees we all worked pretty hard to get out of Alem safe?

Then yes.

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Mm. But it sounds like not all of them will be, if the "bloodshed" becomes a problem.

( He has committed several atrocities himself and while he's done a stellar job of keeping his identity a secret both here and at home ( syke ) he doesn't exactly want to have to worry about that all crashing down around him. He hasn't even killed anyone here!

But, still cheerful, her mood having no effect whatsoever on Wen Kexing and his arrogant friendliness. ) Do you need help getting down?

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I got up here, and I can get down here.

[Possibly she'll apparate herself down to the ground come morning so she's more dignified.] But thank you for enquiring, Wen Kexing.

[A pause.] The snake didn't say that Deimar should exile or kill those he finds are found to fit the description for the record, so let's not be hasty to recommend it, ah?

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All right, all right. ( Why so stressed, Hermoine? ) I'm not judging, by the way. I've spent many a night in a tree, or on a rooftop. It can be quite nice to have a moment to yourself, looking at the stars. ( Usually he's just very drunk and doesn't trust his qinggong to get him down, but that's by the by. )

Oh, I wouldn't! ( Sounding vaguely scandalised at the concept. ) Not that I'd be worried, I wouldn't hurt a fly. But I do know that bloodshed in general is particularly vague. Wars are fought, childhood scrapes are had, even pricking yourself with a needle can be counted as shedding blood.

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In extreme circumstances, sure. [ Pricking yourself with a needle, really? ] And what woman isn't guildy of shedding blood once a month, mm?

[ In her experience, though, most people who talk about how they would not hurt a fly would absolutely hurt a fly - and then some. ]

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( A thoughtful hum, like he knows much about a woman's monthly, and like he didn't just hand Gu Xiang over to Luo Fumeng when hers appeared. )

You see, that's what I mean. It could be concerning to some.

( Absolutely 100% not to him though. )

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I believe the bloodshed refers to spilling other people's blood here, in this case.

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A shame then, that most people who had would not confess.