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<blockquote data-quote="Rystil Arden" data-source="post: 3812181" data-attributes="member: 29014"><p><em>'She seems well and truly...whatever she is now. That object is just making her even stronger.'</em></p><p></p><p><span style="color: gold">"Cute. Trying to betray me behind my back? See, this is just the weird thing about the world. When the bards write the songs, somehow they're going to call you the heroes. Just like Paladins--those are just about the most evil people you could ever meet. I have seen a human woman who strayed from the light have an epiphany and admit her soul's secret evil in hopes of learning how to change her ways. She begged her beloved, a paladin, to help her find her path to redemption, but he cast her aside, refusing to associate with any who were evil. But her love was pure. When she insisted that she couldn't bear to leave him and that it would break her heart, he decapitated her. 'I've rid the world of one more evil creature today. And besides, if it really could not live without me, I showed it mercy in assuring that its suffering was not prolonged'. "</span></p><p><span style="color: gold"></span></p><p><span style="color: gold">"What would Randorin think of that, Ironwolf? Or Arcadia? It is interesting to see how someone reacts to such an event. It can be quite life-changing. And speaking of them, I think I hear them calling to me from somewhere far off to save your life. If that is their wish, then I shall grant it on two conditions, much lighter than before--"</span></p><p><span style="color: gold"></span></p><p><span style="color: gold">"The first--both of you will leave this room and you will not return for 24 hours. You will not take the bodies of your fallen comrades with you, as I will use them as collateral for any attempt by you to break in here again--I'll just finish off one of the currently-unconscious. On the other hand, if you do as you are told, I will leave them here, unharmed. The 24 hours is timed so I can get all of this lovely treasure out of here. There's nothing of major value anymore, but I'd be a fool to leave all these gems and this gold."</span></p><p><span style="color: gold"></span></p><p><span style="color: gold">"Second, you will take good care of my gift to you. You will find that it is a boon and that it will help you achieve your dreams, so this will not be difficult. If you reject it, or, heavens forbid, try to have it removed, then I shall take that as a betrayal of your word, and I shall enact swift revenge upon...hmm..maybe Arcadia. Frankly, I don't want to have to do that, so I'll be happy if I can trust you to not be an ass and make me do it."</span></p><p><span style="color: gold"></span></p><p><span style="color: gold">"As for you..."</span> she turns to Zaeryl, <span style="color: gold">"It seems to me that killing you would not inconvenience you particularly greatly anyway...So as it stands, even though I <em>don't</em> trust your word because you don't care about anyone or...is that right...is there a...I can't quite see her...but regardless, there is still no reason to kill you."</span></p><p></p><p>*She turns back to Ironwolf.*</p><p></p><p><span style="color: gold">"Do you agree to these terms?"</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rystil Arden, post: 3812181, member: 29014"] [I]'She seems well and truly...whatever she is now. That object is just making her even stronger.'[/I] [color=gold]"Cute. Trying to betray me behind my back? See, this is just the weird thing about the world. When the bards write the songs, somehow they're going to call you the heroes. Just like Paladins--those are just about the most evil people you could ever meet. I have seen a human woman who strayed from the light have an epiphany and admit her soul's secret evil in hopes of learning how to change her ways. She begged her beloved, a paladin, to help her find her path to redemption, but he cast her aside, refusing to associate with any who were evil. But her love was pure. When she insisted that she couldn't bear to leave him and that it would break her heart, he decapitated her. 'I've rid the world of one more evil creature today. And besides, if it really could not live without me, I showed it mercy in assuring that its suffering was not prolonged'. " "What would Randorin think of that, Ironwolf? Or Arcadia? It is interesting to see how someone reacts to such an event. It can be quite life-changing. And speaking of them, I think I hear them calling to me from somewhere far off to save your life. If that is their wish, then I shall grant it on two conditions, much lighter than before--" "The first--both of you will leave this room and you will not return for 24 hours. You will not take the bodies of your fallen comrades with you, as I will use them as collateral for any attempt by you to break in here again--I'll just finish off one of the currently-unconscious. On the other hand, if you do as you are told, I will leave them here, unharmed. The 24 hours is timed so I can get all of this lovely treasure out of here. There's nothing of major value anymore, but I'd be a fool to leave all these gems and this gold." "Second, you will take good care of my gift to you. You will find that it is a boon and that it will help you achieve your dreams, so this will not be difficult. If you reject it, or, heavens forbid, try to have it removed, then I shall take that as a betrayal of your word, and I shall enact swift revenge upon...hmm..maybe Arcadia. Frankly, I don't want to have to do that, so I'll be happy if I can trust you to not be an ass and make me do it." "As for you..."[/color] she turns to Zaeryl, [color=gold]"It seems to me that killing you would not inconvenience you particularly greatly anyway...So as it stands, even though I [I]don't[/I] trust your word because you don't care about anyone or...is that right...is there a...I can't quite see her...but regardless, there is still no reason to kill you."[/color] *She turns back to Ironwolf.* [color=gold]"Do you agree to these terms?"[/color] [/QUOTE]
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