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<blockquote data-quote="drothgery" data-source="post: 5301370" data-attributes="member: 360"><p><em>The question</em>, Brandis thought,<em> was how to safely gain Elohasi's loyalty</em>. He needed what she knew, if he was to successfully plan an escape. And there was no question of not planning an escape. He might play the obedient servant for Erro, if it kept him away from back-breaking physical labor he was ill-suited for, but it would take more than he had survived so far to make him into a truly docile slave.</p><p></p><p><em>There were people he could use in here</em>, he thought. The strange figure they kept blindfolded. No one with his background could fail to recognize the psionic talent of the girl in the kitchens. The elf pushing a cart in the salt mines so that his hands would not be free for other tasks. The dwarf sub-chief in one of the mine shafts. He'd asked questions. Told people well, if not what they wanted to hear, what they would hear and believe. He didn't really like doing it, but there was no other way to learn who else was imprisoned at this mine. And the stories of those four drew him for some reason, even if he had only met the girl.</p><p></p><p>But if asking about the other slaves was considered innocuous by the masters, asking about how the mine was structured, guard numbers, schedules, and probable skill levels... that kind of question might very well get him killed, no matter what had stayed the Sorcerer-King's hand short of executing him before. Which brought him back to Elohasi. Who had certainly seen much of what he needed to know. And if she told him, and he made his attempt, she would need to escape with them if she did not wish to die. He might play games with people's emotions, but he did not intend for anyone to risk death without knowing what they were getting into.</p><p></p><p><em>Ever-so-noble, Brandis?</em> You'll get most of these slaves killed, yourself foremost among them likely as not. And what will you do if you succeed? Return to Balic and strike Haraxes down from the dark? Find Micala and hope she doesn't blame you? Join the Veiled Alliance and hope they ask few questions as to where you gained your power from? Go to that madhouse in Tyr and try and build something resembling your old life?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="drothgery, post: 5301370, member: 360"] [I]The question[/I], Brandis thought,[I] was how to safely gain Elohasi's loyalty[/I]. He needed what she knew, if he was to successfully plan an escape. And there was no question of not planning an escape. He might play the obedient servant for Erro, if it kept him away from back-breaking physical labor he was ill-suited for, but it would take more than he had survived so far to make him into a truly docile slave. [I]There were people he could use in here[/I], he thought. The strange figure they kept blindfolded. No one with his background could fail to recognize the psionic talent of the girl in the kitchens. The elf pushing a cart in the salt mines so that his hands would not be free for other tasks. The dwarf sub-chief in one of the mine shafts. He'd asked questions. Told people well, if not what they wanted to hear, what they would hear and believe. He didn't really like doing it, but there was no other way to learn who else was imprisoned at this mine. And the stories of those four drew him for some reason, even if he had only met the girl. But if asking about the other slaves was considered innocuous by the masters, asking about how the mine was structured, guard numbers, schedules, and probable skill levels... that kind of question might very well get him killed, no matter what had stayed the Sorcerer-King's hand short of executing him before. Which brought him back to Elohasi. Who had certainly seen much of what he needed to know. And if she told him, and he made his attempt, she would need to escape with them if she did not wish to die. He might play games with people's emotions, but he did not intend for anyone to risk death without knowing what they were getting into. [I]Ever-so-noble, Brandis?[/I] You'll get most of these slaves killed, yourself foremost among them likely as not. And what will you do if you succeed? Return to Balic and strike Haraxes down from the dark? Find Micala and hope she doesn't blame you? Join the Veiled Alliance and hope they ask few questions as to where you gained your power from? Go to that madhouse in Tyr and try and build something resembling your old life? [/QUOTE]
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