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<blockquote data-quote="Matthan" data-source="post: 6815462" data-attributes="member: 20005"><p>Daedarai’s voice shifts as he begins to clip words in anger, “Fair? I don’t care about fair or about her past. We all have a past. I work with the Thieves’ Guild. I don’t expect spotless histories, and to be frank, it does not matter to me about Mina’s history with Silverfrosts or Bloodrows or however many noble houses get sucked into this drama. I care that she held back information that could have gotten us killed.”</p><p></p><p>His voice softens as he looks at Shen, “Yesterday, I watched you nearly die, Shen. You almost died on a mission that I took us on. I ignored the rumors of sand goblins and didn’t prepare us properly. You almost paid the price for my mistake.” He looks at the faces of each individual on his team, “It could have been any of you. When we’re together, I’m responsible to make sure that we all come home alive. I failed you all in the mines. I refuse to fail again. There is no secret that I would place above any of your lives and that is exactly what Mina did to us this morning.”</p><p></p><p>The elf faces the noble woman and points aggressively at her as he speaks, “You didn’t have to tell us your history to tell us what you knew of the Red Death. You could have told us just enough to warn us what we might be facing in Peer’At. You could have let us prepare. Instead, you were content to keep your silence and let us march to our deaths. How many of us would have died pursuing Nora if Alejandro had not attacked Tro’leera? I didn’t even have a weapon that could hurt a were-beast this morning. Can you imagine the carnage if we had stumbled onto a nest of were-rats unprepared?” His eyes soften from anger to pleading as his voice cracks slightly with hurt, “Was your secret worth us marching to our deaths?” </p><p></p><p>He coughs and blinks as he wheels back around to face the others, speaking with a frantic tempo, “Past all that, why exactly should we upset at the Silverfrosts? If Tro’leera is right and he has managed to create something that enhances a person’s abilities permanently with no side effects, the only thing we should be trying to do is steal it for ourselves and profit from it. At that point, this alchemical solution is no more evil than a wizard casting a spell to make someone stronger. We don’t murder mages for that. Is it because it might be used for war? New weapons are made all the time. Should the person who first managed to bring steel from iron been hanged? Should the first mage to discover how to hurl balls of fire been killed? What is evil about something that makes people stronger? Honestly, if Tro’leera is right about the lack of side effects, it sounds like something everyone should have.”</p><p> </p><p>“Why should her brother be killed? Is it because he was ambitious enough to remove his rivals? If that’s the bar, I’m afraid we’ll have to slaughter our own guild next. We’re not even sure exactly what happened to all the other Silverfrosts since Tro’leera only heard rumors. Rumors that, by the way, are exactly the kind of rumors you would spread if you wanted to work on something in secret. Perhaps Mina will deign us worthy of telling us that part of her story. Is it because his ambitions might lead to war? We don’t even know what he would be fighting for or against? What if he seeks to better people’s lives or root out the FAS? We all know that there is something wrong in our city. What if his plan is to gather the strength needed to fix it?”</p><p></p><p>“The only inclination we have of this man’s evil is rumors that could have been planted to obfuscate a plan and Alejandro’s suspicion of forced slavery. If he is a slaver preying on the people of this city, than by all means, let’s remove him from the situation.” His frantic pace stops as he catches his breath. He raises his hand to cover his face and pinches his temples lightly before curling his hand into a fist in front of his mouth. </p><p></p><p>He takes a deep breath and picks back up with a calmer voice, “Listen, I’m still willing to save Nora. I want to save everyone possible who is infected with the Red Death.” He turns to Mina, “Mina, I am sorry for my anger. I know what it is like to want to hide your past.” He smiles slightly, “Listen, if you ever hear of a woman named Bethriele, run away because she’ll probably want to kill you for working with me. But, I have to know that the people on this team care for the lives of each other. When I don’t have all the information that I need, I can’t mitigate the danger. Lives will be lost or ruined. Whatever we have started to build here amongst ourselves will be shattered. I’ve seen that. I’ve lived through it. If you know of something that will put our lives in danger, I need to know that you will share it. If your brother is a danger to others, I need to know why and how. If I am going to be a part of assassinating a noble of the city, I have to know what I’m getting into. I have to know what he has done to deserve this sentence.”</p><p></p><p>“Give me that. Tell me the truth of what we face and I will march to the depths of the earth to fight it beside you.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Matthan, post: 6815462, member: 20005"] Daedarai’s voice shifts as he begins to clip words in anger, “Fair? I don’t care about fair or about her past. We all have a past. I work with the Thieves’ Guild. I don’t expect spotless histories, and to be frank, it does not matter to me about Mina’s history with Silverfrosts or Bloodrows or however many noble houses get sucked into this drama. I care that she held back information that could have gotten us killed.” His voice softens as he looks at Shen, “Yesterday, I watched you nearly die, Shen. You almost died on a mission that I took us on. I ignored the rumors of sand goblins and didn’t prepare us properly. You almost paid the price for my mistake.” He looks at the faces of each individual on his team, “It could have been any of you. When we’re together, I’m responsible to make sure that we all come home alive. I failed you all in the mines. I refuse to fail again. There is no secret that I would place above any of your lives and that is exactly what Mina did to us this morning.” The elf faces the noble woman and points aggressively at her as he speaks, “You didn’t have to tell us your history to tell us what you knew of the Red Death. You could have told us just enough to warn us what we might be facing in Peer’At. You could have let us prepare. Instead, you were content to keep your silence and let us march to our deaths. How many of us would have died pursuing Nora if Alejandro had not attacked Tro’leera? I didn’t even have a weapon that could hurt a were-beast this morning. Can you imagine the carnage if we had stumbled onto a nest of were-rats unprepared?” His eyes soften from anger to pleading as his voice cracks slightly with hurt, “Was your secret worth us marching to our deaths?” He coughs and blinks as he wheels back around to face the others, speaking with a frantic tempo, “Past all that, why exactly should we upset at the Silverfrosts? If Tro’leera is right and he has managed to create something that enhances a person’s abilities permanently with no side effects, the only thing we should be trying to do is steal it for ourselves and profit from it. At that point, this alchemical solution is no more evil than a wizard casting a spell to make someone stronger. We don’t murder mages for that. Is it because it might be used for war? New weapons are made all the time. Should the person who first managed to bring steel from iron been hanged? Should the first mage to discover how to hurl balls of fire been killed? What is evil about something that makes people stronger? Honestly, if Tro’leera is right about the lack of side effects, it sounds like something everyone should have.” “Why should her brother be killed? Is it because he was ambitious enough to remove his rivals? If that’s the bar, I’m afraid we’ll have to slaughter our own guild next. We’re not even sure exactly what happened to all the other Silverfrosts since Tro’leera only heard rumors. Rumors that, by the way, are exactly the kind of rumors you would spread if you wanted to work on something in secret. Perhaps Mina will deign us worthy of telling us that part of her story. Is it because his ambitions might lead to war? We don’t even know what he would be fighting for or against? What if he seeks to better people’s lives or root out the FAS? We all know that there is something wrong in our city. What if his plan is to gather the strength needed to fix it?” “The only inclination we have of this man’s evil is rumors that could have been planted to obfuscate a plan and Alejandro’s suspicion of forced slavery. If he is a slaver preying on the people of this city, than by all means, let’s remove him from the situation.” His frantic pace stops as he catches his breath. He raises his hand to cover his face and pinches his temples lightly before curling his hand into a fist in front of his mouth. He takes a deep breath and picks back up with a calmer voice, “Listen, I’m still willing to save Nora. I want to save everyone possible who is infected with the Red Death.” He turns to Mina, “Mina, I am sorry for my anger. I know what it is like to want to hide your past.” He smiles slightly, “Listen, if you ever hear of a woman named Bethriele, run away because she’ll probably want to kill you for working with me. But, I have to know that the people on this team care for the lives of each other. When I don’t have all the information that I need, I can’t mitigate the danger. Lives will be lost or ruined. Whatever we have started to build here amongst ourselves will be shattered. I’ve seen that. I’ve lived through it. If you know of something that will put our lives in danger, I need to know that you will share it. If your brother is a danger to others, I need to know why and how. If I am going to be a part of assassinating a noble of the city, I have to know what I’m getting into. I have to know what he has done to deserve this sentence.” “Give me that. Tell me the truth of what we face and I will march to the depths of the earth to fight it beside you.” [/QUOTE]
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