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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GodOfCheese" data-source="post: 1581359" data-attributes="member: 19170">Zara's conversation...Whatever the contents of the room, they seem to be frustrating Zara’s attempts to localize the source of the voice.  “Who are you?”  Zara asks, confronting the problem in true Zara-style.  “What is this place?”“Who is anyone, really?  Who are you?”Zara’s mouth tightens, annoyed at the redirect.  “I am Zara, of the Order of the Crescent Moon.”“It was a rhetorical question -- You’re going to die soon anyway.  Then you’ll be even more a slave than you are today.”  With this, the voice cackles slightly.“I am no slave, and at least I know who I am, Nameless One.  You are only a piece of talking darkness.”The mirth, if that’s what it was, drains from the voice.  “I’d never expect a closed-minded follower like you to understand how much more I am than that.  I’m more than... well, suffice it to say that I’m not the one who’s tied up... waiting to die, am I?”Zara’s nostrils flare.  “I do not die so easily.  If you are free, prove your worth and release me.”“I don’t think so.”Her eyes squint, still trying to see in the gloom.  Certain now that the voice is no ally, she growls, “then untie my hands and fight me honorably!”A contemptuous snort erupts from somewhere close.  “Nice try, but I don’t care a Manticore’s tail about honor.  If it matters any, though, I’m certain you’re dying without it...” he pauses, “and soon, too.”Zara growls.  “If you are going to try to kill me, what are you waiting for?”“Who said I was going to kill you?”Zara works her wrists against the tight cords binding her hands.  Something about the voice is irritatingly familiar.  “You said--”“—I said you were going to die.  I didn’t say I was going to kill you, did I?  I’m just going to watch.”He talks about himself too much.   Zara’s eyes narrow.  “I know you, little man...  Little coward!  Show yourself!”</blockquote>

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