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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Iron Sky" data-source="post: 5073857" data-attributes="member: 60965">Session 28, Part 9"So how were you made?" Harold said."A member was offered by the Black City Trust. I accepted."Something about the matter-of-fact way the Hollowed One spoke sent chills down Suniel's spine."Who was this member before?" Suniel said. "Did he choose willingly?"“He was offered and I accepted,” the Hollowed one repeated, his quizzical expression telling Suniel that he didn't entirely understand the question. “So what were you before you hollowed this guy out and moved in?” Kormak said. “I was Fae.” “Which means...” Kormak said, gesturing with his hand for the Hollowed One to continue. Keeper's strange question and evasion from earlier was still troubling Suniel.  Then something clicked.  “What is the relation between the Fae and the Elarim?” “Why should there be a relation?” the Hollowed One said with a smile. “Can we keep these?” Harold said, raising the metal-cloth ward strip. “They will remain with me, though should you wish to enter the Fae Wood again, I will be there to give you one,” the Hollowed One said. “You sure about that?” Kormak said.  “What if we come in from somewhere else?”“Yes.” “Yes?  Yes what?” “So where are the light dreams of the world?” Harold said, seemingly talking to himself as much as anyone else. The question surprised Suniel – he had no idea that Harold even though of anything but the Ashen and Crystal Towers."No - answer my question first," Kormak said. “I often wonder that myself,” the Hollowed One said, smiling faintly as he glanced at Harold.  "Where indeed." "Hello, my question?" Kormak said, waving his hands.“Would you go into the Fae Wood if that was what I wished?” Suniel said, staring at the Hollowed One.  This creature radiated a sense of incredible power and a subtle, cold malevolence. “I have only been in the Fae Wood once, and I left immediately once this body became mine.” “Became yours willingly?”"Why does everyone ignore me all the time?" Kormak said.  Bail patted him on the head and Kormak sighed. “The Trust willed it, as did I.  What does this question mean?” the Hollowed One said, squinting at Suniel with furrowed brows as if confused. “Did a vampire come by here by any chance?” Harold said.  “I thought he said something about coming south.  Who is the Crone?” “One such did come by,” the Hollowed One said.  He smiled.  “Fortunately, he found me and not the Crone.”"Who is the Crone?" Kormak said. “So what happened to him?” Suniel said. The Hollowed One shrugged.  “I gave him his dream.”"The Crone?" Kormak repeated.  "Please?" “And then?” Suniel said. “He left, presumably to the One Tree since he came undead and left elven.  I foresee even more sorrow in his path.”Kormak sighed. There was a moment of silence. The Hollowed One was making Suniel uneasy.  Regardless of his intent now, he was pretty sure that no matter what “hollowing” entailed, one would not be likely to undergo it willingly. “What would happen if you were not here?” Suniel said."Then this would be a very strange conversation," Kormak said.  "Very one sided - hey, just like most of my conversations!" The Hollowed One cocked his head again in that strangely bird-like fashion.  “I wouldn't know, I have been around as long as I can remember.” Suniel paused to consider his next words for a moment.  “If the human 'offering' was taken unwillingly and there would be no threat for the world in him being freed, he would wish for it to be so.” The Hollowed One smiled, but there was nothing pleasant in the smile.  Something dark flickered in the Hollowed One's eyes.  “It sounds as though you are coming to a wish...” Suniel took a long deep breath, then handed his ward to Kormak. “Why do I need two of these? Ignore me for ten minutes then suddenly you give me - hey, where are you going?” Kormak said. “Stay here Keeper,” Suniel said as he walked towards the Fae Wood.  He paused for a moment at the boundary marked by the ward-posts and glanced back.  The others were all staring at him, in various expressions of curiosity, concern, and surprise. He turned and looked at the wood, feeling the wild, dark energies flowing within even from this side of the wards. He glanced up at the shining sun and drifting clouds, then down at the green grass and scattered winterbloom flowers.  The breeze was cool and refreshing as he glanced back at the Skyland, silhouetted against the sky, like a floating piece of the Landspear that loomed up in the southern horizon. With a final deep breath, he turned and walked beyond the warding boundary and into the dark tangle of the Fae Wood.</blockquote>

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