What a tale. Whether truth or figment, he had no way to tell. There were many gods and powers at work in the world. Perhaps this Void was one of them. The demonstration was certainly surprising, and put quite the dent in the old stone. He heard a little shard of it ping off his mask.
And yet, it still had a glint of familiarity to it. Her incantation was in the wan gold of the Fundamentalists, but lacking their stiff angularity of movement.
"Take care who sees such things," he advised. "The uneducated will imagine that to be an incantation of the Golden Order, but their ardent defenders might see heresy. Especially from a Tarnished."
It was a true statement. He would have lied if necessary to steer her from the Two Fingers, of course. But happily, the truth of the world aligned with the needs of the moment. "They may have called you here, but they are quick to find any fault they can imagine."
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Date: 2023-01-02 04:36 pm (UTC)And yet, it still had a glint of familiarity to it. Her incantation was in the wan gold of the Fundamentalists, but lacking their stiff angularity of movement.
"Take care who sees such things," he advised. "The uneducated will imagine that to be an incantation of the Golden Order, but their ardent defenders might see heresy. Especially from a Tarnished."
It was a true statement. He would have lied if necessary to steer her from the Two Fingers, of course. But happily, the truth of the world aligned with the needs of the moment. "They may have called you here, but they are quick to find any fault they can imagine."