Arguments & Resolutions

"Rightful form, shmorne, blorme! Have I begun to believe my own lies?" "Lies are a werebear's best friend!" "Maybe I could defeat Moreau with this thing." "Of course I can! It can transmute the living, what's a little death in the face of making life?!?" "But how can I use this thing that I don't even understand?!?" "Minestus figured it out... am I any less?" "Of course I am less!!! For crying out loud! That blasted Wyrm was ages old, we don't even know how many years, decades, centuries that cruel monster had its claws on the Crystallic!" "Time, that is what we need... but can we afford to wait? " "Stupid, stupid, stupid! If I can't use the crystal, why did I run this risk?" "To stop Moreau, to stop any others, to gain the knowledge for myself" "She'll be after me now, or atleast after the one she thinks has the gem..." "But I'm smarter than that." "Ringroot's people might spread the word that I have it, but they don't know that for certain." "Besides, a well placed lie here, a half-truth there, and soon no one will know who to trust..." "Even my two 'guests' have fallen for my blend of truth and lie." "I am so good at it!" "Ha! I am a powerful mage in the eyes of humans and I shall use this power before anyone can make a move against me." "Bwahaha! That's the ticket... a show of power here, a well planned deception there, and enough hiding places to plant my rump in. If everything goes right..." "...I'll have years of life to figure out how to use this most awesome crystalline treasure!"

And with that the mysterious mage who was much more than just a man emptied another bottle of whiskey and went to bed. He knew that upon waking he would have a lot more work to do; planning the tricks, planting the misinformation, gathering his human pawns, and packing his bags... There was a lot of work to do indeed!

1. Back within Walants the human mage Arkas sits within his own home wondering if that neo-fox Fred was the one pulling all the strings...
2. Back within Walants Ringroot the Demifox and Arkas the Mage were arguing about who it was that had stolen the Crystallic from them...

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