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<blockquote data-quote="Shayuri" data-source="post: 7401144" data-attributes="member: 4936"><p>Silhouette listened to the man prattle with outward calm she didn't feel. Clinging to rituals while the world <em>literally </em>burned! A small man, with a small mind, cowering behind the only defenses he'd ever known long after finding out they would not protect him. Their magic was gone now though...would it be so hard? A spell, a command...taking Ulraunt would mean all further barriers would melt away. Even those morally opposed to such acts would be forced to admit, in time, that one man's freedom of will was a small price to pay for information that could save lives! <em>Who was <strong>he </strong>to stand in her way?! </em></p><p></p><p>She closed her eyes for a long moment, riding out the storm, then opened them again and nodded.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #EE82EE">"Thank you, Ulraunt, for your suggestions. I'm sure I'll find them useful."</span></p><p></p><p>Magic was ever a sword with two edges. The apprentice's mistakes was in believing that the second edge was on the opposite side of the blade from the first. It wasn't though. It was in the handle. To wield magic was to be wielded by magic. This was the key to Mystra's power...and the other goddesses who had borne the weight of the domain of magic. Power used was power offered.</p><p></p><p>Silhouette had learned long ago to touch a different magic altogether, but its touch was on her as well. Sometimes the line between using and being used was thin indeed.</p><p></p><p>Twenty-four hours was a long time to be sequestered with no one knowing. She decided to visit the others first and explain the situation. Perhaps she could set them to some of the tasks she would have done herself in that time, and thus lose less to this idiot's charade.</p><p></p><p>Well...she'd done far more demeaning things for far less rewards before, though those days were not ones she was eager to relive.</p><p></p><p>=====</p><p></p><p>"They call it 'technology,'" Thrak adds, "But it is like magic. Magic machines. Some large enough to carry soldiers and horses, that fly through the air. Some small, but able to throw fire like wands...except they don't need wizards to do it. I haven't seen much of them yet, but we have a few from the same world as the invaders who have come to help."</p><p></p><p>He bobs his shaved head towards Yin Hun and Emiko and the others. Then he leans forwards and says with a grim smile, "I have heard them say many times that conquest cannot be stopped...but for my part it is not the outcome of the war that defines us, it is the struggle and the clash!"</p><p></p><p>Thrak settles back in his chair then, which creaks alarmingly under him. "It is said my ancestor once wrestled a mountain...betting it that if he did not lose, the mountain would give his people a home for all time." He nods. "He wrestles still...for though he cannot win, until he stops he has not lost. At times the mountain shakes with the contest, but until the last days we will have our home."</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #EE82EE">"Gods of light and dark, Thrak, not that story again."</span></p><p></p><p>The voice was feminine, amused more than impatient. Silhouette had arrived, tall and onyx and statuesque. Her eyes roved over the new faces at the table in turn, weighing each and moving on.</p><p></p><p>Thrak moved over and made space for her to pull a chair up.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #EE82EE">"I see we've made some friends. I am Silhouette."</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shayuri, post: 7401144, member: 4936"] Silhouette listened to the man prattle with outward calm she didn't feel. Clinging to rituals while the world [I]literally [/I]burned! A small man, with a small mind, cowering behind the only defenses he'd ever known long after finding out they would not protect him. Their magic was gone now though...would it be so hard? A spell, a command...taking Ulraunt would mean all further barriers would melt away. Even those morally opposed to such acts would be forced to admit, in time, that one man's freedom of will was a small price to pay for information that could save lives! [I]Who was [B]he [/B]to stand in her way?! [/I] She closed her eyes for a long moment, riding out the storm, then opened them again and nodded. [COLOR="#EE82EE"]"Thank you, Ulraunt, for your suggestions. I'm sure I'll find them useful."[/COLOR] Magic was ever a sword with two edges. The apprentice's mistakes was in believing that the second edge was on the opposite side of the blade from the first. It wasn't though. It was in the handle. To wield magic was to be wielded by magic. This was the key to Mystra's power...and the other goddesses who had borne the weight of the domain of magic. Power used was power offered. Silhouette had learned long ago to touch a different magic altogether, but its touch was on her as well. Sometimes the line between using and being used was thin indeed. Twenty-four hours was a long time to be sequestered with no one knowing. She decided to visit the others first and explain the situation. Perhaps she could set them to some of the tasks she would have done herself in that time, and thus lose less to this idiot's charade. Well...she'd done far more demeaning things for far less rewards before, though those days were not ones she was eager to relive. ===== "They call it 'technology,'" Thrak adds, "But it is like magic. Magic machines. Some large enough to carry soldiers and horses, that fly through the air. Some small, but able to throw fire like wands...except they don't need wizards to do it. I haven't seen much of them yet, but we have a few from the same world as the invaders who have come to help." He bobs his shaved head towards Yin Hun and Emiko and the others. Then he leans forwards and says with a grim smile, "I have heard them say many times that conquest cannot be stopped...but for my part it is not the outcome of the war that defines us, it is the struggle and the clash!" Thrak settles back in his chair then, which creaks alarmingly under him. "It is said my ancestor once wrestled a mountain...betting it that if he did not lose, the mountain would give his people a home for all time." He nods. "He wrestles still...for though he cannot win, until he stops he has not lost. At times the mountain shakes with the contest, but until the last days we will have our home." [COLOR="#EE82EE"]"Gods of light and dark, Thrak, not that story again."[/COLOR] The voice was feminine, amused more than impatient. Silhouette had arrived, tall and onyx and statuesque. Her eyes roved over the new faces at the table in turn, weighing each and moving on. Thrak moved over and made space for her to pull a chair up. [COLOR="#EE82EE"]"I see we've made some friends. I am Silhouette."[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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