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[Dwarmin]

Brenna takes the cage from your outstretched hand carefully...she seems to concentrate her fires on it for a moment, but there is no immediate effect...


"...Hmm. How did you come across such a thing, can I ask?" She says.

[UXLZ]

"It was a... Parting gift, so to speak, from the masters at my monastery, who told me it represented my duty. What it's made of or what it does, if anything at all, I don't know. It may be in some way magical or purely symbolic."

Still, the air inside that cage... Were his eyes playing tricks?
Why couldn't Brenna burn it?

He grins.
"Or maybe it's just made of something particularly fire-resistant?"

[Dwarmin]

Brenna nods.


"Answer a riddle, and I'll tell you what it really is." She says, with a flaming smile. "There's this group of hunters. They have slain ten thousand beasts. They can defeat any evil, because they know all evil inherently-the studying, the hunting, the slaying-it is their purpose and bond. No otherworldly force can possibly stand against them.

So, what do they truly fear?"

[UXLZ]

"How kind, I've always loved riddles. Did you make this one up on the spot?"

He thinks hard... Truly fear?
Themself? One of their number could fall to corruption, bringing them down from within. That doesn't seem correct, though...

Int roll for hint.

((Man, I always suck at riddles like this one. I fit too many abstract concepts and stuff to the answer. :v

[Dwarmin]

"It's less a riddle, and more of an explanation...." She comments, bouncing the cage from flaming hand to flaming hand. It still doesn't seem to have deformed in any way.

((Here's a hint. You don't need a hint. ))

[UXLZ]

"Goodness? Confusion? Darkness? Corruption? Fear? I must admit, I simply don't know the answer. Loneliness? Isolation? Solitude? Something  beyond their knowing? There are so many things in this world one would have reason to fear. I don't think I can answer that question properly."

Ispil barrages her with answers. He doesn't really expect any of them to be right, but he can't think of what it could truly be.

[Dwarmin]

"So many guesses, the answers...right...here." She says, pointing at you. "They're afraid of you. Of themselves. They can beat any beast or monster, but they can't control or predict what their own will do...so, they would want to make sure that those in their order are incapable of turning against them.

This cage is designed to do that-it's for someone, or something to be able to find you, Ispil-it's a doorway. Ironic design, a cage! Since the door is only one way, it was designed to let something out. It's why I can't destroy it, any more than I could destroy an empty space. It's also why it doesn't matter if I even could destroy it. You took it, and now the doorway is open-it leads straight to you. I can't really say what's on the other side...not won't, can't. It's another law I must follow, and I've already told you too much.

Am I confusing you, yet?" She asks, with a little laugh.

[UXLZ]

He smiles.

"You do confuse me a little bit, I'll admit, but I feel like what you've told me is something I should remember for the future. Thank you. I'll look into it further on own time, I wouldn't want you to risk yourself further for my sake..."

Ah, but...

"Would you still like to keep the cage itself? I take it the door will still stay open even if its physical reminder is left with you. Perhaps it will be something to remember me by?"

Still, if things ended up going like how he'd hoped, she would actually be travelling with him rather than stuck on the ship. Ultimately the choice would be hers, however, and this even assumes he would be capable of freeing her. In the event of that not occurring, there would still be Leo... Or the strange ranger... Ker, was it?
His experience in the Hell had taught him that he needed a partner, regardless. If this island was any indication, he wouldn't need to search specifically for things that needed his attention, such as it was in the Old World. It would simply do to travel and wander. He would stumble onto places such as this or hear hints of them in dimly lit taverns at night, of that he was sure.

[My Name is Immaterial]

Nigma takes a moment to consider the situation. Since he plans to integrate himself into the mercantile and political communities, his best bet is to start making connections now. Leo undoubtedly comes from money, so scoping him out might not be the worst idea. Still, it begs the question as to why he bought a cheap ride...

Earl wanders over towards Leo. "So, what're your plans for the new world?"

[Dwarmin]

"Would you still like to keep the cage itself? I take it the door will still stay open even if its physical reminder is left with you. Perhaps it will be something to remember me by?"

"Yes, I will remember you as the man who gave me a complex metaphor to describe my situation. Every time I forget I am in a big cage, I will be able to look at the tiny cage to remember my situation."

Hmm, elemental sarcasm...

Earl wanders over towards Leo. "So, what're your plans for the new world?"

"Plan? The Plan was getting here. Everything else...is just improvisation." Leo says, looking out to the sea-away from the jungle.

[My Name is Immaterial]

"Heh. A bit like mine, then. Any ideas yet?"

[UXLZ]

In a cage, maybe, but for how long?

"I'm sorry, I didn't realise."

The sarcasm went flying over Ispil's head. People tended to speak their mind more often in the Monastery.

[Dwarmin]

The sarcasm went flying over Ispil's head. People tended to speak their mind more often in the Monastery.

"Hee...don't mind me, I'm just being facetious. Yes, I do accept and appreciate your gift." She says, with warm smile.

"Heh. A bit like mine, then. Any ideas yet?"

"Making my way inland to Pagekeep, I had hoped. It's the seat of a young Lord who I've heard is new to his throne, and free with his coin...I'm hoping to find work as a Trainee Maester*. Or a Drover. Or maybe a scullion. I could also juggle for coins." Leo comments lightly.

*A Maester is a catch all term for philosophers, loreseekers, alchemists, scholars, healers, and learned men-they are also referred to as 'Knights of the Mind'. It's a good way to find work in a Noble Court.

((Also, if I quote locations to you, remember the new world map is in the 2nd post of the OOC thread, and the 1st post of this thread.))

[UXLZ]

Ah, it seemed she had just been joking. Ispil needed to remember to try and practice his social skills somehow... Still, he was glad he hadn't accidentally caused offence somehow.

"I'm curious... Can you touch something without burning it?"

[Dwarmin]

"Um, no. I am made of fire." She comments dryly.