whatdeheckisdat | 008

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008 - [Action]

[There's been... a lot going on recently. Between threats from the Malnosso and the recent violence in the village itself, it's beginning to feel a little hectic around here.

Once the sun starts going down, when it's not quite as hot out, Dhaos makes his way out to the forest (way out to the forest: he even flies to make more distance) and just starts lighting it up. He hasn't used magic properly in a long time, so he's working out any kinks that may have developed since then now, and then moving on to pointlessly impressive spells. Things like Tetra Spell and its constituent spells, Flare Tornado, and generally hideously flashy stuff he would never dream of doing anywhere near the village. He could just use the Battle Dome, but, well... it still leaves a bad taste in his mouth. He'll be out there well after night falls, but feel free to catch him on his way out of the village, or on his way back in the morning the next day.]

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[Yuan likes to think he can make a fair guess as to what Dhaos is referring to, here. Besides, even if it's not the 'sign of life', he doubts the other Seraph missed this announcement.]

Do you think the Malnosso will make good on their threat?

[Bingo. Dhaos may not comment or reply often, but when the Malnosso make an announcement, you can bet he pays attention.]

One way or another, yes. Whether or not they do so effectively is the true question.

Effectively... [He repeats the word with a bit of a bitter tone.]

I should hope not. As much as we want to deny it, the Malnosso have the upper hand as long as they rule over everything inside this barrier.

Mm... Something as simple as cutting off the enclosure's food supply would indeed cripple much of the village, to say nothing of those blasted experiments they enjoy inflicting upon us already.

[If that was them being tame, who knows what they would pull out to punish the villagers, if they were so inclined...]

...But there are those who wonder if perhaps the Malnosso are wary of going too far.

Oh, is that so? Because they need us to fight their little wars for them?

In part, no doubt-- if what little information we have is correct, soldiers are a valuable commodity.

[He can almost say that bitterly, but despite having despised war, a ruler like Dhaos understands.]

But some seem to be of the opinion that the Malnosso refrain from rebuking our accusations for fear of provoking us into acting... rashly.

[As if they could actually do anything as they are now. But it's worth bringing up, at least.]

That's wishful thinking. The Malnosso have already proven that they're capable of altering memories, random as the results may be from time to time. If they feel we're becoming a threat, surely they can just erase a few memories in their favor.

That is true, but the fact that we are not yet aware of their exact limits gives some hope-- hope that perhaps their limits are lower than they would like us to believe.

[Dhaos knows better than to hope by now, though-- between mana cannons and advisers dropping dead and teenage girls losing various limbs, hope has never lead him to a happy ending.]

Of course, it begs the question of whether or not we think too highly of ourselves in this world as well.

Hmm... Ultimately, we should find out whether the Malnosso's bark is worse than their bite. Once we know where their limits lie, we can attempt to match and then surpass them.

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