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[voktys]

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This is Melisandre. I suppose you may as well leave a message, if it pleases you.

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[voktys]

It is not like the Black Goat of Qohor – you are unlikely to lose any of your limbs.

It has... made me less mortal, for one. But it can make you bleed, too, and many a novice dies of their folly.

[chardismastic]

huh

[ black goat certainly sounds devil adjacent. but a few moments later though: ]

well not like mortality carries that much weight anymore given how we all got here and blood washes

[voktys]

The most draining of it will not be the blood, but the energy required.

But then, I found you quite excel at the easiest way to generate it.

[chardismastic]

[ 😎 😎 😎 ]

and there's plenty more on tap

so is this doable? you're up to teach?

[voktys]

I have learned to take your word for it.

And I'll teach you.

⟪ a little later, as she remembers: ⟫

No one from my world should know of this. Brienne of Tarth, Jon Snow, and Arya Stark are here, and especially the first has... some misgivings on the matter.

[chardismastic]

didn't realize you had that much company

any of these familiar faces apt to make any trouble?

[voktys]

I have avoided Snow so far, but he never sought trouble with me in life. The Stark girl has some queer ideas of what I did, as far as I have gathered, but she seems to wish to wait and see, and I rather think I can... deescalate this.

Brienne... Let's say Brienne has seen some of my magic at work. We have spoken of it, as of yet, she seems to blame the King more than she does me. She won't attempt anything anytime soon, I reckon. At any rate, none of them seem too keen on hanging about the church.

⟪ that's not concern, is it? she doesn't think so. right? melisandre looks at the idea of friendship like someone looks at the concept of spider eggs hatching from an ear. ⟫

[chardismastic]

[ He makes note of the names, will keep an eye out for the same in the future. ]

that deescalation goes sour, let me know
i picked the church in part for the privacy and i can't say i'd appreciate any unannounced house crashers

[ Wouldn't do to get caught in any crossfire, or to lose his newly acquired teacher before he's gotten what he wanted out of this, after all. ]

[voktys]

⟪ and this man has the audacity to wonder why she'll bring him camping equipment. for her own sake. ⟫

I will.

Beside, someone has to carry the bodies.

⟪ oh no, he's unlocked her sense of humour. why. ⟫

[chardismastic]

[ Just make sure it stays that way, missy. Don't need no friendship getting everything sticky. Sticky is reserved for Magic Energy Generation things. ]

what, you wouldn't burn them?

[voktys]

Too risky here, what with the single communal fire.

⟪ oh, wait. ⟫

Were you still speaking in jest?

[chardismastic]

little bit

[voktys]

It can be magic, too. You'll have to learn the theory of it, at the very least.

[chardismastic]

wait which can be magic too - fire or corpse disposal
you'll have to be more specific

[voktys]

Both combined.

There is a lot to be done without blood and sacrifice, of course. But on a certain scale...

[chardismastic]

wild guess but this is hinting at that whole tainted soul thing

[voktys]

In part. Anyone who tells you magic comes cheap is morel likely than not either lying to you, lying to themselves, or both.

[chardismastic]

[ Or they're used to other people footing their bills and not caring where the costs fall. Ignorance was in the cards as often as deception or self-delusion, he'd found. ]

if it were cheap or simple then it wouldn't be worth much would it

[voktys]

Message me when you are ready, then.

⟪ Done deal, this. ⟫

[chardismastic]

anything stopping us from starting now?

[voktys]

Nothing. Come over?

[chardismastic]

two shakes

[voktys]

This... would be a very disappointing duration compared to what you usually do?

[chardismastic]

no the

two shakes is how long until i'll be over there i'm walking back from a thing

the usual duration will still apply

[voktys]

Oh, good. We'll need that.