Madam. You wanted to see me, Yes, Carrie, I come in.
I wanted to talk with you about the Helios expansion. Yes, Madame,
of course, what would you like to discuss? There are three options
all who can acquire a writ within reason, no suspicion. Who would you
like, Madam? Do you wish for me to decide? Yes? Much
of what Madam does is make decisions. I want to see what you do,
Yalen. Yes, the other two are all right. But Galen I
know I can control, and he's well known for end. It'd be perfect
for gathering information without arising any suspicion at all. Are you sure this wouldn't
complicate things more? No? No, I'm I'm I've got a clear head
on it. Okay, I do very well. Who else are you taking
with you? You'll need protection Skyless, just Skyless, no one else.
It's all I need, all you need, all we need, all we
would need. We don't want to draw too much attention. And he's very
good, he's the best, in fact, and I trust him to do
the job and obey me. I'm sure you're right. You know, Kiria,
you remind me so much of myself when I was young. That's quite
the compliment, Madam. I'm afraid I don't deserve it. I spend so
much time nurturing you, raising you, yes, preparing you. Yes,
And for that I'm eternally grateful. I'm well aware of my circumstance and how
life would have been for both me and Loche if not for you. Our
burden on you sits with me every day. Oh, I don't doubt it.
I have been good to you, Yes, yes, yes, of
course. Have you spoken with your sister? How does she feel about all
of this? She's excited for the opportunity and very grateful for your trust in
her. Is she She didn't say as much in so many words, but
yes, I know her heart well. As long as she does the job,
I don't care how she feels about it. Now Galen is taken care
of because of his fiance. Are you really willing to leave Skyla's there with
Loche? Yes? Of course, Why wouldn't I be? I know how
you feel about him. I don't feel any way about him as long as
that's clear to him. As long as he does the job, who cares
how he feels? Good? That's very good, Giria. You'll make a
fine matter. It's guidless. Hi, I believe you're on a job.
Hi. Things don't go as planned, though, but the best jobs never
do. No, No, I don't think they do. You've adapted pretty
well though, yes, usually Yes. How are you feeling about this situation
today, Reserved, I don't really have. I'm not sure if I even
know what I'm feeling. There is a sense of wonder, and there's sense
of excitement for not knowing exactly what's going to happen. But I feel on
the knife said just usually where survival is cut. I will see that right
length, I see, I see. Well, you're in the conference room
alone. You hear h argument. I believe this course. Loos is still
in the lobby though. If I recall, the female werewolf was telling her
compatriots to get her out of the bobby. She'd spilled coins purposefully. There
was also a uh leave rehearsal for the upcoming paraid that you've heard about in
a couple of days, getting the evening fireworks test going all that fun right,
and I exploited the sounds and that you did I make My entrance wasn't
planned, no more of a spur of the moment, but sort of what
let me hear a little worried about you? SKUs? Really should I be?
Do you feel worried? I don't know, yet still interested to see.
I think there's a part of me that is excited to learn more,
whatever it may be. I'm good at scouting. I'm good at gaining information
without usually needing to talk. I hope tact them as to me, I
think, right, this is in my head, isn't it? Aren't you
me so that blood stain you found on the table? Hi? What do
you think about that? My first thought is whose blood is it? How
long has it been there? Is it reflective? Or is it a rusty
patina on the stained wood? That's not rusty yet? Why it's only been
just today? Hurry? But it's there, it almost it's for sure blood,
all right. It's not jam or anything from a doughnut or jelly if
that's Oh, it's definitely blood. And you know, hound, it almost
looks lapped up. I believe with the smears that I've noticed just now,
I see that it is not in a way that looks like it has been
picked up. It looks like it's been slashed. Correct and wetness has been
added to the pile. Then really very correct, a vile though, none
whatsoever. It's just me in here, just you. But you can almost
remember the werewolf sitting across from Kyria and their hands above that slot that lapped
up spot of blood. Right, the door is barely a jar. You
didn't let it latch for the sake of noise in your hurry in here.
That's the case, Then I simply take a fletching of one of my arrows
and I rush it across the most wet portion of the bloodstain. Ah and
why would you be doing that? And I feed it back into my quiver.
I'm not sure, but if anyone is to understand or to figure out
whose blood that could be, it potentially could be gaible, It could be
good for us. You don't know whose blood that is, could be curious,
all right? Is it mine? No, don't worry, You've got
it then near quiver? Well, maybe worry a little, but for other
reasons. I suppose you're in a bad situation, Skyless, how do you
plan on getting out? You have one door and no windows, chairs,
a table, and an argument that is starting to fade. Though you are
being politely pushed out of the lunar bite. So you're telling me you don't
hear the music. I can hear something. I was just dancing with the
bread. Seriously, there is a firework going office the rehearsal for the bad
ye arm, come with me. Be so exciting. You see him look
at the other large, bulky human wear wolf and then look over back at
the blonde woman and he nods to her and then takes your arm and rushes
you out to go see the fireworks. Oh, oh, you you're just
as excited. Oh my god, one less were wolf. From what you
can hear, Skyless. I think during that whole interaction, I've peered through
the jar door to see if I could get advantage on that conversation. Would
you mind giving me a desperate prowl? I'd say you are a bit limited
as you are not opening the door more, are you? No? No
iven a one? You see her and only her here this a jar door,
won't you say? Her? Of which do you mean? I mean
the blonde werewolf, the one that did all the talking, the one that
you never got her name, the one who has claimed she is not the
leader of the lunar bites but clearly has authority? Is standing there looking exasperated
on edge. Does she have ackles? Huh? What other exits potential exits
are in this room besides the door in front of me. Oh, in
your conference room, the door in front of you. You were in this
room before you scoped it out. You chose this room. There is but
one exit, the one you're looking out out of the store. There's the
back entrance, and the front entrance at Lows was just ushered out of What
are you thinking? What are you doing? You have time, so it
seems, but not much. I never do, no. I think.
What I'm going to do is take take the I think, for a moment,
I'm lost in my thoughts about whose blood it could be, and myself
I assume questioning whose it is, whether it's mine or whether it's curious,
or whether it's someone else's. I'm not sure. But I do have a
tool on my arrow, and I will expjoin it. Ah, and what
is that tool. I'm going to draw the arrow and I am going to
shoot it. I think across of the nose, if I may of this
woman, hoping that her scent may pick up the blood that is on the
quill, and it may distract her for only a moment. Ah, leave,
Oh that is most definitely finesse, I think, would you agree,
scilence, Yes, I think so. But it's desperate. As I as
I draw my arrow back, a bit of sweat drips down and into my
eye. I'm not used to closing my left eye. No, but you
can only see out of your right. The door is not very a jar.
I'm gonna take two stress as I do this wonderful desperate, but a
greater effect if you succeed. I'm not talking partial success, I'm talking full
success and Kyria, it's two per score. Don't interrupt again. Thank you.
You may continue, skyless, Oh, skyless. The euro stinks my
eye, but I'm able to find focus just enough. I think hopefully it
sails just out of vision for them. Oh, it died over the arc,
but it's still just close enough where a draft of the arrow wives by
and sinks butt in the wall behind them into the door. It's closing following
lotion. Ohkayen, I am very impressed. Yes, you see her for
a brief moment. Her snout extends ever so slightly. You can hear thee
inhale, and the slits in her eyes appear, and she calmly walks out
the door as she pats the shoulder of the man, and for a brief
moment, the lunar bite is empty. I duck behind the door or behind
the bar, and I try to make myself available an available path towards the
back exit where I came from, knowing that the front door is now goodbye.
It compromised, hy you're able to do so with no issue. I
scamper up some crates, some old shipping crates potentially that have lunar bites upside
down printed on the crates as they are lazily tossed by workers, and I
hop up and over the fence that's there, trying to find my path back
up towards a rooftop, but not before I desperately run a couple of blocks
before I do. You do so we're gonna move on. But skylets well
done. I'll be honest, I was not expecting you to survive that your
expectations. I came to Kingstown because I'm the best. And then he went
to Helios and there are better Vocley sits at his desk, staring down Akiria,
who has taken her hood down? What is it you want? My
dear? Have you mentioned working for you? What would that entail? Exactly?
A wicked grin spreads across Vocley's face, a grin binger than your face,
thanks of every tooth scissoring themselves reveal you'll be mine? Is that what
you wish, dear Garria? In life and death? In life and death?
And what would I get in return? Our fame? Wealth? Try
again, immunity? There we go? Mmm? Just me? Well,
that depends on what you wish, doesn't it. I think you already know.
I'd like to hear you say it. Say it. I want safety
from me and mine? Who are yours? Say it? I haven't decided
yet if I'm accepting. I wanted to know the offer. Surely you'll let
me think about it, of course, my dear Carrier, don't think long.
I won't. How do I know that's something you can grant? Falcley
opens his book and he writes a name, It's yours, as he turns
the page around. You're in my book. You've been accounted for. What
you add to the ledger is your choice. I can give you what you
want for who you want. All you need is specifics and you will be
mine now my manners. Apologies. You see, a deal with the accountant
is balanced. I'm sure you're not very used to that, are you,
heeria, No, I'm not. Those who work for me are protected by
me. So long as you listen, there are no consequences. You are
an eternal employee with oh the benefits. Why do you think my little imp
is so happy all the time? And what kind of work would you have
me do? Whatever I want? Would be an assassination, could be information
gathering as I've had you do, could be attending a party with me.
Whatever I want, but you'll get what you want. I think it's rather
fair. A mischiefus m hm many do? Many do, and that is
their grave mistake. Mm hmm. You wish to open a business, Yes,
No, I wish out of that business. Oh, and I don't
care what happens to it. You keep making this deal better for me.
The terms of set what would you wish? Area? And it is yours
I want? Wow, I'm wounded. What is it you want? You'll
have to speak up? Freedom? Ah. You did not wish to trade
shackles? Do? M hm? No? No, I suppose not,
but I appreciate the offer. I wonder if a poor human who would wish
to take shackles, you wouldn't I offer to those who are willing? And
eternity is a long time for a human, wouldn't you agree? Curier?
He looks at you so sadly. Thank you for your time. He has
not much left. Every good day a devotees. I'd like to sit a
moment here and hear your thoughts. Would you give up everything for a loved
one? Would you? Would you be selfish? Ah? Sasaire, Yes,
it's awfully quiet. Yes, guarding the door, that's correct, No
one's came to the door. Good. Oh what are you doing? And
go? Aside from guarding, of course? Thinking a little abound? Why
everyone is so very conflicted? They are really conflicting, aren't they. It
all seems quite straightforward to me. Everybody withholding information and trying to do what's
best for other people without consulting those very people. It just seems to be
creating tension and problems, a lot a lot of problems. What are you
gonna do about that? Well, I'm sure we'll work it out. They
tend to have these little arguments and verbal skirmishes often. Galen's a little new
to it, but you'll figure it out. I'm not usually involved as much
as I have been recently. Yeah, a little out of my depth as
well. Yeah are you You are right? M M No, I suppose
not. And you're sitting at this door stopping them from leaving. Who gave
you the right? Says there? Mm hmmm. Didn't they invite you?
Well, I suppose so, but it was by order of my mother.
So we all report to the same person. Right, did she say to
bar them from doing what they need? No, but she did ask me
to keep them alive, all right, and that's what you're doing now.
Yes, Well, they're the ones that keep telling me that everything in this
city is dangerous. I don't think they can handle themselves. Well, I
suppose when it comes to business perhaps, But when it comes to serial killing
werewolves, I think it's best that we leave that to Sgidless and I keep
them in the house. M What about undead, I've said they were particularly
evil. They're on our side now, they are interesting. Why would you
align yourselves with evil undead? Nobody said they were up evil undead? Oh?
What what about the clerics a part of the Paladin Order I have turned
on dead. There weren't any I forgot that I forgot. You knew the
Paladin order so very well, says there, Well, or was it a
problem? I don't really know the Paladin Order that well other than a few
stories. And from what little time I had with my brother, he taught
me best as he could. That's really why I would rather get him back.
Hmm, between you and me, really shouldn't be me who revives this
order? Who would then? Well, my brother would have been the best
candidate, would have it, Yes, was so? Who? Then?
Well? Without him, there is only me, and it falls to me.
And I might ask why here here in Helios on Morogi, a continent
named basically evil Land by Ophion? Why why are you here? Sit?
Sare? This is where I was born? So why are you bringing back
a thing that this city abhors if you're from here? Because this city is
quite corrupt it is. I had no idea who told you that? Well,
aside from almost everybody I've spoken to while being here, I've witnessed it
firsthand several times. Where did you witness corruption? I'd like to make note
of that place The very first thing that happened was that we were robbed of
our That's not corruption, that's a bad actor. That's not systemic of the
government. Well, if there was a better government in place than perhaps there
would be less thievery, or perhaps the poor would have less need to steal.
There was no theft of crime in Kingstown. There is no palad in
ordering Kingstown either. I swore underground brothels were less than savory there. Well,
rothel's might be frowned upon, but it's not the same as a murder.
It's a service provided. Were you murdered, No, no, you
weren't. You had theft? That seems pretty on par with a and savory
business. Don't you think you're really translating correctly? Then a brothel is simply
a service that one can pay for. The theft is well, it's an
awkward thing, but it's immoral. Uh uh? Do you its there?
Knowing where you grew up, do you really think all of those whores wanted
to be in that position? Well, it's neither here nor there. Oh
it's not. What about a thief trying to steal to survive? Exactly?
That is why it's an awkward position. Ah, awkward You keep using that
word. Is that your way of removing yourself from attempting to judge when you're
already sitting on a judgment? Because the first statement you gave me was indeed
a judgement. He said it was evil and corrupt, But now it's awkward.
I said the city was evil and corrupt because of the thief in parts,
But you said the thief was awkward. Well, if the situation was
hungry and had to steal, right, and if the women and men of
the brothel right forced into a position much like the thief in Kingstock, against
their will, doing things that they don't want to do, those things could
be wholly avoided were they given the correct or the appropriate facilities or environment to
recognize what they want to be, who they want to be, to discover
what they want to do on their own. And if they turn to thievery,
it would still be immoral. Is they turned to pouring, then that
would be their choice, Ah, just like thievery would be a choice.
Yes, right. But stealing from someone is not the same as providing a
service for somebody. Some people say boring is stealing from marriage. That would
be only person who is married and not on person providing the service. Who
what if someone hired the thief as their only way of surviving, or perhaps
forced them into thievery, Like I don't know, a small orphan boy,
you gave a few coins too? Would that make you complicit? Says there?
Are you just as bad or worse? I allowed that child a few
coins to pass on a message? Ah, why didn't you give them a
house? Why didn't you give them food when they're clearly suffering? Halla dinner
house? Yet, if I were to have a house, how many rooms
are empty? In the manner you're in now from the stolen writ you're complacent?
No, yes, I don't think so. Naivity had its finest well
naivety perhaps, or perhaps I'm simply on the first step. Helios wasn't built
in a day, and neither will be rebuilding of the Paladin order and slowly
built. You build Helios and built it over years. But I ended the
Paladin Order in a day, m because they called us evil for existing.
It low fair And I'll tell you that. I tell you your grandfather attempted
to murder us because we lived, because we were human? He is he
ad elven? What did he leave that out because it wasn't pretty. That's
not the Paladin Order as I remember, it didn't exist while you were able
to remember. Well, then it's lucky. I'm here to rebuild it.
Yes it is. And not my grandfather. Oh I agree. I am
not my grandfather. I am not my father, and though I believe him
to be a better man than I am not my brother either. No,
you're not. If I have to dismantle this city brick by a corrupt brick
and rebuild it into a better city, and I shall try. Ah,
I'll do my best to make sure you're a blackguard by the end of this
because I could use that mentality for my purposes. Cesaire m thank you,
unless you'd like to do something else. No, I shall continue guarding this
door, continue guarding in vain galen. Yeah, ah, Caitlin, is
that a voice always is? I'm surprised you're surprised at this point. No,
I'm sorry, I'm having an I'm not feeling well now. It's you.
How goes business? Oh? It always goes well? I see you
know that. Yes, you're efficient. H What day is it? What
to leave it? Tuesday? Round one? Am? Oh? Yes,
yes, yes, where did I put my I are you here in the
room with me? Am? I where? Now? Why would I ever
been there with you? I don't know. I'll sometimes get confused where I
am? I know? How long have we been speaking like this? And
the moment you reached out? I never reached out to you. Yes you
did. No, you're looking for someone that I have. Yes, you
reached out. I reached out to him, not to you. Same difference.
No, it's very difference. It's been years. It's been years.
It's been ten eleven years we've been speaking. Though. I don't think I
hurt your very well in the beginning. I spoke the moment you entered my
city. Ah, yes, physically physically into your city physically. Yes,
yeah, yes, yes, thank you. I appreciate you clarifying. I
get composed before. You were just a little crazy, it's all. No,
I wasn't crazy. I was working, working, always working, of
course, just like Maori. Maybe tell me how is everyone the well?
Oh them? Yes, yes, i'd never disclose. Well you should.
You can tell me. We're old friends. We've known each other for so
long. Oh, you have a very twisted reference friendship. My parents are
great supporters of you. And no regime. They are good friends of yours.
So you can tell me how is how is Kurria is? She will
don't lie, you know the it's not right? So how is she?
H Skyless? How is he Loch? How are they? How are they?
Are they doing well? Do I need to worry? Do you even
know? You don't even know? You're pointless? You're dying. This city
won't be yours for long, although I really don't care if you run the
city or not. I'm just going to take what I need to and leave.
Then I'll go. Then I won't be here anymore. I won't be
bothering your city. I'll be back home in the vineyards. Although I suppose
you your shadow is all over my home as well, isn't it? This
is mine? The city be yours, But that spirit is not. You
don't get to have it or keep it. You're right, it's my lord's.
Oh are you speaking of Hades? It's not his? It is not
time. Did you know my parents have a painting of you in our grand
hall? Did you know that I they commissioned it directly. Of course I
know I posed for it. I grew up watching that portrait of you all
my life, as I walked back and forth and through and around, I
never thought much of it. You seemed interesting, you seemed powerful. I
didn't. I didn't really care about what you did or didn't do. I
thought my parents support to you. It seems fine, you and Heliosas and
Kingstown allies. And what did I care. I didn't care about politics or
anything except lore there and drinking and dancing and having fun and being in love.
I didn't care about anything else but that until you murdered him. I
did know such thing, Gail. You ordered his father to murder him.
It's the same thing. I didn't know such thing? Oh you did.
I thought you said. I didn't lie. Humh you probably lie all the
time. I said you shouldn't lie, and I don't. Hum. I
did not kill him, Galen, No, but you ordered his father to
do so. I did not order his father to kill him. Galen doesn't
bother you, now, does it? His father still about here in the
city. It bothers me immensely? Oh? Does it? But I can't
touch him at the moment, all right? If that is sad? What
do you mean I could? Would you give me access to him? Aren't
you in the city, Galen. No, you know what I mean.
If you're the Lord of Helios, you, I don't feel well. You.
You give people permission for things, you give them back deals and corrupt
trades the little Aren't you in the city, Aleen. I'm saying, if
you, my dearest friend, who my parents have pledged fealty to, is
so innocent of all misdeeds, then just give me lor Fair's spirit back.
I don't have it. Who has it? My Lord? That would import
a fool? You are? Now? This is Curia, Curia. I
can't feel my fingers. Are you here, Curia? I need you,
Curia. I think I'm bleeding again, but I don't know if I'm bleeding
here in the spirit world, Curia Galen, Yes, yes, come in.
Are you all right? Yes, I'm just bleeding a little, it's
all Just are you feeling okay? Can I shall I fetch you a rag?
No? No? Come sit sit beside me. I should I should
sit, not on the bed, it would be improper. Sit beside me.
I will sit on one of these chairs. I'm sorry. Could you
could you help me sit on the chair. I have a hard time feeling
my legs in these moments. Hardly. Are you quite all right? I'll
help you, but shouldn't perhaps? No? Should I fetch curio? I
don't come sitny, sit me on a chair and we shall. Yes,
I'll take my arm and thank you. Just should you not? Perhaps rest
instead? It's hard at this moment, I have thought, Galen, I
have to ask you a few things before I go. We should talk.
Yes, yes, okay, I really had planned to watch the door.
Yeah, yes, yes, I feel like going all the way down to
the door would be a bit of a difficult for me right now, it
won't take long. No, no, no, you should stay here so
it listen. I must tell you a few things because I don't know when
I'll have a chance to say them later, if I will. But one
is business. I know that Scarless is out and Kuria is in her room.
I need her. If you might, after our conversation go to her
room and ask her if she might visit me. That would be kind of
you. But you, I must tell you a few things before everything happened.
You are so much like your brother. You're handsome, and you have
conviction, and you shine brightly like a sun. You know Helios is the
god of the sun. And this place has been without the sun for so
long, without it before. And I know that you will restore that order
that meant so much to your brother. I wish for you too. You
deserve so much more. You deserve what's so much from him? No you
don't. That is not true. It's not true. You deserve so much.
What's your giving him? I didn't say anything. No, I'm not
stop it stop what No, No, it's it's fine. I would I
have no not now, it's too early. You are you sure you don't
want me to get you a glass of water or no? No, No,
how worthless a life you've given him? No, stop that, it's
not true. Listen, I have more than one dream. I mean one
is death. In one of those dreams, stop its dead. Stop it.
In one of those dreams, you live and you you sit on the
throne of Helios, and you make this place the city on a hill that
it once was, and it is beautiful and people are free, the spirits
can travel, and and there's no I'm sorry if I'm crying, there's no
is there. I I believe in you, and I know that sometimes the
rest of them don't tell you things. And it's because they don't understand you,
fat I do stop it. You shouldn't be listening to this conversation.
It's not for you. It's not for you to either. It's not for
you this conversation. I would you shall I leave? No? You should
stay. You should stay. I should leave. No, you should not
leave a live longer. He's safe with me right now for now. You
you him, stop it. Perhaps you should try and get some rest.
No, No, it's all right, Lorth, that's all right. I'm
fine. I just have missed you. I've missed you very much, right
law there. You should know that he said that he didn't order your death,
but I think he's lying. And he said that you were with his
lord, which I assume is Hades, and I know that's a lie.
Oh said that? You said it? Why aunts you tell him? I've
told law there. I speak to him all the time. I speak to
him every day. Oh you do. I'm never not speaking to him.
Unsided conversation isn't a conversation, Galen. It is only one sided because you've
stolen his spirit. You let him die. I couldn't stop his death.
He was in another city. And perhaps I should go and see if carrier
is here nor there. It's all right. You don't have to leave,
and we don't need to argue. Listen, I'm surprised that you found your
brother, and I had no idea that it was Cesaire, the lad from
the brothel. But I think you should. That explains everything. I was
jealous for the time you were spending with the young lad. But it turns
out he's your brother. That's that's good. I'm glad you found him,
and I give you my blessing to train him into mentor him. He's he's
a good lad. Yes, clear the tears from your eyes. A moment,
it's I says ere you say you're talking to Oh oh uh dimples?
Yes, yes, I'm so sorry. I I I mistook you for a
moment, I am. I get confused sometimes Do you love someone? Do
you have love? Of course? Tell me who you love? Well,
there's my mother, there are my my friends. I love, I love
you, Galen, who that hurts? Sorry? I don't mean to push
feelings on you. Don't you what? No? Not you? Not you
him? Him? Go ahead and kill who you love? Stop it.
Somebody else here that I can't see a spirit. Perhaps, yes, there's
this hered his spirit. What a line? He says, he's not a
spirit, but it's either some sort of something like this, I think is
he claims to be the Lord of Helios who comes to visit me? Why
don't you do an Arcona check? No, roll me a D twenty.
I don't understand what you're saying. This is you're confusing me. I don't
think I have one on me, do I. I think I'll go and
find Carrier, and you really should rest. I want to check on the
door anyway. I'll be back in a moment with Curier. Okay, I
can't feel my body anymore. Well, then I should most certainly get Carrier.
I do care about you, and I know Galen I do. I
don't care about him. You've been my closest friend. I'll be back in
a moment. Don't worry. I'll find Curia for you. Yes, oh,
Galen, he'll be all right. No, he won't. There are
options, yes, there are, and you've made your choice. He gave
me a different choice. He won't mind it. He wouldn't mind being in
a clockwork body. Stop it. Don't lie. You know how long those
take to make. They take a very long time. But and you aren't
patient enough for that. I've been patient for ten years. You're not patient
enough for that. I am patient. I'm patient enough. Why did you
get all the bodies? Then it's a better way the bodies. Oh so
it's it's better. That's nothing to do with patience a time, then,
no, it's better. Why are you lying to me? I'm not lying.
Come on, it's different holding a body than it is a clockwork machine.
I know. And you said the clockwork isn't worth the time, which
means you're impatient. It's not time. You have all the time in the
world, el gentleness. But I can learn. I can learn to make
a clockwork body. I have patience, you don't. You don't know me.
I thought you said I supposed for your family. I never said you
are my family. Well, no, I deposed for your family's worship of
me. I don't like which is it is? You lie to him?
If you lie to me, No, I get confused. I don't things
changed when he died. So many fucking excuses, Galen, don't be true
to yourself and no one else. I'm not talking to you anymore. I
can't for doubt that hen I can't feel my face. I just want Curia.
I don't want you here. When she's here, it's private, No
voyeur. No, you're worse. You're a tormentor. I am who I
am. He will kill you. He won't, he will. He's weaker
than his grandfather ether was. No, he's stronger. I've watched him fight
with my guards. He's weaker. There's more than one kind of strength.
Or you speaking of his resolve, I'm speaking of his heart. I know
that too. You don't though, you presume too much? Sorry, do
you? He'll be getting carey. I'm bringing her back to me soon.
You're dismissed, the Lord of Helios. I leave when I want you leave.
When I tell you who's there, it's me. Explains why your door
is locked? Then? Right? Come on in? Then? Than you
did you sneak out? I'm sorry, it doesn't matter. Galen is extremely
unwell. He's bleeding, and he can't he can't feel his body, and
he's speaking in all sorts of riddles. And I thought I was my brother
at one point. What happened I don't know, but he requested you and
you should go to him. Okay, where did you go? I I
went to go see the accountant. But why, I'm just trying to keep
myself safe. Well, creeping around outsider after dark is not It wasn't creeping.
I just know it's time sensitive and you snuck out of the window.
Okay, Well, I guess I was creeping a little bit. I just
know it's time sensitive, and I know everyone's emotions are really high and people
are making decisions. Well, isn't this a decision? Yes, a reaction?
More like, I actually didn't make any decision. I just got some
more information. The more information we have, the better, right. I'm
rather concerned that everybody dancing around, everybody is creating a little more than a
spider's web, and we're all going to trip. You're probably right. You
should go and see Galen, and we should discuss things as a group later
on. I will. I didn't, I didn't see. I didn't know,
and they're not back yet. I assume no. I shall lock the
door. Please call for me if you need my help up there, I
won't, My goodness, Galen Curia, Yes, are you all right?
Can I come in? Please? Please? Going on? Oh Jesus,
look at you. I can't feel my body. What do I do?
I need you, Kirie? What did you do? How did this happen?
He's just been a lot? What's been a lot? Everything? Specifically?
What have you done? I know you only get like this when you've
done something. What did you do? Could you close the door? What
did you do? Would you close the door? Please? He's listening?
Who's listening him? Simpulse? He's fine, he's guarding the door. Him
Skyless isn't even here right now. No, Oh that that's good. That's
good. The lord of Helios or spirit who says he is what theah?
Come, come, Scylas will be safe. I didn't trust him, Carrie,
What do you mean what I said? What do you mean, Galen?
I would do anything for you, anything he would do for you.
I killed someone? Are you love? So? Scylus should be safe.
He'll return to you soon, I assume whenever he's done. But I'm is
that why you're like this? Oh? That's just one little drop? Were
you protecting him? Do you know what happened to him? Do you know
where he is? No? I assume he went to the bakery. But
he's okay. Well, I certainly hope. So what do you mean ten
seconds ago? You were quite sure, well, these things you send a
spirit out to protect someone and you wait until they return. But he's not
alone. Who's mass protection? Skyless? Because of this spirit? You sent
out, this spirit pretending to be Lord Helio. Oh no, I would
never send him. He's just my own torture. But I say a lot
of spirit to protect. Yes, I'm so sorry, but you've reminded me.
What is it? Kyria? Please, I'm not talking to her,
and you're not talking to her. Kiria, you have to speak to me.
I don't know. I don't know what's going on. Something's happening.
What is happening. I'd like you to take three harm. What is happening?
Galen? Blood, blood dripping and gushing out of his mouth, so
he has internal bleeding. You see where his gut is. I don't know
what to do there before I think, God, he's wounded. What happened?
Yes, I believe we have to plod pressure. Do you have a
get get my dress in the other room. Get my dress in the other
room. He's been gored. He I'll work for you. Please hell mele
hell me, please tell me, Please tell me, Julia, you are
alone now. Galen is not in this room anymore. Cesaire is gone.
Galen. I know you are wounded, but you may blame out your screen
now if you have the ability to do so. Kiria, you're in a
chair in a familiar study. You know who is in front of you,
and he's grinning. Sign on the dotted line, and the book is pushed
toward you. All of them, all of them, But it's just me
that has to serve you, right. That was the deal. Then I
reach over and sign. You feel a searing pain on the side of your
neck. Welcome to Helios, and you're in front of Galen, unconscious,
but the wound is gone. Galen, Yalen. I'll just hold him your
dress and Gray, I got it, I got it? Is he He's
gonna be your life gone desire? Just a oh what did you do?
Light drying at the lips? I did what I had to do. But
how can you he had a terrible wound across this stomach? What is this
magic? Do you know? A heel? I asked the accountant for hope,
what And that's what We'll take our break. Thank you everybody so much
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because this story is far from done, Devotes. There is so much
happening right now. You know. I was called the GM of Consequences for
a while, but I think I like my new title better, don't you
agree? The Lord of Helium? I think it. I think it fits
better right, And I think today is finally the time where our adventurers understand
the gravity of the situation to I like the kids too. They fucked around
and then they found out. I don't like being doubted. I like giving
doubts because I don't like people sitting in a singular mindset. I don't like
assumptions, and that is all they've done. Skyless. All right, you're
on a rooftop. If I'm not mistaken, I am. You got out
of that I got out of that. I don't know why I'd assume you'd
offer more information. My apologies there. That was an assumption of my own
what what? What are you even thinking after all of that? You think
you should have gotten out of it? It's a world, really, I
don't know if it was a good idea to leave. It's a part of
me where I making my trek back where it worked perfectly. I could retrace
my steps back, and as the woman was looking out the door, I
could have snuck up behind her with an arrow pressed against her neck, and
I could have asked for her own blood or curious. You could have that
you didn't. Why not? I think at the moment I was feeling fear
paralyzed him. Emotion and survival usually is breeth is on the knife edge,
but sometimes it cuts too short. And I wasn't ready didn't fit me then
constrictive, couldn't breathe. There's a brief flash when you think of couldn't breathe,
of you mad viscerally, imagining you're stepping out that door after the arrow
flies, and are raking across your chest and seeing yourself react and hold in
your intestines and for a moment you feel a flash of pain. It's gone.
You must have just imagined it. That sense of calming though you had
before in the room. It's gone. But I think you see Loas walking
across the street. Who does the fireworks begin to dim from the arraid's rehearsal.
That must meet him close, I think, dancing in the in the
smoke of the fireworks hanging off the rooftops. I make my way back,
seeing low, she's a good sign that I'm close. I don't interact.
I don't side close to our. I dout all right. I make my
way towards the courtyard. I don't drop off of the roofs just yet.
I walk across the partition of the Noble District and ours. I look down.
I think I see, says Ayre. Maybe patrolling, or you don't
see him at all. Actually my apology is to correct you. But it's
all right. The door on the outside is empty, butt shot. I'm
curious you said the partition. You mean the wall between the slums and the
noble district. Yes, Hi, you're trying to stay hidden from the guards
and the patrol. I know it's night, but they do patrol. But
they would patrol that. Right, Well, it's either that or I'm gonna
have to take a long route by going down the flagon. I'm gonna go.
I'm gonna go get past it, the gag and dragon. All right,
that is probably the safest. There's a moment drop down. Then it's
it's not up against then the partition between the noble and the slums. But
you you make the long way around then right, right, you can do
that. I'm not gonna make you roll for into here. Skilled enough and
frankly may have stressed yourself out enough. Thanks. I wouldn't thank you,
but you're welcome. I'll make my way towards the courtyard. I'll notice that
says isn't there. I'll drop down the side close to curious viewport. Whether
it is her window or what we would call a window. Ah, you
here into the window. She's not there. The window was shut but not
latched. How often do you check her window, skyless, it's the first
time. I don't think he'd actually look. I think he would knock on
the side. She could be working, no answer, so she might be
right. I think he'll make his way to the front and enter through the
main door. Is there? You feel the thump against the back of your
chair that you've set up. Who's there? It's me? Who's me?
Skyless? What's the password? Open the fucking door? Right? It is
you? Hold on? Welcome back? Did you? We're scary? Complete?
Your what? Scarier? She's upstairs? Probably right, you're going to
push past you. Did you? Did you get it? Yeah? Yes,
good, well done? What a lie? Did you find Loch?
She's on her way back? Okay she went with you? No? Yes,
right, yes, okay, Well be careful not to disturb Galen.
He's unwell fine upstairs, he said, yes, right, the door is
shut, Skyless. You don't hear anything, which you usually hear some things
when you're listening in I. I think, I take off my ring on
my small finger and I slide it under the door. Am I white currier
ring slides under the door and plops itself near you in your chair as you're
watching over Galen. I take my ring off my pinky and put it on
my ring hand. Skyless. You can come here. You're right, not
really, it's a matter. Something happened with Calen. Cuts erupted all over
him, and blood just started gushing out and I don't know what he did,
but I think he was trying to help you, way to help.
Oh And for a moment, I think he kind of puts his hand reactively
towards where the cuts were on his gut. Are you okay? I'm fine?
What little strong, but I'm all right. Lots of help, Garria.
What I don't understand what I was. I couldn't get the blood.
I couldn't get your blood black. I'm sorry. What, No, that's
fine. She pricked my finger. There wasn't there wasn't. There wasn't anything
we could do. That's what I was trying to tell you. I was
sorry. I was stuck, right, so was I? What do you
mean? Oshoe came with me. She was there, and she did her
best to distract them so I could get in the back I did then I
I can't remember what happened, but I woke up the back room, blood
planting on the table. I'm so sorry, Scireless, And he paused there
for a second. H I'd like the atmosphere to reflect what we're talking about
a little better, better, continuous, Skyless. You were alone in a
room, of course, I was alone in a room, white blood pulling
on the table. I don't know. It looked like it was locked up.
I heard Low still in the in the entryway. I was able to
make my way out, so was lo Schlow should be on her way back
here. But before I made way way out, I was caught by the
werewolves. What then the slushed me open? What's he saying? He's saying
that before he could get out, the werewolves slashed him. Kalen, are
you awake? But I knew what I had to come back to here.
That's not Kalen, that's you. Consequences. We should probably leave him the
rest, right. I have to tell you something, of course, Kleen.
I'm just gonna be in the next room. Yet he shut up.
If you need anything, you just call for me. Okay, what is
it? I'm afraid and I made a very big mistake. I want you
and Losh left and I knew you were going, and I was worried about
you, so so I stuck out. I went to the accountant and I
asked him for help in keeping everyone safe. I didn't take it right away.
I didn't the exchange was too much. What an interesting brand that's three
headed dog she has on her neck? Skyless here we go. Okay,
joy can just erupted and cuts some them. I thought I thought, I
thought you were going to be next. Right, It's okay, it's all
right. I kind of like it. What Mark, you don't know what
you're saying. Of course I do. Mhmm. You can be together.
Of course I love you, you, my devotees. I did not expect
that. This is maybe the first true statement we've heard over the last few
weeks. Oh, but her deal was not him living forever? Was it?
Oh? I'd say, I'm sad for them, But they made this
bed and they get to lie in it. So let's move forward a little
bit to the afternoon two days from now. Galen has awoken Lochhe has returned
from her distraction. Kiria has calmed herself, perhaps with a night of passion,
perhaps not. I don't kiss and tell I don't believe she does either.
Well, she's got a lot of tells, but that's from knowing her
for a while. Skyless, it seems a little happier than normal, and
Cesaire is conflicted. As always, tis the day of the parade, well
advertised, well loved by the citizens. In a few hours there will be
the parade the ceremony of Citizenship, which happens twice a year in Helios althose
branded must show up and pay homage. They're great, lord, and I'm
not talking about myself. I am talking about the one I serve. You
better be there. If you're branded, else you're a known heretic, you're
not branded, well, I leave that up to you. No one has
visited the dead Ends yet, but I'd say you all are having a lovely
lunch, unless you're elsewhere, as I did not like to dictate where you
are. Well, I quite enjoy lunch. It's always been well. Some
people might call it breakfast if it's your first meal, but I always find
that having breakfast around noon is quite civilized. I'm glad you're feeling better.
Well, I wouldn't say better. I still have a bit of a still.
Perhaps later we can shoe. I'll ask you a personal question, loosh,
my dearest, I assume you're wanting to ask a personal question of your
sister. No, if you In fact, I was wondering if you'll ever
get back to one hundred percent or if this is something permanent. No,
No, there are ways to get back to one hundred percent. I just
we're a bit busy at the moment. Are you not an open vessel?
Now? I I am still in this vessel. You are, But should
we work to fight others from consuming your vessel? From what I hear,
what happened to you wasn't exactly mild. It was a choice that I made.
I didn't know would work out that way, but it did. I
reach over and I just take your hand and I squeeze it because I know
you say his life and I'm very grateful. Nice squeeze back. So you
had never done this before? Oh? No, No, I had been
studying. I knew it was possible, line, and I was successful in
the end. I'm proud of you. You seemed to be growing in terms
of who you are and your powers. Thank you. Ah. Speaking of
decisions, I think we all need to make one together. I look over
at cesare right, what we need to make a decision together? Right?
Yes? Okay? Well, in order to do that, I feel like
we should have all the information right. Can't make decision without all of the
information? Yes? All right? And I'm going to say this as plainly
as possible. I sold my life and death to the accountant for our safety.
Excuse me? What what? I'm sorry, Galen, you were bleeding.
I had no idea what to do. You were going to die?
Well, what does that mean? You sold your life and death? It
means I work for the accountant now and forever. Probably. Let me see
your brand. Uh, it's rash, slightly different than yours, Bloch.
It is still the three headed dog, but you'll note that there's a collar
around it. Kyria, you know that I can always be placed a new
vessel. The death of this body is not consequential. You did not need
to do that. It was for everyone, not just you. Does that
mean we work for the accountant? No, you're fine. Your free means
she cannot leave the city. It also means that her spirit will be captured
and not allowed to pass, So we have to do all this again at
some point. No, well, I made my choice. I'm quite happy
with it. Actually, that's I'm not what is working for the accountant?
Your sister, I don't know, excellent, but I am meeting with him.
I'm so sorry, brother, What was that? M M? Would
that not make Carrier our own enemy? Nor? The dead ends and the
lunar Bites appear to be in league with one another, and we're going to
be no no, no falling in with the dead end wrench has a yes.
No. I wasn't able to quite explain this to you a few days
ago. I wasn't in my right sense. Are you today? Well not
yet, but dimples, what is going to happen is that I will fulfill
the contract that Currier made and M well, you don't need to know.
That's what I'm saying. You can keep your contract. I kept mine.
No, your contract with the Lunar Byte was to deceive the dead ends,
and that's right. But I don't have to do that anymore. No,
it doesn't. I work for the accountant now, and I'm under his prediction.
The only thing I had to do was what he asked of me,
and I did that and more, which I'm sure is exactly what he wanted
all along. Absolutely, Sister, does she know, no, list,
I hope not. She will kill you. Oh, she can try.
I'm out of from under her thumbnail. I'm not saying she would succeed,
but this could be quite a dilemma for us. On our next meeting with
her, I won't be seeing her again. I don't think you understand illubrating
for me, I belong to the accountant. Now your mother, Oh why
on earth was she trying to kill Kyria? Because I work for someone else?
Now her property was stolen, if not Carrie the accountant, but the
accountant seems an adversary she wouldn't exactly go against. Doesn't seem worth her time
on call of that, Kiria, I do not feel comfortable saying this in
front of everyone, but I shall. All you've wanted since I've known you
has been freedom, and I have always tried to help give you that if
I could. My way of doing it was usually something small, like a
birthday party. We share the same birthday, after all, and I thought
that helping the Bang Gang achieve their goals would help you get that freedom.
And you say now that you will not have it, not just now,
but also for eternity. I have a different freedom I didn't have before,
and thirty or forty years of that freedom is worth it to me. But
it is eternity you said in life and in death. I don't care,
Skylas does I. I'm sorry. I had no choice. He would have
killed every single one of you. What was I gonna do? Just let
you bleed out, yes, yes, and what about Cesare? Just let
him bleed out, I have taken no injury. It seems that you are
often manipulated against your will to do things Scaria calling the kettle black. Someone
once said something to me a wise man shut up. No, he said
that a contract made under duress is not an honorable contract. And Gaiden looks
directly at Cesare when he says that, yes, I agree with him that
it was you who said that. Right. Oh, well, then I
stand by what I said. It's no contract whatsoever? How do we How
do we break a contract like this with a demon? You don't well,
I don't accept that there has to be away. There's always another way killed
them? Hi? Right? Does that work? I would assume I would
like to be listened to please now, because I asked you not to go
and you did it anyway. And I am fine with this decision if it
keeps everyone safe. Do not decide for me, please, missus Kiria.
How may I be of service to you? I guess we have to fulfill
your contract. That will bring trouble from the lunar bites. Well, what
do you want to do? I'll talk to him. I think we should
all meet with him, have a nice sit down about the stipulations of your
contract. There are no stipulations, Carrie. I want to know how much
control this accountant has of my sister. All of it. You know,
it's in your soul now. I don't know, he said. Could be
anything from collecting information to accompanying him to a party. Either way, it
was my decision and I made it. If you could get out of it
in a way that would not put us at harm, would you, I
don't know, Lord of Helios, are you there? Oh no, no,
no, no, no, no, no, no no. What
are you doing. I'm asking a question. It's a yes, galen Ah,
you are here? Good? Good talking to someone? Or all right?
I have one question for you. I have an answer, whether or
not it's what you like. It's a hypothetical. As I eat this,
what is this? It's cruel? It's oats. They've been giving you bear
sustenance because you keep throwing it up. Eat it. Yes, it's delicious.
I know that you have some sort of thing. You have a lord
that you care very much about who hates the undead, and he really does.
Think he's talking to people that hates spirits being stolen. How would you
feel about someone here in the city, no names, of course, who
was stealing spirits from your lord? How would you feel about that? Would
you like it? Would you dislike it? I imagine you wouldn't like it,
would you. I'd have them in a dungeon for over a hundred years
suffering. But you don't like the undead because those spirits are not sent on
to your lord. If someone were making deals to take spirits away and hold
them so they cannot go to your lord to make a deal right now.
They tried that once and now they suffer for fritality. Interesting, would you
like to join them? No? No, I did, Thank you.
I have plans for you. Kalen lovely. I hope your lunch is fair,
Lord, My lunch is exquisite. I imagine it is. Perhaps one
day will share a table. He's talking about lunch. Is he hungry?
I might share it with your final actory? Did he want? Yes?
I'm done with you. I'm partnering with you. You are done with me.
I'm sorry I was interrupted her little done with you. Good luck Caln,
good luck Lord of Helios. Ohs uh, pardon me, sister,
may speak with you in the other room or upstairs or something. Everyone I
had an idea. I wanted to confirm it in a moment. Of course,
it is a how shall we say this? Something for to just put
in our books, nothing to act upon now. But you know we don't
have enough on our plates. Lush, you will want to hear what I'm
going to say. Carry on, you especially will. The Lord of Helios
is a cleric to Hades in control of the underworld, and as we know,
he has made necromancy illegal because he finds it offensive to his lord,
necromancers keeping spirit that should rightly belong to the Lord of the underworld here on
this place. I asked him, what would you do, hypothetically if you
knew someone was taking spirits and holding them that would belong to Hades? He
said, besides threatening me? Of course, am I bleeding? That's why
you're wearing glasses thinking I was bleeding? Now, that he would have such
a person in his dungeon for a hundred years, it is not something to
speak of now. But to think on only that deal you made Ciria,
where you pledged not only your life but your death to the accountant, would
seem to me to be an offense against the Great Lord of Helios, because
it takes your spirit out of the world for eternity and gives it to him.
Which you are a clever one, aren't you. But I can't imagine.
Oh he's completely correct, sister, Yes, but how do we know
that from a god? How do we know the accountant doesn't have permission or
work for you should know if you're as connected as I feel you are.
I don't know, We don't know yet. I would think of this as
a long term I like it a lot, though it leaves wiggle room.
Yes, sometimes allies or brokerage. The Lord of Helius is corrupt. He
makes deals with the accountant, But I can't imagine he knows everything the accountant
does. Perhaps he has permission, perhaps he doesn't. But there may be
wiggle room. As the Louche says, to so discord between our enemies.
Not now, because Kuria, I respect your choices and your agency, but
I want you to know there may be other options. With study, with
Skyless's keen eye, the silver tongue of Loche You're ah everything, Lady Kiria,
and says, there your heart, there may be a way out of
this. Yet, we have time, we can wait. He thinks I
have no patience. You aren't a very patient person, Galen. Let's be
real. He's very patient yet to see these sides, have yet to know
his desire. Oh really, yes, I'm a very patient too. You
may be, but you will not get them. I already have them.
You don't have them. It's talking again. Look at the brands. A
brand to a city ruled by you doesn't count if you're dead, it is.
I'm very much alive for now, Oh for now? What? Galen?
Can you just please please help us with with what you're speaking about?
What? Oh, it's fine, it's fine. If every prime you do
it you begin bleeding. That is not my definition of fine. I think
you're reliable. I'm not unreliable. What do you mean you're not telling us
about Aleen? No one's thinking that. Don't listen to me. It's a
bloody nose. It's okay. It doesn't mean you're not reliable. Don't listen
to me, Kalen. This isn't something to do with the dead ends,
is it. No? No, no, no? Are you sure?
They seem very powerful? They have standing in this city, and you talking
to yourself and bleeding from every visible orifice. What else is going wrong with
you? Right now? Everything? You're so pale. I know it happens
when I get very stressed, and it's going to be a lovely pass.
There's a parade, a parade for me. So that's hits the right.
I mean, we can make a decision now that we have all the information.
Take all of the promises I made out of the equation because they don't
matter anymore. You don't have to You don't have to deliver on any of
those I was the one that made them, and I'm just take it out
of the equation. You can keep your promise. It's not how things work.
It is how things work. I gave my life and death for it
to work this way. You don't have that pytectal with that. I'm sorry.
Did I make it so it was hard for you to hear her Carriot?
Yes? I'm sorry? What loach is it? What is happening?
You will get in the cupboard in the front of how A put a lock
on it. What are you talking about? You're all talking to the air,
are You're not? I'm talking to you. I'm talking mostly to you
sometimes to him mostly to me, not mostly to you. I begged a
different you always do. I don't believe you. Making a deal with an
accountant or the accountant, as this pretentious person has claimed to call themselves,
nullifies another deal with another party. Oh you mean you? It's so taken.
You mean you? She does? I'm sorry you mean the deal I
made with you. I'm not a god. I can't make people bleed by
talking to me in the air. Is she lying? Does she care about
me? Or does she care about me helping her? Ooh, olosh,
let me peek into your mind for just a moment, as the rest watch,
because dear Kiria knows all lies spoken to her. It's very specific lies
told to her. Correct Kiria, Uh No, I can tell when someone's
lying. Period. That's what the hah and that's what we'll go with.
I just wanted to confirm that. Thank you, Losh. Yes, do
you really care about your sister? I would say, be plain, don't
dance words with me. It doesn't work. I would never dance with you.
Touching is not my favorite. M Still a dodge, be plain?
Do you care about your sister? I cannot live without her. Another dodge
do you care about your sister? She'll know? Do you care about me?
Or do you care what I can do for you? Answer the question?
She'll know, Loche better not lie. I don't want her to know.
She'll know any way, just as I do. I know already that
was enough. I care about you. She doesn't care about you, knows
that it can use you against me. Is that really? Is that really
caring about you, Kiria? Or is that for her own benefit? Sorry,
Loche, you walked into that one of your own accord. I don't
do anything on accident. This is perhaps a bit morbid. But we have
an eternity to solve my problem. You have an eternity to solve your problem.
I have an eternity to solve my problem. Lady Carria, you certainly
won't solve this problem without me. I mean you might, but I'll be
tagging along. But in the meantime we can focus on other things. Oh
really, well, yes, I I focus Skyless, Skyless, you've been
very quiet. How are you doing with all this new information? It's not
my information? I told him last night, Skyless, Helen, something's wrong
with your face. You're looking most do you see it? Look at his
mouth the corners. I think he might be smiling. Hmm. Is that
just there for a moment a flash, Galen, apologies for cutting into your
dance of words. I think you need to survey this, hmm. I
shall. He doesn't seem to be very upset about my sister's recent condition,
does he? Although I must say, really, this is the sort of
thing that you study, ah sah. You study a person to gather information
about them, get a deeper understanding. I may have been trying to misdirect
you. You usually do. Yes, you may study Skyless. Uh controlled
no standard? If not? No desperate? You just have dealt with a
serious mental and physical stress, have you not? I'm fine. He still
light to me that what is my desperate? Greater? If you can do
it? If if can I help him? God's no, why not?
He knows my body language would be able to give him information. How are
you helping him, Kyria? That's just that he knows me very well.
He's looking at Skyless, not you. I've seen them both. I'm not
saying no, I just want to know how. Yeah, I'd say that
he knows me very well, and he knows my behavior towards Skylass and Skylas
is acting funny, and he can put two and two together or use it
as evident. Potentially, I understand that I take consequences if he fails.
As long as you understand, you may gain an additional die. You have
to stop doing this, Galen. Every time I try to help you,
I'm gonna get We're gonna be in trouble over something as simple as a smile.
Partial success with consequences. Told you they have been intimate to what degree?
You don't know? That could be an expression, It could be more.
You don't know, and that is your consequence, Galen, your theia.
Your consequence is the same m you know he knows something, but not
what, but not what? Okay you know? Yes? Stop interesting?
No, not interesting? Stop you'll read the books all study. If I'm
off to do something, I'll do with myself. I don't need you.
I don't need you to tell me what I'm feeling. I don't need you
to look at me, and I don't need you to tell me what I'm
thinking. I can do it myself. Just because you don't know doesn't mean
you're right. You can't stop me from studying you, Skyless. The next
time you interfere with anything that I'm doing out there. I'll make sure you
stay bleeding. What he saved your life. He saved your life. I
know I don't need him to save my life anymore. I could have handled
it. Ooh, you couldn't. All he has been doing has been telling
shut up. He's been telling me what I've been feeling. All he has
been doing is trying to tell me what I should say and what I should
do. I'm not being paid by you, Gaalen. Mind your business.
You are my business. I will kill you, and then you will just
be left for dead, and no one will be here to raise you,
like you keep talking about. No one's gonna wake you. You will just
be another body and maybe that vessel will be given to someone as flowers,
my friend. If you kill me, and I mean this in the most
humorous way possible, it'll be all as a threat. I will haunt you,
fine, your soul is mine, and perhaps I'll even have the ability
to possess, and then I'll possess your body. Won't that be fun?
Nobody was nobody's killing anybody, right, We're just gonna calm down now.
Nobody died, nobody's killing anybody. Hell, I'm curious. Does your lord
take questions well from you? Or is it more of a one sided conversation?
Oh well, he's not my lord. Oh it seems I am,
though, Klen. He likes to torment and taunt me because that's what he
does for fun. And he thinks he's winning. But I am winning,
Kleen. Yes, would your or? I mean, let's be real,
your lord, you're bleeding out of everything. Find it fun to mix up
little chaos with the accountant? By chance? Give him a few bad days?
What, don't worry about it? Did you hear that good luck is
bound to me? You know this? Yes? And unless you didn't listen,
No, I listened. You know. It's so funny that you mentioned
people bound to you and loyal to you. It seems you don't have a
good track record with keeping those who you think you control loyal. I never
bound my lords to me. Oh that was my mistake, and now you
fixed your mistake. The one mistake. Brahm is loyal. Paul was loyal,
The accountant is loyal. Ah, yes, I see ah looshay.
Our great Lord of Helios is completely, completely, one hundred percent secure in
the fact that his people are absolutely loyal. Despite previous lord's betraying him,
he now has fixed it completely. And I think that that's sort of hubris
well. I mean, he has to tell himself that or else. I
don't know how he could survive. Galen. Would you like to be in
the dungeons? I just want to dude some fun and after all of if
you send me to the Galen sway Gaylen, you seem stressed. You don't
have to ask him this if it's difficult. I just would you like to
try to sway me? Galen? I'm more trying to irritate you, because
I find well amusing sway me into irritation. I will try. I imagine
this is not controlled either risky or oh fuck no, it's desperate. Indeed,
all of you can go away at the moment, effect limited. I
thought so as much. Yes, don't fail. Would you like to stress
yourself out or make a devil's deal? I would like to take a devil's
bargain. What do you propose stress for the extra die? I propose that
our good Lord is able to impact a number of die rolls of mine in
the future. What is that number? Galen? I feel that number would
be best chosen by you, that you may mess with my probabilities, my
concentration. Oh sorry, yes, yes, I think you're quite distracting.
Would you like me to be quiet? Galen? I want you to remain
listening and be yourself distracted is what I wish. A failure, Oh that
is, but because of your devil's bargain one? Oh I get you did
not? Do you get one more? And I'm going to affect your next
three if I fail. That wasn't part of the deal. Ah, you
get that, but your next three will have one extra dice. Please make
note of this because that extra dice will subtract from your highest Yes, pray
you roll low? Maybe you don't pray to my lord, you know,
our good Lord of Helios. I look forward to the time when we are
having lunch together. All you have to do is ask. I can't guarantee
you leave you will not harm my friends I already have. I'd like to
let you know that you suffer a serious consequence from your failures in this bargain,
Galen. But I'll give you a choice. Does that seem fair or
would you like me to dictate it? Ah? I do love choices,
m silk or satin Ah, you'll re suffer the harm you took before,
or or you will suffer the consequences via the dead ends. The dead ends
is as much about says are as it is about me. I will not
have him suffer. You can harm me if you think that will amuse you.
I ask one thing, though, we'll see. If I grant it
that you wait until after lunch. What will you give me for that nothing?
And you take the harm now? Because your failure is now, I
see, unless you'd like to give me something else, ask a favor,
give something in return. You know how it works. Galen, hmm,
you're not very giving. I am lawful, yes, but laws made by
you. It's a good loophole, isn't it isn't it? Yes? It
is, yes, it is. You chose here, You knew the laws
beforehand. This is your doing. Do not blame me, Galen. You
and I are a dance. It's both a follower and the lead, and
I'm leading for the moment here it comes, Uh, Luche, don't don't
be worried. I have to go. I have to go now to my
room. I need to rest. I need to tree hard now you want
me to follow you. Oh my god, seriously, come with you.
Someone get him a new rag. That one is as red as what's coming
out of him. I'm taking you to your room right now. Rest mm
hmm, it's fine. I can't breathe I'll be all right. No more.
Somebody help him under his shoulder. Someone helped me get him to the
room. I don't know. Give him someone to lay. He's about to
topple over. Come on, come on, come on. He has wounds.
If he storms these wounds, please get get get get a blanket or
a towelet or anything. I am away. Come with me, Come with
me, now him walk walking up the stairs. Come on, I don't
understand. There's the same wounds as before. How did this happen? What
happened? What has happened? We made an agreement, blooding agent in the
front. I'm getting it right now. Are you allergic? Is he allergic
to anything? I don't the cruel? The cruel? Are he made his
choice? Protection doesn't come to those who choose arm. Oh my god,
oh my god, come on upstairs. Is this a result of your deals?
So? No, it's fine. How did this happen? Fine?
You're throwing a blood all over me? Oh sorry, how do you apologize?
I just need perhaps a doctor resting my intrails. That's what they look
like. Oh my god, Oh my god, I'm gonna lay down.
Oh you're carrying me. That's nice. You do not hear coherent words from
Galen. It's mumbling. He thinks he's coherent. That's a lot of blood.
This is a lot of blood. I think we I think we need
I think I can't do this. I don't I'm not a doctor. Okay.
Are the doctors in the town. Yeah, I'm sure there are where
just put pressure on that side, not for pressure on this side. So
many doctors? Would you like to find one at two a m. Yes?
Oh sorry, this was last time. My mistakes. Guy, Please
go get a doctor. Please fine, Galen swore to Hades. If you
want me, he's not gonna haunt you because he's not gonna die, right,
Galen, don't fuck with me anymore? Galen, Oh my sweet sweet
adventures. Is there anything else you're doing? Sasare Kiria Low. I'm currently
in the front trying to gather some bandages or something, and honestly, I'm
trying to rig something up to bind his mouth so he can't speak to whatever
is hurting him anymore, because I don't know what else to stop it.
A simple rag would probably do just that. Excellent. I'm looking for one
that's clean. I don't know you can find one, as you wish.
But what, Kiria do you don't understand what starking to sire? Oh?
Continue my apologies. I don't understand him. I made it. I made
a deal. I don't understand how this has happened. You could ask who
you made a deal with. It is as you said before, this city
is a terrible place. I just so my soul for nothing. Possibly we
shall, we shall find a way to return it to you. Did you
do this now I'm talking to you. Yeah, thank you for specifying.
I didn't wish to interrupt. Galen did this. I'm not lying either way.
He's a fool. Don't trifle with things you can mess with. Don't
try not yours what? I'm sorry, m Does he have a mark like
yours? I don't think so. No. I can't really lift my hands
up off of his gut or I'm afraid it might spell out what could harm
him visibility. I think I think he was right. What I think he's
speaking. I think he's speaking to who he says he's speaking to. Yes,
I know, I never doubted it. He's right. Great, Yes,
No, I don't think so. Are you lying? No? I
think I'm frustrated m hm and a little confused. I have to tell you
something. Yes, does your mother know you're here? And I think that's
where we're going to end the episode. Are you bastard? How could you
do this right? I'm sorry it was too delicious. Just say no to
that, y. I very much enjoy you devotees saying fuck you Dan,
Yan. We'll remember that. Stop pushing him any further chat Yeah, please,
we'll die. To be fair, Bostard Dan, I totally didn't make
note of that. Like you were like, it's my new GM name,
and I was like, what, Bostard Dan, You're evil? Yeah,
this is just like a weird twisted uh yeah, bizarro Dan. I love
it. I'm gonna be honest. I will refer to for the remainder of
this campaign has Bostard Dan. I think every campaign I've ever done with you,
Dan, you usually end up kind of like a sad character. So
like watching you smile is very unsettling. Can I say something began to actually
be scary and evil and not twist it around and be like, but actually
I'm a good guy understanding And this time it's like, no, I think
he is just bosted. I gotta say something to you, Dan, please
let you somehow I'm playing CEO and now you're the GM And I didn't realize
it until this fucking episode, and I went, I just sold my life
and death for Oh no, I was hoping you'd make that deal. This
is a cast. I quit. What does it feel like to be on
the other side, Kyria? And you will start with your end of session?
Oh it feels sad. I totally didn't have a breakdown. It's gonna
say that, but I was like, I don't want to reveal that if
you haven't told you were you were there for it? Yeah, yeah,
well, I mean you know it was most of my community, you get
I understand now, I understand why Now I don't know what we're talking about.
This is definitely not payback from nocturning ungodly. I would never do that.
Okay, remember remember when you were like in that teaser, Kiria,
He said you wouldn't kill me, right, Dan, not physically. Yeah,
he's just gonna ship on your heart. Yeah. Yeah. End obsession,
car yes, end obsession. Okay, all right? Did you roll
a desperate action today? I did not. Not. You did not.
I don't think I did. No, I don't believe you did. Did
you address the challenge with deception or influence? Yes? Both times influence.
One time deception with my sister Losh, when I lied and told her it
would be fine and that he will only ask me to do small things.
Oh, don't worry, Lows. You don't know that in character. Make
sure that he meant his penis someone's, but not the accountants. Probably,
I don't know. Yeah, I don't know either. I made sure not
to put a nail into that board because I wanted to make sure that you
admitted whether there was nailing or not. Not me. Yes, I did
make a pun there, and yes you may smile at that curiot, but
you may take two experience for your deception and influence. I ding goody,
you're welcome. That is your second level of hundred ninety three dings good and
overcome the accountant. Yeah, exactly right. Sure, I wasn't serious please
don't listen to me. I listened to everything, Kiria your did you express
your beliefs drives heritage background, Yes, multiple times, once to the accountant
and then once again to everyone. You may take another two experience, then
once again to Skyless. Actually still too experienced Max. That one I wanted
to say out loud, you did indeed express love. Did you struggle?
Sorry what Skyless? Just saying it was? And it was great? It
was. It's not your turn yet, so I'd ask you not to talk
over me Pirio. Yes, Skyless. Next one you will take to stress.
Did you struggle with your vice or trauma? Kirria, my vice most
definitely wonderful. You may take one experience for that, not too Yep,
it's just the one time good and who plays Kiria and shout yourself out Please
no cop outs this time. Okay, Hi, I'm Pumpkinberry. You can
find me a Twitter of TV slash pumpkin Berry. I'm going to be starting
Red Dead Redemption two on tomorrow. Tomorrow's Monday tomorrow, and the story of
that, the story of that. Yes, however, I am also recently
diving into the wild RP. Yeah, you didn't even tell me, how
dare you? It's because I wasn't sure how viable it was, But then
we did a test run yesterday and it was the most hilarious thing I've ever
experienced. When I have an intro and we're ready to go, we're going
to do it wonderful. I look forward to seeing that out of character entirely.
I want to see that. Can I tell you one mild spoiler?
Yes? Will you be kind to Kiria if I tell you this mild spoiler?
Fuck? No? Okay, well I'll tell you the mild spoiler anyway.
Thank you. We're doing Ghost Grabber Pioneers. If you need someone else,
let me know. Okay, I will. I do not own the
game, but I would consider buying it just for that. Okay you let
me know. The answer is come. I will not be kind to Currie
regardless, but I will be kind to you as a person, Pumpkinberry,
because I love you dearly. I love you too. Thank you for jmming
this. This has been a horrifically wonderful experience. I'm so glad I'm having
funky I'm so I'm so glad to hear that too. Skyless will go to
you next, because you kept interrupting and you really wanted to speak. I
didn't talk all session, all right, you talked plenty. You talked more
this session than most. Excuse you, excuse me if any desperate roles today?
I did? I did two? If you did do too? Did
you do two desperate today? Ye? Right in the beginning. Did you
mark experience to your stats for that, because that is what you mark experienced
for to the stat directly, Kiria, I will have you not roll your
eyes at me again. Oh I wasn't rolling my eyes at you. I'm
so sorry. I was rolling my eyes at something Myrgle said. And if
I will read it out so that you believe what I'm saying, please do
Okay, she said, you're gonna have to pilot the AVA again, Kiria
or Galen will have to do it again. And Virgoles stop interrupting. Thank
you very much. Urry, you did two desperate rolls? Yes, yeah,
hold on, I gotta find them. I know there was one,
there were two, I remember. I believe you was finessing pro yes,
thank you. There you go. Then you may mark the appropriate stat with
an experience. I thank you. You're very welcome with an experience. I
did two of them. If you did two in the same stat then you
do get two. All right, and then what happens? Okay, when
this thing fills up I didn't, then you can mark another point under that
stat entirely correct. Oh and by the way, my devotees, does that
include me? Naw? Yeah, I think it does. Yeah, absolutely
it does. Okay, if they survive, maybe we'll see this again later
with the same stats that they have boosted. Anyway, did you Scarless address
a challenge with deception or influence? I'm sorry, that's not your, that's
mine, Kirie. Have you not laugh at me? That is the second
mark against you. Did you fracking your vitals? Yes? Was that something
you did? I don't think so. I don't think so either. I
don't think so. Close but close, but no. Did you express your
beliefs, strives, heritage, or background. Yes, at least once you
absolutely did. I can think of one particular moment, can't you, person
who will not speak over me? You get one experience for that, then,
all right. Did you struggle from your vice? Yes? Did I
struggle from my vice? Yes? I think so too. I also digged
good wonderful. Yes, how are you. It's a lovely day. I've
enjoyed our meals, so have I. Though they've left me with the stomach
ache, I'm feeling fine. M H. Well, I I assume did
you were you desperate today? Yes, twice I was desperate. I I
think I agree. You've already marked that. I assume I did good just
now, ah, even better. Did you address a challenge with knowledge or
arcane power? Well? I think I did. Actually, I think I
did twice. I would say that my studying of Skyless that was arcane,
that was knowledge. Ah, I'd agree with that. I also feel,
although I was not successful at it, that I did well. I certainly
addressed a challenge. I certainly addressed a challenge too with arcane involved getting slash
in the belly, and that was unfortunate. But also I would say I
have been using my knowledge of the history of Helios to needle our friend.
Yes, I'll agree to all of that, but I will plant a seed
of doubt. Would you that's so unlike you? Low's your next don't worry,
so I would would there? Would you be correct on the history Galen?
And that's all I'll say. Please, don't respond, just dwell on
it. Did you struggle with your vice, oh, belief strives heritages?
Yes, Oh yes, I thought you already agreed to that. Yes,
my apologies, I didn't mean to skip over that. No, it's all
right. Yes, actually I think I certainly expressed my background, the amount
of history my family has with our good Lord of Helios close history. Yes,
I would say heritage would fit that. Yes, I also did express
some of my drives and beliefs with cisare difficult. Also, of course,
with Curia. I'll give you the two experience for that. I think that's
reasonable, Thank you, and I'm very welcome. Have I struggled with issues
from my vice or traumas? I feel like that is a I mean really,
I just I feel as if perhaps, I mean, I might not
think so. However, I think the blood all over the hideout and my
inability to be present and my confusion might have something to do with that one
moment. I do agree with that. It seems loche has run into a
technical difficulty. But yes, Gale and I agree with all that things.
I also think it is incredibly lovely that I am one of the few people
who is unaffected by that disappearance, Loch, I am assuming you cannot hear
me. Correct, I didn't. By the way, wonderful she is in
chat. Actually she is in ye your entire I would never do such a
thing, but I believe you could if you so desired. To make it
a little easier, Loch, you could connect likely to clean feed audio via
your phone and I could find a in between method. Oh and I might
would see there's a different solution happening, but thank you, I would do
that otherwise. Also, she has not done hers from last time. I
would note she is not for the last two actually, and I was going
to work with her after this. However, if there's another issue, we
might have to delay that. But thank you, I have already made note.
I am working with the accountant and I am frankly not needing that.
Galen, thank you, of course, thank you very much. Never mind
those that were helping. We had a lovely skyless helping. Oh well,
that was what I was expecting because of our DMS. And there we go.
Thank you, thank you, thank you the powers that be. I
appreciate your help. Loche are you able to follow that link via your phone
or no? It's all right. We can move on to the next while
you do, so, if you can, I'm watching the devotees, so
if you message there, it's all right. She might be trying. Maybe
we should. We'll move on to the next t Worler waiting. I was
hoping for dramatic effect, but us not. Everyone respects that. And no,
it's it's not your fault this time. Ah, hold on, Well
she's put on a particular link there, Hail Helios, is what she said,
and I appreciate that. I'm messaging her right now. Well, who's
left? I believe it was Cesaire. Yes, yes, Cesaire, let's
chat about this. And if we can't get lush back for the moment she
tim that is beautifully she could. Admittedly I was really hoping to have a
chat with her, but I could save it for next week. Two.
Did you roll a desperate action today, Cesaire? I did not. No,
that's all right, though. Did you address a challenge with violence I
believe is one or coercion? I did not. No. Did you express
your belief strives heritage your background. I believe I did with yourself. I'd
agree with that, but only once correct, right then, only one experience
for that. Did you struggle with your vice today in almost every conversation I
had? Yes, you'll get too experience for that. Anything else you'd like
to say, says there. You are rather quiet today. Yes, I
have no interest in having any further conversations with you. Good. I didn't
know your title of Lord of Helius as having any conversational power over me.
Oh, naive, that's on brand. Yes, well listen it as you
must, Ah, Los, can you hear me from the beyond? I
am looking at the devotees, which you are one of. I'm patient.
Well, i'll talk to her later. Then she and I need to catch
up. Ask a question. Oh of course, Galen, thank you.
I just wanted to. I just felt like there was something missing. I
felt like Skyless and also Brad and also Peb did not tell me where I
might find them chance on Wednesday. Oh yeah, you're right, we didn't.
I just I just felt like I was missing something. No, Galen,
that's fine. I was going to speak to that. But I mean,
I'm so glad that you assumed I wouldn't. I don't think he was
assuming you wouldn't. I think he was just noting we didn't I was trying
to needle them just a little bit. I'm afraid to m why it was
amazing? Why? Why would you be afraid what I'm afraid of? Dan?
I don't know what to do. Yeah, I should stop talking,
so I keep talking. I'm done what you've done, Dan. No one
will shout themselves out properly, good, he says, good. I didn't.
But you know when they're are lies or not. So that works rather
well, doesn't it. Please go follow brad Woto, who is playing many
games. I don't know which one he's on specifically, because he likes to
stream before him awake, except for the few times that I can weasel him
into streaming later to play games with me, which is not terribly often,
And that's okay. I would never ever hold things like that over him in
a show like this. And then Pumpkin Berry, who did shout herself out
this time because I called her out directly this particular time, and Galen,
who chose not to shout them out, or Friday. Things they do that
I absolutely remember and take note of. How the tables turn turn tables,
how the turn tables feel free to follow Trooper s JP for wonderful things he
does. There are particular things on Fridays that I would recommend going and watching
City. You of likes Shadow, It's amazing. I'm so sorry. If
you like, Yeah, if you like seeing Nazi Nazis punched, which you
do, go watch it. It's so good and emotional and it's wonderful.
One of the few times I'll allow Kiria to speak over me because I do,
in fact encourage the punching of Nazis, so I will not be upset
about that particular talkover. So how about that reveal speaking of Nazis? Which
one, the one about the Paladins, Oh, the one that wasn't to
reveal, but in fact was me speaking earlier in a particular pre show speaking
that I did that said the exact same things. Yes, that one,
I do recall it as I said, It's all right. I just like
making her very uncomfortable. I'm at a ten. Damn, I'm at a
ten. Take us out good, stay at a ten. And then of
course chord Mithmatic not speaking out their own show on Wednesdays, which I watched
the premiere of which was incredible and did I and I will absolutely do this
because I am vain enough. Did I sense hints of GM style being lifted
into the next show chord. If you like this particular style, perhaps tune
in on Wednesdays at one p m Eastern. Ah good here here on table
story, Thank you, Kiria. I saw that disappearance. But my god,
is the production value better than here? And sorry PB, but the
slide out of the production oh so good, very good, They're very good
here. Don't let me miss miss hand. Don't you don't you say those
words to me? This is my show today. Yeah, go watch,
go watch Wednesdays here for Court, for that beautiful man, fuck the swan,
Fuck the swan, and go watch and follow Classy Katie, who has
for three episodes now been unable to do her end of session. I uh
will do her first next time. Well first, Unfortunately today wouldn't have worked
out for her regardless first right before breaking in the end. Yeah, we
might have to start the session out with her end of sessions plural, we'll
see. But outside of all of that, go follow her. I am
Domestic Dan, your Lord of Helios today, the one and the only tax
Zagur, the one who runs the city, the one who is humored by
so many, who make light of that, and there definitely haven't been any
consequences for that specifically. Thank you so much for watching and enjoying, and
we'll be back next week, but not for the finale because I'd like to
make sure they know the full consequences of their actions for a few more sessions.
I was ready for next week, but I'm going to enjoy that it's
lasted longer. Ohen. If you'd like a recovery room, I can give
that to you after this