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Post by Dionisia on Oct 23, 2022 13:01:13 GMT
Dio smiles a slight mysterious grin "Stranger things have happened. Just weapon yourself for different scenarios. Know that stories of far away and distant worlds have actually happened and stories of you might reach other worlds as well."
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Post by Brian on Oct 23, 2022 13:21:02 GMT
I laugh softly.
"The worst part is I think my foster sister is infatuated with me. Find a good woman and you can't marry her." He shakes his head and closes his eyes.
There is a village with about 4000 people. The Village is on a hill with a series of earthen and wood walls. "This is my new home away from home."
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Post by Dionisia on Oct 23, 2022 18:29:05 GMT
Dio smiles a slight grin.
"Ah love. Yes it is complicated."
Seeing the scene change to the village she looks about.
"Hmm crowded but very lovely."
She nods to Brian.
"So you live here now? What do you do here?"
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Post by Brian on Oct 23, 2022 20:20:50 GMT
"I am training to be a house guard. Which means I am also trained to being a nobleman."
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Post by Dionisia on Oct 24, 2022 12:33:45 GMT
Dio nods.
"Seems important in your line of life to learn different sides of the social and status ladder.
Learn well but never forget where you came from... "
She looks at Brian in a serious face.
"To many who have found power fot corrupted and stomped down to the lower ones because they now saw it couldn't be different. Know it can always be different. "
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Post by Brian on Oct 24, 2022 15:38:40 GMT
" All I can think about when I'm here is where i came from and how different things are."
I laughs softly
" where i am from violence by children is strongly discouraged. Here violence 8s trained into them. "
I close my eyes " My dad did military operations where he sent men out to fight, die, and kill. I never wanted to do that. I've done it twice now. Three times if you count the man I put out of his misery. "
I let those words linger in the air.
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Post by Dionisia on Oct 24, 2022 15:44:55 GMT
Dio her stance changes a bit she stands taller and more secure.
"If you do not protect your children by teaching them to defend themselves and strike first. The children will not survive. "
With a bit darker and serious look she looks at Brian.
"I was barely 8 when i had to defend myself and kill my first attacker.
It is idyllic how you grew up. Many worlds train their children to fight and defend it is a mere fact of survival. "
She sighs soft and her warm smul returns
"Brian never forget where yoj came from though forget the ways. They are ways of one world and there sre to many to stick to one way. Learn adapt change."
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Post by Brian on Oct 24, 2022 15:55:32 GMT
" Where I was from...violence in most of the world was the exception. Places like this were spoken of fearfully....and now that I'm here.... things have more sense and meaning."
He thinks for a moment " I puked after the first battle. The others were right....it got easier."
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Post by Dionisia on Oct 24, 2022 16:05:51 GMT
Dio nods "It does get easier over time. And that makes the constant walk of balance difficult. Do not make it get so easy you don't hessitate to kill. Do not hessitate to much it might kill you. Do not be on guard to much as you won't gain allies. Do not let your guard down to much as it might again kill you. Fight as if your life depends on it. But know your enemies life depends on it too."
Dio grins and balances her both hands up and down like scales.
"It is an constant internal struggle if you want to not become a mindless killing machine.. or become dead."
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Post by Brian on Oct 24, 2022 16:25:59 GMT
" the first two were easy. One came right at me. The second was trying to kill old Kane. The third.. I challenged the commander of a company to a honor duel. He was arrogant enough to think he'd beat me....or ignorant. His men were scared as I was covered in his blood. I probably should have stuttered a bit to give him a window to yield. " he smirks " but I did hear his archer taking aim."
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Post by Dionisia on Oct 25, 2022 16:42:57 GMT
"There is only so much honor to give. If it would have cost you your life it would have been honor worth nothing. Those staying behind buy nothing with honor like that..."
She smiles
"Don't get to cocky yourself. It could be seen a sign of strength or a sign of weakness that you gave no pause to.yield."
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Post by Brian on Oct 25, 2022 19:05:48 GMT
" Yeah...the new head of the house guard bet the old head of the house guard I'd make it through the skirmish." I laugh " He was the guard at the slave pits who realized what I was doing."
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Post by Dionisia on Oct 26, 2022 7:08:03 GMT
Dio grins. "Coincidence on coincidence. Curious. Seems to all fit perfectly into place.
It makes uou wonder. How much of ones life is in their own hands and how much is orchestrated."
She looks at Brian "Don't you wonder?"
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Post by Brian on Oct 26, 2022 7:12:41 GMT
" I do....lots of dominos all falling into place. Hopefully I can find my way to it. Also food here is all mostly the same....but there are odd batches of things here and there we don't have. Fewer things we have here that atent on earth."
He points to a Raven or other type of Corvid that evolved red plumage and one that evolved blue. " but nothing particularly extreme. I hear they have magic here....but the new faith is violently opposed to wizards. They do human sacrifices of anyone with magical talents."
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Post by Dionisia on Oct 26, 2022 7:18:46 GMT
Dio looks at the corvi and smiles. Looking intently. She seems to focus on them.
"Banning magic out of a world is as turning off a vein in a body. You do not notice a difference right away but eventually things will change. If other veins are strong enough the body might adapt and survive. If there is no other changes the body eventually will start to fail and die.
In every world is magic it only differs in which capacity, strength and ways."
As she speaks Brian can see Dio slowly changing. Her face changing to a sharper form like a beak is forming her eyes staying the same icy blue color but changing position and shape. White feathers starting to grow from her skin.
"Magic is life. How else is new life formed."
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