_"Thanks Marianne but I could never accept such a wonderful gift, however if you would aid in ending the war you would have my eternal thanks."_

“My, my, you’re just like Rylan here,” Marianne said kindly, having learned both of their names. “But I’m sure you’ll change your mind eventually. As for your offer to war…sure, why not? There’s really nothing for me to do these days, and all my other friends are buried six feet under. It’s settled then.”

She bowed one more time before saying, “Carry us forward my fearless leader. Oh, and consider this act a display of my affection for you; I’m giving you my utmost and undivided trust and respect. There were a lot of corpses lying around here, and I was_** so, so, so, very**_ tempted to study them. But you take first priority!”

With Jacob and Rylan now discussing other matters, Marianne looked over their group once more. The more time they spent trying to get to know each other, the more time wasted on winning this supposed war. Oh well. If they died early, maybe she could bribe Death with a couple of her friend’s spare body parts. That’d prove amusing no doubt. 

Walking around to entertain her mind, she noticed the presence of two others that immediately caught her attention. One of them wore a wizard’s hat, indicating that the woman was a Mage much like herself, albeit in the lighter arts. The other was a man much older than anyone seen here so far with a beard and armor.

Walking up to them, Marianne titled her head before smiling.

“Greetings new comrades. We’ll be working together from now on so let’s make sure to cover each other’s backs, alright? Also, you don’t have to worry about your bodies after your inevitable demise. I’ll be sure to make them into beautiful art to help fundraise our cause.”