We can probably do the next skip soon. I know what I'd like to take us to. It will probably be one of the last things before the start of the final act.
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"Indeed. Well, that is all I had to say. You will always have a home among the clans, should you make that choice." Meesei responded to Orphius.
Meesei stood up from her chair, though she did not yet do anything apart from turn her attention back to Marod and Lunise. "Now, unless there are any other matters of business, I suppose we should all go on our ways. I am sure there is much each of us have to do, and the townsfolk likely want to have their village back. Our people will be in contact with one another, so we can always meet again if something pressing arises."
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Ahnasha grinned. "Perhaps it is something that just defies description. At any rate, I'll be able to figure something out. I'll just keep asking around and see where our contacts have any businesses. Luckily, my family doesn't seem like they're going to be making any trips anytime soon. My brother's daughter was born, or hatched, a few months back, so they're going to be trying to keep everything stable for a while. It would be more likely that we could go see them before they could come see us."
Meesei stood up from her chair, though she did not yet do anything apart from turn her attention back to Marod and Lunise. "Now, unless there are any other matters of business, I suppose we should all go on our ways. I am sure there is much each of us have to do, and the townsfolk likely want to have their village back. Our people will be in contact with one another, so we can always meet again if something pressing arises."
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Ahnasha grinned. "Perhaps it is something that just defies description. At any rate, I'll be able to figure something out. I'll just keep asking around and see where our contacts have any businesses. Luckily, my family doesn't seem like they're going to be making any trips anytime soon. My brother's daughter was born, or hatched, a few months back, so they're going to be trying to keep everything stable for a while. It would be more likely that we could go see them before they could come see us."
Meesei's grin was not too different from Marod's. "Ah, those stories, they can be as effective of weapons as any blade. I happen to know that they have spread among the ranks of the enemy as well, as much as they want to stifle them. Sometimes, rumors go astray and grow beyond their original bounds. And other times, reality ends up being even more unbelievable than fiction. Which stories are true, and which are exaggerations? Well, there is no reason to say. At any rate, do not worry of your role in all of this. To betray me, you would have had to be working for me to start. You did not compromise any of our secrets, or work against me in any real way. It is true that I am not kind to my enemies, but I came here to make allies."
Meesei glanced briefly to the other two before re-focusing on Orphius. "You need not worry about your own safety, or your family. I am not going to harm them, or have them harmed. And I am sure these two will have them released as promised. After all, if they did not live up to their word with you, how would they ever expect me to trust them?"
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Ahnasha nodded, somewhat slowly. "Yeah...that's been a hard story to maintain. Especially since we live so far away now. There was one point where my parents said they were going to visit, but fortunately, something came up, so I didn't have to deal with it. I've been trying to think about it. Maybe update the story a bit? Perhaps we could have met someone who gave us the opportunity to open an even larger shop in Solitude? Or no, Whiterun. Whiterun's landlocked, harder for them to get to. It's definitely far enough that they wouldn't come unannounced, and close enough that we could go there if they visited. Although...we'd need an actual hunting shop. Maybe, uh...I don't know. Do we have any contacts that own a business we could pretend to run?"
Meesei glanced briefly to the other two before re-focusing on Orphius. "You need not worry about your own safety, or your family. I am not going to harm them, or have them harmed. And I am sure these two will have them released as promised. After all, if they did not live up to their word with you, how would they ever expect me to trust them?"
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Ahnasha nodded, somewhat slowly. "Yeah...that's been a hard story to maintain. Especially since we live so far away now. There was one point where my parents said they were going to visit, but fortunately, something came up, so I didn't have to deal with it. I've been trying to think about it. Maybe update the story a bit? Perhaps we could have met someone who gave us the opportunity to open an even larger shop in Solitude? Or no, Whiterun. Whiterun's landlocked, harder for them to get to. It's definitely far enough that they wouldn't come unannounced, and close enough that we could go there if they visited. Although...we'd need an actual hunting shop. Maybe, uh...I don't know. Do we have any contacts that own a business we could pretend to run?"
Meesei remained friendly, and gave an understanding nod. "Well, I shall not force it on you. But, I would suggest you at least allow me to put you into contact with our closest outpost. You can speak to them whenever you wish, and will always have the option of their help open to you should you need it. They can provide services that could be useful for a family of lycans such as yours. It is all entirely your choice, but I do have one last question."
Meesei's tone did not shift from being friendly, though the content of her question was rather direct. "What is the reason you have to fear me?"
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"I think I might be getting some benefit out of it all myself, but...yeah, I get your point." Ahnasha responded. "There are people like me out there that mate with Elves that just kind of let whatever happens happen. But I didn't really want to do that to you. I've never really feared death, honestly. Not conceptually, at least. I'll end up in the Hunting Grounds, which is exactly where I want to be for eternity. But if I left for the afterlife many hundreds of years before you, then I doubt we'd be together for eternity. There's no way I could expect you to remain faithful to someone who died half a millennia ago. That would just be selfish. No, I want us to be able to stalk the Hunting Grounds together. Now, we just have to hope we both survive to at least roughly the same age."
Ahnasha put her arm around Fendros and leaned her head on his shoulder. Her mind was filling with more pleasant thoughts to at least distract her from her anxiety. "You think your family will ever accept the story that I did this without necromancy?"
Meesei's tone did not shift from being friendly, though the content of her question was rather direct. "What is the reason you have to fear me?"
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"I think I might be getting some benefit out of it all myself, but...yeah, I get your point." Ahnasha responded. "There are people like me out there that mate with Elves that just kind of let whatever happens happen. But I didn't really want to do that to you. I've never really feared death, honestly. Not conceptually, at least. I'll end up in the Hunting Grounds, which is exactly where I want to be for eternity. But if I left for the afterlife many hundreds of years before you, then I doubt we'd be together for eternity. There's no way I could expect you to remain faithful to someone who died half a millennia ago. That would just be selfish. No, I want us to be able to stalk the Hunting Grounds together. Now, we just have to hope we both survive to at least roughly the same age."
Ahnasha put her arm around Fendros and leaned her head on his shoulder. Her mind was filling with more pleasant thoughts to at least distract her from her anxiety. "You think your family will ever accept the story that I did this without necromancy?"
Meesei was quick to refocus on what was likely the last matter they would be addressing in this meeting. She did not have any issue discussing the matter with Marod or Lunise present as, if they were being truthful before, what she had to say would not be much of a concern for them. "Yes. It was mentioned before that you and your family are going to be free from service once this meeting has ended. If that is the case, then I would like to extend to you an offer for safety among my people. I cannot offer you to join the clan in which I reside, as its location is secret even among other lycan clans, but there are many other places in which you can live among us. If you or your family have had any trouble controlling your beast spirits, I can offer you training to learn how to tame them as best as is possible for one of our kind. You can be among people who have had the same kinds of troubles and experiences, and we can keep you protected from many of the problems lycans normally face."
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Ahnasha gave a long sigh, taking Fendros' hand to stand up. 'I could probably use a drink. Maybe a few. Possibly with a nice massage to go along with it." She answered, leaning herself up against Fendros. Despite her words, her heard was still racing from the anxiety she was feeling.
"I know I don't have any reason to think it didn't work. Nothing I can point to actually went wrong during that whole process. The spell was annoying to maintain, but I was always paying attention to it. In a few days time, my soul's connection to my body should be quite measurably strengthened. At the very least, I know I'll have your support if I have to try again. Come on, we should get back." Ahnasha responded.
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Ahnasha gave a long sigh, taking Fendros' hand to stand up. 'I could probably use a drink. Maybe a few. Possibly with a nice massage to go along with it." She answered, leaning herself up against Fendros. Despite her words, her heard was still racing from the anxiety she was feeling.
"I know I don't have any reason to think it didn't work. Nothing I can point to actually went wrong during that whole process. The spell was annoying to maintain, but I was always paying attention to it. In a few days time, my soul's connection to my body should be quite measurably strengthened. At the very least, I know I'll have your support if I have to try again. Come on, we should get back." Ahnasha responded.
Naturally, Meesei had expected Lunise's question, so she did not hesitate with her answer. "Varenwen's report "On Temporal Magicka". I was fortunate enough to obtain a copy to study. At least for a time. He was an early Second Era Psijic who studied the ebb and flow of time. Of course, simply studying a document would not be enough for the majority of people to learn such magic. It requires a strong prior mastery of mysticism, and many more...esoteric aspects of magic. But, I happen to have a strong background in rare and unusual magic. The way I was taught was through traditions passed down through families of Treeminders in my village. Traditions uncorrupted by time, and therefore faithful to more ancient ways of magic. I would say it opened me up to learning methods of magic that fall outside the commonly-taught magical schools."
Meesei took on a more relaxed demeanor, despite the fact that Lunise seemed to be perpetually on-edge. "Regardless, I have immense respect for the capabilities of the Psijics. They are likely the most powerful organization of mages that currently exist in Tamriel. Well, I suppose in Tamriel would not quite be accurate, but they could choose to re-appear at any time. It is a shame that their society is as insular as they are, but there is likely merit to the idea that the kind of power they command should be kept from the world at large. There are many who would certainly misuse it. Still, to have their abilities of advanced teleportation, clairvoyance, even greater control of the weather...it is knowledge I would quite like to have."
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Ahnasha adjusted herself to sit in a more comfortable position, though it did little to relieve her tension. Fendros' sympathetic touch did help somewhat, but even a full massage would not have been likely to calm her fully. "Yes, I know. It's just that doing all of that and feeling just the same as ever is a little...disappointing almost? I suppose that would be a way of putting it. Over time, if I did it properly, I will actually start to feel younger. I'll have more energy, be more, well, youthful. More like you. Maybe not quite as young as you; there are limits to the magic. But, I'll feel better. Until then, I just have to hope. I honestly don't know what I want to do right now. I mean, I'm going to be much too distracted to just go about my daily routine. I really need to relax."
Meesei took on a more relaxed demeanor, despite the fact that Lunise seemed to be perpetually on-edge. "Regardless, I have immense respect for the capabilities of the Psijics. They are likely the most powerful organization of mages that currently exist in Tamriel. Well, I suppose in Tamriel would not quite be accurate, but they could choose to re-appear at any time. It is a shame that their society is as insular as they are, but there is likely merit to the idea that the kind of power they command should be kept from the world at large. There are many who would certainly misuse it. Still, to have their abilities of advanced teleportation, clairvoyance, even greater control of the weather...it is knowledge I would quite like to have."
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Ahnasha adjusted herself to sit in a more comfortable position, though it did little to relieve her tension. Fendros' sympathetic touch did help somewhat, but even a full massage would not have been likely to calm her fully. "Yes, I know. It's just that doing all of that and feeling just the same as ever is a little...disappointing almost? I suppose that would be a way of putting it. Over time, if I did it properly, I will actually start to feel younger. I'll have more energy, be more, well, youthful. More like you. Maybe not quite as young as you; there are limits to the magic. But, I'll feel better. Until then, I just have to hope. I honestly don't know what I want to do right now. I mean, I'm going to be much too distracted to just go about my daily routine. I really need to relax."
While Marod had stepped out of the room, Meesei was left alone with Lunise. There was nothing else pressing for them to speak about, but Meesei did have a topic in mind regardless. Though, she did not entirely know if she should actually expect an answer. "So Lunise, if it would not bother you to indulge my curiosity a moment, I have a question for you. How were you able to identify when I pulled myself out of time? From the Psijic texts I have read, they were able to use such magic even in the presence of master mages without detection. I am wondering if I made some kind of mistake in the spell. Regardless, it was impressive that you noticed. From where did you receive your magical training?"
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After a few seconds, the penultimate gem was drained of energy and fractured, leaving only the last black soul gem. Nothing had changed about what she was doing, and she was not appreciably more fatigued than she had been, but Ahnasha became much more tense regardless. What she had worked for so long to achieve was finally about to come to fruition. She had to stop herself from becoming too distracted and making some kind of mistake.
The last gem required the exact same amount of time to drain as all of the others, and when it was finally empty, it shattered just like the rest. The violet tendrils of energy were absorbed into Ahnasha's body, and she was finally able to stop channeling the spell. The crystal she had been using as a focus was quite warm to the touch, but otherwise, everything appeared the same on the outside. Ahnasha had no sort of magical glow, nor did she look any younger. Mostly, she just looked fatigued and stressed. "Everything feels...the same." She finally said.
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After a few seconds, the penultimate gem was drained of energy and fractured, leaving only the last black soul gem. Nothing had changed about what she was doing, and she was not appreciably more fatigued than she had been, but Ahnasha became much more tense regardless. What she had worked for so long to achieve was finally about to come to fruition. She had to stop herself from becoming too distracted and making some kind of mistake.
The last gem required the exact same amount of time to drain as all of the others, and when it was finally empty, it shattered just like the rest. The violet tendrils of energy were absorbed into Ahnasha's body, and she was finally able to stop channeling the spell. The crystal she had been using as a focus was quite warm to the touch, but otherwise, everything appeared the same on the outside. Ahnasha had no sort of magical glow, nor did she look any younger. Mostly, she just looked fatigued and stressed. "Everything feels...the same." She finally said.
"I understand if you need time, but I also cannot understate the impact that this could have. Really, it could be the single most impactful way that you could help us. We were winning this war before that weapon came to light, and it probably would already be over if they had not developed it. We can be patient, and we will of course continue doing whatever we can to obtain the ingredient, but I would ask that you at least try to do what you can. I can give you a report of all the details we know about the ingredient, its properties, where it grows, and so on." Meesei requested. Shared intelligence could of course be beneficial between the three groups, but she considered antidote production to be among the greatest potential benefits from this alliance.
"Are there any other matters we should address for now?" Meesei added.
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Ahnasha was finally able to bring herself to smile. "Oh, I know you're more than willing to compete. Just like I'm more than willing to win. I am willing to wager that I will be the first of us to slay a dragon." She boasted. "Although, that makes me wonder, how many soul gems would it take to enthrall a dragon corpse? Such a creature as that would probably even make Leaps run away in fear."
Ahnasha had to maintain her spell for quite some time. One by one, she drained the soul gems in front of her of their energy, which caused them to fracture and drain of color. It was almost an hour straight of maintaining the spell before Ahnasha got to the last few gems. The process, overall, was fairly dull, and while they were able to stay entertained for a while with conversation, Ahnasha became steadily less talkative as time went on. Even though the spell was not immediately draining, the fact that she had to maintain it for so long meant that she was growing steadily more magically fatigued, and she had to focus more to keep up the spell. Only two gems remained, so it would not be long before the process was complete.
"Are there any other matters we should address for now?" Meesei added.
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Ahnasha was finally able to bring herself to smile. "Oh, I know you're more than willing to compete. Just like I'm more than willing to win. I am willing to wager that I will be the first of us to slay a dragon." She boasted. "Although, that makes me wonder, how many soul gems would it take to enthrall a dragon corpse? Such a creature as that would probably even make Leaps run away in fear."
Ahnasha had to maintain her spell for quite some time. One by one, she drained the soul gems in front of her of their energy, which caused them to fracture and drain of color. It was almost an hour straight of maintaining the spell before Ahnasha got to the last few gems. The process, overall, was fairly dull, and while they were able to stay entertained for a while with conversation, Ahnasha became steadily less talkative as time went on. Even though the spell was not immediately draining, the fact that she had to maintain it for so long meant that she was growing steadily more magically fatigued, and she had to focus more to keep up the spell. Only two gems remained, so it would not be long before the process was complete.
Meesei nodded in acknowledgment of there answers. "I understand, and I do appreciate both of your offers. Unfortunately, our production capacity has not been our bottleneck. Our limitation has been the acquisition of that specific reagent. Even with better tools, assistants, a better work environment, we would still be producing the same amount of the antidote."
Although their resources could drastically improve their ability to obtain the reagent, Meesei acknowledged that they too had their limitations, even if they were more political than physical. However, that did not mean they could not help. "I understand why you may not be able to obtain much of the plant. But, helping to find a more permanent solution could be even more beneficial. The Dominion has some of the oldest and most experienced magical scholars in the world, and the Empire has multiple, powerful magic institutions. Instead of trying to obtain expensive, rare ingredients, perhaps you might be able to just enlist the aid of a few researchers? People you might be able to trust. Any capable alchemists that might be able to help determine how to grow this Daedric ingredient in Tamriel would be of great help. Actually, they may not necessarily even need to know the reason behind it. It may be possible to pose as a private investor and offer a reward to anyone who can create a successful, repeatable process. If you cannot discretely acquire all of the necessary funds, my clans might be able to pool together some gold to assist."
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Ahnasha had not taken her eyes off of the crystal in front of her at any point, but she did let out a long sigh with Fendros' question. The thoughts of Rhazii refusing her offers had entered her mind many times before, and they were far from comforting. "Well...it's not like I can force him to accept. If he doesn't, then...I don't know. I guess just whatever happens will happen. I, um, don't know if I would want to have any more children after that, though. I don't know that I could handle it."
Being rather eager to move on from the topic, Ahnasha continued fairly abruptly. "Aside from all that, though, I know I want to really explore Tamriel one day, but not like we've been doing. I want to do it without the war, without all of our responsibilities. I want to go to new places, and revisit some of those we've already been to, and just take in what they have to offer. I want to find new, challenging creatures to hunt, maybe take their bones and make some exotic thralls. That would be an interesting collection."
Although their resources could drastically improve their ability to obtain the reagent, Meesei acknowledged that they too had their limitations, even if they were more political than physical. However, that did not mean they could not help. "I understand why you may not be able to obtain much of the plant. But, helping to find a more permanent solution could be even more beneficial. The Dominion has some of the oldest and most experienced magical scholars in the world, and the Empire has multiple, powerful magic institutions. Instead of trying to obtain expensive, rare ingredients, perhaps you might be able to just enlist the aid of a few researchers? People you might be able to trust. Any capable alchemists that might be able to help determine how to grow this Daedric ingredient in Tamriel would be of great help. Actually, they may not necessarily even need to know the reason behind it. It may be possible to pose as a private investor and offer a reward to anyone who can create a successful, repeatable process. If you cannot discretely acquire all of the necessary funds, my clans might be able to pool together some gold to assist."
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Ahnasha had not taken her eyes off of the crystal in front of her at any point, but she did let out a long sigh with Fendros' question. The thoughts of Rhazii refusing her offers had entered her mind many times before, and they were far from comforting. "Well...it's not like I can force him to accept. If he doesn't, then...I don't know. I guess just whatever happens will happen. I, um, don't know if I would want to have any more children after that, though. I don't know that I could handle it."
Being rather eager to move on from the topic, Ahnasha continued fairly abruptly. "Aside from all that, though, I know I want to really explore Tamriel one day, but not like we've been doing. I want to do it without the war, without all of our responsibilities. I want to go to new places, and revisit some of those we've already been to, and just take in what they have to offer. I want to find new, challenging creatures to hunt, maybe take their bones and make some exotic thralls. That would be an interesting collection."
"As much as I wish I had more insight to give, Vile's motivations are a question that confounds me as well." Meesei commented. It was good that neither of them seemed to consider working with Vile's agents to be a real option, but there was still the matter of what Meesei intended to gain from the information she had shared. If there was one thing the two nation had an abundance of, it was resources. And those resources could have a definite use if Meesei could get at least one of them to agree to her request.
"At any rate, if we are assisting one another, then there is a definite way in which you could help my people. I mentioned before that Vile's agents developed a poison lethal to lycans. We also developed an antidote, but the Daedric nature of the poison means that its antidote also requires exotic ingredients. Specifically, the most limiting factor we have is a specific plant that grows only in a few planes of Oblivion, Vile's realm included. We have some conjurers among us that can obtain it, but not in near the quantities we need to give us complete immunity. We have only managed to get the antidote to last about two days by this point. With greater access to this ingredient, we could act with greater freedom against Vile's forces. If you could help us gain more of the plant, or find a way to grow it in Tamriel, then we would be more effective against the enemy." She explained.
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Ahnasha shrugged lightly, though was careful not to break her concentration. The spell was not particularly difficult to maintain at the moment, but she would need to be able to do so for quite a while, without drawing in too much or too little soul energy at once. "To be honest, I have not been able to think much beyond the war. It's been so long; it's hard to think that it'll ever end. I think for a while, I would just want to settle down. Maybe stay here in the clan, maybe somewhere way out in the wilderness. Just somewhere that we can relax in peace so we can raise Rhazii properly. After that, once he's all grown up."
Ahnasha had not been giving too much of an emotional expression before, but now there was a certain sense of uncertainty or worry in her face. "After that, I am...kind of hoping to convince him to let me do the same thing for him. He wouldn't necessarily have to learn all of the magic I have. As long as I am around to maintain the magic every few years, I could extend both of our lives."
"At any rate, if we are assisting one another, then there is a definite way in which you could help my people. I mentioned before that Vile's agents developed a poison lethal to lycans. We also developed an antidote, but the Daedric nature of the poison means that its antidote also requires exotic ingredients. Specifically, the most limiting factor we have is a specific plant that grows only in a few planes of Oblivion, Vile's realm included. We have some conjurers among us that can obtain it, but not in near the quantities we need to give us complete immunity. We have only managed to get the antidote to last about two days by this point. With greater access to this ingredient, we could act with greater freedom against Vile's forces. If you could help us gain more of the plant, or find a way to grow it in Tamriel, then we would be more effective against the enemy." She explained.
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Ahnasha shrugged lightly, though was careful not to break her concentration. The spell was not particularly difficult to maintain at the moment, but she would need to be able to do so for quite a while, without drawing in too much or too little soul energy at once. "To be honest, I have not been able to think much beyond the war. It's been so long; it's hard to think that it'll ever end. I think for a while, I would just want to settle down. Maybe stay here in the clan, maybe somewhere way out in the wilderness. Just somewhere that we can relax in peace so we can raise Rhazii properly. After that, once he's all grown up."
Ahnasha had not been giving too much of an emotional expression before, but now there was a certain sense of uncertainty or worry in her face. "After that, I am...kind of hoping to convince him to let me do the same thing for him. He wouldn't necessarily have to learn all of the magic I have. As long as I am around to maintain the magic every few years, I could extend both of our lives."
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