Diplomatic Maneuvering?

[windamierofdunan]

[A newcomer sits alone at a table in the back of the tavern, accompanied by only a small notepad and a canteen of water. Occasionally, you might find him jotting down some notes, but for the most part, he's just looking around, quietly taking in the atmosphere of this unfamiliar locale.]

"Such a lovely estate...There is nothing quite so liberating in this world as a sense of anonymity, though I suppose I ought to seek an audience with whomever is in command here, at some point."

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[windamierofdunan]

[Visibly quite happy to have made him laugh.]

Agreed, very much so, in fact...I imagine that I would have been a fairly avid reader even if I hadn't been sent off to Academy in Harmonia, if for no other reason than that my mother would not have settled for anything less!

I suppose one of the more interesting things about knowledge in general is that it's always going to be out there, it's just a question of how someone will encounter it, and what they'll do with it once it's theirs.

[flamesandfeathers]

One thing I've learned is that mothers tend to be demanding, no matter what the culture.

That's also one of the more dangerous aspects of knowledge though, isn't it? You don't know the effect it will have the person who discovers it. What it could drive them to do.

[windamierofdunan]

Very true, and we are usually all the better for it!

[He continues to be impressed by Hugo's level of insight, and privately begins to wonder if the True Rune Bearer is speaking of concerns beyond his own ability to understand.]

...A valid point, Hugo. You are most wise, indeed. This...if you don't mind my asking, seems to be a matter of close concern to you?

[flamesandfeathers]

It is....

[falls silent for a moment] The Masked Bishop. Everything he did was because of a vision he saw. A vision his True Rune showed him. He shared it with me before the final battle. It was... Awful. So awful. It was what drove him to do everything he did.

[windamierofdunan]

A vision...? [He remains silent for a moment; carefully choosing his words, and thinking back to what little he knew of the Rune of the Beginning.]

...I was not aware that a Rune could reveal such things. I knew that their wills were strong, that the souls of past bearers could remain with those who carry them, and yet...It sounds as though you're referring to a glimpse at a possible future...?

[flamesandfeathers]

The souls of past bearers? I hadn't heard of that…

But, yeah they can show futures. I've spoken to a man who also bears a True Rune, and he said he saw the same vision that L- The Masked Bishop showed me. I haven't seen any yet myself, but I'm told it's only a matter of time.