[ A soft laugh. ] They manage to escape, and all it cost them was the one person who was linked to the most powerful being they had. I'm sure that will keep them up at night for some time.
[ It's funny, really. Silco wants power like that, but not at that cost. He wouldn't allow something like That Thing to take over, and Estinien was the fool who'd accepted that. Then he'd bust down the doors and into Achamoth, as if they could have all strolled right back out.
As if they hadn't been planning it. ]
Yes, the spears. Six of them, I noticed. [ Silco had been one, of course, but his eyes flicked to the rest of them. He didn't doubt that he wasn't alone. ] Curious.
I am sure you already know, but for those of us who don't -- what does something like that do to an Aion's soul? I'm sure the events today won't be pleasant, but... [ His eyes to Estinien now, for a moment. ] I hope it has long-lasting consequences.
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[ It's funny, really. Silco wants power like that, but not at that cost. He wouldn't allow something like That Thing to take over, and Estinien was the fool who'd accepted that. Then he'd bust down the doors and into Achamoth, as if they could have all strolled right back out.
As if they hadn't been planning it. ]
Yes, the spears. Six of them, I noticed. [ Silco had been one, of course, but his eyes flicked to the rest of them. He didn't doubt that he wasn't alone. ] Curious.
I am sure you already know, but for those of us who don't -- what does something like that do to an Aion's soul? I'm sure the events today won't be pleasant, but... [ His eyes to Estinien now, for a moment. ] I hope it has long-lasting consequences.