Come now, I've never known you to be quite that modest about your achievements.
After coming together to wrest Creation back from the predations of the Deathlords and the Neverborn, Isle dynastic scion and so-called Anathema side-by-side, people started to look at things differently.
I mean, it's still not perfect. That'd be a lot to ask so soon, but it's changing for the better.
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As noble as that ideal is, though, it's a needless risk to take, Shrike. Even in times of peace, Creation can be dangerous.
You don't even have any staves around?
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[ she sighs, and runs a hand backward through her hair, tidying the loose strands out of her face. ]
If a rake and a hoe will suffice, maybe.
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If you can manage two hoes, it ought to work. I suspect the rakes would get their tines caught on one another.
[ a beat ]
Honestly, surely you know me well enough not to think I'd willingly travel unarmed.
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[ that seems to... throw her just a little bit, though.
it seems like some clouds are rolling in outside, coincidentally? ]
...but I think I can manage something, even if I have to take the head off the rake.
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...How did the world come to be so safe, Shrike? The Creation I know is still mired in injustice and lies.
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After coming together to wrest Creation back from the predations of the Deathlords and the Neverborn, Isle dynastic scion and so-called Anathema side-by-side, people started to look at things differently.
I mean, it's still not perfect. That'd be a lot to ask so soon, but it's changing for the better.
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So now there is perfect peace in the Hundred Kingdoms, with no threat from the Realm, nor from warring Domain Lords.
[ Amaranth pushes herself to her feet. ]
Come—let's find these tools of yours. There is work to be done yet.
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[ she sighs, and puts the teapot down. ]
Well. Follow me, then.
[ and heads to the door. ]