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media - gallery - fanwork - music [ prev - next ] + RoLaS - Behind the Scenes II + by Shujin "He discovered the truth of his ancestors. I have dispatched him to keep his mind off the matter." The shadowy warlock replied coldly, as disinterested in the fate of the corsair as he would have been in the weather. Though he did not show it, however, Melfice was greatly troubled. Undoubtedly, hearing the story of the Shaltea clan that Shujin had taken such pride in, the truth behind its origin, had done a great damage to the pirate's already fractured psyche. Rosetta rediscovered her voice. "Then it's true... it wasn't the virtue of his spirit that warded off the curse..." "The Shalteas are little more than tools to the gods. Neither mortal nor immortal, their lineage was created solely as a means to bring the people to the side of Thanas and his council." "And you do not speak out of bitterness...?" Rosetta ventured. "If I do, it is justified." Melfice replied, his voice trailing disgust, and Rosetta knew that probing further would be unwise. Rising to her footpaws, the Juna gave Melfice a steady bow, and made her way out of sight of the cruel mage. Out of earshot, Rosetta murmured, "Melfice... the Midnight Child is on Shujin's side, not yours. Even if his blood is a sham of the gods, and even if he has sworn his fealty to them, he will do what is right, for the sake of all in the Realms. You only see him as a tool, too..." |