Valerius Thinking
Valerius sat in his chair, fingers steepled as he watched Kira sleep. His thoughts drifted back to the night before and the passion he found in her arms. A strange thing, he mused, passion in his cold dark soul, but a thing he nonetheless experienced. His humanity was something he placed little value on, using rituals and potions to negate the curse of Caine that might require him to care about it. Magic was the solution to all adversity.
Except this one. The adventure he found himself embroiled in was to power laden, to complex to solve with magic alone. Even the infernal guided sorceries he found himself in possession of, albiet reluctantly. So he found himself adopting new tactics. Allies instead of spells would be his weapons in this battle, a trick he had learned from Varro. This ally, however was a curious one.
Kira possessed some bit of generation advantage to be sure, but nothing notable to him. Her disciplines were far to focused as well, beneficial in perhaps a short battle, but not near the level he would except in a more aged warrior. But still there was something about her. That she was once a Mage was interesting, yes. She seemed to have given up an immense amount of power for no reason he could understand. The only who did seem to understand was his 'father' who he still had a great many questions about with no real answers forthcoming. All in all, Kira was a mystery to be solved and despite how close they were, he felt as if he had only but scratched the surface.
Except this one. The adventure he found himself embroiled in was to power laden, to complex to solve with magic alone. Even the infernal guided sorceries he found himself in possession of, albiet reluctantly. So he found himself adopting new tactics. Allies instead of spells would be his weapons in this battle, a trick he had learned from Varro. This ally, however was a curious one.
Kira possessed some bit of generation advantage to be sure, but nothing notable to him. Her disciplines were far to focused as well, beneficial in perhaps a short battle, but not near the level he would except in a more aged warrior. But still there was something about her. That she was once a Mage was interesting, yes. She seemed to have given up an immense amount of power for no reason he could understand. The only who did seem to understand was his 'father' who he still had a great many questions about with no real answers forthcoming. All in all, Kira was a mystery to be solved and despite how close they were, he felt as if he had only but scratched the surface.