[ A forested clearing, early evening, the sky is a dark, dusky blue; framed against it are a pair of wide, dark wings, and a long, serpentine neck rising between them. The camera takes a moment to adjust to the low lighting, but slowly the rest of the scene takes shape. Khisanth crouches low to the ground, forefeet spread evenly apart, with a motionless, dark shape trapped below either talon. She speaks in low, even tones, never taking her eyes from the recording communicator. ]
Hello, Dick. I'm sure I'm the last person you want to hear from. [ A slow blink with that, and what might be a wry smile. ] Unfortunately, you don't get a choice in that. You did bring this upon yourself. However, generous as I am, I'll tell you what you do have a choice in.
[ She shifts, and a small burst of magic light illuminates the figure under her left claw: a young woman, homeless, unconscious. ] This girl can live, if you want her to. I'll let her go, with no harm done at all. I know how highly you value the lives of girls like this one.
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[ A forested clearing, early evening, the sky is a dark, dusky blue; framed against it are a pair of wide, dark wings, and a long, serpentine neck rising between them. The camera takes a moment to adjust to the low lighting, but slowly the rest of the scene takes shape. Khisanth crouches low to the ground, forefeet spread evenly apart, with a motionless, dark shape trapped below either talon. She speaks in low, even tones, never taking her eyes from the recording communicator. ]
Hello, Dick. I'm sure I'm the last person you want to hear from. [ A slow blink with that, and what might be a wry smile. ] Unfortunately, you don't get a choice in that. You did bring this upon yourself. However, generous as I am, I'll tell you what you do have a choice in.
[ She shifts, and a small burst of magic light illuminates the figure under her left claw: a young woman, homeless, unconscious. ] This girl can live, if you want her to. I'll let her go, with no harm done at all. I know how highly you value the lives of girls like this one. ( ... )
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