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[swordofthenorth]

The fog rose and a dragon came.

[Isley's voice accompanies the gentle click of his Forge as he turns it on, the gears humming internally, a soft whir of noise that is barely audible against the brush of wind across the speakers. The sword he normally carries at his hip is driven into the earth; he rests his back against the blade and in his lap

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[yetsleeping]

How long have you been keeping track?

[she goes quiet for a moment, pressing her lips together.]

...I'm not that reckless. That man, Gaskin? He wasn't normal.

[Even by her standards.]

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[swordofthenorth]

It's been a project of mine for...a little while now. When I decided to investigate the Door, I looked into the activities surrounding it, as well as the Mist, in the event clues would be revealed.

[...]

[He gives her a look.]

You're very reckless. Don't use that man as an excuse.

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[yetsleeping]

Anyone would have had trouble with someone like that. He murdered his own wife.

There was nothing in him but destruction. And hate.

[...not that any of that explains her failure to fight him off.]

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[swordofthenorth]

Ultimately, destructive is all that we are.

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[lolstealing]

Did you write that whole story yourself?

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[swordofthenorth]

This city has written it. [Spoken dryly.] We're all characters in its cruel story.

[A shrug...and Isley lifts the book, now closed.]

This is just a compilation of my notes. I thought it might be useful for newcomers to know a little of what to expect now that they're here...and arriving so many at a time.

[trickster_treat]

That's what I call an informative history lesson.

[swordofthenorth]

There is a lot of history in this city to be informed of.

[trickster_treat]

You're the expert. Were you here for most of that?

[swordofthenorth]

No, only half. I have spent only a little over a year here in Anatole. And you? How long have you been here?

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[justasimple]

Quite the story you have there. [It's the truth, non-muddied, at that. A rare thing. Glad to know of what passed before his arrival, the Medicine Seller is a man who prefers to be aware.]

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[swordofthenorth]

It is, isn't it? And still undefined.

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[lilbloodeyes]

...do you always do that?

[She's perched on the roofs again. This one is a mite higher then her last sleeping spot though-and she's noticeably holding a bag in her hand. Like a candy bag, but cruder.]

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[swordofthenorth]

Do what?

[Isley observes Miata...with detached focus.]

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[lilbloodeyes]

Tell history like a story book.

[She tilts her head. It wasn't a happy story, was it?]

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[swordofthenorth]

Not always.

[His expression doesn't change, not even by a hair.]

It seemed appropriate, however. Much of what has transpired is like something out of a story.