log; welcome to roland, morgan

[hammy]

[Congrats, Morgan. You're... well, you probably have no idea where you are. Judging from the surroundings, though, it seems to be a noble's home, late at night. The hallway is mostly dark, illuminated only slightly by light coming from other rooms, the air is silent—

—and then there sure is a knife flying straight at you.]

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[hammy]

[He looks at her with a decidedly unimpressed face.]

You have no money that can be used here. You know nothing about outside of Roland. War could erupt at any moment—sure, we currently have a truce with Estabul, but everyone knows that truces don't really last. And you can't use magic, since yours isn't from this world's and would attract too much attention. You're not likely to find a solution by yourself either.

[a shrug]

If you don't mind being pursued, you can come with me. Two pairs of eyes are better than one, at any rate.

[intendance]

[Everything he says is true, and logical, and it's all things she already knows, because she's not stupid. And so she sighs a little, quiet but slightly audible, because she is relieved.]

I don't mind being pursued, if it's with you. I mean, you made those other people look totally incompetent, and it was obvious they weren't at all.

[so basically, she's impressed, let her stay.]

[hammy]

[He grins.]

You see? I'm one of the best in the Hidden Elites. I've even gotten pretty famous lately too.

[intendance]

I noticed from the terrified reactions of those guys!

[She beams, giggling even as they walk.]

You made me sound pretty good too, even!

[hammy]

Hehe, acting's a specialty of mine! Well, not that that was an act, since it was all true, but you know what I mean!

[intendance]

[She just grins at him, tilting her head.]

I do know what you mean, and it was very good. They didn't even know what hit them!

[hammy]

I know, right? Well, the Hidden Elites are a bunch of idiots anyway. They didn't stand a chance in the first place.

[intendance]

I suppose they didn't!

[The good cheer fades off quickly though, as Morgan thinks about said Hidden Elites.

And what they had been doing.

And how they had acted.

...]

They deserved it anyway.

[She doesn't really do anger, but regardless, there's a quietness to her statement.]

[hammy]

[He looks at her for a few moments, before letting out a wry laugh.]

Well, that's the Hidden Elites for you. There's a reason nobody likes us very much. Lots of reasons, actually. Trying to rape women is just one of them.

[intendance]

It's not an us.

[She looks frustrated by the very idea.]

You may be a part of them by name, but you're in a completely different class than them.

[hammy]

[He stares for a second or two, before grinning and shrugging.]

Well, yeah. That's why the country wants me dead, you know?

[He doesn't seem too bothered by the thought at all, though.]

[intendance]

[And at his grin, her expression softens too, until she's smiling back at him.]

Well...nobody's going to be killing you, since you're pretty strong as it is, but I'll watch your back too, for what it's worth.

Nobody's allowed to kill you when I owe you so much!

[hammy]

You don't owe me anything, geez! But I guess it won't hurt to have someone there for me.

... As long as you don't wander around too much when I'm on business. And I can't really take you with me when I'm dealing with the nobles, so you'll have to find a way to entertain yourself while I'm not around.

[intendance]

You can count on me!

[She'll be there for you, no matter what comes their way--that's just a silent promise she makes herself though. She can never think of a good way to repay him for everything he's done for her--the magic, the number of times he has saved her life...--and so this works perfectly.

She'll just be there for him, come rain or shine, and that will have to be enough.]

But I'm sure I can find something to do...You should show me around before you leave, though. I need to know what's around!

[So she can know where she's not supposed to wander...? Yeah this is not gonna work.]

[hammy]

... Actually, come to think of it, maybe you're better off not leaving the house. At all.

[intendance]

Whaaaaat?

But that's boring!

[:c :c :c]

[hammy]

Yeah, well, the Hidden Elites live in the same area, so...

[:|a]

[intendance]

...I promise I won't use my magic! And they shouldn't know who I am, right? Unless they have really good eyesight and memories...

[...shrug.]

But I'll be careful! Being cooped up in a house alone sounds terrible.

[hammy]

Well, you're obviously not from the Hidden Elites.

[He gestures to her clothing and then to his uniform.]

And you definitely don't look like a servant either. I guess you could say that you're there to challenge one of them, but you talking with one of them is...

[He points his index fingers at each other, his fingertips making contact before he spreads his hands apart.]

Kaboom?

[intendance]

[HRM.

She's clearly thinking this over, and not liking the conclusions she's drawing. At all.]

...So I have to stay in...?

[hammy]

... I can go buy books for you? Or I guess if you get really bored, I could dump you on Ryner, but...

[intendance]

[...sigh.]

I guess I can practice the magic you've taught me...

Just don't be gone too long, all right? Promise!

[hammy]

Well, they don't trust sending me out of the country anymore, so I don't get a whole lot of missions that would take days to complete, and while I've gotta keep up good relations, the nobles can't really be seen fraternizing with an assassin like me, so meeting with them doesn't take too long...

[He smiles.]

I guess I can spare some time for you.

[intendance]

...Well, good! Because...

[She pauses and huffs and--]

You're all I've got here, Zohra!

[So don't be gone forever.]

[hammy]

[handwave]

I already told you that I'm not gonna just ditch you. It's not like I'm used to entertaining guests, though.