amun
As Tal began heading back to the dog sled, Amun activated his phasing upgrade. He glided alongside the courier. However, when the other man asked for clarification on what the potter meant about Safrin, he came to a stop. "I mean that she's vain, picks favorites, and only intervenes when it suits her, not when it could actually do the most good." He took a deep breath.
"You've heard of her chosen champion, right? Ronin Taliesin, the Huntsman?" Grimacing, the Ascended shook his head. "Well he used to be known as the Fallen Star. And then the Dark Star." Growling a bit, he pressed his lips together.
Meeting Tal's gaze, Amun began to speak in a quiet voice. "The Huntsman had a daughter, once. She was killed in a freak accident, and he went mad with grief. Started attacking the Temple in the Hollowed Ground, which was the seat of government and contained an infirmary." Pausing to let that sink in, he sighed.
"A group of us went to try and stop him and talk him down. That included Amalia Chandrakant, the Archangel, another one of Safrin's favored ones. Amalia actually used to be known as the Shield of Safrin." Hesitating, he looked down. "Ronin wouldn't be reasoned with, and kept destroying the Temple. We finally tried to fight him when it became clear he wouldn't stop. Just to weaken and knock him out, not actually to kill him."
Rocking back and forth a bit, he reached up to brush the snow from his face. "Only after all of us, including Ronin, were close to death, and the Temple close to toppling, did Safrin appear. She froze us all, but Ronin managed to do something. It angered Safrin, who took him away." He grimaced and when he went on it was in a snarl. "She left the rest of us, including Amalia, to rot. The Temple fell. Somehow, we managed to get out, but Amalia was paralyzed from the waist down. And Ronin got away without any consequences." Shaking his head, he stared at Tal.
"You've heard of her chosen champion, right? Ronin Taliesin, the Huntsman?" Grimacing, the Ascended shook his head. "Well he used to be known as the Fallen Star. And then the Dark Star." Growling a bit, he pressed his lips together.
Meeting Tal's gaze, Amun began to speak in a quiet voice. "The Huntsman had a daughter, once. She was killed in a freak accident, and he went mad with grief. Started attacking the Temple in the Hollowed Ground, which was the seat of government and contained an infirmary." Pausing to let that sink in, he sighed.
"A group of us went to try and stop him and talk him down. That included Amalia Chandrakant, the Archangel, another one of Safrin's favored ones. Amalia actually used to be known as the Shield of Safrin." Hesitating, he looked down. "Ronin wouldn't be reasoned with, and kept destroying the Temple. We finally tried to fight him when it became clear he wouldn't stop. Just to weaken and knock him out, not actually to kill him."
Rocking back and forth a bit, he reached up to brush the snow from his face. "Only after all of us, including Ronin, were close to death, and the Temple close to toppling, did Safrin appear. She froze us all, but Ronin managed to do something. It angered Safrin, who took him away." He grimaced and when he went on it was in a snarl. "She left the rest of us, including Amalia, to rot. The Temple fell. Somehow, we managed to get out, but Amalia was paralyzed from the waist down. And Ronin got away without any consequences." Shaking his head, he stared at Tal.
Thrill me, chill me, fulfill me
