As quickly as the cane idea comes, she begins to cast it aside. Old and secret magics, it seems. The Ascended are neither old nor secret. The monsters are failures, and though she doesn’t think the Voice used magic to make them, it might be worth a try. Or an ask. Somehow she seriously doubts the man keeps a cane that would affect his abilities, and if the monsters are like them, then… she would be surprised if it worked. A good idea, though.
Jigano’s next bit finally gets to her. Her fists clench and nails dig into her palms as Wessex finally says, a little too sharply, “Jigano, thank you for your warnings, but I am well aware of what the monsters are capable of, I’ve lived through their destruction thirty-nine times. So has Rory. Extra precautions will be taken. For everyone.” She then stops herself and lets the conversation move on the blighted and the summoner, looking down at the list as they two men draw it up.
Half of them she already knew, but Melita?
Fuck.
Well. Now it’s far more personal than it was before. Wessex visibly blanches at the names, noting that most of those who were on it were good and were no doubt instrumental in keeping the luxere herds close. “Amulets are probably more effective, as long as making them doesn’t drain you too, Remi. I’m sure Loren will need all the strength he can get, and blood loss is -” she spreads her hands in a sort of shrug. It doens't help. Well, he knows. They were in the cave together. They know the effects first hand.
Back to the blighted. “We may have to confine them - you -” she says with a look to Jigano “or try to, for LongNight. Any suggestions on lures? We were thinking of using the prison, but I haven’t been there yet to see if there are enough cells… Obviously this is just a theory, we’ll have to see how everything progresses.”
Jigano’s next bit finally gets to her. Her fists clench and nails dig into her palms as Wessex finally says, a little too sharply, “Jigano, thank you for your warnings, but I am well aware of what the monsters are capable of, I’ve lived through their destruction thirty-nine times. So has Rory. Extra precautions will be taken. For everyone.” She then stops herself and lets the conversation move on the blighted and the summoner, looking down at the list as they two men draw it up.
Half of them she already knew, but Melita?
Fuck.
Well. Now it’s far more personal than it was before. Wessex visibly blanches at the names, noting that most of those who were on it were good and were no doubt instrumental in keeping the luxere herds close. “Amulets are probably more effective, as long as making them doesn’t drain you too, Remi. I’m sure Loren will need all the strength he can get, and blood loss is -” she spreads her hands in a sort of shrug. It doens't help. Well, he knows. They were in the cave together. They know the effects first hand.
Back to the blighted. “We may have to confine them - you -” she says with a look to Jigano “or try to, for LongNight. Any suggestions on lures? We were thinking of using the prison, but I haven’t been there yet to see if there are enough cells… Obviously this is just a theory, we’ll have to see how everything progresses.”
