He chuckled at her words, taking no offense but merely arching a brow. "By that logic, I should be handling things on my own as well, so that I, too, can continue to grow," he pointed out with a grin. "And it became my job first when I decided to form a Guild that would rely on my leadership, and then again when I became the Outlander Advisor. Keeping up the appearance of calm confidence - both when it's true and when it's not - is part of the job of leading by example." That, and his problems didn't exist to be teaching moments for others. He tried to be helpful, but he wasn't so selfless as to place his pain and weakness on the Noticeboard for all to see and learn from.
He hadn't seen the wildness in her before this, and he found it an intriguing development. "Anytime up to LongNight, yes," he agreed. "Once the dark descends it will be harder. There's a lot of ground to cover between the Sanctuary and the Spire, and some of the bastards can fly." As he and Kiada had learned to their dismay. He nodded at her new knowledge, confirming it. "The LongNight monsters are related to the Ascended. Failed former experiments of the Voice that have gone rogue. They don't have heartbeats but they very much have sentience still - or at least, some of them do. Various people were able to talk to them last year, for what good it did. They seem to just want Ascended upgrades and magic items to make themselves stronger, but they'll kill any living human they can get their claws in. The Fae said they didn't make it to Sidhe Village last year, though whether that's because they didn't try to leave the Grounds, or because the Wildwood confounded them we don't know."
He hadn't seen the wildness in her before this, and he found it an intriguing development. "Anytime up to LongNight, yes," he agreed. "Once the dark descends it will be harder. There's a lot of ground to cover between the Sanctuary and the Spire, and some of the bastards can fly." As he and Kiada had learned to their dismay. He nodded at her new knowledge, confirming it. "The LongNight monsters are related to the Ascended. Failed former experiments of the Voice that have gone rogue. They don't have heartbeats but they very much have sentience still - or at least, some of them do. Various people were able to talk to them last year, for what good it did. They seem to just want Ascended upgrades and magic items to make themselves stronger, but they'll kill any living human they can get their claws in. The Fae said they didn't make it to Sidhe Village last year, though whether that's because they didn't try to leave the Grounds, or because the Wildwood confounded them we don't know."
