"That they work most efficiently on weaker minds? Yes. I would say so. It is one thing to feel them, but another entirely to let them judge and cloud ones judgement and decision making processes. To remove it all leaves only the abject truth of the situation."
"Friends and allies.." I repeat, feeling far more inclined to muse over the words now that our discourse has meandered. "Allies for what?"
I shrug. "It is not sunlight that I miss, merely the constraints of time that this body now places on me. But I am confident that it will be remedied one day." I nod in agreement. "Yes. The colder months are typically a time where we can thrive. The lack of sunlight is welcome, and the cold of course does not bother us."
I look towards him contemplatively. "For now? That depends on what your goal is. If you wish to survive, leave it be. It will only come out when the Spire is neared. Barring that, you shall not see it. If the goal is to breech the Spire, then fire, of course. Lightning also has a wounding effect on it. You will find that little else does. Its bite is venomous, and while it may indeed feel pain at this point given how degraded it has become, I doubt that its mind cares much. It will push through. I doubt you will truly know how wounded you will make it until it falls lifeless. It will not quite, or cease."
I pause. Considering.
"A trap might work best, rather than a brute assault."
"Friends and allies.." I repeat, feeling far more inclined to muse over the words now that our discourse has meandered. "Allies for what?"
I shrug. "It is not sunlight that I miss, merely the constraints of time that this body now places on me. But I am confident that it will be remedied one day." I nod in agreement. "Yes. The colder months are typically a time where we can thrive. The lack of sunlight is welcome, and the cold of course does not bother us."
I look towards him contemplatively. "For now? That depends on what your goal is. If you wish to survive, leave it be. It will only come out when the Spire is neared. Barring that, you shall not see it. If the goal is to breech the Spire, then fire, of course. Lightning also has a wounding effect on it. You will find that little else does. Its bite is venomous, and while it may indeed feel pain at this point given how degraded it has become, I doubt that its mind cares much. It will push through. I doubt you will truly know how wounded you will make it until it falls lifeless. It will not quite, or cease."
I pause. Considering.
"A trap might work best, rather than a brute assault."
