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Deep gratitude for your hole Master Bane, in future if you require help, I will come to your aid.

Why, if it isn't the most beautiful sword-wielder in the land.
My hole is always available for your use.
And you have my gratitude in return for the plentiful stabbings 💖

[ She has no idea what to do with flattery Magnus. ]

Would you lend your expertise?

We have witnessed much to be worried about, but there is something in that room I wish to speak to someone with an understanding of magic about. You are a scholar of magic, yes?

Of course, I will.
I will even waive my usual consultant fee for you.

And I like to think of myself as a little beyond 'scholar of magic.'
Warlock is my preferred title, and if we stay here long enough,
High Warlock of Serthica does have a nice ring to it.

[ god, he hopes they're not stuck here that long though... ]

Do you recall Master Wrath and Lady Emilia's showing on the network when Lady Arabella unhinged her jaw to open it so wide? Emilia said afterward, she did not appear to be injured from this, but surely it must have been damaging to do such a thing. A bone would be broken on a normal person.

The dolls beyond the wall, the ones that had been the most soaked through with dark water resembled real people so strongly, but they do not have bones. The tags they wore had small silly words on them, words that could be worked into a note, such as the one Emilia and Wrath brought Arabella.

Do you think, Master Warlock with your knowledge of magic, Arabella may be one of the dolls?

[ This is the one clever epiphany she's allowed per quarter and she is not going to waste it. ]

Thank you for reminding me of that nightmare fuel.
I definitely did not need to sleep tonight.

[ He's mostly kidding. ]

Anyway, I could check for you without having to actually
dissect anyone.
A bit of magical dissection, if you will, but I would have to see her in person.

Is there anything in this city not made to be the source of nightmares? I have not seen it if there is.

You can see if a person is not what they appear to be? Can you check an entire space at once, or one person at a time?

Arabella is in Minaras, we would require a connection there to get to her, or wait for her to be at the neutral zone.

You think it's possible then?

Oh, my dear, you forget I can just portal us there and back
in the blink of an eye.
I can also check an entire space or person unless an area is warded to prevent any
magic from being cast inside of it, which hasn't been the case so far –knock on wood.

Ah! Your hole is wonderous!

[ No, she has no idea what she's saying. ]

Do you have a means of concealing us if we go? She must be very protected. I can cut through opposition but if this is meant to be a secret endeavor I cannot be so subtle for very long.

[ Even if she doesn't cleave her way through, eventually someone is going to notice a trail of bodies with their accupoints locked so they can't move. ]

[ No, she does not, and he's all the more amused for it. ]

My boyfriend has also given it rave reviews,
but I am never one to shy away from taking more compliments.

I can glamour us to clear us from all normal sight.
Only anyone who can see through illusory magic would spot us,
but that shouldn't be a problem if we keep quiet, move at night, and walk fast.

It is a true asset, he's right to.

[ Oblivious puns best puns? Perchance. ]

Does he dwell here as well? You should bring him to my house when my husband roasts duck next.

You must be regarded as a peerless master in your world.

Then all that remains is where to find her, yes?

Tragically, he does not, but I won't say no to roast duck anyway.
And all that flattery will get you everything you desire,
including free complimentary dessert with the roast duck.

More importantly, do you have any information on where she's located at the moment?
Where was she last spotted?

[ After about a day, once she gets this information. ]

I have spoken with Master Wrath, who knows where her quarters are, but he has also said he possesses a similar gifted sight, and that to his eye Arabella is human, but so were the dolls who were so soaked they resembled humans.

But, that can't be right can it?

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If Wrath already used his magic on her,
it's unlikely I'll have a different result,
but it's still always good to check just to make sure.

I'd have to take a second look at the dolls to compare,
which I can't say is my favorite plan in the universe.

[ Who doesn't find dolls inherently creepy? ]

If she isn't real, then perhaps around her she keeps a guard composed of others like her, perhaps they are less formed than she, and you will be able to see it?

Can your magic force a thing to change back to its original form?

I certainly could try.
It wouldn't be the first time I've dispelled glamours, transformations, or illusions.

Probably less messy than outright dissection if you want to peek at what's beneath the veil.

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that username tho

did you expect anything classier from him

i love him, please accept this sword gal as part of his entourage

gladly, they have suffered together, they will now thrive together

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