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Re: Elynsor's Royal Magic Academy (Kat) GMed by Takimaru
“Rythe... it's not just... actually nevermind.”
Kurui had started to say what Black had told her a few days earlier, about a good chunk of the Academy's “talent” being Redclaw, but she stopped herself. For all Kurui knew, that could have just been a bluff to scare to her... and since it worked it on her, it might be better not to test it's effect on Rythe.
“It's safer this way, she won't go digging on her own if she doesn't know. If there really is more to the Academy than Black involved in this, there's no way we can do anything against all of them. All we can do and deal with Black and hope everything ends there... that the others, if they exist, don't know we were involved with anything or just decide to leave us be and leave Black to his failure...”
“...Thanks, I didn't expect anything different from you. If something did happen to me, you still have to look after yourself and Sienna, after all. It's nice to know... that if something does happen to me... at least someone else will know about it.”
Kurui tried to force a smile, but just like earlier it wouldn't serve to take any of the edge off of what she was saying. Instead all she could do was turn away and focus on her preparations and the task at hand instead. She let Rythe go on her way and instead focused on recording silence on her enchanted pen, carefully listening for even the slightest noise that might pick up, luckily this early in the morning there were none.
In the downtime she couldn't help but think about how little Rythe truly knew about all of this, at least in terms of experience, and was hit with more pangs of guilt over getting her involved... but there would be no time to change her mind, as 15 minutes flew by in the blink of an eye and the lightning major once again returned. It was now time to put their plan into motion. With a sigh, Kurui headed on her way to class, Rythe following behind recording. Right before she entered Black's room, she retrieved her pen from her bag of books and papers and twisted it on in plain view before stuffing it away again and crossing the threshold of no return...
~~~~~
Kurui made her way into the classroom without a word, waiting for Black to break the silence. She had grown used to him treating her with what was almost disregard and starting things on his own terms. Although disregard might have been the wrong term, as she could feel his stare upon her on the whole time, as unnerving as ever, although she had since grown somewhat used to that too. The only thing making it different this time was that she didn't have a guage of how he would react to various things, from her refusal to accept his invitation last night, to the report he probably got from the monitor this morning.
To Kurui's surprise, Black seemed rather indifferent to both matters. She had been expecting anger and more flashes of his fearsome side, but instead he seemed indifferent, even a little pleased to hear she had been practicing last night. This was OK though, it let her loosen up a bit, speak more casually. She would find her seat, set her things down, and wait for Black to get things moving.
“Luck had nothing to do with my run-in last night. I can be grateful of your lessons for that much at least.” It was a weird admission to make, but nothing that would prove she had done anything to anyone else listening, who could interpret it as something as simple as dodging. “I do need to stay alive if I'm going to learn more though. My last few meetings with you ended with everything from threats to get sent back to the mine with the others, to being chained up to your wall, to getting shocked half to death... forgive me for not feeling up to taking my chances. I wasn't too eager to see how you'd react today either if I didn't spend some time practicing up on your last lesson... this mellow mood is a surprise to me. But since you are... about today's lesson... I'm ready, however...”
Kurui took a deep breath and let out a sigh. What she was about to ask could be dangerous, not even counting her recording him, it was something he might react badly too. At least in her defense though, it wouldn't seem TOO suspicious, since it's something she'd have to learn some day anyway.
“About today's lesson... I think there's something besides enchanting I think I need to learn about first.” her voice was timid, but genuinely curious, like when she had been in a daze back in the mines. “I've seen a lot of ugly things these last few days... and realized I've been so so stupid about the world around me. Even here at the Academy, those delinquents last night would have treated me like a piece of meat if they had been luckier... and taught me nothing in return. But... the thing is... I know you told me your people were better... the Redclaw Syndicate.” she dropped her voice at these few words, enough to show some kind of reverence, although her recording pen in her bag could probably still pick it up. “I've been trying to wrap my head around it. Even though you're teaching ME things to protect myself and accomplish great things... the others in the mine... Dinn and Reius and Anisse... they're still going to die as soon as the work there is done, aren't they? I was a hair's width away from ending up like that myself. Also... the other Redclaws there, the ones posing as our escorts, there was nothing noble about them either. I know you've told me that yourself... but I guess what I wan't you to teach me today... teach me what good this Syndicate has done. Teach me some of it's history, what it's goal is, what you've personally done... if only so I can feel like I didn't trade one terrible fate for another. I was scared when you made me the offer to join, but I've been acting as if you were serious it... so I think these are things I'm eventually going to need to know one day anyway. I didn't cut and run when I got free at the mine, or when you brought me back... I didn't run off and tell the Royal Constables even before I knew some of them were in your pocket... so I think I've earned the chance to at least make this request, sir.”
Kurui would finish her request by looking Black straight in the eyes again, as she had done a few times before to show her determination, but the tone in her voice still showed a certain deference... a certain submissiveness. Whether it was because Black had actually earned her fear or respect... or just because she wanted something from him, it was a detail she was sure he wouldn't miss. After all, for the first time since the trip, she had actually used a honorific in her speech towards him. While it was true she had her own motivations for asking such a thing, there was more to it than just wanting to incriminate him, and perhaps that saving grace was the only reason she was able to avoid thinking too much about the first part and not let any signs of fear or nervousness over it slip into her voice. Curiosity maybe? A morbid one if that... Or perhaps part of her was leaving itself open to one last chance to be convinced of something she didn't see before. Or maybe it was something else entirely. Either way, it felt like it was working to her benefit for the moment...
“Rythe... it's not just... actually nevermind.”
Kurui had started to say what Black had told her a few days earlier, about a good chunk of the Academy's “talent” being Redclaw, but she stopped herself. For all Kurui knew, that could have just been a bluff to scare to her... and since it worked it on her, it might be better not to test it's effect on Rythe.
“It's safer this way, she won't go digging on her own if she doesn't know. If there really is more to the Academy than Black involved in this, there's no way we can do anything against all of them. All we can do and deal with Black and hope everything ends there... that the others, if they exist, don't know we were involved with anything or just decide to leave us be and leave Black to his failure...”
“...Thanks, I didn't expect anything different from you. If something did happen to me, you still have to look after yourself and Sienna, after all. It's nice to know... that if something does happen to me... at least someone else will know about it.”
Kurui tried to force a smile, but just like earlier it wouldn't serve to take any of the edge off of what she was saying. Instead all she could do was turn away and focus on her preparations and the task at hand instead. She let Rythe go on her way and instead focused on recording silence on her enchanted pen, carefully listening for even the slightest noise that might pick up, luckily this early in the morning there were none.
In the downtime she couldn't help but think about how little Rythe truly knew about all of this, at least in terms of experience, and was hit with more pangs of guilt over getting her involved... but there would be no time to change her mind, as 15 minutes flew by in the blink of an eye and the lightning major once again returned. It was now time to put their plan into motion. With a sigh, Kurui headed on her way to class, Rythe following behind recording. Right before she entered Black's room, she retrieved her pen from her bag of books and papers and twisted it on in plain view before stuffing it away again and crossing the threshold of no return...
~~~~~
Kurui made her way into the classroom without a word, waiting for Black to break the silence. She had grown used to him treating her with what was almost disregard and starting things on his own terms. Although disregard might have been the wrong term, as she could feel his stare upon her on the whole time, as unnerving as ever, although she had since grown somewhat used to that too. The only thing making it different this time was that she didn't have a guage of how he would react to various things, from her refusal to accept his invitation last night, to the report he probably got from the monitor this morning.
To Kurui's surprise, Black seemed rather indifferent to both matters. She had been expecting anger and more flashes of his fearsome side, but instead he seemed indifferent, even a little pleased to hear she had been practicing last night. This was OK though, it let her loosen up a bit, speak more casually. She would find her seat, set her things down, and wait for Black to get things moving.
“Luck had nothing to do with my run-in last night. I can be grateful of your lessons for that much at least.” It was a weird admission to make, but nothing that would prove she had done anything to anyone else listening, who could interpret it as something as simple as dodging. “I do need to stay alive if I'm going to learn more though. My last few meetings with you ended with everything from threats to get sent back to the mine with the others, to being chained up to your wall, to getting shocked half to death... forgive me for not feeling up to taking my chances. I wasn't too eager to see how you'd react today either if I didn't spend some time practicing up on your last lesson... this mellow mood is a surprise to me. But since you are... about today's lesson... I'm ready, however...”
Kurui took a deep breath and let out a sigh. What she was about to ask could be dangerous, not even counting her recording him, it was something he might react badly too. At least in her defense though, it wouldn't seem TOO suspicious, since it's something she'd have to learn some day anyway.
“About today's lesson... I think there's something besides enchanting I think I need to learn about first.” her voice was timid, but genuinely curious, like when she had been in a daze back in the mines. “I've seen a lot of ugly things these last few days... and realized I've been so so stupid about the world around me. Even here at the Academy, those delinquents last night would have treated me like a piece of meat if they had been luckier... and taught me nothing in return. But... the thing is... I know you told me your people were better... the Redclaw Syndicate.” she dropped her voice at these few words, enough to show some kind of reverence, although her recording pen in her bag could probably still pick it up. “I've been trying to wrap my head around it. Even though you're teaching ME things to protect myself and accomplish great things... the others in the mine... Dinn and Reius and Anisse... they're still going to die as soon as the work there is done, aren't they? I was a hair's width away from ending up like that myself. Also... the other Redclaws there, the ones posing as our escorts, there was nothing noble about them either. I know you've told me that yourself... but I guess what I wan't you to teach me today... teach me what good this Syndicate has done. Teach me some of it's history, what it's goal is, what you've personally done... if only so I can feel like I didn't trade one terrible fate for another. I was scared when you made me the offer to join, but I've been acting as if you were serious it... so I think these are things I'm eventually going to need to know one day anyway. I didn't cut and run when I got free at the mine, or when you brought me back... I didn't run off and tell the Royal Constables even before I knew some of them were in your pocket... so I think I've earned the chance to at least make this request, sir.”
Kurui would finish her request by looking Black straight in the eyes again, as she had done a few times before to show her determination, but the tone in her voice still showed a certain deference... a certain submissiveness. Whether it was because Black had actually earned her fear or respect... or just because she wanted something from him, it was a detail she was sure he wouldn't miss. After all, for the first time since the trip, she had actually used a honorific in her speech towards him. While it was true she had her own motivations for asking such a thing, there was more to it than just wanting to incriminate him, and perhaps that saving grace was the only reason she was able to avoid thinking too much about the first part and not let any signs of fear or nervousness over it slip into her voice. Curiosity maybe? A morbid one if that... Or perhaps part of her was leaving itself open to one last chance to be convinced of something she didn't see before. Or maybe it was something else entirely. Either way, it felt like it was working to her benefit for the moment...
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