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Evenyth follows Vinoh and Darghon through the palace, the two picking up the supplies they need. Eventually, they make their way to the courtyard, where a sizable army has gathered. The shadowy figure beckons the two closer. Softly, he speaks.
"There is no reason to bring this zoo along. I have the knowledge to get to where we need to go, and you two have sufficient skill to defeat anything my former Master can send at us. I could easily do so myself, but due to the nature of my servitude, I am powerless against he himself. I sense something within each of you that may prove... useful.
"I suggest we leave this lot behind. Three travel swifter than two dozen, and stealthier as well. What do you say?"
He stands, his face as exressionless as before, awaiting a reply.
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"Laughter is nothing else but a sudden glory arising from some sudden conception of some eminency in ourselves, by comparison with the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly."
-Thomas Hobbes
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