kate

[undread]

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[sootprints]

Laudna...?

[ announcing herself before she takes a few steps closer and looks around the pyre. ]

Were you speaking to someone just now?

[undread]

[she's a little startled at first, but when she sees it's kate, she relaxes some.]

No.

[she's telling the truth. there was no one listening. but her expression just starts to look sad instead of angry and defensive as she looks at her.]

...You're in grave danger.

[sootprints]

... I am?

What do you mean?

[undread]

Didn't you hear? Those people want to sacrifice you.

[her specifically? the general danger that they're in is what she's referring to.]

[sootprints]

Yes. They intend to sacrifice all of us.

But that won't happen.

[undread]

You sound quite sure of that.

[but that actually puts her a little more at ease.]

I suppose this isn't your first time dealing with people like that.

[sootprints]

[ a nod. ]

There are some who have tried to undermine and eliminate me. They failed.

This will fail, too.

[ her voice is firm and tense. but more than that, there's a haze of smoke seemingly coming from her. ]

[undread]

I believe you.

[she smiles at that, at that conviction in her voice.]

I won't let them eliminate me, either. [...] You have a little smoke coming off you, you know. Is that something you can do?

[sootprints]

Ah... yes.

[ the smoke starts to thin out and fade. ]

It comes out when I feel certain emotions. It seems that I don't have much control over it anymore.

[undread]

I see.

[...]

It's alright. You don't need to reign it in if you don't want. Anger is a powerful emotion in times like these.

[sootprints]

... Thank you.

Though I believe it's important to keep our wits about us, too.

[undread]

Yes. It would be very dangerous to lose control of our faculties. We must stay sane.

[sootprints]

[ looks at her.


...... yeah! ]

We have some time to prepare. For now, we should focus on gathering information and building relationships with potential allies.

[undread]

[yeah! staying sane is top priority.]

Potential allies? Like who?

[sootprints]

The rest of us who were abducted, and those four who revealed themselves to us today.

[undread]

Some of you are potential allies. I would be allies with you.

[sootprints]

... I would like to be allies with you, too.

[undread]

...Good. We both understand that we need to survive.