15. Second [...Action post...]

[corrinesbell]

*Stands behind her house, in a cleared space in all the snow. Her coat is discarded a few feet away. After a moment, she starts a series of quick movements, obviously a practiced pattern*

[[ooc: Feel free to interrupt her, or come by and watch~]]

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[corrinesbell]

...I apologize. I shouldn't have brought it up.

[gustofwinddance.livejournal.com]

...you have nothing to apologize for. I chose to speak of it with you. I could have just as easily chosen not to.

As much as anything, it is a warning of the danger inherent with dealing with this man.

[corrinesbell]

If that's what a 'crystal eren' is, what's an iron one?

[corrinesbell]

I-I'll keep that in mind, then.

[gustofwinddance.livejournal.com]

*and now that he has made everything thoroughly uncomfortable...*

The Malnosso weren't the only ones to take an interest in my back. Perhaps I should take to wearing plate armor.

[goldenfirefly.livejournal.com]

Iron eren are ones who use their magic for close range attacks. Senel fights on the front lines, as does Chloe, for their attacks are most effective when up close.

[corrinesbell]

...I don't understand it. What did they bother with your back for? You already have wings there.

[gustofwinddance.livejournal.com]

The line of succession in Serdio, that is the name of my country, is granted possession of a gem of significant magical power, and tasked with keeping it safe.

That is generally done by keeping it within one's body.

[corrinesbell]

...So...the Malnosso were looking for it. ...This might sound like a stupid question, but...did they find it?

[gustofwinddance.livejournal.com]

No, they did not. It had been removed from my keeping prior to my being brought here.

[corrinesbell]

So it was all for nothing.

*angry all over again; one fist strikes the table, hard* I hate it.

[gustofwinddance.livejournal.com]

I can't imagine that most of the actions of the Malnosso have a purpose that we would either see or agree with.

Hate will accomplish little. Organization will do far more to improve our current situation. Unfortunately, I would not know where to begin to bring the large number of people here from an equally large number of worlds together under one banner. Who would we follow, when to one man rank could mean nothing and to another working in collaboration is nigh-impossible?

Certainly a daunting task.

[corrinesbell]

*bet he's still sort of smiling, too, isn't he?*

I know it won't do anything. I'm just being stupid.

Someone tried that once, I think...and he disappeared.

[gustofwinddance.livejournal.com]

*Actually no. Srs face is go.*

...certainly. Remove the chance for organized opposition. I must begrudgingly admit the intelligence of such an action, as such a foul tactic would discourage further attempts as well.

[corrinesbell]

Yeah, that seems like it.

...I don't even know if all of us here could go against them anyway. They control everything.

[gustofwinddance.livejournal.com]

*Now he's smiling again. :D*

Ah, but that is untrue. They do not control our hearts, and they do not control our minds. Our selves are still our own, and in that perhaps lies their weakness.

[corrinesbell]

...I guess I never really thought of that.

[gustofwinddance.livejournal.com]

Sometimes, in the face of such difficulty, it's easy to forget what you do have.