[Suspicious, he still thinks, that they always disappear where there are no witnesses. Are they truly returned home, or buried in a cavern so deep their words can't reach the rest of them up top?
Again, it hasn't affected anyone Michael cares for, so he doesn't dwell on it.
Michael takes a seat beside her, even though the surface of the stump is not perfectly level, his posture outwardly relaxed. He's comfortable in this form by now but it's still more like posing a doll for a photo than a reflection of Michael himself.]
It is a resource to remember. Despite her goals, she was nonetheless a member of the Council.
[Josselyn knew things the average Solvunn farmer doesn't. Perhaps she even knew techniques the Elder Mages aren't familiar with—she was an innovator, too, not a traditionalist like the rest of them.
There's a flicker of contentment that runs through him at being asked for his perspective. He loves it when he's asked to pass judgement on something. There's a rightness to it.]
On a grander scale, we have proof that the Summoned can coordinate and retaliate effectively against attackers, even across faction borders. It's a promising start. Josselyn and her followers are surely not an isolated sentiment among locals. There will be others.
On a personal level? I had hoped to avoid involvement with the local pagan nonsense, but it's become apparent that avoiding it is unwise.
[He's not quite pouting, but he's very put out about the notion.]
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Again, it hasn't affected anyone Michael cares for, so he doesn't dwell on it.
Michael takes a seat beside her, even though the surface of the stump is not perfectly level, his posture outwardly relaxed. He's comfortable in this form by now but it's still more like posing a doll for a photo than a reflection of Michael himself.]
It is a resource to remember. Despite her goals, she was nonetheless a member of the Council.
[Josselyn knew things the average Solvunn farmer doesn't. Perhaps she even knew techniques the Elder Mages aren't familiar with—she was an innovator, too, not a traditionalist like the rest of them.
There's a flicker of contentment that runs through him at being asked for his perspective. He loves it when he's asked to pass judgement on something. There's a rightness to it.]
On a grander scale, we have proof that the Summoned can coordinate and retaliate effectively against attackers, even across faction borders. It's a promising start. Josselyn and her followers are surely not an isolated sentiment among locals. There will be others.
On a personal level? I had hoped to avoid involvement with the local pagan nonsense, but it's become apparent that avoiding it is unwise.
[He's not quite pouting, but he's very put out about the notion.]