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Headmage's Office
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What are you talking about? |
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I'll field that question. |
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Oh, hello Trein. Where's the headmage? |
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Styx took him into custody as well. I'm in charge while he's away. |
| Woah, they took the headmage too?! | What is going on here? |
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Hold up. What's Styx? |
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Styx is an organization that operates independently of any nation or government. It's an arcane institute that conducts research on blot. They've done so for many years. |
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They study blot...? |
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Tch. I get it now. |
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Huh? Get what? |
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Think about who they took. |
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It was Riddle, Leona, Azul, and Jamil. So they abducted Jamil, who's a vice housewarden, and left Kalim alone. But then they didn't take Rook, who's also a vice housewarden. |
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That's odd, right? If they're not targeting housewardens or vice housewardens, then... |
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Blot research... Jamil... AH! It's people who've overblotted! |
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Wait, does that mean Vil overblotted too? |
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But Riddle and the others got proper medical treatment and had a complete recovery. Why would this come up now? |
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Hmm... There is someone who probably knows their reasons. |
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Who? |
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The Watchman of the Island of Woe. |
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I've seen mention of them here and there in old history books. Does that mean you are acquainted with this watchman of the dark and dreadful isle, Roi des Dragons? |
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Really, Hunt, have you become addled? You're acquainted with him as well. |
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And not just Rook—you all know him. |
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Are you suggesting what I think you are...? |
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I can't move...and it's too dark to see! What's happening?! |
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Calm yourself. It's rather cramped in here, so please lie still, Riddle. |
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That voice... Is that you, Azul? |
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It is. |
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How long was I out? And where are we? |
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I'm afraid none of us know. |
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We were shoved into this cramped, stuffy cargo transport three hours ago. There's no way to see outside, so I can't tell how fast we're going, or our direction... But we're definitely far from campus. |
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So they took both you and Vil? |
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Considering Jamil isn't a housewarden, it would appear we were taken for some other reason. And since Leona's here as well, I should think the answer is rather obvious. |
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Leona's here too? |
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Is that anyway to greet the guy who's lap you've been snorin' on for three hours? |
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Huh?! I was wondering what this muscley pillow was... I'm so sorry! I'll get up right away! |
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Hold on! Try not to shove me. |
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Now that everyone's awake, shall we review the situation? For my part, soldiers armed with technomantic gear stormed into my club room and whisked me away. But they seem acquainted with Idia. |
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I don't know what the connection is there, but I got an idea who took us. I've seen 'em a few times over the years at the Sunset Savanna palace. Those guys were members of Charon. They're Styx's muscle. Their job is to nab overblotted mages and ship 'em off to the island of Woe. |
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