>>5554012“I meant,” you clarify, “that I view you as…”
>An equal partner in this endeavour>A treasured companion, close to your heart>A valuable instrument in your arsenal, and a member of your inner circle>Within your power, as with all of Bloodrise“For that matter,” she interjects, before you can even address her first concern, “what IS your plan? You go on preaching and extolling these vague virtues: love, glory, the Draconic Soul! It’s all just… Words! Empty faux-ideology to serve as a narcotic for meaning-starved minions. But what does any of it actually MEAN? How much of it do YOU mean, really?”
You’re a little taken aback by this outburst though, true to her heritage, the Novice quickly collects herself and cools these hot emotions, asking simply:
“When you speak of a new Age of Darkness, tell me honestly, WHAT are you speaking about? What does it look like, and where do we fit in?”
It is a good question, and a pointed one. How HAVE you come to understand your mission?
>You admire the Dragon Kings and the Master Race, the Dark Gods Beyond and Below, and wish to bring them glory—THIS is the way! For the other subject races, for the Gods, sure… But mostly for the Grand Design which you grew up believing in.>You have come to see the Master Race as… Flawed, short-sighted and empty-hearted, and the Dark Gods as fractious and capricious, and what you do now you do for the wellbeing of those who you have taken as subjects.>You merely want to be free to live and love as you please, and to do that you will sacrifice any alliance or ideal to save your absolute sovereignty and the bonds of affection which tie you to your dearest ones—the Novice, Glowie, your lieutenants, your sons.>You have come to truly believe that this might ACTUALLY be a divine mission, your true DESTINY: to upend the dominion of the Gods of Light in YOUR lifetime, and to usher in a new World of Darkness with yourself as the preeminent priest-king!“And this ‘love’ you natter on about… That you brought me here to bask and relish in, beneath all THIS,” she finally asks, gesturing dismissively to all the greater cosmos above you. “Why me? Why not any other? You foist all these strange feelings and expectations upon me, but I do not even understand what it is you MEAN when you say these words, or what is expected of me now that you have uttered them!”
This one gives you the most pause. You carefully consider you answer, and conclude…
>Your history together>Her brilliant and clever mind>Her rebellious and experimental streak>Her kindness and loyaltyEven as you answer her questions, as the words leave your mouth, you know they are…
>The whole truth>Still tangled in uncertainty and half-truths[Write-ins are permitted.]
