>>5935236“Is this… Not so?” the Thief asks. “Forgive me if this is intrusive. I merely wondered why you were so willing to help the Dragon King, even knowing what he is and who he serves… Given your own allegiances, and those whose secrets you keep.”
(In other words: ‘what’s in it for you?’)
“Peace is my priority,” you answer. “Unnecessary bloodshed is never good. I’m sure the Gods Above would agree.”
“They well might,” the Thief says, and you detect a subtle disapproval in his voice. “They keep your races safe, but also soft. They stifle you, coddle you. There are times when bloodshed is necessary, even preferable, but they would avoid it.”
You glare automatically. You might not be ESPECIALLY devout, but these ARE still your patron gods, and this lizardman is being rather rude for one who serves such infamously wicked and cruel deities.
“I have overstepped,” he notes. “Apologies.”
You nod, accepting the apology gracefully. The Thief takes his share of food—dried meat, for he apparently can digest little else. As you both eat in silence, you consider his words.
>You are perturbed by the nerve of this blasphemous lizardman—you remain loyal to the spirit of the Bonum Chaoticum, a true disciple>You share some of his misgivings, for you too are skeptical of the ways in which the Gods Above would shelter and protect the peoples of this world, and how far they go to do so>Write-in[C]
