>>5258642>>5258665>>5258684"Why, we could always hide her by altering her appearance. My feelings are irrelevant to the conversation anyhow, she has development potential, that much is factual. I've felt the depths of her Od, she has a true talent for Magic - and Magic is one of the few methods for Man to match Apostle in this war."
"That much I agree with, yes. But I am not familiar with the ways of the Od, so if you don't show results in her training, you better respond with a boot and the outside of the gates."
"You'll have a report on her accomplishments before you know it." You bet on Farnese's staying being essential in her growth.
"Either way, they better leave those crests behind. Especially if they plan on getting used to our rules."
"I'm surprised you're willing to stay in Ilos. Weren't you planning on expanding a base of operations in either Albion or the capital? I think it would be wiser to actively seek out hostile, powerful Apostles to consume. That way we can at least have less enemies at our doorstep when Femto makes his move."
"I have managed to secure the Santana estate - Cleaned the place and helped you end the plague after eating an apostle rat, you're welcome, by the by- but I am concerned about establishing a base right where the enemies will clash. Femto gave me a brief glimpse into his plans. He wants to take Princess Charlotte right under Ganishka's feet as he overtakes the castle, it's why he wanted me away, so it could all go according to his plan. And given how I've also managed to gather intel on Ganishka, I can describe his apostle form thanks to what one of his foot soldiers told me before I put him out of his misery. " Barnham takes the guts out of the animals he's eating and graphically muches it like popcorn. He sure has a flair for dramatics...
"He can project his form into fog, moisture that can bend air, water and lightning simultaneously. He doesn't even need to be where his released image is, just imagining a place to go is enough to be there."
"An advanced case of astral projection, to be sure..." You point out.
"Kalki was competent enough to run the place and the ring for a few weeks, but not for an undetermined amount of time. As much as the thought of inhaling Ganishka like with the puff of a pipe intrigues me, I could always just eat more Kushan armies to satiate my hunger."
Barnham expresses restraint in his true intentions, clasping harder at his blood chalice as it spills on the floor. Apostle blood would empower him a lot more and possibly make him go toe-to-toe with Zodd on their next encounter, but he seems to be controlling himself for the sake of his people. For an apostle in the flesh, he seems to grow more and more human with each further interaction.
