>>6332385>“Right…” You still weren’t satisfied. You finish off one of those chicken wings, throwing the bone off the edge of the tower. Kosmas watches it sail, dispassionately. Perhaps you’d just broken a rule. “I met with the Four Sages. They said you’d brought them his research, which they then sealed away on account of its danger. You think that’s true?”“I have no reason not to believe them.” Kosmas shrugs. “They are our most esteemed leaders after all. They show respect to the law, and carry on Xenophanes’ will. If they say it is sealed, then it must be so. Given that I’d seen what Andreas had been up to in those crypts myself, I have no issue imagining that they were able to come to that conclusion.”
>“Must have been some pretty bad stuff.”“You know exactly what I speak of, don’t you? After all, I understand you saw it for yourself back in Ithaca.” Kosmas smiles. “The research of that friend of yours, Nadia. Reanimating corpses is nasty work, is it not?”
>“Oh yeah, it’s gross stuff. I mean, if the people back on Fodlan knew about that, they’d be pretty horrified. Goes against the tenets of the Goddess and all that.” You actually don’t recall any Church teachings forbidding the reanimation of the dead, but you can’t imagine Saint Seiros would be thrilled with the idea. You take another bite of chicken, hoping to leave the subject behind you.“I understand the Sages have forbidden Lady Nadia from pursuing this course of study, and have relieved her of her post. Something she found quite unsatisfactory. I hope that she is able to find meaningful work in the days to come.”
>“Losing your job is tough for anyone, but she’ll be fine. I plan to give her a pretty big promotion once I’m king anyway.”Kosmas laughs. “I find your confidence refreshing. Still, I would hope you do not encourage her to resume her work. The laws of sorcery here may not apply to you, but they certainly still apply to your companions.” Kosmas’ smile fades, and he suddenly scrunches his face, the realization of a new thought coming to him. “Though, now that I think of it, if you did in fact win the competition and marry Princess Yulia, that would make you one of us. You’d be subject to the same laws that govern all Morfisians. And no one is immune from those laws. Not even a king, or the Four Sages themselves.”
>A): Nadia won’t be resuming her research, you can count on that.>B): Nadia won’t be resuming her research, you can count on that. (cross fingers)>C): Well, when I’m king, we may have to see about rewriting a few of those laws…>D): You don’t scare me.>E): Write-in 