In that case... before you choose a side, in exchange for me spilling my guts, which I've now done a considerable amount of - [ he's left plenty out, but only a fool would be so easily parted from their closely held secrets ] - do me the favour of hearing me out first.
What I lack in technological know-how, I make up for in common sense, let's say. And we both want for the greater good. And in this place, not for power.
[ It's what separates him from the likes of the others who have been steadily gaining power, he thinks. Claude genuinely wants what's best for this place and for its people, and none of his aspirations or desire for power has coloured that.
This isn't the place in which he wants that power, after all. ]
[ rafal leans back, bemused. it’s transparent, but bold. and rafal has always been partial to boldness. he never had a chance to live boldly until now. and he could do worse than fodlan’s best strategist. ]
You wish to recruit me then? I am a dragon of immeasurable power. Do you have what it takes to wield me?
Shouldn't I have asked you that the moment you told me how we first met? I may not be a dragon of immeasurable power, but I'm nothing to sneeze at, you know. What is it that they call me...? The Master Tactician?
[ He grins, lacing his fingers together and stretching them out in front of him. ]
It seems only fair that you give me the same opportunity to sway your mind. Besides, I'm smart, incisive, persuasive. I'm not the person you want to wield such power, perhaps, but I am the one you want to point it in the right direction.
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Date: 2024-12-21 11:29 am (UTC)What I lack in technological know-how, I make up for in common sense, let's say. And we both want for the greater good. And in this place, not for power.
[ It's what separates him from the likes of the others who have been steadily gaining power, he thinks. Claude genuinely wants what's best for this place and for its people, and none of his aspirations or desire for power has coloured that.
This isn't the place in which he wants that power, after all. ]
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Date: 2024-12-23 06:57 am (UTC)You wish to recruit me then? I am a dragon of immeasurable power. Do you have what it takes to wield me?
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Date: 2025-01-07 11:06 am (UTC)[ He grins, lacing his fingers together and stretching them out in front of him. ]
It seems only fair that you give me the same opportunity to sway your mind. Besides, I'm smart, incisive, persuasive. I'm not the person you want to wield such power, perhaps, but I am the one you want to point it in the right direction.
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Date: 2025-01-07 11:43 am (UTC)Very well, Master Tactician. I am at your behest. Ask and you shall have my aid.
[ what an interesting point in history. to be the one to serve an emblem. the experience will be useful. ]
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Date: 2025-01-16 09:12 am (UTC)I won't steer you wrong. You have my word. And if you're ever in need of help yourself, you know where to find me.
[ That's not a promise, necessarily. But certainly a declaration of intent. ]
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Date: 2025-01-17 12:46 am (UTC)[ he did not doubt it for a moment. ]