#Lore24 – Entry #270 – Fantasy Month III #27 – Alliances Beyond Borders
As Told by Hatae Ulla, Exotic Entertainer, Dedicated of Yurisaya
“Eri’s not wrong, of course. After that last attack, I have no doubt that our enemies are working together. There’s been an alliance made somewhere behind the scenes, somewhere far beyond the borders of this land. Well, yes, of course, I mean my homeland, who else? We’ve proven resistant to their attempts so far, but that has only made them more intent at this point. I honestly would have expected that they would have tried to mount an assault on this place by now, honestly.
Oh! I see! I didn’t know this jail was protected against scrying…hmmm, well, that explains that, then. Surely, they know where we are now, though, even if they can’t spy upon us directly. There must be another reason…perhaps they’ve had a disagreement after their failure and the alliance is in danger of breaking… Either way, I can’t say that I’m happy knowing that they’re still lurking somewhere out of sight, ready to strike. I enjoy being watched by adoring crowds, not lurkers in shadows!
I can understand the motives of the dark elves; they’re just following the orders of the woman in charge, whichever one that is. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was my own mother, perhaps an aunt, even a sister, in all honesty. Still, I can’t blame them for their actions, really; they’re only doing what comes naturally to them, given their upbringing. No, the ones I actually feel most strongly towards are the twin twats…the fact that they’re so callous in their attacks as to endanger others with such destructive magic is just infuriating! And I suppose whoever is in charge of them condones their behaviors, too, because they are still showing no restraint at all!
Well, you can bet that if I could get my hands on them, I’d show them restraint, alright! All kinds of them, in fact, the most restrictive I could get my hands on! A little rigged escape challenge, if you will. Oh, I’m not good enough to give the likes of them an honest chance…just the illusion of a chance, you see. Give them a little hope of escape, urge them on with promises of freedom and punishments for failure, which would be quite inevitable, of course. I would quite like to put them through some of the penance trials of the Dark Lady. Perhaps I could convince you to assist in that regard, Confessor?”