Are you very familiar with the occult...? [ He doesn't speak as if he condones of such practices, but his words imply he's well-versed with the arcane and with the darker arts. ] I've never seen anything like it, myself...
[ And she wishes she hadn't now, but she can't turn a blind eye. There must be answers somewhere (the same place the secrets of their lost magic lie), but with so many investigations turning up empty, it's difficult to know where else to look than the obvious. (Their hosts.) ]
Surely someone must know, and is willing to speak of it...
[ That is to say, she probably volunteers herself to this effort. (If there's anyone willing to ask around aimlessly for information, surely it's a vidya protag...) It's not quite the same as searching for a 'runaway' kid or even investigating Unversed appearances, though. Whoever is behind this work is actively avoiding attention... Using the cover of night to carry out their wicked deeds. ]
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[ And she wishes she hadn't now, but she can't turn a blind eye. There must be answers somewhere (the same place the secrets of their lost magic lie), but with so many investigations turning up empty, it's difficult to know where else to look than the obvious. (Their hosts.) ]
Surely someone must know, and is willing to speak of it...
[ That is to say, she probably volunteers herself to this effort. (If there's anyone willing to ask around aimlessly for information, surely it's a vidya protag...) It's not quite the same as searching for a 'runaway' kid or even investigating Unversed appearances, though. Whoever is behind this work is actively avoiding attention... Using the cover of night to carry out their wicked deeds. ]