[ stalking and shadowing is busywork, and it keeps Alex busy. Splendor is a big place, and it keeps being big and not completely explored
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[ If there was anyone Edel did not want to meet out on the streets right now it was Alexander Darkov.
Even as neighbors in the same castle, the two young men kept to themselves after their fateful talk only a few days ago. It was an awkward position, really. Although Edel tried not to think about it much, perhaps it was dangerous for the magician to speak to him. Or see him. Or breathe the same air as he.
Edel had many a sleepless night, too. Just what did this man mean? What was his motivation and intention? The cold sweat that trickled down his neck in the middle of the night made him realize what his greatest fear was.
That skill Alexander had was used for something. To erradicate. To destroy.
Something.
...Or someoneTo the point, Edel would not imagine fighting this man. There was no point, could he even defend himself if the situation arose? No, it wasalmost futile. He saw how quick he worked, how clean and how focused Darkov was
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There is a blood drinker in the castle, Edel. [he sounds annoyed on the last note before he exhales it all out. as if it was blatantly obvious to everyone...] Other pond scum...[he groans, rolling to his belly, gingerly pressing his hands against the sand before slowly applying pressure to push himself up until his knees slide under him. he sits back on them, head bowed.]
[he lifts his head, mouth splitting into a smirk. his eyebrows are scrunched and raised enough to give that patronizing, mocking flavor to it. really, how has this person survived to the age he's at?]
[ Come off it, Alexander! Edel's world... is thankfully nothing like your own, okay!! His naivety is totally justif- oh well, you know. He's totally going to get himself killed it's okay. ]
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[ Well, it was better to find out now than later. ]
You smell these things. You've mentioned this before.
[ He looks down at the sand. Patronize him all you want, Alexander. He's simply trying to understand your smug ass. ]
[Alex things a lot of insulting things very quickly at the notion, but none of that will be addressed.]
I do not wish to...be ignorant. The things that are wrong...I will know them. I do. [teeth bared a little, hinting at some frustration.] I am born to. Born to.
Even as neighbors in the same castle, the two young men kept to themselves after their fateful talk only a few days ago. It was an awkward position, really. Although Edel tried not to think about it much, perhaps it was dangerous for the magician to speak to him. Or see him. Or breathe the same air as he.
Edel had many a sleepless night, too. Just what did this man mean? What was his motivation and intention? The cold sweat that trickled down his neck in the middle of the night made him realize what his greatest fear was.
That skill Alexander had was used for something. To erradicate. To destroy.
Something.
...Or someoneTo the point, Edel would not imagine fighting this man. There was no point, could he even defend himself if the situation arose? No, it wasalmost futile. He saw how quick he worked, how clean and how focused Darkov was ( ... )
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No, nevermind. Nothing whatsoever.
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he sighs, turning on his side, facing away and making a nasally sound.]
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He was nervous. Rigid and nervous. ]
It's none of my business--
[ He huffed and looked away himself. Caring about people: talk about hard. ]
But at the very least, you should return to the estate and rest.
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he mumbles:] Scum living under the same roof. Disgusting. [a bit louder.] You are to worry, Edel. Don't call it by a name. It would be stupid.
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You have some nerve, Darkov.
[ He mumbles too, perhaps in indignation of Alexander's words. ] Or should I say Alexander?
You're the one acting weird. There's nothing wrong with our household. It's a roof, we have our own rooms. Isn't that what you liked?
[ And he fidgets. Probably due to the uncomfortable realization it may have something to do with, well, something familiar to the magician. ]
You seemed so enthusiastic before.
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[ He stares at him. No, really. What? Guess who hasn't met all of their housemates. ]
Wait-
Do you mean a vampire?
[ He pauses. ]
Ridiculous, they only appear in cheap, horror movies.
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I can smell it. Night and day. Edel.
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[ Well, it was better to find out now than later. ]
You smell these things. You've mentioned this before.
[ He looks down at the sand. Patronize him all you want, Alexander. He's simply trying to understand your smug ass. ]
Magic. Now vampires.
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Why don't... you just wish to not smell it then?
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I do not wish to...be ignorant. The things that are wrong...I will know them. I do. [teeth bared a little, hinting at some frustration.] I am born to. Born to.
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And then what will you do?
Eradicate them?
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So you're saying magicians wrong? Wrong to exist? People who, without reason or rhyme, were forced to accept something they were born with?
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You are saying and saying...[hhh. tilting his head back up, eyebrow quirked.] You don't listen.
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...Sorry.
I'm trying to make sense of it.
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You are a human. What is the biggest thing that a human being can have that other creatures cannot?
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It... that depends.
[ He mumbles softly ] ...Empathy? Justice?
[ His voice trails slightly, probably due to his own uncertainty. ] I'm... not good at understanding other people.
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