[ She says, knowing the power of her own blood magic. Her tone, teasingly, suggests: "of an enemy" but it is more than that. She is Praesi, and paranoia is in their bones, their very blood. She was of the first betrayal, and it was no small thing, to ask for enough biological material to see her, watch her, or kill her, with enough power.
It is an extension of trust, even for an ally, and not one that she would give readily. ]
May I watch it, at least? I do not enjoy pieces leaving my sight.
[ Paranoid.
She plucks a small, fine hair from her head, and held it up. ]
Lest your wards be destroyed when I step in next.
[ Because she would test their power with hers, and see which came out the victor.
The loser, presumably, would be the Gardens themselves. ]
no subject
Quite the ask.
[ She says, knowing the power of her own blood magic. Her tone, teasingly, suggests: "of an enemy" but it is more than that. She is Praesi, and paranoia is in their bones, their very blood. She was of the first betrayal, and it was no small thing, to ask for enough biological material to see her, watch her, or kill her, with enough power.
It is an extension of trust, even for an ally, and not one that she would give readily. ]
May I watch it, at least? I do not enjoy pieces leaving my sight.
[ Paranoid.
She plucks a small, fine hair from her head, and held it up. ]
Lest your wards be destroyed when I step in next.
[ Because she would test their power with hers, and see which came out the victor.
The loser, presumably, would be the Gardens themselves. ]