pulvisetumbra: (marketer)
the merchant ([personal profile] pulvisetumbra) wrote in [personal profile] groundrules 2022-08-24 10:07 pm (UTC)

( He pauses, then: )

I don't believe the heart is of the same inclination as the... ( Disgusted: ) Tongue. I would not have allowed you to carry it, if I believed it would endanger you.

( However: ) If you care for my speculation, and I must name it that... I believe these parts were left behind to sustain the dark hold that members of the Brotherhood have over a particular region. If you remember, Taravast had presumably not seen the dead. The Crossing was largely abandoned. Yet the power of the lieges remained.

( His tone lightens, academic: ) We believed the heart to be a beacon for the lieges' strength, after the attack on Taravast. That something was... anchoring whatever magic they had put behind long ago in the region. I would not be surprised if the same were true of your... tongue. If I am correct, I would name it sound leverage, should you find yourselves in a spot of delicate trouble.

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