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[unshut]

On second thought, I'm not sure I've the temperament for keeping pets.

[nonvenomous]

Perhaps a dried and mounted specimen.

I’ve made camp in demon-infested temples more hospitable than the quarters we’re being housed in.

[unshut]

Naturally. Riftwatch does have a certain reputation to uphold.

Do your feet hang off the end of the bed?

[nonvenomous]

Perhaps if they did I wouldn’t be so fixated on the spiders.

What is the Gallows atmosphere like while the majority of Riftwatch is away?

[unshut]

We lifted Jone's tennis gear and played in the dining hall the other day. But largely—

Quiet, as you might expect.

[nonvenomous]

I’m certain Jone would be thrilled to hear it.

The only quiet to be found here is in the deep roads.

[unshut]

Have you been doing much spelunking?

[nonvenomous]

I'm afraid that's personal.

[unshut]

[If she laughs, the book unfortunately has no way of recording it.]

Is there really nothing with which you might recommend the place?

[nonvenomous]

There is a visceral satisfaction to dropping heavy objects into the magma that circulates beneath the city.

The market is also impressive.

[unshut]

'Impressive.'

You paint such a vibrant picture. It's as if I am there personally.

[nonvenomous]

The market is filled with shirtless, hirsute dwarves glistening over forges carved from living rock. Every third brush is a waist-high thief with a hand at your belt. Voices are raised to haggle over the clanging of hammers against folded steel. The air is acrid, and hot. The weapons for sale are reasonably priced and of quality make.

I would like to know more about your tennis.

[unshut]

There we are. I have always suspected you might have some poetic impulses. 'Glistening over forges' indeed.

As for tennis—

What is there to say? And I've little skill for description. We arranged a row of tables to act as a net. Extra points if you managed to knock a light from a wall sconce. Subtracted points for wedging the ball anywhere requiring a ladder to fetch. I'm pleased to say that I convinced some of the our lovely kitchen staff to play. Hooligans, the lot of them.

I'm still rather spry, you know.

[nonvenomous]

My only point of reference occurred in the Fade.

[ There is a distinct pause while he considers his words on the page. ]

I’ve made a hobby of translating novels into draconic while traveling at home. Did you coerce them into wagering their meager pay?

[unshut]

I am a mischievous but well meaning scoundrel, not an outright villain. So only just the head cook.

[She writes first.

And then after a prolonged moment, circles back to add a line in above it:]

Perhaps not that agile. But I can hardly be the only person who imagines themselves more flexible in a dream, fade touched or otherwise.

[nonvenomous]

I stated previously I didn’t dream anything that wasn’t based in truth.

[ He moves directly from writing as much into tracing a five-and-one-half-legged spider onto the page. It is the size of a small rat. ]

[unshut]

[Meandering around the spider's legs as they form on the page:]

Give yourself ten more years and tell me then if you dream you can get up off the ground without either assistance or wounding your dignity.

Do you know many languages?

[nonvenomous]

Eight including Orlesian, but not including Trade, which the Fade sees fit to grant us for free, so that we might better beguile the people of Thedas.

[unshut]

Eight! Maker, what could anyone possibly need so many words for?

Charming though they all are.

[nonvenomous]

[ He pulls ink around into an arrow pointing at 'translating novels' before the words fade. Does text in these books fade? Surely. Let me check the FAQ. Ok, there's no section on the magic book. If it's already faded he just writes it again. ]

It's a very marketable skill to have.

[unshut]

[Fading text seems only reasonable, right???]

Have you picked up any Antivan yet?

[nonvenomous]

[ Well I think so. ]

I would like to.

my lol @ mustache

[unshut]

I don't consider myself much of an instructor, but if you like I will teach you all the best curse words.

[nonvenomous]

A promising start. It's important to begin with the fundamentals.

[unshut]

And the Antivan translation of the Chant, of course.