KibellahDay after day, she watches the serfs labour away, exhausting their last vestiges of strength. And there is no compassion in her eyes. They are simply a resource she is commanded to use and then discard. She hates them because she blames them for her pain, her wounds.
YOU[Whip, what can your scars reveal to me?]
YOU"Nothing is unimportant during the hunt. Tell me what you know, and I will listen."
Chambers"A group of workers wearing red scarves were seen in the compartment just after the attack on the shrine. The foreman stated that they were at work on the freight line. No gunpowder on their clothes, no fresh wounds. Too many of them have started wearing red masks, and it muddles the trail. But we also found some red scarves and bloody rags in one of the shredders only shortly afterward."
Chambers"We sealed off the exits and reduced the air supply to the maintenance tunnels to the absolute minimum — now you can't stay in there longer than a few minutes without passing out. There's no way the bastards could have left the plasma chambers. They are definitely in here somewhere." Like snakes, the servants of Nemesite have shed their skin. The red scarf is just a distraction.
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YOU"Nothing is unimportant during the hunt. Tell me what you know, and I will listen."continues where this line first appears above
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KibellahThe workers hide their eyes. But I can hear the murmurs echoing through the bay. There is an impotent rage in their hearts directed at Whip, for she is the embodiment of the very order they despise. But why do they not realise that the enforcer is a shield as much as a lash?
KibellahSome of the people I escorted to the other side looked at me the same way. In the past, I did not understand, but now... Do the laypeople see spinners performing their duty to the Undying One or enforcers performing theirs to the Domin as monsters?
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YOU"Nothing is unimportant during the hunt. Tell me what you know, and I will listen."continues where this line first appears above
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YOU[I breathe in essence made from the ashes and blood of the faithful. It enlightens the mind, granting it the grace of reading His signs]
KibellahA wave of epiphany sweeps my thoughts away, pulling me into a blessed trance. My fingers move of their own accord over the sacred deck and draw a card. It is the Martyr. I see a tear of blood wash over the pale features in the image, and they shift, becoming Whip's face.
KibellahA portent from Him... The Undying One blesses me to take Whip. The minions of Nemesite fear her. When her soul is delivered to the Undying One, the traitors will feel invulnerable. They will crawl out of their holes and fall into my web.
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YOU"Nothing is unimportant during the hunt. Tell me what you know, and I will listen."continues where this line first appears above
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KibellahI cannot sever Whip's thread with a blade, for the serfs would recognise me as one of the spinners and lose all courage. But the spark of the machine spirits in the plasma drive chambers has already claimed the lives of many. I will use this, and thus, the web will be spun.
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KibellahThe Domin forbade the spinners to cut the threads of subjects. I will have to go against the will of my to protect and the ark. And if punishment follows... I am ready to accept it. My duty to the Domin comes before my life.
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YOU"Nothing is unimportant during the hunt. Tell me what you know, and I will listen."continues where this line first appears above
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KibellahDo I sense... the touch of His will? The Undying Emperor wishes to bestow a revelation upon me in this trying hour. Let His Tarot show me the way.
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KibellahAn old burn spread across her body in a scarlet blotch. A look of contempt. A heavy baton, covered in blood and symbolising boundless power. Like a fierce leather whip, she lashes with both her hand and her gaze.
Chambers"What are you looking at, you beggars? You finish your shift, you go to the barracks. You start your shift, you check in with the foreman and get to work before Motilda comes to pat you on the back."
Flaming Voice"And Motilda, I presume, is that wonderful, not-at-all intimidating baton on your belt? I guess our disguise is working, but I would rather not spend the next few watches in the medbay because of a misunderstanding." His breathing has quickened. Flaming Voice always makes jests when he is nervous... or irritated. Do enforcers infuriate him?
Chambers"Infernus Master? M-Master-at-Arms? Apologies for not recognising you, ma'am!"
Steel Mistress"Godierda, we are conducting an inquest. Answer the spinner's questions. I hope your report will be useful."
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YOU"Nothing is unimportant during the hunt. Tell me what you know, and I will listen."continues where this line first appears above
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Chambers"M-Master-at-Arms! Lieutenant Godierda, ready to present a report as you—"
Flaming Voice"Keep it down, will you? I understand your desire to curry favour, but do you have to do it so loudly? Mistress Sauerback is already a colourful, attention-grabbing character all by herself."
Steel Mistress"Don't you dare reprimand my own enforcers in front of me." Steel Mistress clearly agrees with him, but her pride will not let her admit it. She is afraid of appearing weak — of losing control, respect. And by so doing, she may spoil the hunt.
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