Almun FaShazzad:Act5
Being a Good Friend
During the discussion of our upcoming plans, Diamond presented me with a flattering offer; to portray him in a romantic interlude with the Realm Ambassador, Cynis Viara. What a glorious challenge! Here, I must not only uphold the charade of his personage through this meeting with one with whom he had already created a rapport, while lacking their indigenous tongue, and modifying his behavior sufficiently to accomplish our ends. It would have been impossible to refuse.
Viara is what I expected of a Realm-lander. I could tell in just our earliest instances that the fire of her spirit had been doused by the blandness of her people, yet the few glimmering embers hungered for the brilliance of true life. This no doubt accounts for a great deal of the Realmlings' senseless debauchery. In a place with the joys of a vibrant life have been snatched away, people seek out growingly degrading activities in hopes of a moment of adventure. This is the same yoke of vapid existence that the Guild and Realm threaten to bring to the lands of Fire. So long as I draw breath, they shall fail.
But, now is a time for storytelling, not provocation.
I wonder if this hunger for life is what drew Viara to demonic interaction.
