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[deadlystar]

[The video shows a disheveled looking Gamora who appears to have been in some sort of fight. There are scratches all over her face and her arms, wherever skin is visible. Her blood is dark green, by the way, if you were wondering. She looks into the camera, not caring how she appears to issue the warning.]

A strange creature entered my room last night and assaulted me! He kept hitting me with a sharp branch, but I managed to fend him off and escape.

If you see him, take care. Call for help immediately. He's large, with black fur, horns, and a long, disgusting tongue. He also carries a sack.

[The sound of chains rattling is then heard and Gamora turns to look. She might be in for round 2 very soon.]

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[fatherlesskind]

...A branch? Really? ...Didn't you say you're an assassin?

[Not that he's completely unsympathetic - those scratches probably hurt but. Well.]

You think you can handle him a second time?

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[deadlystar]

My training is not against supernatural creatures.

[If it has a beating heart or something similar, she can kill it. But this was not normal.]

Of course I can handle him. Don't tell me you're concerned.

[He doesn't seem like the type. Just one of those with a smart mouth.]

[fatherlesskind]

Oh? Weren't you the one who said if there was a demon keeping us here you'd kill it? How can some thing with a branch give you trouble?

[Well. He wouldn't argue with the assessment that he's just some idiot with a smart mouth.]

Me? Concerned? About a dangerous assassin? Of course not!

[...But if she is having trouble with the thing, it doesn't feel right to just leave her to deal with it alone.]

Buuut my training was in fighting magic so if you can't handle it....

[deadlystar]

I will kill it. And I'll kill this one too if I see it again.

[It just caught her by surprise, but that won't happen twice.]

You were trained in fighting magic?

[She looks like she doesn't believe him.]

[fatherlesskind]

Uh-huh.

[Sure. He believes her. Speaking of a lack of belief-]

That's what I said. Fighting mages really. But it comes down to the same thing mostly.

[deadlystar]

Are mages evil where you come from?

[Otherwise why would he fight them?]

[fatherlesskind]

No. Well, not any more than anyone else. Some are but lots are just normal people. Who can throw fireballs. Normal, not-evil people who can throw fireballs.

[That clears everything up, right?]

[deadlystar]

So you only fight the evil ones?

[Because if some are not evil, then he shouldn't need to fight them.]

[fatherlesskind]

Not me personally but yes, that's how it's supposed to work.

[As with everything it's never quite as simple as that but the whole topic of Templars isn't interesting enough to be worth explaining as far as he's concerned.]

[deadlystar]

What do you mean, 'not you personally'? I thought you were trained.

[Maybe he doesn't do any of the fighting. That would not surprise her.]

[fatherlesskind]

I am but I left that order. Now my job is fighting things worse than most mages.

[Which isn't as much of a boast as it sounds. The darkspawn he faces as a Warden are hardly an enjoyable prospect at the best times.]

[deadlystar]

Then you're in luck. There are many things worse than mages here.

[fatherlesskind]

Right. Lucky me.... But at least nothing has come at me with a branch yet.

[Because that is still funny.]

[deadlystar]

I can fix that for you.

[That smirk.. is evil! She could find a branch outside and beat the living daylight out of him if he feels left out.]

[fatherlesskind]

Mm, I think I'll pass. Thanks for the offer though.