[ conjuring refreshment table . . . ]

[arcanepower]

Who: Belth and whoever
Broadcast: None planned
Action: Wonderduck
When: slightly backdated to 4/24

[The Wonderduck has a visitor today. He's only a little over five feet tall, dressed in black robes, and looking curious and surly at the same time. An interesting combination. But he does come bearing gifts or bribes, however you might call it, and they are fresh and fucking delicious.

He's here to visit one person in particular, but he's also really nosy so he might... wander off into the kitchen to see what the ducklings have. His ship doesn't even have a spice rack. It's disgraceful.]

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[princessia]

[ She shifts uncomfortably, thinking about the people of Hamil. She's getting along with most people, but that was after she left behind that village... ]

Not... everyone. That's not true.

[arcanepower]

[His brows furrow. He could push, but it's none of his business. And he doesn't want to upset her. He turns his nose up then and crosses his arms.]

Well, they're obviously stupid. And wrong. Honestly, to mistreat a girl--

[He mutters something else that sounds halfway between Tolkien Elvish and Latin. Whatever it is, it's vehement.]

[princessia]

[ The surprise on her face turns into a tiny smile, with a faint flush. She doesn't understand the language he's muttering, but she feels flattered he'd express such disapproval on her behalf. ]

Don't worry. It's okay now...

[arcanepower]

[He lets out a breath like 'ffffffffffffffffffffff' and doesn't make eye contact.] That's-- that's better.

Some people are disgusting. They end up self-centered and incorrigible in all they do, and they won't lift a finger to help those suffering around them. Your worth isn't determined by greedy simpletons.

[princessia]

[ Wow, that's some big vocabulary for her, Belth! It does sound a lot like what she thinks about the villagers of Hamil and how they treated outsiders... ]

You've met people like that too?

[arcanepower]

My city is controlled by them. The rich and the corrupt prosper while everyone else is crushed into the dirt. [He hates them. He wishes he could just annihilate them all but that's, you know, not something he could actually do even if he had the strength to. His sister would want him to do better.

He'll have to change their minds and do things the hard way. The right way.]

The only thing they understand is power.