Thomas
Tiny Vik
Vik's Funland, Akno

Tiny Vik giggled again before pulling his motley bag around to his front to rifle for a moment.

"Cleburn has been dead for quite some time, dearie. Isn't he responsible for your inquisition?" The small man pulled out a small writing desk he sat on before retrieving a platter of cheese and a porcelain China set.

"I can do a lot but I can't do very much to someone who has already left this world."
Nathan
Belladonna of Taemar
Vik's swamp, Akno

A smirk formed on her lips as she saw the man pull the objects from his bag, analizing that he did, in fact, have some good skills. But enough for the ally she was looking for?

"That's why it would be too much to ask for. I wish I could have been the one to torture him with my own hands, but Death thought the same thing before me..." She sighed "If he can't suffer, his men will. May I?" She asked while pointing to one of the cheese pieces "Also, in the meantime, it won't do any harm to... How could you say it? *Escalate* Through the nobility system. Think about it!" Her voice got exponentially excited as she spoke, looking at Vik in the eyes, a special shine on hers "A sorceress in a place of power, bringing magic beings and practitioners back from the shadows. No more prosecutions, no more assasinations, no more burnings, no more hiding in shame and fear! A golden age for magic and nature" She got carried away in her ambitious spree, already envisioning it before her eyes.
Thomas
Tiny Vik
Vik's Funland, Akno

"So if I understand you correctly," Vik said as he held the cheese platter out, "You want to climb your way up the ranks of the old nobility that massacred magical beings, killing those responsible along the way, and after you get to the height of your power you want to bring back magic unchecked into Marin?"

Vik paused for a minute. A very long minute. He lifted his porcelain teapot, and after pressing slightly on the lid, filled two cups with the steaming liquid the masked man seemed to have in abundance. Vik still didn't say anything else, even after he lifted his cup to the open mouth of his mask and took a quiet sip that lasted a few seconds. In truth he was calculating, watching domino after domino fall.

"Honestly, my dear, it sounds like a good way to end the world. If magic were to run rampant like we've never seen before it could either end in a crusade, or a massive influx of untrained magical energy. Creatures and people will start mixing in grotesque ways with magic over the centuries. We may very well see a magical power war after only a few decades." Vik sipped again. "Is that really what you want?"