<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/4/42/BreeDanielsFace.JPG)<br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Fiona Fontaine - Hunter</div><div class="spoiler_body"><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>Faint:</td><td>☐</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Serious:</td><td>☐</td><td>☐</td></tr><tr><td>Critical:</td><td>☐</td><td>☐</td></tr></tbody></table><br/>Advancement:<br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>Mortalis:</td><td>☐</td><td>Night:</td><td>☐</td></tr><tr><td>Power:</td><td>☐</td><td>Wild:</td><td>☒</td></tr></tbody></table><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>Corruption:</td><td>☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><br/>Fiona was missing large cues and context of a lot of this situation, but she had enough to guess and try to follow along as best she could.  It helped that Ryan was so willing to explain, and she could follow with the verbal cues.<br/><br/>The last part in particular caught her attention, turning the swords into plowshares, and sympathy showed in her eyes.  “As my parents taught me: there’s a balance.  When you start out, things are horrifying.”  Fiona was already past that point.  “Eventually, it becomes routine.  From there, you have to be careful.  Some people come to crave it, need the adrenaline rush, lose their purpose in understanding that it’s to stop evil and come to enjoy the thrill of combat.  My dad gave up the full-time position when he realized he<em>liked</em>it too much, and has to talk it over with others before stepping back into the shadows.”  There was no shame in realizing you needed to stop.  The shame came when you couldn’t, much like how an alcohol addiction only brought shame if someone continued to drink, or couldn’t admit that they had a problem in the first place.<br/><br/>She looked over to Danielle with sympathy.  “Not sure how your stuff works, but I should probably warn you that I have a lot of nightmares in my past.”  The words didn’t come as an insult, or a contest for who might be able to endure more, just a kindness that Danielle may well not appreciate a heap of yet another person’s worst past experiences thrown into the mix.  Like many Hunters, Fiona had more bad memories than most.<br/><br/>Ultimately, she looked to Ryan, explaining, “We’re looking into the so-called Lord of Shadow and Blood.  It was suggested you might have useful information on him.”  It was tempting to try to bring him in for more than that, but not if he’s already trying to retire.