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[of_the_lake]

[Standing on the edge of Nimh Gleanne, Lancelot held his locket with a cool hand. Rather than brimming with rage, he kept a demeanor closer to ice. He didn't say very much, but it wasn't as if he were going to have to.]

I will pay great sums. I will reward those who give me good information and those who cement any suspicion for me.

[His voice was as passive as could be.]

I desire the necks of those who have tortured and killed the fae of this world. Cathraon's safe haven has been annihilated.

I do not care which banner the offenders wear. I will kill them and their kin. If the perpetrators bear shards, I will present those bloody trophies to the fae in recompense, whether or not I am torn from this court or not.

I suggest all information come to me with great urgency and haste. I will only remain reasonable a short while. Direct your information to me directly through this locket. I am the Knightslayer--Lancelot of the Lake.

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[of_the_lake]

[Wasn't Rin's objective to fix him? Allowing him such a terrible war path would be antithetical to that. All while considering the negative implications of what Rin was offering, Lancelot thought to himself--

'It wasn't as if she would have succeeded' and accepted.]

Very well. I will not fault you if you have more important matters to attend to.

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[gandere]

No, I'm with someone who always happens to have the answers for these things. [ Rin just had her entire world shattered hours before so her judgment is a little... skewed to say the least. ] So don't worry.

I promised to support you, Lancelot, and I'm not backing down from that.

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[of_the_lake]

Hm. [Waver. Without a doubt--and, Lancelot knew that if Waver possessed those answers, he would have let him know beforehand.

If he possessed those answers and didn't tell him for whatever reason, well... Alliances could end abruptly, he supposed.]

As you say. I will make no comment, otherwise.

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[gandere]

[ It doesn't take her long to come back with a disappointed look on her face. Seems he didn't know anything at all. ]

I'll continue to ask around, but so far the people who know things aren't speaking them out loud.

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[of_the_lake]

Likely for good reason. Whoever committed this crime had access to a great magical resource. There were no traces of death blows and there were no remnants of magic.

[As if they simply 'died', that was how the story ended.

Yet, Lancelot was the madman who wanted to chase and destroy the one responsible for this perfect crime.]

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[gandere]

[ He's only a madman to her right now because she's having a poor day and must take her frustration out on things. It's good he's kept his distance, else she might snap at him and say harsh words she would have to come to regret. ]

I'm interested to know of the source, but say no further over the locket. Find out what you can and contact me as you should. [ Through their link. ]

A weapon like that shouldn't be in the hands of those who will use it to harm others.

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[of_the_lake]

It is no different than any other weapon in the hand of anyone else. The only thing that matters is the intent.

[He wouldn't begrudge anyone for being a murderer in their own right--human beings died all the time. When it came to fairies, though, he had no sense of forgiveness. Beings who lived purely without inconveniencing others. Beings who did nothing else other than live and thrive off of the replenishing land all while contributing to it--they didn't deserve any of it.]

I will only repay them for that.

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[gandere]

Still.

You contact me. [ It isn't an issued order, but Rin does take a firm tone.

Commanding Lancelot is something she doesn't want to do. What she does want is to be an active part of his life. To assist him where she can and help him see that there were people who valued his work here. That he could continue to act as he does and at the end of the day, there were those who would call him friend. ]