video; unseelie locked.

[thebreakingwave]

Hello, for those of you I haven't yet met, I'm Harry.

[The video footage is of a young man with messy black hair, one bottle-green eye, and half his face silvered over with old scarring. On the damaged side, he has a red amber prosthetic in place of an eye. In the background, there's a crow that periodically peers over his shoulder.]

The queen has tasked me to talk to every one of the Unseelie and ask for a memory of solidarity, overcoming great odds, or defeating a foe. With these, she can use it to create a better, stronger defence for a rebuilt Caer Scima.

It's going to take time to do this — at the very least, a few months — so there's no hurry to meet and I've the ability to get to pretty much anywhere in the Drabwurld quickly.

[He looks down at a bit of paper that's just out of sight; seems like someone made notes before talking.]

Sharing a memory is done through magic, it doesn't hurt, I won't look at anything you don't want me to see and I'll swear to that.

How's that?

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[withbite]

I'm going to need a little more than 'because someone said so'.

[Damon smiled at Harry through the locket, ignoring the raven that landed on his shoulder to peer over at the wizard.]

Essentially, what's in it for me?

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[thebreakingwave]

A safe haven for yourself, any followers and friends. A rebuilt and hopefully restored library. All the good things that Caer Scima brought you before.

But, if that's not enough, what do you want? What do you need? I'm not a very good wizard, but I can manage the basics.

[withbite]

[Damon smiled. Well, this could be a little interesting. And hopefully beneficial. For him.]

I'm way out east with not much out here to do that isn't... probably illegal. The spire's not finished yet, and neither is the town, so let's just say that I'm lacking for entertainment.

[thebreakingwave]

Then let's do a fair trade. The Queen has also asked for a stone from each spire.

[Over his shoulder, Harry's crow peers through the locket. Hello other-bird.]

What do you find entertaining? I'm not really the most interesting person, so I couldn't rightly say.

[withbite]

A stone and a memory. Well, that should earn me something very, very fun.

[He almost didn't want to say anything, mostly because the kid looked... weird. And was a kid.]

I suppose adult entertainment is out of the question?

[thebreakingwave]

I can't dance worth a damn.

[Enjoy that thought.]

But if you're serious, I can refer you to some good people in Mair.

[withbite]

I'm already aware of Mair (hey look, he could rhyme), but I can't just up and take off there whenever I get an itch. Consider me very itchy. I need something... here.

[Basically, help him get some ladies of the night, Harry. Or something. God. Vampire's gotta get it.]

[thebreakingwave]

[This may be one of the stranger things he's ever done and that's saying something.]

I've got magic and can transport people quickly. Instead of bringing the ladies to you, how about I act as a taxi service and bring you to them for an evening. A set number of trips, to and from, if that works.

[withbite]

[He thought that over, thinking about what he was planning versus what he had. It wasn't as if he wasn't already working to build a brothel for his little spire-town, but as of yet, all he had was Fernando -- and that was a big no. The raven on his shoulder croaked at the crow, then set about preening the hair over Damon's ear.]

How many trips and at how much of a notice?

[thebreakingwave]

Three trips - one for the memory, one for the stone, and one for luck. Half a day's notice should do.

[Harry stops and looks as if he's thinking something over.]

If you want more or something else, I've a friend there that knows just about everyone, everything, and you can work out some deal with him? I'll put in a good word.

[withbite]

Friends, huh? Who's this friend, just so I know who I'm dealing with -- if I want more.

[Of course he wanted more, but not if he had to deal with a dick.]

[thebreakingwave]

His name's Aeler. He and his wife run a house there and I'm sure he'll be game to talk whatever interests you. He's fair.

[Admittedly, Harry has a rather generous view of his friends.]

[withbite]

[Damon, however, does not have such a generous view, and he's more willing to nail down what he can get from Harry than some nebulous possibility of something later.]

Fine, three round trips at my leisure to... certain places.

[He might have to make sure he made the most of it by staying a day or four in Mair each time.]

[thebreakingwave]

Done.

[All in all, Harry feels that he's come off rather well in this deal. Apparation isn't the most enjoyable way to travel, but it's hardly a strain on him.]

When and where shall I meet you to get the memory and stone?

[withbite]

I'm at the spire as we speak. Well, in a pavilion by it. I can have Fernando get a stone from the spire and you can come whenever you feel like it. Construction isn't exactly a thinker's game.

[thebreakingwave]

Thank you. I'll try and get there within a week or two.

[withbite]

Then I'll see you in a week or two. If I'm not around, ask for Fernando. He's my... he just knows where I am.