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[accidentalqueen]

[ It troubles Medusa to have to do this: to admit to what she doesn't know. But she doesn't have the luxury of trying to remain proud. Her people need her. ]

Greetings, fellow shard-holders of the Seelie Court. My name is Medusa. Where I come from, I am the queen of a people known as Inhumans, in a kingdom called New Attilan. I speak to you today to ask you for your help, and for whatever information you may have.

First, if you have heard of us— the Inhumans, our city of Attilan— or our allies the Fantastic Four, the Avengers: I would speak to you. I would know how long you have been here, where you were, what you were doing when you were taken, what you have learned since. It does not matter if we knew each other before. If we share friends in common, then you may consider yourselves friends of mine.

[ Until the moment in which they prove themselves false. But Medusa carries on as though this hasn't occurred to her. See how answers, and if there are enemies who come out of hiding. ]

If you are an Inhuman, of any tribe or city— know that you can always come to me for aid. The time for petty and superficial differences has passed. We are one people, and as one people I will defend you and stand for you as I would any citizen of New Attilan. Should we ever leave this place, you will always be welcome there.

[ This, too: she has ways of knowing who might pretend to be one of her people as well. But if they're here, others besides Kamala...she needs to find them. ]

Second, I would like to hear your opinions on what we've been called to do. Tell me what you think of this war, and of your experiences. If you fear reprisal, speak to me privately and I will keep what you said in strictest confidence. I will come and meet you anywhere you desire. You see, I cannot pledge my allegiance and my willingness to serve before I know who and what it is I pledge for. To stake myself is to stake my kingdom and my people, and I cannot do so lightly.

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[dicktionary]

[ He remembers meeting her at the feast; that hair is definitely unforgettable. And he'd suspected she was more than she seemed but this is surprising... ]

--Wait, Avengers? Do you know Herc too?

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[wwjd]

[She is deciding whether or not she'll fight for the Seelie? ... Well, it's beyond him to understand a queen...

Kirei doesn't know of Inhumans, Attilan, the Fantastic Four, or the Avengers, so he skips right to the rest.]

I think if I have been called to serve in this war, then that is what I must do. [Full stop.] I fight for the Seelie cause and everything it stands for, including the Void.

[He says this in some sort of stone room, the echoes of children playing and people murmuring filtering in from outside.]

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[theincredibleherc]

[Hercules doesn't bother to really...respond...to any of that. She knows who he is. He's not an Inhuman. And, he has other things to talk about with her. Important things.]

Lady Medusa, where are you currently?

[foraneye]

That's a weighty question. I think you'll have to engage in a lot of private discussion if you want to hear complete honesty, though.

[The monarchs are always listening to the lockets. Or could be.]

[psalmed]

[Inhumans? Attilan? The words mean nothing to her but then again so very little does in this place. Never the less at least at the end there is something which might be useful.]

I hope you do not find yourself lacking in information, mademoiselle. I feel it is most difficult to learn the truth of something with only opinions but with great unfortunate it is all we have.

[And all that conflicts Lia, as well.]

Perhaps someone of this world might be of help to you?

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[notyetlegend]

That's a question you'll find many different answers to.

[She's heard of Medusa, like she's heard of many heroes and myths, but like all the others she knows she'll keep her separated from the tale. Merida pauses, then inclines her head in acknowledgement of what else she had said.]

An' you're correct that some things might be best left unsaid over locket. If you'd like my word, I'm down at the trainin' grounds. I've been here almost two years, if my insight can be of any help.

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[aslandish]

[ He speaks to her from the shores of Leathann. The Void itself is not visible, but city rests in the not-so-distant background.

A talking lion surely isn't too much of a surprise? ]

Those who bear shards of the Seelie Court have been called forth from their own worlds to preserve the natural end of this one so that all things might have new life and be reborn.

It is no small task, and not many who have been brought here have ever been presented with stakes of such magnitude.

[ And yet- ]

It is a cause I intend to see through to the end.