001 | Video | Open to both courts

[fiercestwarrior]

[ The video shows a young woman, her face framed by slightly wavy hair the color of rich soil. Unseen is the weight of many centuries that lie upon her strong shoulders, and would make her ancient rather than young in the eyes of some.

Her large, hazel eyes are sharp as those of a bird of prey as she fixes them upon her locket. ]

I am Lady Sif of Asgard, my allegiance is to my king and my home, and much as the rulers of this court seem to wish it, that will not change simply because they imagine themselves to have some manner of claim on me.

Do not think me craven, I have no fear of battle, but I will not seek it out merely because a stranger tells me that it is my duty.

So I put the question to you now, my fellow recruits: Why do you fight?

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[bythewaves]

[ The voice on the other end is tired and weary but quietly so - that of someone pushed right to the very edge of endurance, but not yet over ]

They care little for your will, you will find Milady. The rulers here will do as it pleases them to do so - we are but pawns on their boards. And not all those here wish to fight at all - some of us grow weary of battle unceasing.

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[fiercestwarrior]

Rulers will always do as it pleases them, the question is ever if what pleases them is the good of their realm or the good of themselves.

What do you do, then, when you grow weary of battle?

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[starspangled]

Of Asgard? The same one that Thor and Loki are from?

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[fiercestwarrior]

Is there any other?

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[orcsurfing]

We do not all still fight for the monarchs. But even so, some of us have been told of a cause great and just, offered willingly the help and aid, only to find ourselves fooled and with no way out.

[ He doesn't sound bitter, merely determined now, weary yet proud in this all. What had happened the night before, it still sits with him, still haunts his mind. ]

Some now stand the neutral ground and look beyond the courts and into the world that surrounds.

[ And the great pain and suffering of it the Seelie and Unseelie both bring to it. ]

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[fiercestwarrior]

And what do you find in that world?

[ She would be willing to hazard a guess. If there is one thing that she knows it is War, and what it does to the people and realms ravaged by it.

She might revel in the glory of battle and the way a good fight makes her blood sing in her veins, but what she fights for is peace, and it brings her no joy to see the suffering of those who pay the price of warfare whether they choose to or not. ]

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[wilder]

[Wow, she's hot, is his first thought. But listening to what she says...something catches his attention beyond looks, so he'll actually respond]

I'm still pretty new, so that could be why, but I haven't of a good enough reason to fight. I mean, they claim if we win their war, they'll send us home- but I also heard this war's been going on for thousands of years.

But you're from Asgard? You don't mean Sylvarant's Asgard, do you?

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[fiercestwarrior]

I was not aware of their being any other Asgard than the one I call home.

[ That'd be a no, she's not from Sylvarant's Asgard. ]

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[tough_love]

For the glory of battle, of course! And perhaps the spoils.

[She is a simple princess with simple needs, okay.]

The Seelie have need of my assistance, and I was promised the chance to wage grand battles against a worthy foe. I would be a fool not to fight!

[She is also a princess who sounds far too fond of this war to possibly be healthy]

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[fiercestwarrior]

And what, in your opinion, makes a foe worthy?

[ Sif can relate to taking enjoyment in a good battle, but she is not particularly fond of being used as a tool in a conflict she has nothing to do with. ]

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[inafadingcrown]

You are a woman after my own heart, Lady Sif. [Galadriel would prefer not to fight, in other words, and is still working on figuring out a way around this.]

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[fiercestwarrior]

An honor, I am sure, my Lady.

[ Not that she knows that, really, but it doesn't hurt to be polite. ]

[mentation]

I've been wondering that, for my own sake. Certainly seems like a battle of two very different sides, but what they particularly gain from winning, that seems to be the hard thing to discern, doesn't it?

[fiercestwarrior]

Indeed. That they are fighting is clear enough but what are they fighting for? What cause is it that they would have us champion?

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[thenameofscreen]

Greetings Lady Sif. I am Princess Koriand'r, of Tamaran. You may simply call me Koriand'r.

[Formalities for formalities, and she offers a welcoming smile before getting right to answering the question with a serious look.]

My wish is to defend others who may not wish to fight or find themselves here despite being unable. To defend my home, and all other worlds.

[She's been asking around about their purpose, among other things.]

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[fiercestwarrior]

Greetings Koriand'r.

[ Sif doesn't quite return the smile, but there is a definite softening of her expression as she offers the princess a respectful nod. ]

And how do you know that by fighting this war you are indeed protecting other worlds?

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[walkingarsenal]

[Made curious by her posing such a question to all locket-bearers, he first gives her a nod.]

Fíli. Well met, Lady Sif. [A pause.] You'll find more than a few others among us who share your views, I would imagine.

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[fiercestwarrior]

[ And he receives a nod in return. ]

Well met, Fíli. Are you one of them?

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[admirably]

We all have someone we want to protect, Lady Sif. What better reason to fight is there?

[ Especially if the person you want to protect is yourself. ]

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[fiercestwarrior]

And how is fighting here protecting those I wish to see safe from harm?

[ Her people, her home, her friends. She has been ripped from them all, how can she protect them from here? ]

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[tawarwaith]

You have my greetings Lady Sif. In answer to your question, I do not. At least I do not fight who the the courts tell me I must fight. I will not take sides against those who I have sworn friendship or loyalty to.

[Especially since she has people she cares about who are on both sides of the fence so to speak.]

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[fiercestwarrior]

As you have mine, stranger. Would the monarchs have you turn on friends?

[ Because that is really not going to fly with Sif if anyone asks it of her, much as she can harden her heart against those she has loved if there is a need for it.

Fairy kings and queens telling her to do it does not constitute such a need. ]

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[radiantstorm]

I fight to protect those that need protecting.

[He has an intensity in his eyes that speak volumes of his words.]

I don't care what side anyone's fighting on.

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[fiercestwarrior]

[ It is a light that feels rather familiar to Sif, perhaps because a similar one often shines from her own eyes. ]

And who needs your protection here?

[huge_egomd]

I don't.

[Short, sweet, and to the point. He's not going to fight for anyone, except maybe himself.]

[fiercestwarrior]

[ A valid stance to take, at least in this situation, though Sif doesn't care much for fighting only for oneself. She's one of those "I have sworn and oath, also honor, and protecting the realm, FOR ASGAAAAARD" type people. ]

Then what do you do?

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[falls]

Sometimes you have to fight because it's the right thing to do. Might not have a hand in all this fairy nonsense, but if someone's in danger, can't just sit by and let it happen.

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[fiercestwarrior]

But you have not sworn your allegiance to a court?

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[smallshoes]

Truly, you have no fear of battle?

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[fiercestwarrior]

It is unwise to be completely without fear, but I it is indeed true that the thought of facing battle strikes no fear in my heart.

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[invernale]

[ Harry blinks. Asgard? This is someone from a deeper part of the spirit world? ]

So you're from the same place as Odin, Thor, and the rest? [ Sif doesn't ring a bell, unfortunately. He's kind of incredulous that he'd be (un)lucky enough to meet a god, though. ]

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[fiercestwarrior]

[ Perhaps it'll be a relief then when he finds out that Sif isn't actually goddess, she's just a space viking. ]

Yes, I am.

[ She doesn't get quite yet that they aren't talking about the same place. ]

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[goldsickness]

As you may have learned already, many of us do not fight. Not in these lands, and not for these courts.

[ And with the number of people refusing to take part in this war, he is sure that if the monarchs tried to force them, they would find themselves with an uprising on their hands. ]

You will find that you might just still have to fight for other reasons, however.

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[fiercestwarrior]

It is not the fighting that troubles me.

[ The possibility of ending up in a fight is the least of her worries, really. ]

Merely the reasons for it.

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[ziggyzoggy]

I've not decided I will.

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[fiercestwarrior]

What would convince you?