eachdraidh | 04 / UNSEELIE / (VOICE)

[Ganondorf is not usually a man to speak at length or to make messages on the lockets. But in light of recent developments and his aims to begin working against a tedious rival, it is time to begin gathering forces to him. He's built himself a sizable army already. Now he needs shardholders to stand with him. He has come to understand that each one of them might potentially be as valuable as a hundred native soldiers.]

With the passing of my sixth month, a fourth collection of Shardholders has been drawn into this world. The war carries on, though fate would seem to favor the side of our monarchs. [Absent as they might be...]

I am Ganondorf Dragmire. In my own land, I was the King of the Gerudo and of Hyrule. Until I return there, I am presently the Lord of Mair. My keep and city was won by conquest and much work has been done to rebuild and improve upon it. There are those among our court who helped to win and those who have labored to restore it. I have arranged quarters be provided for each one of you. You will always find Mair a safe haven as repayment for your efforts.

To those other Unseelie sharded, I extend my welcome to come visit the city. You need not travel the long road here. The High Queen has provided a Fairy Ring to the outside of the city. The land here is rich and bountiful so much that the people idle their time away in gambling houses and taverns. No doubt most will find some manner of entertainment within the city. [Says a man who clearly doesn't go out of his way for entertainment.]

Furthermore to those who wish to press the battle and see this war ended, then I welcome you to fight beneath my banner. Those who serve me will not go unrewarded. We stand on the cusp of victory. Already we have claimed powerful allies from Redgate and Maupertius. [Though he is eager to be rid of the latter...] We may have lost one battle at Cothromach, but we have slain their dragon and given our Seelie counterparts pause to reconsider their allegiance. Once the Seelie monarchs have been taken from their throne, we will at long last be able to return to our rightful homes.

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That's not a bad offer. At least you're straightforward.

[ even if the monarchs can offer more, at least one seems more trustworthy. no, perhaps trustworthy is too strong a word - but it's easier to understand his motivations. that alone makes him easier to believe. ]

This land you've claimed as your own... you said you won it through conquest. But how?

With an army, how else? We were fewer than the defenders, but our skill and power was greater.

[In truth, Ganon could have taken the castle by himself had he fully unleashed his power. But they had instead breached the castle and stormed its keep. That had been a far less destructive method of taking it.]

So you arrived here, marshaled forces, then took over territory for yourself?

[ simple enough to say... but hardly simple to actually do. ] The feats of a ruler truly are something else.

And yet not impossible for anyone that is born to lead.

[And well... Ganondorf's entire existence is several layers of unique.]

True, but not many are born so fortunate.

[ a pause. ] No, I suppose not all people would consider that a fortunate star to be born under.

Perhaps my life would have been easier had I been anyone else. [To be something other than the Demon King's reincarnation or the King of the Gerudo or the one man distinct in a tribe of women.] But I have never regretted what I am.

A firm answer. It's no wonder you were able to bring an entire land under your heel. [ archer's experience with kings up to this point has been... varied, to put it lightly. this may be the first time he's met one that seems truly suited for the role. ]

A king cannot be anything but firm. A soft heart only invites destruction. [And that was what he thought had made the Hylian king weak. So too had it been what made the King of the Zora and the Chief of the Gorons equally as fallible. He despised weakness, but nowhere was it more contemptible than in those who purported to rule.]

I don't disagree with that, though I don't know much of ruling. Most of the rulers I've seen during my time have been incompetent in one way or another. [ with one noteable exception, though she has an entirely different set of issues. ]

That has been my experience as well. [So Ganondorf being the nice gentleman he was had tried to relieve them of the burden. Who knew they'd get so defensive about it?]

Then what do you think of the rulers here? Those who govern the Seelie and Unseelie courts.

Of our queen? Capable. Our king is ever distant. But for the Seelie king and queen, I cannot be so kind. They must be fools to have entrusted so much to the shardbearers they call champions.

Interesting. So you'd say the Unseelie court is more formidable than its counterpart? That's at least reassuring to hear. Though one can't help but wonder why this war has dragged on for so long then.

If not more clever, then certainly more formidable. When I arrived they seemed certainly matched. But of late, the Seelie have suffered numerous setbacks, most of their own devising.

Perhaps this war might come to an end sooner than I realized then.

With the Moon claimed and under our protection, the Seelie cannot possibly stand for much longer.

[Which was a problem, in Ganon's mind. It was too soon for the war to end.]

So that was our doing? [ interesting. ] I don't suppose they'll simply give up without a fight, though.

[ he doesn't seem too bummed about that. ]

Like fools, they will try to claim it 'til their last. Not once will it occur to those shardholders that surrender is their best chance of survival.

At least that makes them easy to predict. An enemy that'll fight to the last man... [ sigh. ] How troublesome.

Noble, certainly. But mired in madness. Why devote themselves to a failing cause?

[If the Unseelie were losing, he'd be jumping ship like nobody's business.]

Loyalty is an overrated concept. It's not worth much when all it does is drag men to their death's.

If anything, it's just a nice way of saying "stubbornness."

But you are not afflicted by such stubbornness.

I'm simply pragmatic. I know how to pick my battles.

And should we find ourselves losing, will you be pragmatic enough to change sides?

If the cause is truly hopeless, then it shouldn't make a difference either way. [ re: probably, yeah. ]

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