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[Faolan is not one for making announcements. Being a spy, he does not like to put himself in the spotlight. But he needs information. And they need this information as well. So after consulting the necessary sources, he turns to the lockets.

When he speaks, his voice is soft yet strong and sure. And a lot smoother than his normal speaking voice. He's got to disguise himself somehow, after all. He is used to using this tactic, and he is good at it. For those that know him, it will take a moment to recognize him from this speech.]

Fellow shardbearers. A moment of your time, I beg you. If nothing else should catch your attention on this day, then at least heed this announcement. A great force is rising. Some of you may have heard of Reynard the Fox, Lord of Maupertius. Violent, fickle, and unstable, he enjoys power and conflict, and having turned on both courts at once, he is seeking both for his own means.

Reynard is collecting shards, Unseelie and Seelie alike, for the purposes of gaining power. Unseating a monarch, perhaps. Creating his own court, certainly. Creating his own army, his own champions. Collecting more shards. Gaining more power. We cannot allow such a man as Reynard the gains that he seeks.

Be wary, fellow citizens. Be on your guard against him. A slight man with long red hair, beardless and fair of face, who flies a banner of a red fox on a black field. They say he is deathless, that he can transform into a fox. If you are cornered by him, run. If you are seeking him out, don't. His gain is everyone's loss.

For those who have encountered him before, I seek a few answers. A gathering of information. What has he promised you, if anything? What dealings have you had with the man? What do you know of Reynard the Fox?

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You said he is deathless. You said he can change shape. [ her voice is almost impatient, as though those claims are hardly worth another thought. tell her something more interesting. ] But what kind of power? What has he done, and how would you prevent him from gaining more, if he's as bad as you say?

He is strong, agile. Fast. Much more so than the average man. Beyond that, it is said that he has a hold on shards themselves. A pull, you might say. Whether he has possessed them or not. And possessing them, claiming them for his own, that is his gain. The more he holds, the more powerful he becomes. My advice? Do not let him claim them.

[Don't give him the opportunity to take your shard it's really quite simple, as far as Faolan is concerned. He will sass you right back if he needs to.]

[ katsa snorts. if that is it, then she is stronger, more agile, faster than the average man, too, and she has no intention of letting reynard claim anything. ]

I'll be sure to remember that advice in a moment of trouble.

[ faolan has only one thing to say that gives her pause, and maybe a tiny reason for fear: the man's "hold on shards themselves." what has he done? ]

You mean to fear him, but to do nothing to prevent him?

I did not say that. [Okay then, go ahead and try and take him on, let's see how well you fare. He's not gonna say he didn't tell you so, though.] I advise you to be wary. To not let yourself be caught alone with him. To not believe any bargain he might offer. He does not care for honor - he cares little save for himself and his own and even if you strike a deal with him he will cut you down if it serves his own means.

There may be ways of stopping him. Information must be gathered, for one. [Hence this announcement, tadaa!] But in the meanwhile, it would not do to supply him with more power, and more power is what he will gain, if you do not take heed to avoid him, if you can.

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[ she falls quiet for a moment. ]

I won't seek him out—[ she can't at the moment anyway, even if she wanted to ]—but if he ought to be stopped, I'll find a way to make him dead for good.

[this isn't what she's good at, sorting through information and knowing what's real and what's a lie. katsa doesn't know what she is or isn't supposed to believe, and she's acutely aware of the feeling of her incompetence even as she asks: ]

I want to know what you learn.

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[Bad things are coming, Katsa. Faolan is trying to figure that out as best he can. On this and other topics. But he will not give false hope. Or information that might lead her to fear what might not come to pass. So instead he makes a noise of affirmation.]

I will do my best. To whom do I speak?

[ katsa would prevent bad things, if she can. even if fears are unfounded, she would rather plan for them, anyway, and reassure herself that her grace is enough to face them. ]

I'm Katsa of the Middluns. I'll thank you to do so.

As I said, Katsa, I will certainly try.

[ it's a more noncommittal answer than she would like, but she doesn't have the patience to point it out. katsa hums her acknowledgment and shuts the locket. she'll be waiting, and she'll be keeping an ear to the ground. ]

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