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a Lucy is born in Geb
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“…And it thinks I risk its privacy? I mean, empirically yes, I suppose, but I wouldn’t‘be if it hadn’t spooked me.”

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"It doesn't appear to have the best judgment for such things, or at least some reason for operating on a hair trigger. Once I knew to go looking, there are rather a lot of mysterious deaths by beheading around Arendae, and more who got spooked around him like you did but reacted by getting out. It's a wonder even Mendev hasn't noticed the problem."

She hums thoughtfully.

"I expect he entered into the pact willingly - the level of empowerment doesn't make sense without it, and there are fewer limitations on what powerful entities are able to do without reprisal if they act through mortals. But there's willingness and there's willingness."

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“…Yeah. What do you know about how his mother died?”

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"She was killed by a Lilitu about two decades ago, along with his father, some Iomedaean preists, and a number of servants. Nobody central to the incident left a skull intact enough to interrogate, unfortunately, so I'm not sure if the Lilitu was drawn in by the deal or he made it as a result of it; it seems unlikely they were unrelated."

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"I've heard rumors that the Lilitu was found suspiciously headless."

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"Yes. It's not a guarentee, but it's definitely suggestive that the deal came first and the demon got too close. The bigger problem is that if it can kill a Lilitu it can probably also kill anything else I send with you, so unless you're willing to stay away from him going forward I ought to get rid of it first. Would using one of the crusade's spies to bait it interfere with what you're trying to accomplish there?"

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“As in, sacrificing the life of someone who is working for the crusade? …Not if you Raise them after, I guess. Otherwise yes.”

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Probably not, then. It'd be more convenient than finding a demon or cultist she can use as a patsy, but she can think of plenty of other uses for that kind of money and she'd rather put in another hour's work to avoid spending it. 

"I'll keep that in mind."

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"Still. If this is going to be a pattern with your boytoys, perhaps I ought to do some preemptive spying on all your future conquests."

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"Mooooooom, I haven't had any other boytoys, you can't draw a pattern from one example, that's not how science works!"

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"All the more reason to proactively collect data!"

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“I’m going to need to filter future conquests for being okay with being spied on or having secrets that justify doing it anyway,” she grumbles. “Maybe I’ll ask Anevia to matchmake me when Daeran and I part ways.”

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"I suppose I might get somewhat less protective once you can teleport yourself to safety, but I really don't want to leave it up to luck. Or perhaps sixth circle is a better metric, with contingency? Your current  current career will should help with that eventually."

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Hug. "I understand. I'm not telling you no, just--figuring out how to work with it."

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