11/24, evening

[trollophoroi]

Hellooooo Fragment~

I am so sorry to announce that the news of my demise has been greatly exaggerated!

Not that I can blame anyone, of course! I was not, in fact, 100% certain that Lily would reach out and pluck me away at the very edge of death, and yet! As it would turn out, I was and continue to be correct!

Well, only about certain things. Just. Not everything.

Regardless, I have some news that I must bring to you straight from Lily's own core.

[ This message has been specifically brought to you via the forum because that way no one can even begin to guess how upset Fandaniel is, mmhm, perfect. ]

Comments

[trollophoroi]

He never manipulated me, Winter.

I allowed him to turn me into Fidchell, although now that I have gone through being him, I would not do it again. Fidchell took only the worst parts of me and discarded the rest.

Still, I do not begrudge you your wariness.

He did heal me, however, and he did give me his core. Those two things are facts. Otherwise, we wouldn't even be having this conversation. The rest...

We will still have to go through him to get to Harald. I am not here to beg for mercy for him.

[userunfriendly]

Understood.

Our "relationships" with him, as much as my conversation can be called that, are very different. I do not have the capacity to dispatch either mercy or judgment. I only want to avoid anyone here being led into a trap by their sympathy. And I will not be Harald's executioner for Lily without seeing the situation for myself. Whichever of them was ultimately responsible, I am finished with being a tool for either.

[trollophoroi]

Of course.

Whatever happens, I hope you will view Harald's words, should he offer them, with as much scrutiny. I do not believe he will be trustworthy, no matter what else may or may not turn out to be the truth.

[userunfriendly]

To be entirely blunt... I can promise without fail that I will trust none of you.

I will determine what I can from what we see before us, knowing how simple it is here to manipulate even that.

[trollophoroi]

A hypothesis based only upon what you witness and experience directly, then?

Very well.

Do share it with others if what you put together ends up more reasonable than the rest, whatever that may end up being.