11.Apr.21, 08:31 PM
"Fifty Shades of Bronze," Rhamnus repeated incredulously. It wasn't a book he'd read on his own but he had heard it mentioned by some rather chatty patients who worked through their nerves at having to see a healer by talking about anything and everything. "Well I certainly don't envy the man who has to copy that particular story over and over again."
Rhamnus took a sniff of the poisoned vanilla mixture and nodded to himself when he couldn't really detect anything particularly noticeable. He held it out for Ulliendis to take a brief whiff of before adding some other aromatic ingredients and then setting that aside to sit for a moment as he studied the other man. "Yes, yes, shiny golden hides being targeted is rather obvious. Though I suppose it also makes sense that some of the bronzeriders could have just been accidental targets through association."
He scratched his chin as he considered the possible motives that Ulliendis presented. "Interesting. So a former Candidate... without a dragon they would definitely need help though. I'd think it would be odd if that many drudges were participating, but maybe their leader is particularly charismatic." Rhamnus raised an eyebrow at the other theory that was presented though. "Survival of the fittest? So the ones who managed to dodge were just distractions then? Something to throw people off of the scent. That is quite the level of deception, though I do remember a time when brownriders were certainly capable of that."
These were very interesting theories, and Rhamnus found that he rather liked them. He took another whiff of his concoction before grabbing some ingredients to make a small batch of cookies. He talked as he worked, "I think you're onto something with the brownriders. And with some golds secretly cooperating with them. They would have the most to gain after all."
Rhamnus took a sniff of the poisoned vanilla mixture and nodded to himself when he couldn't really detect anything particularly noticeable. He held it out for Ulliendis to take a brief whiff of before adding some other aromatic ingredients and then setting that aside to sit for a moment as he studied the other man. "Yes, yes, shiny golden hides being targeted is rather obvious. Though I suppose it also makes sense that some of the bronzeriders could have just been accidental targets through association."
He scratched his chin as he considered the possible motives that Ulliendis presented. "Interesting. So a former Candidate... without a dragon they would definitely need help though. I'd think it would be odd if that many drudges were participating, but maybe their leader is particularly charismatic." Rhamnus raised an eyebrow at the other theory that was presented though. "Survival of the fittest? So the ones who managed to dodge were just distractions then? Something to throw people off of the scent. That is quite the level of deception, though I do remember a time when brownriders were certainly capable of that."
These were very interesting theories, and Rhamnus found that he rather liked them. He took another whiff of his concoction before grabbing some ingredients to make a small batch of cookies. He talked as he worked, "I think you're onto something with the brownriders. And with some golds secretly cooperating with them. They would have the most to gain after all."