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Shell Bell giggles.

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"It's really strange how the Dark keeps coming back every thousand years," says Tianthonet.

"It wasn't always that way," says Sherial. "Before Jermayan, Ancaladar slept through ten thousand years of peace."
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"Well, I bet Sarion's going to arrange for there to be more of it. She's a Bell."

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Sherial smiles a dragony sort of smile.

Tianthonet looks sidelong at her and giggles.
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"What?"

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"Sherial's Bonded has plans," says Tianthonet. "Sherial's Bonded thinks the semilegendary figures shouldn't get to have all the fun."

"She's only doing what Wildmages do best," says Sherial.

"Virgivere is a Wildmage and she doesn't plot like that," says Tianthonet.

Sherial sniffs. "My Bonded does not plot, thank you very much."
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"I'm not an expert on Libbies..."
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"I know one, she's fine."

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"Most of them are, it's only - Sherial, have you heard about Aelise?"

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"Lissa has an alt by that name," says Sherial. "She appears to be an empress."

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"Yeah, she did it by using a person with the power to force people to like or stop liking each other to take over the world. She's got a Bell who put up with her, so there may be mitigating circumstances that Tab hasn't explained, but it seems worth mentioning."

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"Noted," says Sherial expressionlessly.

Tianthonet leans in to give her a gentle shoulder-bump. "It's not bad plotting," she assures the humans. "It's not even bad-good plotting like when the High Mages dug into Armethalieh and kicked everybody else out. It's nice plotting. It's just funny how she does it, like - like she's trying to be the Wild Magic, finding out everything about everything and then figuring out the best way for it to go."
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"Most of them are fine," reiterates Shell Bell. "This one sounds fine too."

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"And Thilanushinyel's been swept, right, there isn't one of those whatsherfaces here?"

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"Yeah, Jane checked everywhere."

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Tianthonet huffs. It is Sherial's turn to give her a comforting shoulder-bump.

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"Now what?"

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"Nothing," says Tianthonet, huffily.

"She is offended on behalf of my Bonded," says Sherial.
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Soph flops her head on her Tony's shoulder. (Because it's there.) "Aww."

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Her Tony hugs her. Because she's cute.

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"It occurs to me to point out," says Sherial, looking at Shell Bell, "that a warning to me about my Bondmate's possible corruption would be misplaced as a practical effort. The dragon is subordinate to the will of the Bonded. I and my magic are available to Lissa regardless of my personal choice."

"But Lissa is a nice Bondmate and she listens to you," says Tianthonet, shoulder-bumping Sherial again. "Because she's nice. There haven't been any Bonded who pushed their dragons around like that almost since Bisochim."
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"...Wait, what? I don't think I knew about this part."

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"It's not commonly known, except among dragons and some Bonded," says Sherial. "Perhaps Isibel Sarion did not see fit to mention it. I can hardly doubt she knows."

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"She must know - oh."

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"Oh?" inquires Sherial.

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