[Joshua's letter doesn't come as fast as the last conversation had. He's been tying up his own loose ends.]
Half-sylph I didn't know, but that's interesting.
Some of this I've already received information about. The information I didn't know about has explained a couple of things. These ancient teachings must have been lost to history for a reason, and may well have been skills acquired only through in person lessons, never written down.
We're forced to turn inward, but if we're careful, then we may be able to work within the rules shoved onto us. Perhaps we could even change those rules, given the right information and the right way of handling it. When you stop looking for the enemies outside of the ones you know, that's when you get the knife buried between your shoulder-blades.
Added suggestion to the markings: make it temporary. This way, it's a different mark every time and can change where it's located on your body. Either way, it's not total protection, but it's something we can all do in the meantime.
This requires investigation. It could be possible that there's someone with extraordinary talents using his name and he's actually dead in a ditch somewhere.
Hiro, whatever you do, don't be rash. You must be cautious if you're going to try investigating these people and helping put a stop to them. These people are more dangerous than any of our Monarchs, and I don't want to see you become a victim.
[This is...the first time Joshua's ever said something definitively protective to Hiro. Everything else has always read as off-handed, just like he normally is. This is different, though. The Cult changes things rather drastically.]
End of June, post-Hiro's quest, rune-locked letter, written in Josh's native language
Half-sylph I didn't know, but that's interesting.
Some of this I've already received information about. The information I didn't know about has explained a couple of things. These ancient teachings must have been lost to history for a reason, and may well have been skills acquired only through in person lessons, never written down.
We're forced to turn inward, but if we're careful, then we may be able to work within the rules shoved onto us. Perhaps we could even change those rules, given the right information and the right way of handling it. When you stop looking for the enemies outside of the ones you know, that's when you get the knife buried between your shoulder-blades.
Added suggestion to the markings: make it temporary. This way, it's a different mark every time and can change where it's located on your body. Either way, it's not total protection, but it's something we can all do in the meantime.
This requires investigation. It could be possible that there's someone with extraordinary talents using his name and he's actually dead in a ditch somewhere.
Hiro, whatever you do, don't be rash. You must be cautious if you're going to try investigating these people and helping put a stop to them. These people are more dangerous than any of our Monarchs, and I don't want to see you become a victim.
[This is...the first time Joshua's ever said something definitively protective to Hiro. Everything else has always read as off-handed, just like he normally is. This is different, though. The Cult changes things rather drastically.]