hadriel | Video 9 - Sewing Shop (dated an hour after Lance's post)

[while Margaery may be in her usual place in the Sewing Shop, that's not what she's choosing to address. not this time.

sure, she's dressed up as usual, she has her sword laid across her lap and visible in the frame of the video.

she's also not wearing her usual bright smile. instead, her expression is deadly serious]

As I'm sure we're all aware, the demon has been temporarily been . . . put out of commission. Now, this is not the place to debate the wisdom of vigilante justice. Dr. Sweets appears to have that well in hand. No, what this is is the place to discuss what measures may be taken to prevent the demon from taking its rage out on the entirety of Hadriel.

The gods will do nothing. Tranquility told me himself that they will only take action if they themselves are threatened. So we're left to fend for ourselves. We must make our plans ourselves and it would be far better to have those plans coordinated well in advance of its release.

So I am directing this to anyone who has ideas for what to do when the demon is inevitably released back into the populace. Surely there are those with powers or skills which could prevent it from going on a murderous rampage. Now is the time for those people to step forward and offer their ideas.

Thank you for your time and attention.

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[ He smiles a little in response to that dry tone. Margaery's humor in the face of difficulties is one of the many things that draws him to her. She's versatile, she can be sweet, modest, bold, wry, or anything you can think of. ] That's exactly what it says on the aforementioned badge of honor: "Gallant Survivor of a Terribly Unpleasant Experience!"

You would be as welcome in the Elfhouse as you always are, Margaery. And your idea sounds practical, to switch between your dwelling and ours, since you are only two houses down the spiral from us. Maglor and Fingon and I will certainly defend you. Woe be unto anyone, but especially Caedra, who tries to harm you.

You saw Jon fighting zombies? I guess that's what that Army of the Dead would be called in this modern era.

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[before, all of her reactions were calculated to the smallest detail, but here she doesn't have to worry about such things as much] Oh, does it? I suppose I'll have to accept it.

I know and I am grateful for your friendship and protection. But I hope that she does not try to harm me at all. I hope that the idea doesn't even occur to her. She's killed me once and had her sport, I can't imagine what would be the use in killing me again.

I. . . suppose so? Though this Army could be killed by only three things: dragonglass, Valyrian steel, and fire.

Absolutely!

I hope it doesn't occur to her to harm you, either. But if it does, maybe she'll be warned by her prior experiences with the Elves, and forgo the idea. Should she succeed, the price of killing you again would be worse than what she experienced the first time, I think. Maglor is pretty formidable when he's angry, and not too scrupulous about how much suffering he causes an enemy. And I'm the same.

Nice there were a few things that could kill those deathly soldiers! Did Jon somehow employ one of these substances to that purpose?

I am grateful to have such stalwart protectors--or avengers, should it come to that. I hope that it doesn't. I hope that some peaceful method of causing it to surrender works. But it's best to be prepared if it doesn't.

Precious few. Valyrian steel blades are rare and dragonglass apparently only exists in the caves beneath Dragonstone. Jon was negotiation for its use when he came here.

I hope it does not come down to vengeance, too. I hope and expect that it will not. That would be a last resort. If there is some peaceful solution, I am all for it. But yes, we should be prepared.

And if Jon was prepared to fight zombies in his world, he may be willing to fight a demon in this one, if he must. He is a brave man, and I feel certain that if it happened that you were attacked while he was with you, he'd do all that any human being could do, to protect you.

Yes, I'm expecting that the demon will target whomever it was who froze it first and foremost. With any luck, they can manage to defend themselves again. If not . . . I hope that they are willing to admit to what they've done so that there are people willing to defend them.

I'm sure he would, too. Unfortunately, it comes down to the fact that we are both human and the demon has advantages we simply can't match.

Caedra will certainly target the ice-wielder, assuming she got a good enough look at them to know who it is. I hope that person is powerful enough to fend her off. If not, maybe they will be sensible and ask for help. I'll try to get the word out, so that the possibility of help exists.

Yes, you and Jon are both human, and that's the point of trying to get together a roster of people who do have the ability to fight a demon. I don't want you or Jon or anybody else to die for lack of skillful allies who can arrive at the right moment.

Town sentiment seems to be against them. I wouldn't bet on the one responsible being willing to step forward until it's too late.

Neither do I, for obvious reasons. Just because we can be brought back from death, it doesn't mean I want it to happen. Especially with Jon, who'd only be in the circumstances to come to my defense. Who do you think would be able to come to our aid?

I'm betting that the ice-wielder is smart enough to keep off the network and stay anonymous. But maybe if they were in fear of an attack from Caedra and not able to defend themselves adequately, they'd be willing to ask specific people for help, contacting them by other channels.

But yes, we need more people. And just from looking at this post and considering what the commenters have said, or what I have guessed from what they have said, here's my list of those who might come to our aid: Tyki Mikk, Peter Parker, Kettara, Leo, and Kelson. And of course I'd add Maglor and Fingon to that list.

I hope so. They'll need the help.

Perhaps. May their intervention not be necessary in the first place.

Let's hope that on both counts, it turns out not to be necessary. [ Fervently. ]

Indeed. It would be what's best for everyone concerned.

Video 9 - Sewing Shop (dated an hour after Lance's post)

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