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[ Arya has practiced for this. The camera does not shake; she does not blink. She can give off no impression of weakness, of youth. What she is asking is not child's play. ]

As I am sure you already know, the gods of this city are seeking offerings. I shall be making an offering to the one who calls himself Fear. Those who give him an offering shall receive a blessing, should he deem it sufficient.

I have an offering. But I shall need some assistance in delivering it. If you are interested, please contact me.

[ She does not give a name. Her face, she figures, is enough. ]

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And what sort of result is he promising?

Fear. Directed at the people of my choosing.

It is a weapon, and I won't say no to it.

Are those people here?

You look like them. How am I to know who can be trusted? And it is possible that they could come, and I want to be ready.

That's... sensible. [ he says that very grudgingly. ] What do you plan to offer him?

A corpse's face. Screaming. Pain. Intense discomfort and revulsion. I will change faces with the dead on his altar, and it's not a pleasant process.

Maker's breath.

[ arya is a terrifying little girl. and cullen may be thinking she's a necromancer now. ]

And you--this process will not harm you in any lasting way?

[ good. arya means business. ]

There is no guarantee of safety, of course, but the only lasting impact is that I will have a new face, until I choose to remove it.

Will removing it harm you at all?

It may. It may not. Why should you care? I'm just a girl. No one, really.

You're a girl who is about to do something dangerous and doesn't seem to have anyone looking out for her. Caring about your safety is the very least I can do.

People don't really care about the safety of others. Anyone who says they do are liars.

[ She's been burned too many times to believe otherwise. ]

[ oh. that's a surprising and a saddening comment. ]

No one is completely honest, but I am telling the truth about this. I care. [ he pauses, looks to the side awkwardly. ] I would be terrible at my job if I didn't care.

You likely hate your job, then.

[ She says, equally stiffly. ]

My decision has been made. Either you will assist me, or you won't. Either way, it makes no matter. I am not giving up.

I actually quite like my job. [ but that's not the point here.

the point is, arya's going to go and do something he thinks is incredibly stupid and he can't actually stop her despite him being an adult and her being a kid. which is totally not how it should be, alright. ]

Then I will assist you how I can.

[ if it's magic and it starts to hurt her, maybe he can nullify it. ]

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