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[onblackwings]

[ This lady's looking a little different, for anyone that's spoken with her before. Not any older, but there's a sort of crooked quality to her nose, like it'd been broken and healed some time ago. She's lounging in the Initiative apartments, looking like she's recently made friends with a superiority complex. ]

I want to speak to those of you who have seen a war before. Not the skirmishes that the Initiative sends us on here, but actual war.

And failing that, I'll take anyone that knows magic — and can teach it. That part is important. Don't waste my time if all you can do is cast it.

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[onblackwings]

[ Pteros had never said that. Maybe he hadn't known it. All he could say was that Takhisis sent them away to sleep beneath the earth until they were next needed, which of course she'd already known. She considers it a few seconds, frowning. ]

And she broke it?

[ Maybe she shouldn't be surprised that Takhisis had broken it, as they were only metallic dragons. It isn't like she would break her word to her own children, or anything important like that. Right? Still, it seems... ungodly, perhaps. ]

[dragonlordbight]

[ Crucible inclined his head solemnly to the affirmative. His voice solemn as he spoke. ]

She never intended to keep it in the first place, but rather use it two fold, to keep the metallics from war, while she twisted their eggs to form her shock troops, while they waited and did nothing on their isles.

However the Metallics were not the only ones to have their eggs used in such manner, when the surviving eggs were rescued, Takhisis and her minions turned their experiments in turn on the eggs of the chromatics.

[onblackwings]

[ Her eyes widen for a moment — and then narrow.

She doesn't particularly care for the eggs of her own kind, not past the vague understanding that an egg like that could have been her. But that Takhisis would create a creature like Kang out of her own children? An abomination like that? That, she's truly shocked to hear. Right up until it occurs to her that this broze must be lying. It's impossible, isn't it? The chromatic dragons are Takhisis's own, she would never.

Nevermind that he doesn't even know she's a chromatic dragon, and would have no reason to lie to her. She doesn't stop to allow that thought to occur. ]

Did she. [ A skeptical tone, and an arched brow to match. ] Why would she do that?

[dragonlordbight]

[ Crucible took particular note of her reaction, curious. Throughout his explanation he remains sombre and grim. ]

Indeed, I have met a number of those draconian's who resulted from her experiments.

As to why? Who can truly say, whether power, or out of desperation in a war she was gradually losing. Whatever the why it was not out of any concern for her 'children' that much is certain.

No matter the reasons however, the experiments did not go as planned, the draconians created unlike the original draconians who were drawn to her service, the 'noble' draconians were rather drawn towards Paladine.

[onblackwings]

[ Now that she's decided he's lying, there's armor against anything she might feel in hearing it. The statements are still filed away to be remembered, but only to be better evidence of his lies. ]

I find it very difficult to believe anything from Takhisis would turn toward Paladine.

[dragonlordbight]

[ Now that was interesting, she seemed quite defensive about those from Takhisis. Not to say anything about her speaking as if she knows a good deal about them. Gods that were to most, seemingly gone from the world and names lost to time. ]

If you do not believe me, you need not take my word alone on the matter, there is another here who can confirm the nature of the chromatic draconians. The governor of the draconian nation, Kang. There is little doubt that he knows of their nature and existence, perhaps more so than I.

[onblackwings]

I will.

[ It comes out a little more fiercely than intended, but, well, stop dissing her god. She's up from her seat as well, smoothing out today's dress in an attempt to calm her temper. Getting worked up about Takhisis is probably not great for her cover. ]

Right now, I think. This has been enough of tales for today.

[dragonlordbight]

[ Crucible raises his eyebrows slightly at the fierce manner of her reply before dipping his head at that seeming in good nature at that. ]

Very well then, it was good to finally meet you, Onyx. When you wish to to begin our lessens with magic you, contact me.

[onblackwings]

[ She can hardly even think of lessons in the face of this agitation, but at least she's too greedy to do anything like rescind on the deal. So she only nods, tersely, and strides away. Kang will straighten this out for her, and then maybe she'll just resign herself to taking magic lessons with a liar. ]