Trente-cinquième Grimoire [phone]

[wizardoftheweek]

Some have probably asked and answered already, but I still have to wonder just why so many of our former fellow captives have returned. It's disconcerting.

Things have been quiet. Very quiet. Too quiet. I know I'm not alone in this sense of dread. This town always offers up its worse at times like this. I know it. And as bad as things have been lately...

I've been jumping at every little thing. I just want it to get it over with at this point. I'm tired of being afraid.

Comments

[endlesswitch]

I believe they often refer to this as 'the calm before the storm'.

[wizardoftheweek]

I'm familiar with the term.

[endlesswitch]

Then, you should know that you are wise to be wary of these peaceful days.

[wizardoftheweek]

Of course. Do you take me for an idiot? That knowledge is exactly why I stress.

[endlesswitch]

How rude. I was praising you, was I not? You should be happy.

[wizardoftheweek]

By pointing out the obvious?

[endlesswitch]

Have you already forgotten the entirety of my words, Girl?

[wizardoftheweek]

Not at all. You pointed out I was wise. I know I'm wise. Being wise hasn't served me any better than it has anyone else here. It's not worth complimenting. It's just a fact of being.

[endlesswitch]

What a rather confident woman. Though, those who claim such a thing are truly the most unwise at times.

[wizardoftheweek]

It's not confidence. It's understanding. Understanding of my own strengths and weaknesses.

[endlesswitch]

They would often refer to acknowledging your strengths as confidence, would they not?

[wizardoftheweek]

It's simply realistic. I know what I can do, and what I cannot. One must keep these things in mind.

[endlesswitch]

If one can so readily admit to their strengths, the very same can be said for their weaknesses, right...?