Time moves at its own pace? Ah hell, what had this man done? Last news Ximon had was that there were 'talks.' That didn't sound like just talking. Had he struck some sort of bargain with CAF already?
Ximon didn't let the stress show, but he was far from pleased with that implication. He had to stall for time, or the poor queen would awaken to a country already in the middle of a hostile takeover. A war. And then it might be that all her hard work--and more importantly, all his--was for naught.
"Forbidden several places," Ximon agreed, not at all concerned with the accusation of black magic. It was boring, and true, and therefore unimportant. "But not here, fortunately for us all." He said this with a smile. If it weren't for his black magic, the queen would be well beyond reach. Honestly. A bit of gratitude would be nice. Ah, well, maybe after he'd actually shown himself successful.
"Special audience with yourself and other members of the queen's immediate family?" It was phrased a question, but more of a request, really. The family part wasn't really optional. And he did need to stall. Somehow. "An armed guard seems more than reasonable, given the circumstances," Ximon agreed. "Perhaps this... give me one week." He held up a single finger. "To get to know the queen and her family on a more personal level. Then I should be able to locate her soul, and reach it enough to hold a... seance, of sorts." His nose wrinkled at the crude language, but it was easier than a convoluted explanation. "You'll be able to speak with her, that's the important part. Possibly see her, if my grasp is firm enough. And you'll be able to see I'm no silver-tongued con man." And, hopefully, in a week he'd have a better grasp on how long he had to pull together everything else he needed to resurrect an immortal queen.
Ximon didn't let the stress show, but he was far from pleased with that implication. He had to stall for time, or the poor queen would awaken to a country already in the middle of a hostile takeover. A war. And then it might be that all her hard work--and more importantly, all his--was for naught.
"Forbidden several places," Ximon agreed, not at all concerned with the accusation of black magic. It was boring, and true, and therefore unimportant. "But not here, fortunately for us all." He said this with a smile. If it weren't for his black magic, the queen would be well beyond reach. Honestly. A bit of gratitude would be nice. Ah, well, maybe after he'd actually shown himself successful.
"Special audience with yourself and other members of the queen's immediate family?" It was phrased a question, but more of a request, really. The family part wasn't really optional. And he did need to stall. Somehow. "An armed guard seems more than reasonable, given the circumstances," Ximon agreed. "Perhaps this... give me one week." He held up a single finger. "To get to know the queen and her family on a more personal level. Then I should be able to locate her soul, and reach it enough to hold a... seance, of sorts." His nose wrinkled at the crude language, but it was easier than a convoluted explanation. "You'll be able to speak with her, that's the important part. Possibly see her, if my grasp is firm enough. And you'll be able to see I'm no silver-tongued con man." And, hopefully, in a week he'd have a better grasp on how long he had to pull together everything else he needed to resurrect an immortal queen.
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