Reporting for Duty (Leon/Research)

[Leon]

Ragnarok would roar.

"Unlike your kind I do not cherish or revel in the death of others."

[Mathew Amtrum]

"Then what do you seek from this conversation? Why continue to speak with me? Why not leave? Why show yourself at all?"

Since it wasn't a mindless beast, it wanted something. Perhaps it too was curious.

[Leon]

"When a guest has entered your home, do you not get involved?"

[Mathew Amtrum]

"I see. Then if I am a guest, how about you relax and I'll sheath my blade. If you wish to be civilized, I can accommodate."

[Leon]

Ragnarok's eyes would narrow.

"You are a guest. Unwanted and unexpected, however so far, civil..."

Ragnarok would stand regularly and take a deep breath.

"Sheath your blade warrior."

[Mathew Amtrum]

"Unwanted and unexpected perhaps. But not unhonorable."

He would sheath his blade and pocket the crystal. He'd find out what it did another way and another time.

"So you have said that you've seen those crystals before? And those with them have tried to strike you down?"

[Leon]

Ragnarok would nod at Eric.

"Unsuccessful as they are against me, the ones they have killed, they hold the crystal out, it glows. There is a bright flash and then. light descend onto the crystal. Then they leave. I know not, why, how, all I do know is the being they strike down is targeted for it's power."

[Mathew Amtrum]

"And the ones that fell? Do their crystals still litter your home? I would be interested in taking them away for study. The soldiers who own them are no allies of mine, and it would be prudent for me to understand what they may have to use against my people."

[Leon]

"They were given to another. A man who passed through here in gold armor claiming to be a God. I first attempted to destroy the crystals, which I found undoable. The man said they could be hidden forever if not destroyed in a place he called Tartarus, a place no living man may enter. He is trusted as his ilk train with my kind."

[Mathew Amtrum]

"Then it seems as I have already decided to not kill you on the whim of a crystal, that my path is clear. I must consult with the Gods."

There were only a few that he could think of that would meet the bill. The Kraken, The Pegasus, and The Phoenix.

"And while you may not be willing to tell me of your kin, are you willing to tell me of this God? A name or what they looked like perhaps?"

Something to save him time and trouble down the road.

[Leon]

"His armor had wings. When used they caught a magnificent gold fire and he was capable of flying."

Ragnarok answered.

"I He told me he would consult with Hades. That is the only name I have."

[Mathew Amtrum]

He nodded.

"And the townspeople. Do your kin and them clash? I assume your kin are as intelligent as you, and not the mindless beasts I am familiar with."

[Leon]

He would stay silent for a time.

"I am the first capable to communicate with yours."

[Mathew Amtrum]

"And I have the Lord of the city's ear. It is possible that terms can be reached to ensure your kind and mine can find a way to coexist and benefit each other. I assume that it would benefit you and yours to not have the locals to worry about. And if you can keep your kin from attacking their patrols and the like, I am sure their quality of life will improve as well."

[Leon]

"You wish to have us barter a deal?"

This time Ragnaroks growl seemed more of a thoughtful one as he mulled over the circumstances.

"There would be terms about these men with the crystals. They would stop sending them?"