Anna listened intently throughout Amaryllis' quick instruction, committing every detail to memory. She'd need to remember what exactly the method was in order to record it in a detailed way. Her earlier comprehension of the techniques reflected in this instruction, giving her confidence that she could easily utilize these talents to combat Daren's influence. Of course, she still needed to worry about the how of killing him. Breathing res down his throat was unlikely to be an option at the moment, cursing seemed much safer to her person. Though... perhaps she might be able to take advantage of his interest in her, giving in seemingly willingly. It was a risky proposition and would require further observation and investigation, along with meticulous planning.
She reclined in her chair after the instructional ended, the techniques already committed to memory. She'd need to erase this whole event from her mind, recording useful information from the exchange beforehand and suppressing the location of her notes with the 'Hint'. Anna was still musing over possible locations to hide the notes, nearly smacking her forehead as she realized her thinking resembled that of a clueless and frightened girl. She was a reimancer, she could simply transmute a section of her floor to air, place her notes in the hole, and replace it with earth like nothing had ever happened. The fact that it had not occurred to her earlier was mildly irritating.
This whole situation was making her thoughts cloudy, annoyingly so. Fear was an alien emotion after so long of being feared by others, it tickled her heart uncomfortably and made her stomach uneasy. She was locked in a fight for her very life against a psychopath, a very dangerous psychopath who could alter memories. Fear would have been natural for even the most emotionless follower of Gnora, yet beneath the fear was a sick kind of thrill. This was exciting, chaotic, and engaging on some levels. It was a test of her wits and worth, not just as a wizard but as a servant of the Lord of Lies.
Anna considered Amaryllis' question, in truth she had plenty of questions and they would likely breed further ones once answered. However, there were only a few that seemed extremely prevalent to her current plans and plots. The Courtyard was going to be a place to visit in the future, possibly with Kouri along as long as she kept the child in the dark about her brewing battle. Other than that, a lead or two outside of it would be helpful.
"Fire is my specialty, Amaryllis so no worries in that regards. I suppose I have a couple of questions to needle you with. After that I'll leave and start my preparations, either he'll be dead or you'll be repeating this with another fresh body." The wizard said, chuckling despite the gravity of the situation.
"You mentioned other women he'd taken interest in. I suppose it would be a good assumption to believe he raped and murdered them. How do you think he would react if one came to him more willingly?" The wizard inquired simply.
Anna had slept with a couple of East Street whores before, had a couple of flings in the University, and dominated an unfortunate kelvic that had happened along her path during a practice session. Sex was not a sacred bond in her mind by any stretch of the imagination, it was a release for pent up stress and little else. If sleeping with her enemy made it easier to kill him then that was what she'd do, besides curses were much easier to impart with close proximity. Anna wondered if his touch was as effective as his eyes or words.
"Also, you mentioned that Qiao was his patron. Are there any political opponents of his that would benefit from the hypnotist vanishing?" The wizard asked.
The politics of this situation required a delicate touch as well, especially sense Daren possessed such a powerful patron. Killing him was pointless if she didn't have a way to escape the political back blow, she'd be as good as dead either way.
She reclined in her chair after the instructional ended, the techniques already committed to memory. She'd need to erase this whole event from her mind, recording useful information from the exchange beforehand and suppressing the location of her notes with the 'Hint'. Anna was still musing over possible locations to hide the notes, nearly smacking her forehead as she realized her thinking resembled that of a clueless and frightened girl. She was a reimancer, she could simply transmute a section of her floor to air, place her notes in the hole, and replace it with earth like nothing had ever happened. The fact that it had not occurred to her earlier was mildly irritating.
This whole situation was making her thoughts cloudy, annoyingly so. Fear was an alien emotion after so long of being feared by others, it tickled her heart uncomfortably and made her stomach uneasy. She was locked in a fight for her very life against a psychopath, a very dangerous psychopath who could alter memories. Fear would have been natural for even the most emotionless follower of Gnora, yet beneath the fear was a sick kind of thrill. This was exciting, chaotic, and engaging on some levels. It was a test of her wits and worth, not just as a wizard but as a servant of the Lord of Lies.
Anna considered Amaryllis' question, in truth she had plenty of questions and they would likely breed further ones once answered. However, there were only a few that seemed extremely prevalent to her current plans and plots. The Courtyard was going to be a place to visit in the future, possibly with Kouri along as long as she kept the child in the dark about her brewing battle. Other than that, a lead or two outside of it would be helpful.
"Fire is my specialty, Amaryllis so no worries in that regards. I suppose I have a couple of questions to needle you with. After that I'll leave and start my preparations, either he'll be dead or you'll be repeating this with another fresh body." The wizard said, chuckling despite the gravity of the situation.
"You mentioned other women he'd taken interest in. I suppose it would be a good assumption to believe he raped and murdered them. How do you think he would react if one came to him more willingly?" The wizard inquired simply.
Anna had slept with a couple of East Street whores before, had a couple of flings in the University, and dominated an unfortunate kelvic that had happened along her path during a practice session. Sex was not a sacred bond in her mind by any stretch of the imagination, it was a release for pent up stress and little else. If sleeping with her enemy made it easier to kill him then that was what she'd do, besides curses were much easier to impart with close proximity. Anna wondered if his touch was as effective as his eyes or words.
"Also, you mentioned that Qiao was his patron. Are there any political opponents of his that would benefit from the hypnotist vanishing?" The wizard asked.
The politics of this situation required a delicate touch as well, especially sense Daren possessed such a powerful patron. Killing him was pointless if she didn't have a way to escape the political back blow, she'd be as good as dead either way.
