blackscales: Commission, Do Not Take! (13)
̶W̶R̶A̶T̶H̶I̶O̶N̶ ([personal profile] blackscales) wrote in [community profile] westwhere 2023-01-01 11:09 am (UTC)

"Some call them the Brotherhood," Wrathion confirms. "If they were gifted abilities from the same source, certainly they'd be brothers of a type. I have begun to suspect that might be so. As for disruption..."

He tilts his head, as if considering the point.

"I suppose if one were to be precise, we are disrupting it by apposing this force. Were we not here, things would continue along a different path. If path is ultimately better or worse, I could not say."

That's the trouble with interfering for a greater good -- the ripple of consequence can behave differently to your expectations. A pause, as he considers this.

"... The child in Serthica, for example, assured me that the people were not unhappy. They did not know what was going on, their... awareness of some of those around them being raised undead was masked. He didn't understand why we would interfere, if they were not unhappy."

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