[ Miang-Si's intervention will be of no use if it comes too late and the whole ritual has already executed! Which is what Wrathion's current nagging fear is, that they may negotiate too long and find it a waste of time.

As such, Wrathion's patience hits a wall. He steps forward, drawing attention, and lowers his voice to an urgent hush as Miang-Si's eyes fix on him. ]

Please, listen to me. If you are trapped here, the village decaying around you, you will never truly reach your potential -- and you will be trapped. You will never leave if this ritual completes, not even if you managed to evade capture. The world outside this village has so many beautiful things, and people would would appreciate your beauty.

[ He fishes in his pocket, draws out a small back and from it a pendant hanging from a chain. Something shiny, to try and draw Miang-Si's interest. He has a sense it might be working. ]

Surely you want to see them? Surely that is better than... an eternity of this?