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Onyx's Choice: Surrender

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“Clever,” she congratulates as you lay your sword at your feet. You kick the weapon over to her; and, carelessly, she flicks the blade somewhere into a pile of dusty novels. Effectively, it is lost forever.

“You know,” she muses “I think I may know you from somewhere…”

She begins to circle you like a shark orbiting a wounded fish. With each great step her claws scrape loudly against the stone, the drum beat to some macabre waltz. There is power behind each movement that far exceeds anything you are capable of fighting – even if you had your weapon.

“I’ve been to the city walls from time to time.” She says reflectively. “Last I recall Kelly’s wife was a rather infamous sorceress. And, last I recall, she had taken on an apprentice – someone who looks a lot like you. You wouldn’t happen to be that little mage, would you?”

The immediate answer to the question is a resounding “No.” You, after all, have no idea how magic works – nonetheless how to use it.

But the question itself brings up a valid point: Onyx knows nothing about you! You could be anyone or anything and she’d be none the wiser; and, honestly, just being some guy who needs money sounds like a great way to wind up an uneventful meal.

You can tell the truth – maybe she’ll respect your honesty, or at least not see through some act of yours? You can claim to be that mage she referenced and maybe earn some brownie points? Or perhaps you can claim to be a nobleman: being royalty would be easier to pull off, after all, and should carry some weight with your newfound captor.

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Lie, Say You're a Mage: 
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Lie, Say You're a Nobleman: 
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ValianGuy's avatar
Damn my moral compass, makes me tell the truth...