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They'd try to live up to their image of me when I wanted them to look at what I'd done and think to themselves, 'Hmm, I bet I can do better!' So, every time such a person walked into my little store, I said no to them but then I had someone watch them to see what they would do with my no." A mix of anger and contempt crossed the old woman's features. "The majority crumbled. One person said they didn't like their ideas and so they gave up," she spat, looking like she wanted to slap someone. "But you are not just anyone! You are Elwyn, a name known all across this continent and beyond for the influence you've had on the fashion world! Your words carry a lot of weight!" Mage Desia shot back, her tone accusatory and her anger not assuaged in the least. "And did that stop you?" Elwyn asked simply. Both her tone and expression remained even, clearly unbothered by the outburst from Mage Desia. The air mage had already opened her mouth ready to answer. No words left Desia's mouth, however,
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Greg turned his gaze back to the old woman. "This is my only offer. If you find it objectionable, then feel free to walk away," he said in a neutral tone.From the way her lips were pressed together, it was clear that Elwyn didn't like Greg's offer. Still, she didn't try to negotiate, already seeing that it would be pointless, Greg would not be moved. Instead, she turned to regard Athalia who still looked shell-shocked. It would seem that anger had been the only thing that had been keeping the enormity of all that was happening to and around her at bay. Elwyn's plea to Greg, however, had cut through that anger and now the girl seemed unsure what to do or say. The old woman's wrinkly hand reached up and caressed Athalia's cheek. "Promise me... promise me that you will live... for the rest of us!" There was no force in the old woman's voice, just a desperate plea.The tears that had been brimming in Athalia's eyes silently formed two trails down her cheeks even as her hands rose to clin
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Elwyn hadn't even once looked in Athalia's direction to see if she would go along with this or not. It was clear to everyone present that the young girl didn't get to have a say in the matter as far as Elwyn was concerned. There was obvious displeasure on Athalia's face and she looked like she still wanted to raise some objection. Her lips, however, had barely parted when they slammed shut along with her jaw. The girl went perfectly still, her eyes the only mobile part of her body as she glared daggers at the old woman. Though her gaze never left him, Greg felt the flex of Elwyn's mana as she finally shut the young girl up. A wry smile crossed Greg's lips at the proposal. "Had you made that offer just a few minutes back, I'd have been inclined to agree. Unfortunately for you, it has just been made clear to me how laughably easy it is to get around a mana contract, even a high-tier one," Greg said with a glance at the place where Mage Ozen's blood was still splattered on the deck. "T
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The other limit on their power was more nebulous but no less significant an impediment. This limit was the significance of what it was they were trying to change. Put another way, what would be the ripple effects of the change they were trying to bring about? After all, you wouldn't be changing just a single thing, but everything after that event that was affected by it. If, for example, a child was idly flipping a coin with no real consequence as a result, then it would be easy to reach back even a week or so to change the outcome of the coin toss from heads to tails. After all, it's only this single event that would be changed. If on the other hand, the same coin toss would determine who'd become king of a nation, then even reaching back an hour to change the outcome would be beyond anyone below the sixth tier. After all, it's not just a single coin you were trying to change, but the course of a whole kingdom. One of the most significant changes that even a ninth-tier time mage wo
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No." There was a long silence following his answer and Greg could tell that it was taking time in their minds to register that he'd declined Elwyn's offer. Part of why they must have been having a hard time comprehending Greg's refusal was how illogical it must have seemed to those present. Greg was being given on a silver platter the lion's share of a seventh-tier mage's accumulated wealth, and all he had to do in exchange was to allow a third-tier mage into his entourage. Elwyn could have given a tenth of what he was giving Greg to anyone else and they would have considered it an exorbitant gift for the menial task of having a third-tier mage accompany them. Even more confusing, was the fact that Greg had ended the life of a seventh-tier mage, so it wasn't like Athalia posed any real danger to him. A big part of any negotiation, was understanding the thought process of the one you were negotiating with. From the looks on the faces of those seated at the table with him, they were co
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"I've heard the stories people tell about me and Faron. That I had the chance to embark on the path of magic and opted not to do so and instead gave it to him. They often frame this as me being selfless. The truth, however, is far less sentimental. You see, the path of magic never held the allure for me that it seemed to have over everyone else around me. They only saw the power they could gain by having it. The wealth, power, and prestige it offered blinded them to the bloody path they'd chosen to tread. How many people do you think Faron killed in his rise to the levels of power he achieved? Every single one of those people was just like him, consumed by a never-ending quest for more and more power. They each thought that they were destined for great things only to end up dead, the same way Faron eventually met his end at your hands." "Now, tell me Roka, what do you think is more likely? That you'll live to a ripe old age and die peacefully in bed with those you love around you? Or
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