Yes. [Waver nudges the tub gently. After a moment's irritated splashing, VH helps itself out of the tub, and slips into it's human form.] Volumen Hydragyrum, Rider. Rider, Volumen Hydragyrum. Formally Kayneth's mystic code, now mine.
[VH offers a silvery hand, one that ripples in mid-air. Waver's found that while human form can be maintained, there's always some motion with it.]
The situation is this, as far as I know: both sides claim the usual propaganda nonsense over the other and have summoned people from all over time and space in order to fight in their war. The conflict has gone on for centuries in a constant state of stalemate, with neither court pulling out ahead of the other. Take that as you will.
Through conversation with others, the stakes are not what the monarchs of either court are willing to tell their shard holders. Supposedly, and I take this with a grain of salt even though I generally trust the individual who told me, the reality of the situation is that there's a proper end of the universe happening on every level. The Unseelie want to stop this from happening, whereas the Seelie see that universe-end as a natural thing that shouldn't be fought against. Now, how factual this statement is is up for question, and it is something I've been trying to confirm.
[Waver takes a scant moment to regather his thoughts, and leans forward, forearms resting atop his knees.]
That would be all well and good to fight for if it wasn't screamingly clear that the courts tend to use the people that they've summoned to accomplish ends. Watching the wave after wave of people show up, it comes off as if the courts expect loyalty upon summons, rather than work to earn it or go out of their way to lead people into cohesive groups. There's inevitable chatter about defection, but it's hard to bring up questions like that when you're in controlled territory.
And that's all pre-text. The Unseelie have made major gains and are relying on raising a beast in order to cause grievous harm to the other side. It has, according to another source, been used before and the destruction it created was devastating. The Seelie equivalent's already been taken out, and I'm not sure what their defenses are.
[He shakes his head, a small bitter laugh escapes.]
And this is all to say that whenever one side wins, the other will probably cease to be. The length of the conflict along suggests that the victor won't be inclined towards mercy.
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[VH offers a silvery hand, one that ripples in mid-air. Waver's found that while human form can be maintained, there's always some motion with it.]
The situation is this, as far as I know: both sides claim the usual propaganda nonsense over the other and have summoned people from all over time and space in order to fight in their war. The conflict has gone on for centuries in a constant state of stalemate, with neither court pulling out ahead of the other. Take that as you will.
Through conversation with others, the stakes are not what the monarchs of either court are willing to tell their shard holders. Supposedly, and I take this with a grain of salt even though I generally trust the individual who told me, the reality of the situation is that there's a proper end of the universe happening on every level. The Unseelie want to stop this from happening, whereas the Seelie see that universe-end as a natural thing that shouldn't be fought against. Now, how factual this statement is is up for question, and it is something I've been trying to confirm.
[Waver takes a scant moment to regather his thoughts, and leans forward, forearms resting atop his knees.]
That would be all well and good to fight for if it wasn't screamingly clear that the courts tend to use the people that they've summoned to accomplish ends. Watching the wave after wave of people show up, it comes off as if the courts expect loyalty upon summons, rather than work to earn it or go out of their way to lead people into cohesive groups. There's inevitable chatter about defection, but it's hard to bring up questions like that when you're in controlled territory.
And that's all pre-text. The Unseelie have made major gains and are relying on raising a beast in order to cause grievous harm to the other side. It has, according to another source, been used before and the destruction it created was devastating. The Seelie equivalent's already been taken out, and I'm not sure what their defenses are.
[He shakes his head, a small bitter laugh escapes.]
And this is all to say that whenever one side wins, the other will probably cease to be. The length of the conflict along suggests that the victor won't be inclined towards mercy.