The respect that Erillian felt for this man Brae could only possibly grow after what he said. He was selfless, and trustworthy. Erillian only hoped that the same could be said for himself. He was no longer neutral, but on everyone's side actively, even that of Regina. However, he couldn't help but smile at the last thing that Brae had said.
"Deals? What deals would you be making with me?" Erillian said.
"You could help us. We need the kind of information you can provide." he said.
"Us? We?" Erillian said. This reminded him of a conversation he had had just yesterday. Reggy... They are oddly similar.
"Yes." Brae confirmed strongly. "Us. We. What kind of information can you provide."
Erillian grinned again, and laughed aloud. "Do you doubt me? Brae, I can get you all of the information."
"Your spies are truly everywhere? Well, I suppose that's why they call you 'Spider King'."
"Be that as it may, YOU still call me 'Erillian'. I believe we've been over my love of titles." Erillian said. Brae smiled.
"Yes. So about that information..."
"Yeah yeah, got it right here." Erillian said, standing up off of his stump. "So far there seems to be a storm of assassins everywhere. You are not the only ones planning Lordshires death. He's on a lot of hitlists, including that of Yamani. Also, Yamani is distraught. She was taken and tortured by Reggy. Regina, I mean." It was an honest slip of the tongue, at which Brae raised his eye. "It's the name my spiders tell me most often." Erillian lied quickly.
"Is it now?" Brae said, fingering his medallion.
"No." Erillian said, shrugging. "We were actually friends once. Since then, however, she's changed."
Brae seemed taken aback. He obviously hadn't expected the truth. He dropped the medallion against his chest. "Well, ok. I assume this affects your allegiances?"
"Yes and no. I don't fully approve of the deaths of either Lordshire or Regina." he said. "In fact, I'd go so far as to say that I'll make sure that no permanent harm befalls either of them, especially Regina."
"I see," Brae said. He seemed to be contemplating something of importance. "Thank you again for you services." He said, tentatively holding out his hand. He seemed unsure. All caution thrown to the wind Erillian took it immediately.
"Any time." he said. "And rest assured that it is, as of now, my main priority to keep people from dying. If I can, I will try and stop a civil war from erupting."
Brae once again was looking at him almost with disbelief. But Erillian trusted Brae.
"Haigha also is heartbroken." Erillian remembered, letting go of Braes hand. "Yamani has evicted him. If you can gain his allegiance, and I can change Yamani's mind, you may be able to help me out."
"With what?" Brae inquired.
"Saving this thrice damned city from all out war." Erillian said. Inwardly, he thought about how impossibly difficult it would be to convince Yamani about Haigha. But he knew what had happened. He knew that Regina had meddled with her mind. It hurt Erillian to think of it. It was a sick thing to do. Erillian nodded again to Brae. "I'll keep you posted. If ever you should need me, leave a note in a spider web."
"What if I can't find one?" he asked, finding a weak smile.
"I'll make sure there's a spiderweb near by. Don't walk to abruptly through doorways, in case I feel mischievous. You should see what I did to poor Yamani. She actually set fire to her HQ. Granted I feel like a total d*ck now, but It was funny in my head." Erillian smiled again.
"Thank you again, Spider Ki--er, Erillian." Brae said.
"Thank you, Brae." Erillian said. And he turned and left into the woods. He figured he could get some hunting done in the deeper woods.
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