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	A band of war trolls were coming their way.		A band of war trolls were coming their way.

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	"Right," said Zorian. "Then let's move on to the details of the matriarch's proposal. Just out of curiosity, do you have a name? If we're going to do business, especially so sensitive, I'd like to know who exactly I'm talking to."		"Right," said Zorian. "Then let's move on to the details of the matriarch's proposal. Just out of curiosity, do you have a name? If we're going to do business, especially so sensitive, I'd like to know who exactly I'm talking to."

	The matriarch didn't answer verbally. Instead, she sent a short burst of telepathy containing the same sort of psychedelic jumble of images and concepts that the less-skilled aranea bombarded him ~~with in~~ the initial greeting. Thankfully, this particular burst wasn't painful, just confusing – probably because it was so relatively short. After mentally dissecting the chaotic message in his head, he realized this was the name he asked for. Translating the concepts into something appropriate for human communication proved a bit of a challenge, however.		The matriarch didn't answer verbally. Instead, she sent a short burst of telepathy containing the same sort of psychedelic jumble of images and concepts that the less-skilled aranea bombarded him within the initial greeting. Thankfully, this particular burst wasn't painful, just confusing – probably because it was so relatively short. After mentally dissecting the chaotic message in his head, he realized this was the name he asked for. Translating the concepts into something appropriate for human communication proved a bit of a challenge, however.

	"Spear of Resolve Striking Straight at the Heart of the Matter?" questioned Zorian curiously.		"Spear of Resolve Striking Straight at the Heart of the Matter?" questioned Zorian curiously.

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	He stopped himself when he saw the barely restrained mirth emanating from Imaya.		He stopped himself when he saw the barely restrained mirth emanating from Imaya.

	"Very funny, miss Kuroshka," he deadpanned, deliberately not calling her 'Imaya' to spite her. "Very, very funny…"		"Very funny, ''miss Kuroshka''," he deadpanned, deliberately not calling her 'Imaya' to spite her. "Very, very funny…"

	"It was from my perspective," Imaya said, laughter dancing in her voice. "But I can see you don't take jokes at your expense too well, so let's just move onto the reason you sought me out."		"It was from my perspective," Imaya said, laughter dancing in her voice. "But I can see you don't take jokes at your expense too well, so let's just move onto the reason you sought me out."
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	"I did read something about that topic, though I don't have the book in question here with me." She gave him a curious look. "Why? Fancy yourself an empath?"		"I did read something about that topic, though I don't have the book in question here with me." She gave him a curious look. "Why? Fancy yourself an empath?"

	"Well… maybe," admitted Zorian. "I mean, it doesn't sound very likely to me, but I met an actual empath recently, and she seemed sure I was one too. So I don't feel comfortable with just dismissing the possibility."		"Well… maybe," admitted Zorian. "I mean, it doesn't sound very likely to ''me'', but I met an actual empath recently, and she seemed sure I was one too. So I don't feel comfortable with just dismissing the possibility."

	"Hmm," Imaya hummed. "And why do you think it's so unlikely if you've been told that you're one by another empath?"		"Hmm," Imaya hummed. "And why do you think it's so unlikely if you've been told that you're one by another empath?"
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	Zorian's mind boggled at the mindset that considered putting your surface thoughts up for scrutiny as being basic courtesy, but he supposed that's species differences for you. Kael didn't appear to be as understanding.		Zorian's mind boggled at the mindset that considered putting your surface thoughts up for scrutiny as being basic courtesy, but he supposed that's species differences for you. Kael didn't appear to be as understanding.

	"Rude!?" he demanded, indignant at the accusation. "You think you have a right to just barge into people's mind as you please, no permission given or asked, and you call me rude!? You spied on my personal memories, damn it, I have every reason to protect myself!"		"Rude!?" he demanded, indignant at the accusation. "You think you have a right to just barge into people's mind as you please, no permission given or asked, and you call ''me'' rude!? You spied on my personal memories, damn it, I have every reason to protect myself!"

	The matriarch sent him a telepathic equivalent of a sigh, though no sound was vocalized for Kael's benefit. "So did I," she said calmly. "Your friend was a possible enemy that I needed to know more about, and you were one of the weak points I could target in order to get the needed information. Your mind was completely unprotected, after all."		The matriarch sent him a telepathic equivalent of a sigh, though no sound was vocalized for Kael's benefit. "So did I," she said calmly. "Your friend was a possible enemy that I needed to know more about, and you were one of the weak points I could target in order to get the needed information. Your mind was completely unprotected, after all."
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	"And what exactly do you want from Zorian in that regard?" asked Kael suspiciously.		"And what exactly do you want from Zorian in that regard?" asked Kael suspiciously.

	"Why, my dear Kael, the same thing you want from him as well," the matriarch said with a hint of mockery. "I want in on this time loop."		"Why, my dear Kael, the same thing ''you'' want from him as well," the matriarch said with a hint of mockery. "I want in on this time loop."

	For a moment Zorian wondered what she was talking about, but then his eyes widened as he understood what she meant.		For a moment Zorian wondered what she was talking about, but then his eyes widened as he understood what she meant.
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	"I… I guess I can see why you would want that," said Zorian hesitantly. "I mean, I'm not too happy about my situation, but even I can see that I'm benefiting massively from it. But you seem to have gotten the wrong idea – both of you." He glanced at Kael, but the morlock was still avoiding his eyes. He probably thought Zorian would be angry at him for wanting to 'take advantage of him', but Zorian wasn't really angry. Just confused. "The thing is, I don't know how to bring anyone into this loop. I don't even know how the details of how I got sucked into it, much less how to replicate it. I ''can't'' bring you into it."		"I… I guess I can see why you would want that," said Zorian hesitantly. "I mean, I'm not too happy about my situation, but even I can see that I'm benefiting massively from it. But you seem to have gotten the wrong idea – both of you." He glanced at Kael, but the morlock was still avoiding his eyes. He probably thought Zorian would be angry at him for wanting to 'take advantage of him', but Zorian wasn't really angry. Just confused. "The thing is, I don't know how to bring anyone into this loop. I don't even know how the details of how I got sucked into it, much less how to replicate it. I ''can't'' bring you into it."

	"We didn't get the wrong idea, Zorian," Kael sighed. "We're not stupid. We know you can't do it now. We know you won't be able to do it by the time this time loop ends." He gave the matriarch a weak glare. "Or at least I know. Maybe the great aranea matriarch knows something this poor flickermind doesn't."		"We didn't get the wrong idea, Zorian," Kael sighed. "We're not stupid. We know you can't do it now. We know you won't be able to do it by the time this time loop ends." He gave the matriarch a weak glare. "Or at least ''I'' know. Maybe the great aranea matriarch knows something this poor flickermind doesn't."

	"I agree with the morlock," the matriarch said, refusing to rise to Kael's provocation. "It is highly implausible that you'd be able to bring us into the time loop as you are now."		"I agree with the morlock," the matriarch said, refusing to rise to Kael's provocation. "It is highly implausible that you'd be able to bring us into the time loop as you are now."

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