Captain Theren nodded as he listened to the woman's history of the blade. She had definitely confirmed that her power was real, and he'd gotten to see it in action. He had to guess that it probably didn't work on people, their own innate magic keeping it out. He wondered if it would work on magical items, if any even existed. Would their innate magic keep it out? Would it fight back? Could they lie? He would find all of this out one day. But one thing was for certain, this woman would be joining his company, one way or another. Grinning behind those crimson eyes, [color=9e0b0f][i][b]"Well done, Gianna, it seems your magic does find the truth. Very, very interesting, and useful."[/b][/i][/color] He made no move to collect his sword, knowing she was no danger with it, wondering if she might glean anymore from it. He moved around her, sitting across from her, a more somber look upon his face. [color=9e0b0f][i][b]"I come to you with an offer for something... more than..."[/b][/i][/color] his hands spread to indicate what she was working on, [color=9e0b0f][i][b]"This.[/b][/i][/color] He didn't intend to sound insulting about her line of work, but he also didn't care as he continued, [color=9e0b0f][i][b]"I command a smaller company of Knights we've discovered have magic within them. We were purposefully created with the task of discovering magical people, recording their magic and its effects, recruiting them if possible, as well as dealing with problems of a magical nature, and ensure the empire is protect from magical threats. And while you are not... physically fit, just yet, to be a proper knight. However, we can employ you to help us discover more about these people and their lives, as needed, document the information, so on and so forth."[/b][/i][/color] He could've easily bullied her, threatened her into joining, but he had a feeling that she longed for some excitement. She'd get a good wage, an interesting, albeit probably dangerous from time to time, life. But she would be an incredibly useful addition in their investigations, more so than a few of the others. He let her ponder his words for a bit, knowing they probably carried a heavy weight. [color=9e0b0f][i][b]"So, are you interested? Because if you are, then there's a few things we will need to do, and should get started soon."[/b][/i][/color]