[center][h1][color=beige]Kythor[/color][/h1][/center]

Just as they had snagged a lull in their conversation, and Kythor figured he would be able to most easily hunt for a chwinga... somebody had stepped out of their house to warm him of the curses the winds brought. And sure enough, Kythor found himself cursing up a storm in Infernal, in a barely-audible whisper beneath his breath. Loud enough for the others to barely hear, but not loud enough for the woman shouting to him to hear. He was a bit less than pleased that his attempts to scout for chwingas was interrupted by a city-dweller shouting superstition at him. The tiefling sharply inhaled. He bet he probably got to know these lands Better than she currently had, or ever would. How soft they were!

Kythor paused. He shut his eyes and took a deep breath, quietly listening as Jitter expressed his concerns at their hunt. The tiefling's thoughts on the matter hadn't changed, and he was still somewhat aggravated about his attempt to spy a chwinga being squandered, so he decided to let Kendra handle the conversation. Admittedly, the idea of them finding a chwinga to volunteer themselves for experimentation wasn't a bad idea. Chwingas could offer boons to people, and he didn't imagine that asking one to accompany them to aid with Dannika's experiment would be too far out of the question. Especially if they framed it as helping people get a better understanding of the weather and how it can be manipulated by them. It'd save them the trouble of having to capture one and keep it under watch, for sure, but unless they happened to find a chwinga in trouble, he didn't imagine this was the quickest option.

[i][color=beige]"I don't know about making the weather less lethal, per se,"[/color][/i] he warned. [i][color=beige]"We mess with the natural world, we mess with not only the way of life of the animals who have adapted to survive here. We weaken those who are forced to adapt to the environment. A child does not grow by being coddled all of his life."[/color][/i] Although his demeanor had cooled from the mounting irritation he had built up when he was being shouted to, in truth, Kythor was actually concerned - almost terrified - at the thought of the world around him being changed in any dramatic fashion. Sure, it might make life better for the city folk, but Kythor was quite proud of his people's way of life and how they had forced themselves to learn how to survive. Would he be worthy if he suffered any less than they had? Why should he deny that opportunity to others? Where was it his place to make that call?

Taking his mind off of that for now, Kythor looked down at Jitter. [i][color=beige]"Jitter, you seem to be quite displeased with us tryin' to hunt down and capture a chwinga to be experimented on,"[/color][/i] he said, crossing his arms in thought. [i][color=beige]"I don't really see the problem with us hunting down a non-evil, 'innocent' creature for gold. It's no different from us hunting a rabbit to eat or a wolf to skin for its pelt, no? In either case, we'll have time to figure out this moral dilemma later. Think that woman back there spooked any chwingas we might've seen over here..."[/color][/i] Kythor scoffed, rolling his eyes. He still couldn't believe that had happened. [i][color=beige]"Kendra, you said we might be able to find a volunteer if we could talk to one. Well, I figure none of us can really talk to any of 'em, but I do know that if they like you, they'll do little favors for you or give you gifts. Maybe if we could find a chwinga in trouble and help it, we might be able to try and negotiate with one to get it to come with Dannika without the need for force? And if that fails, I imagine they'd be in a much more vulnerable spot than they would otherwise be..."[/color][/i]

[i][color=beige]"I'm just throwin' that out there, mind,"[/color][/i] he quickly added. [i][color=beige]"Talking a chwinga into coming with us, or just nabbing one up and putting it in a box - I don't care how we go about it, just as long as we get ourselves a chwinga by the end of it."[/color][/i]