[center][h2]Southern District[/h2][/center]
[center][h3]Wayland Keep Dungeon[/h3][/center]

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Iskah awoke, right about the time the Lot Knight started giving Vanessa the whole '[i]Oh, you should just give up and move on, y'know?[/i]'-spiel. Of course he'd say that, he was one of that Aun-fellow's brothers-in-arms after all. The Dark Mage didn't say anything in response to it though, insttead choosing to remain silent as she listened to the lizardman and the knight exchange heated words about what was to be done about the Incubus Knight and his predicament.

At some point though, this human soldier turned to Vanessa and tried to get her backing for his argument. The raven-haired sorceress raised a quizzical eyebrow and with an amused smile that seemed to say: [i]Bruh, you serious right now?[/i] she spoke in a far calmer and more collected, and considerably less invested, tone of voice than the other two present debaters.

[color=lightblue]"You're right, sir. The world isn't fair, not one bit. Not to anyone or anything."[/color] She started, her eyes briefly looking sideways over at Iskah. [color=lightblue]"So? Should we all just flop down on our backs and give up? Should we just lie down when we're being trampled, stabbed and humiliated? Should give up on everything and anything that remotely alludes to any hope or happiness, just because the world isn't [i]fair[/i]?"[/color] her smile broadend. [color=lightblue]"If the world isn't fair, then all the more reason to try and make it so. To give up, to accept your [i]fate[/i]... That just sounds like an excuse to run away, give up or do nothing in my ears. A selfish, childish and defeatist way of thinking."[/color] Vanessa's tone of voice was neither mocking nor antagonistic. Instead, her tone was that of someone explianing something to other, much in the same way one might explain how to put a wheel on a cart, or how to properly use a tool for its intended purpose.

[color=lightblue]!"If you've loved and lost, it's fine to be upset and sulk. Heartache can be very trying. But... When there are so many cuties chasing after you, willing to love you... How should I put it? It's seems to me like less about accepting your lot in life, and more about being stubborn and obstinate for the sake of holding onto it."[/color] The Dark Mage finished.

In truth, apart from his magical energy and essence, Aun wasn't a particularly interesting man in Vanessa's eyes. He seemed like the kind of man who too pig-headed and infatuated with his own misery to even consider the possibility of a better life or brighter future for himself. Drama [s]kings[/s] Queens like him, who didn't have the stones needed to properly chase off or deny his pursuers, but rather keep engaging and interacting with them wheenever they showed up. Well, the monstress couldn't help but feel like he'd brought this situation upon himself.

But regardless of the man's attitude and personality, there was something else that needed to be addressed at this moment.

[color=lightblue]"In any case... Since we were just helping your fellow Knight fend off some troublemakers, I assume you'll let us out now that I've given you the testimony and account of last night's events, yes?"[/color]

She flashed him a brilliant, sweet and innocent smile - as if she'd done absolutely nothing to deserve to be in this cell.