[14:52] <@Kaingaskhan> As you get ready to act, yourself, there's a faint whisper on the edge of your mind. Are you prepared to kill? It's a somewhat gentle, but masculine voice you don't recognize.
[14:52] <Lekha> "Wh-"
[14:52] * Lekha looks around. "I mean, I'd rather not, but...:
[14:53] <@Kaingaskhan> Zemrude dives around, spraying water around!
[14:54] <@Kaingaskhan> The voice comes again. So you will not act? Inaction might be equally deadly to your friends.
[14:55] <Lekha> "I don't mind acting, but I'd rather avoid killing someone who's just defending themselves..."
[14:55] * Lekha looks around madly. Everyone else probably thinks she's nuts.
[14:58] <@Kaingaskhan> Understandable. You have a gentle heart. The others seem to be busy focusing on the fight. But some cannot be won over by words and good deeds. The queen is a beast of the wild. She has tasted manflesh before. She will not suffer your kind in her domain, except as food for herself and her young. So I ask again. To protect yourselves and secure what you need here... are you prepared to kill?
[15:01] <Lekha> "If I have to, to protect my friends."
[15:01] <@Kaingaskhan> Lest you think she is merely defending herself, when this mine runs dry, Dulcet will be her buffet of choice afterward.
[15:01] <@Kaingaskhan> Very well. Then heed the words of Shadow. Entrust your heart to the Rune. This will be painless.