(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "Pardon, but do you have a moment?"

(Tells): Benedicto tells you, "Ah, long time now speak. What can I do for you Eleanor?"

(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "I seem to recall a long time ago that I heard you follow Him of the
Wet. Is that still a thing?"

(Tells): Benedicto tells you, "Alas, due to a variety of differences we parted ways. I now serve
Lord Damariel, though as a Kelki, Lord Slyphe will always be my Father."

(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "Hrm. Well, Him With No Lies is a decent sort. Wonder who I can find
with an eye for the other one, though."

(Tells): Benedicto tells you, "You might speak to Valingar, but probably get very little from him.
Cronides is another of His representatives."
(Tells): Benedicto tells you, "Also Kerryn and Jami."

(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "Eugh... only one of those is likely to be anything like loquacious
with me. Damn."
(Tells): Benedicto tells you, "But if none of those will serve then I have a good relationship with
Lord Slyphe. I can carry a message if you wish?"

(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "Not so much- I'm actually tentative
ly probing to see if anyone's
noticed anything... well, off. About Him. I've some concerns."
(Tells): Benedicto tells you, "You've concerns about Lord Slyphe? I heard there was trouble in your
city the other month. Why ever would you be concerned about Him?"

(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "Something old is rearing its head. Old wouldn't be a problem but it's
old and -clever-."

(Tells): Benedicto tells you, "You will have to be more forthcoming than that. You are the
intellectual in this conversation. I am merely a very blunt instrument."

(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "Deception is the least of its repertoire, I think, but it's already
gotten claws into Him of the Forest and I suspect even more firmly into Him of the Wet."

(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "Honestly, I'm not too certain what it is myself, yet, so I can't
really give details without possibly sparking hearsay."

(Tells): Benedicto tells you, "Well what do you think? Give me your theory."

(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "There's more out there with power than just our deities- that much is
obvious even if one hasn't ever gazed between the Threads. We're seeing things that were lost or
confined come back. Him with the Wet took a chunk out of Him of the Frost and now He's got a handful
of chains that He doesn't even know what's on the other end of them. But the thing with the chains,
it's got a mind to be free."

(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "And it's already proven itself devious and ruthless... so I've
concerns."

(Tells): Benedicto tells you, "The thing with the chains was being guarded by...Lord Maghak I
believe is Whom you're referring to?"

(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "I wouldn't say guarded. More... indentured, as it were."

(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "Him with the Frost had a large inheritance."

(Tells): Benedicto tells you, "I see. So you believe that this...shadow creature is manipulating my
Father?"

(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "I am rather certain that it already has, at least once- pulled the
wool over Him of the Wet and Him of the Forests quite soundly, and it ended bloodily, the other
month. What concerns me is, Him of the Wet holds the chains now and I don't even know if He's aware
He does. It'll come for Him."

(Tells): Benedicto tells you, "You've no other information on this creature? Nothing that could help
with regards to ensuring that such a thing has not happened?"

(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "Unfortunately, when things are that old, people start talking phrases
that you won't find in any reference book, and you have no point of reference to compare it to. The
most we know for certain is that it claims to be the Sixth, and the only other thing we've seen in
recent times that placed itself in a numerical sequence was the demon Ruin."

(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "Tell you what though, if I'm wrong and He wasn't being manipulated
it's cause for alarm anyway. Biting a heart off like an apple is the realm of necromancers, not
supposedly 'good' deities."

(Tells): Benedicto tells you, "Now that I have heard of. Ruin. So, your theory is this "creature"
was indentured somehow to Lord Maghak who was fully aware of the dangers of this demon. That by
taking of Lord Maghak's essence, Lord Slyphe is now in possession of this creature and is not aware
of what it is exactly. That it might be using His ignorance to manipulate Him?"

(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "I would caution that we're edging thoroughly into the guesswork
bracket of things, but that seems like it might be the case."

(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "Storms'd be better back in the grasp of Him of the Frost, if you ask
me. His essence knows the old words, the old ways. Even if He doesn't."

(Tells): Benedicto tells you, "I see. Well, I suppose more than anyone else I know Lord Slyphe. I
have been His Avatar for centuries now. However, surely if it is the essence that remembers then by
imbibing said essence it will be fused with His own and therefore the result will be the same? What
is more in conjunction than Storms and the Sea?"

(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "They might be a famous pair in the romantic sense, but Him of the Wet
has a page from the book, it doesn't mean He speaks the language or knows the names."

(Tells): Benedicto tells you, "I know of no Divine who would willingly relinquish that sort of
essence so I do not think it will go over well with Him to suggest that. However, I do believe that
this...demon talk. It certainly bears watching. I will talk to the others of His Order. They will
listen to me."

(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "Well, you're right, and I hadn't even thought yet of how best to stick
a snail-fork in Him to get it back out. Likely not something I could engineer. But yes, it does bear
watching. Try not to allow too much hearsay to develop- this is the kind of thing that could easily
spiral out of control- but if you could pass an inkling on, that might head off something a little
more serious, yes."

(Tells): Benedicto tells you, "Of course. I will only tell His own to watch Him and ensure that
there is no behavior out of the ordinary. However, with his recent return and change from Fabricator
back to Tempest, there is obviously a lot that is out of the ordinary at the moment. Also, I will
not be one to help you "stick a snail-fork in Him" as you so delicately put it."

(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "I likely wouldn't ask you to be, unless it was going to be necessary
in order to save Him."

(Tells): Benedicto tells you, "Well, if the circumstances were necessary, of course."

(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "Folk tend not to like our methods, but the Cabal has everyone's best
interests in mind."

(Tells): Benedicto tells you, "The Balance."

(Tells): Benedicto tells you, "Though I very much fear I've made that up."

(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "Balance and Rhythm, believe it or not."
(Tells): Benedicto tells you, "I'm fairly proud I was able to dredge that up from the recesses of my
memory."

(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "They're terms bandied about largely by our opposing number, but it is
impossible do be unaware of the natural equilibrium when one makes a profession of listening to the
song of Creation."

(Tells): Benedicto tells you, "I see. So, what will you be doing in the interim?"

(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "Oh, keeping track of other threats and whatnot. There's an awful lot
on a Cabalist's plate these days."

(Tells): Benedicto tells you, "I will not pry. The business of the Cabalists is no business of mine
I assume?"

(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "It's a cocktail of 'you shouldn't know' and 'you probably don't want
to know' in most cases."

(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "Though come to think, there is a recent topic that may be of interest
to you. You're old enough to remember the domes of Kelsys. Were you ever aware of further
emplacements they had built? We've discovered one up at Tasur'ke."

(Tells): Benedicto tells you, "I have visited my kindred within the Forgotten Domes. I also remember
our ancestral home within Kelsys very well. I thought that they would be cousins but...I see that
there is little that remains of my kindred there. They are naught more than beasts. Rabid beasts."

(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "Quite remarkably so. One wonders just what happened down there- though
without lucid survivors, the chances of ever knowing are greatly diminished."

(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "It does lead one to wonder if there are more, somewhere, though. I
don't suppose you ever ran across documentation to that tune at Kelsys?"

(Tells): Benedicto tells you, "I was a young man and vain when Kelsys was still in it's glory. I was
little interested in writings and books. More in girls and exploring. Poking my nose where it did
not belong. I spent the majority of my time in the Tower of the Naldareth."

(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "Ahh, the follies of youth, eh? Though I'm not much better, aside from
buying produce there I think the most time I ever spent was on a picnic with a fellow."

(Tells): Benedicto tells you, "You believe these places of your childhood and youth will be there
forever. You do not think that something could happen in the future to rob you of them. If I did I
would have taken every shred of information I could from the place in an attempt to recreate it's
like again for my brethren. Mournhold is a poor reflection of the Kelki culture. We are innovators,
engineers, tinkerers. Not common fishermen living in hovels that cling to the shore."

(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "I do sometimes wonder how they did it. Do you ever get the feeling
that there is something older- not the Ankyreans, beyond them even- something older whose dust we
sift through? That they did, even."

(Tells): Benedicto tells you, "That much older than the Ankyreans? I could not say. I am no scholar
I am afraid. I pick up what I can here and there."
Flecking the darkened sky with streaks of orange and magenta, rays of early morning light streak
upwards from a newly awakened sun.

(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "Ah, pardon, I am just musing anyway. I shall leave you be."

(Tells): Benedicto tells you, "Perhaps it would be conducive to meet at some point to discuss some
of these things. I seek to better the lives of my brethren. Perhaps you have the knowledge to help.
What do you think?"

(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "Well, perhaps there will be a time. I get awful busy except for when
there's nobody about, it seems, but that's just the way of things."

(Tells): Benedicto tells you, "Indeed. With my recent appointment to Herald and also the Daru
Council I know exactly what you mean. We shall just play it by ear as they say."

(Tells): You tell Benedicto, "Right! I'm sure we'll be in touch, either way."

(Tells): Benedicto tells you, "Indeed."