098 agrippa.egil

///C
Egil:
Lord Agrippa, is it wise of you to be fighting on the front lines?
Agrippa:
Volund is unfortunately gone. I haven't the time to sit in the back.
Egil:
Because he is gone, I'd think you would be more careful. You and Lord Volund were assigned a specific task after all...
Agrippa:
I don't know what you're talking about.
Egil:
You don't need to act the fool. Lord Volund explained some things to me.
Agrippa:
Did he now?
Egil:
The both of you were given a secret mission by Duke Vanheim. Besides playing your part in this war, you were ordered to take as many Dark Sect secrets as you could find back to Vanheim.
Agrippa:
Hmph, Volund was trusted too much by "them" it seems.
Egil:
Duke Vanheim has great respect for Lord Volund. Enough to where he doesn't mind if he mouths off a little.
Agrippa:
Not to sound heartless, but perhaps it was for the best he is gone now...
Egil:
...
Agrippa:
I trust that you will silent about my mission, then? I do not need the priestess to start getting curious about me.
Egil:
I feel if I were to act out, something may happen to my wife. My lips are sealed.
Agrippa:
Good.

///B
Egil:
What does the Murmur Society want with the Dark Sect anyway.
Agrippa:
Do not state that name out in the open.
Egil:
Apologies...
Agrippa:
Tch... Volund's tongue was loose enough to even tell you their name...
Egil:
He believed he had to tell me a little. Things were looking bad when he told me... He needed someone to get away if Maximillian's forces overwhelmed us.
Agrippa:
I see...
Egil:
He actually told me to deliver this sealed message back home. It contains information he learned fighting the Dark Sect. But I'm considering holding on to it.
Agrippa:
Why?
Egil:
I want to know more about this group at the center of Vanheim... I want to know if it is safe to remain there in the future. This war was caused by the Dark Sect. Why does this society want their secrets?
Agrippa:
You'd be a dead man if you asked anyone else about this... But the answer to your question is simple really. The Duke and the others
merely want knowledge.
Egil:
Knowledge they do not wish to share with others. That is suspicious indeed.
Agrippa:
Hmph... Perhaps some of it would be of interest to you.
Egil:
What do you mean?
Agrippa:
Another time, Sir Egil. I won't ask for that letter, yet. But do take care of it.
Egil:
...

///A
Agrippa:
How is your condition, Sir Egil?
Egil:
It has... worsened since the beginning of the war...
Agrippa:
Yes, I imagine so. A sick man like you has no place on the battlefield. We're quite similar in that regard.
Egil:
What are you getting at?
Agrippa:
The society has its own agenda. I honestly cannot tell you what it is. But I have a personal goal. One you might be interested in.
Egil:
...
Agrippa:
Eternal life. That is my objective.
Egil:
You want to be immortal?
Agrippa:
In truth, I just want to extend my lifespan. Be it forever... or just by a few years. I am old. I fear I may not last much longer. But I have so much more to do, to learn, promises to keep... But I cannot do it with my age and diminishing health...
Egil:
...
Agrippa:
You understand don't you? You don't want to die from this mysterious sickness, do you? Volund trusted you with information most people aren't qualified for. Give that letter to me, and I promise I will cure your illness. If you like, I could give you and your wife forever.
Egil:
... Fine, take it.
Agrippa:
You're easily convinced.
Egil:
Lord Volund asked me to give it to someone of the society anyway. For what it is worth, I always trusted him. I do not care about immortality. But if you can cure me...
Agrippa:
I understand. You've made the right choice too. I don't entirely trust the society either... I may... have a look of what is inside here. Giving them too much information may be dangerous.
Egil:
Mmm...