Callista and Minimus

She walked over to Minimus.

“Your changing is amazingly stable,” she said. “You don’t require sleep or food, but the changing will prolong your days rather than shorten them. You could live a hundred years in this state. But it all depends on the Rogue Knight. Should he fall, your power would be lost.”

“You speak true,” Minimus said.

“I can seal your altered state,” Callista said. “If so, your changing would endure, even if the Rogue Knight fell, but it would mean never going back to your former life. As your changing now stands, the Rogue Knight could reverse it, release you. If I seal your changing, your armor would become a permanent part of you. No going back.”

“Would I maintain my connection to the Rogue Knight?” Minimus asked.

“No,” Callista said. “That would be the price. You’ll lose the sense you have of his location, and he won’t sense you either. Your connection to him will no longer sustain you as a knight. But that also means you would remain in your present state even if the Rogue Knight perished or lost his power. The choice is yours.”

“I’ll still be free to serve him?” Minimus verified.

“Or to do whatever else you desire,” Callista said.

“Then seal my power to me,” Minimus said. “Perhaps it will free the Rogue Knight to add another follower. I’m his sworn man with or without a connection. My knighthood means everything to me. I would consider this a great favor.”

Callista placed her hands on his shoulders. She swayed in place for a moment, then stepped back. “It is done.”

“I feel no different,” Minimus said. “But I’ve lost my sense of the Rogue Knight.”

“As promised,” Callista replied.

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