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"I would be happy to assist however I can. After all, that is why I was sent."
Scotty will dismount and pause briefly to say something to Merena (his bonded mount).
He will approach Geatan and examine any injuries he has.
As he is examining Geatan: "So you are aware, I do not serve Iomedae. While I have great respect for Her and Her teachings, it was Sarenrae that brought me back from the darkness and to whom I serve." Once he is satisfied with his examination he will lay hands on Geatan.
healing.
If Geatan does not have the Sickened/Diseased/Cursed/Blinded condition then:
healing.
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"We should of course attend to the more urgent matter fist," Scotty gestures towards the Naga, "but once that is accomplished you and I must settle this distrust. I do not fault you for being suspicious of me and will not ask you to trust me blindly. However, mistrust on the battlefield will inevitably lead to someone getting killed. That is not something I can allow. May we please agree to temporarily set this issue aside and trust eachother until it is more convenient for us to fully address it?"
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Upon hearing Ralph mention “murder of the HIGHEST ORDER”, the naga breaks out in crying even harder than before and is unable to get any words out.
After Scotty arrives and the group settles on the matter of identity, it appears that the naga has calmed down enough to talk.
“I am Volyanni. I am a *sniff* friend of Kyalla’s. She saved me from *sniff* the temple I was looking after when I didn’t know it was going to collapse.” She pauses there and rubs her eyes with her tail before continuing with a renewed vigor. “She had been meeting with Adril for quite some time – she’s leading an expedition in the Mwangi Expanse and he was very knowledgeable about the area. He’s also the only person I’ve seen come and go from the portrait that Kyalla keeps.
“One day I saw Adril come out from the portrait when Kyalla wasn’t around. I figured I would go say hi, but he started looking around like he wanted no one to see him, so I hid in the bushes and tailed him. I saw him making deals with cultists of Angahzan! We’d been having trouble with them attacking our excavation area, but they hadn’t found our camp yet. Adril gave them the exact location of our camp and said that whatever they do, they needed to kill Kyalla, and that they would have to take her by surprise in order to capture her. Well, I couldn’t let this stand! I had never jumped into her portrait before, but I needed to warn her fast, so I jumped in and found myself here. I wandered around looking for Kyalla, and was examining these statues when I found myself turned to stone! That was days ago.”
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Ralph scowls as he listens to Volyanni's story.
"This confirms it then. Adril Hestram is indeed a murderer and traitor to the Society. If there was a sliver of doubt before as to his villainy, there should be little to none now."
He turns to the Red Raven.
"Raven, the more the evidence mounts, the more it would appear that the quarrel between the Pathfinder Society and your own forces plays only into the hands of Hestram's forces. Though the man himself is dead, it appears that his schemes were extensive and may yet be in motion."
"I would have this quarrel end, but there is still the issue of the relic you stole from us, and the evidence you gathered that may reveal more of the schemes Hestram had in mind, which I have no doubt the Society will want to thwart. You have seen us in combat and should know well enough that a battle between us and your forces will not end well."
"I offer now to free you and escort you safely to your hideout on the condition that you return to us the sword and give us the evidence that you had collected against Hestram. If Adril Hestram was truly your enemy, this should serve your own purposes as well. Whatever plans Hestram had, he killed Teppin Montrose to further them, and helping us to stop those plans will only do honor to Montrose's death."
Having said that, he relaxes his control on the Red Raven to allow him to speak freely.
"Well?"
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Scotty motions for Ralph to step back with him, gesturing for a moment of his time.
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Ralph smiles when Scotty takes an interest in the true nature of the conflict that the party had become embroiled in.
"Elementary, my dear McBride. It was simply the most natural explanation which fit all the clues that we had uncovered so far."
"There are four points of interest. The first but possibly most important clue came from Adril Hestram himself, though without the notion that he might have been a traitor, it was easy to miss, and even I failed to notice it at the first. You see, an arrogant man is often his own worst enemy when he thinks he is on the cusp of success. When we first met Adril Hestram, he confided in us that he suspected the Talespinning was to lead to his promotion to the ranks of the Ten. But there are always no more than TEN members of the Decemvirate, so how did Adril Hestram know that there was a vacancy? Perhaps because he was a Venture Captain, but then comes the next point of interest."
"After Hestram was killed, Eliza and Osprey revealed that Hestram had been under suspicion for months. The identities and going-ons of the Ten are a closely held secret, and certainly not something they would allow to be leaked, least of to a suspected traitor. They also revealed that the implication of Adril Hestram in Teppin Montrose's murder was proof of his treachery to the Society. Naturally this would suggest that Montrose had a connection to the Society, but the Red Raven who was on good terms with Teppin Montrose evidently knew nothing of this connection because he was quick to pin the blame for Montrose's murder on the Society as a whole, even to the point of launching a full-scale attack. And when I began to speculate on Montrose's connection to the Society, Osprey, ah good ol Osprey, VERY quickly cut me off. So Montrose had a secret connection to the Society that even those close to him did not know about, and which Osprey was eager to prevent from being discovered. In fact, now that I think of it, it was at that point that Osprey blurted out that it was because of my inquisitive nature that the Ten were mistrustful of me. Why did my speculation about Montrose cause Osprey to bring up the Ten?"
"The third point was this map and the note we just discovered. Five targets for assassination, scattered all over Golarion. Scattered, so this is not a plot that is geographically constrained. No, it concerns something international. Moreover, this note revealed that one of them was or is a prince. Galt has no royalty. In fact, the Revolutionary Council is DISTRUSTFUL of royalty, so what would a Galtan noble in the confidence of the Revolutionary Council, as revealed by our feathered friend here, have to do with foreign royalty?"
"And finally, there is this place. The Maze of the Open Road. A place even Eliza knows little about, and whose connection to the Society is kept secret despite it sharing a name with the Glyph of the Pathfinder Society. A highly secret maze bearing the Society's name... that connects Montrose and Kyalla, both of whose names appear on this list. Their connection to the Society runs deep, but is a highly kept secret. We are beginning to see a trend here."
"A plot of international interest, or perhaps of interest to an international organization, concerning people of power with no apparent connection to each other or to the Pathfinder Society, but who evidently actually have VERY strong connections to the Pathfinder Society and to each other, a connection that one of their trusted agents so badly wants to keep secret. And Adril Hestram, who KNEW that at least one of the members of the Decemvirate was no longer able to serve that function. Who murdered one of the individuals on this list, and that fact was taken by Osprey to be proof of his treachery to the Society. And Osprey immediately mentioning the Ten when I began to question Montrose's connection to the Society."
"The conclusion seemed inescapable."
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Scotty makes a point to listen to everything Ralph has to say. He pauses for a moment to consider his words before speaking. When he speaks, he takes a tone reflecting his interest in what Ralph has told him.
"You have done well to put so much though into this. Even so, there are a few details that I would like to consider with you before we finalize this conclusion.
"I believe your first point has merit. I may even be able to solidify it for you. When I was selected for this mission, the nature in which I was briefed did not suggest that there was a threat to the core of the society. If the society's leadership knew that one of the Ten was dead, this person would also know. They did not give any hint that the nature of my mission may involve such a plot. This is someone who would not have kept such information from me if they had it. This, to my mind, supports your theory that Adril had inside information that he could not have had without being witness to it.
"To your second point, I have no love for Osprey's secrets and even less for the man himself. His reaction does strongly suggest that Montrose had a connection to the society. However, the society has many connections that take many forms.
"Your third point could be explained as politics. There are many kingdoms and nations that do not fully trust eachother that may cooperate for trade or security. Galt is a budding new nation rising from the ashes of its former self. They likely need all the allies they can get, even if such allies do not fully agree with their politics.
"The name of the maze may only be a coincidence. All we can say for certain is that it connects the initials that we found on the map. If these are members of the Ten, where are the remaining five initials? Why were those members able to elude Adril but these were not? Furthermore, why stop at 5? Why go to 5 at all? If he intends to stack the Ten with his own allies, would he not need a majority to rule? Also, who would he trust with such a position and can they be accounted for before they become a threat?
"No matter the conclusion, I feel that we have enough evidence to take the possibility of Adril attempting to assassinate members of the 10 very seriously. As such, we should act immediately. If I may make a suggestion, Venture Captains and Faction Leaders all have means of contacting the 10. If a message could be sent to Ollysta Zadrian, leader of the Silver Crusade, she could pass said message to the 10 on our behalf. She is someone with my complete trust, however allowing anyone to learn too much of this may put their lives in danger.
"If we only give her a message for the Ten with the list of initials and locations as well as the message 'TM is dead, the rest may be in danger', that should be enough to warn the Ten so they can take adequate precautions. Eliza may also be able to pass this message for us, however I am hesitant to use her considering her current proximity to Osprey.
"What are your thoughts on all of this?"
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"Indeed, each point raises questions for which there are a range of answers of varying plausibility. But when weighed together, the conclusion that the Ten are being targeted is the one that requires the least further assumptions. A rule of deductive reasoning is that among competing hypotheses, the one with the fewest assumptions should be selected as most probable. There are alternative explanations within the realm of possibility, as there always are, but weighing all the factors in light of each other, I consider the likelihood of those alternatives remote."
"But the point about the five names does concern me. Given the secrecy with which the names of the Ten are guarded, getting even one name would have required extraordinary resources, and to have gotten five demonstrates a combination of means and motivation, both in great measure. The fact that he has five names should not lead us to ask why he does not have ten, but worry us that he even got that many to begin with. I consider it a possibility that his bid for joining the Ten was to aid him in discovering the identities of the other five of the Ten."
"You see, if Adril's aim was simply to join the ranks of the Ten, one name and one murder would have been enough to create an opening. That he went to the trouble of obtaining more names and went on to kill Kyalla after already murdering Montrose likely means that even his purported ascension to the ranks of the Ten was only part of a larger ploy, and that the ploy involves the deaths of more members of the Ten. There are two chief theories, but the truth is that from here, we are returning to the realm of speculation, which is why I am eager to see what other evidence the Raven has collected. It may give me more clues to determine what his true motives were, and more importantly, what co-conspirators he had that might carry on his machincations even after his death."
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The Red Raven considers for a moment. “After hearing this story I agree that we are at similar purposes, although I’m done with my goal. Adril Hestram is dead. I killed him. My job is done. I’m only sticking around because you’re forcing me to. I had no further reasons to harbor ill will towards your society until you shackled my body to your will.
“That being said, with Adril dead I have no reason to hold onto the evidence, and feel that you are offering a fair trade except for one detail. Under no circumstances can I allow you to enter my lair. Given that you have summoned a demon to deal with a bunch of archers shooting at you instead of the more common solution of increasing the wind in an area, I cannot trust you around the rest of my men. Nor can I trust their reactions around you will be positive. I will get the materials for you and bring it back to the portal. It will take me no longer than 5 minutes.
“In addition, I cannot accept any sort of deal that doesn’t involve me getting my costume back. So, in return for the removal of the domination and my costume, I will get you everything I have on Adril and your sword. What do you say?”
Volyanni turns towards Géatan. “She has a portrait of some guy she knew. I don’t know who it was, but it was probably someone important to her.”
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Ralph grimaces at the memory.
"Those archers did a real number on me, you will recall, and I had no idea what else you guys were capable of. Besides, the attack was to my knowledge at the time unprovoked and I needed answers as to their cause. Capturing the leader seemed the most direct way of getting those answers, and after that I held on to you because your people stole a relic of our Society. A case of mutual lack of information and mutual mistrust leading to an increasing escalation of means employed. A common occurrence in times of conflict."
"But now that we have an agreement to reverse the harms our sides inflicted on each other, and on account of your reputation, I will take you at your word."
Ralph dismisses the domination spell and returns him his cloak and magic items. He considers for a moment, then also hands over the vial containing the few droplets of the Red Raven's blood that he had collected earlier in the day.
"There is much that I can do against you with this blood, including finding out your true identity. Your elf wizard will be able to tell you how valuable this would be to me if I were your enemy. I relinquish it to you as a further show of good faith."
"I will wait in the maze with Koraq and Geatan. Scotty was not present when the conflict occurred, and he is a paladin besides. If nothing else, his kind can be trusted to honour their words to the letter. I trust there will be no problem if he goes with you to collect the sword and the evidence? Scotty?"
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"Red Raven, I can tell that you are not happy with the situation that you have found yourself in. I would like to see it resolved without the loss of any further blood or dignity.
"I'm sure you can understand that prior to our forced conversation these men had no idea of your motives or intentions. All they knew was that you had assassinated one of their Venture Captains. A less honorable group of men would have simply killed you. While mind control is not dignified, it is certainly a better fate than death. To my knowledge, these men did not use their control over you to put you in unnecessary danger or rob you of any of your dignity.
"While I do not agree with your assessment, I feel that you have sound reasons not to trust some of our number. Even so, you must understand that a Lodge is home to a Pathfinder. Would you not consider even the most desperate of plans to protect your home in the spur of it being attacked?
"I have one compromise I wish to ask of you. There are those of our number that may not trust you to do as you have said. I fear that their solution to this will be to keep you under mind control until you have done as you have promised. I offer this alternative: Allow me, and only me, to accompany you to retrieve what you have promised us. Once I have the items, I will peacefully leave the way I came and you need never see us again. I have not fought your men, have shed none of their blood, and can not and would not summon any demons.
"You can clearly see that I serve Sarenrae, Goddess of Honesty. You have witnessed that I am a conduit for her power. Let me give you my word as Her Sword Arm. Unless my life is threatened, I will not draw my weapons, cast any spell, or use any of the power she has gifted me with; your secrets shall remain yours to keep unless they threaten an innocent life; and I shall use my influence to the best of my ability to prevent any additional conflict between your people and the Pathfinder Society.
"Let us both allow ourselves to trust one another and let us both see that trust fulfilled. This trust, however small, will be essential in mending the relationship between our organizations. Do you find this arrangement acceptable?" Scotty turns to his fellow seekers. "Do you?"
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Even so, you must understand that a Lodge is home to a Pathfinder. Would you not consider even the most desperate of plans to protect your home in the spur of it being attacked?
At those words, Gaétan nods.
Hearing the response of the, Naga he responds:
No, you said that you enter this portrait to come here. Are they other in this side?
Turning his head to the Red raven, he concurs.
"I didn't even know you were dominated." says the archer while glaring Ralph. "Our only order is to explore the Maze and takes back our relic from our founder. Few blood has been shed and i would that this continue. "
[dice=auto aid success in diplomacy.]
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As Scotty talks to the Red Raven, Koraq slips over to Ralph to whisper quietly.
"Got a teleport in case we need to join up? I'd like ta trust the guy, but this is a crazy situation we're in and I'd like to hedge our bets."
"Actually, Scotty, I'd like to join you, too. It would be great if everything would happen neatly, but I'd feel better knowing someone had your back in case things went awry." Turning to the Red Raven, Koraq continues. "I'm not capable of casting magic, just using wands, so I won't be dominatin' anyone or doing something crazy like that. And you've seen me fight; the only 'things' I killed were worms and a medusa. I've spared all the human lives."
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Ralph returns Geatan's look with incredulous disdain.
"Did you think he was following my directions out of the goodness of his heart? That he gave me the secret word to enter his hideout because he liked me - by the way Raven you probably should change that password soon. I am not a strong man and I simply find it easier to hold a captive by his mind rather than his body. But I have neither humiliated him nor harmed him whilst he was my captive. I even held him back from combat when I deemed it too dangerous for his current condition."
He shakes his head as he turns his attention to Koraq and Scotty.
"I was planning to lend Scotty my ring of invisibility in case he needed to escape. I can also cast a spell that allows me to watch Scotty's progress. If he encounters trouble, I can then teleport us all to his side."
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The Red Raven looks at Géatan with a look of shock on his face, then turns back to Scotty, slightly calmer than before.
“Trust you? You want me to trust you? Are you really serious about this? Maybe you don’t fully understand what’s going on here, especially since you just got here. Let me break this down piece by piece so you fully understand what’s going on here.
“First, one of your members murdered a prominent citizen and overall defender of the common folk of Galt. I was asked to investigate into this crime by the Revolutionary Council – the ruling council of Galt – and found that Adril Hestram was in fact guilty of this crime. I brought this up to the Council, they agreed, and they ruled that the punishment was death. All perfectly legal within Galt’s laws.
“So then, I went to perform my legal duty in order to enact justice for Montrose’s death. My only error of judgment was expecting that I would have to fight Adril Hestram, not a well-prepared group of adventurers. Given the mythos that your society has built up around him, I was worried that 2 scarlet worms and 2 stone golems wouldn’t be enough to take him out if the poison failed. Your society painted him as a dangerous man, so I came prepared with what I would need to take him down. Again, legally.
“At the end of the battle, your wizard dominated me, extracted a vial of my blood from his vile servitor, and looked over my equipment like a child opening gifts on the Sunwrought Festival. Have you ever been dominated? The feeling is terrible. The world is crap. People die for random reasons completely out of their control. A family can lead a decent life and make a farm and provide for themselves and be the best they can be, and then a bullette comes out of nowhere and eats them all. All you can do is make sure that you’re making life better for the people around you and know that your actions are good. But dominate doesn’t even let you do that. You don’t get to make any choices. All you can do is eat, breathe, sleep – everything else is controlled by a little voice in your head who screams. You watch as your arms move in ways you don’t want them to. You watch as your legs take you to places you don’t want to go. You become a spectator in your own body. It’s terrifying.
“Now I realize that your society is not as monolithic as it appears to be. Certainly my problems with your organization only stem from 2 people, Adril Hestram and Ralph Cauthorn. But you can see how that reflects badly on your organization. So far you’ve offered to return my gear, return control over my body, return my blood.” The Red Raven makes a weird face when he gets the vial of his blood back. “You realize that these aren’t the tactics of a decent person, right? The world doesn’t revolve around you, and you don’t deserve a pat in the back for giving me back the things you took from me. That’s the minimum you need to do to be a decent person.
“You want me to trust you? Show me that you don’t treat people as just pawns to be used. Show me that you have respect for the common man. Show me that you want to work with Galt and its citizens. Show me that the morals you have demonstrated are an anomaly in your society. Until then, I will go alone into the portal of my house and I will gather the evidence plus the Pale Maiden and bring it back to the maze to give to you in ten minutes. And you will stay here.” With that, the Red Raven starts walking further into the maze.
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He is right... He is completly right... Oh Érastil ,pleases accept my excuse. thinks Géatan.
-Posted with Wayfinder
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Scotty mad.
"And yet you would ask us to trust you? You do not seem to appreciate that you attacked us with men and monsters. Your 'legal duty' caused substantial damage to our home and left innocent people terrified for their lives. We knew nothing of any murder save for the one we witnessed you commit. Had you brought this to the attention of the Pathfinder Society we could have taken steps to aid you. Instead you chose to judge all of us by the actions of one man.
"Should we then judge your people by your actions? You, who has no remorse for the collateral damage you caused with your little stunt. You, who put innocent lives at risk for revenge. You, who stole from us a precious part of our history. You, who hides behind the legality of your actions as if it is an excuse for them. Would you have me judge all of Galt by these actions?
"Understand this: You are NOT guiltless in this scenario. Your actions could have brought war and death to your home. We would have pursued you, knowing nothing save that you attacked us, assassinated a Venture Captain, and stole from us. We would have found your lair, your men would have tried to fight us off, they would lose, and many would die. All this because you left us ignorant of your motives. Whatever indignities you have suffered have saved the lives of your people. Lives that you needlessly and senselessly put at risk.
"I do not seek approval for the actions of these men, nor do I claim that they have not wronged you. Even so, do not dare to take the moral high ground with me for you have as little to stand on as they do. Like you, they are trying to make right by their actions and find a peaceful solution to this. You do not need to like them, only respect the amends that they are trying to make."
Scotty calms his tone.
"I am attempting to provide a means for both you and the Pathfinder Society to prove that the other can be trusted after this. Without some demonstration of trust this may very well end in further conflict that will cost innocent people on both sides to suffer. If you truly care about those people, help me prevent that conflict. Your trusting me to accompany you and me trusting you with my safety will be the foundation on which we reach that resolution. This must end with more than making these mistakes right. Let me prove to you that Pathfinders can be trusted and prove to me that the Pathfinder Society should trust Galt."
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Ralph's jaw was set on edge at the Raven's words, but seeing Scotty moving to speak, he decides to let the paladin speak first... and finds himself truly amazed.
"I must say, Scotty, I do think I have found the second paladin I respect in all my adventuring career. I had thought I would need to add more to your speech, but upon hearing it, I find that I do not have much to add."
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Scotty surveys what remains of the battlefield.
"Volyanni, you speak of your failures but there is no mistake that the Dawnflower can't redeem. I am living evidence of that. My eyes are hers, and if you wish for her redemption then help me tend to these men."
Scotty indicates the formerly petrified soldiers.
(Scotty expects that she will say something along the lines of "I can't be redeemed" or "I'm not worthy of redemption" to which he will reply: "It is not for you to decide who is worthy of redemption.")
Scotty begins checking over the soldiers.
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** spoiler omitted **
"Not a tongue I am familiar with, but from your tone I am confident that I share your sentiments. A shame that the famed hero of Galt is in fact just a petulant, obnoxious brat. It's almost as if he's oblivious to the anarchic violence that so characterises the Galtan Revolution, except when it causes him discomfort. But let him throw his tantrum. I have little patience to deal with such children."
He checks both medusa and the ape for signs of fast healing or regeneration, then sits himself down to rest himself.
"If he is not back in 8 hours, we will be more than justified in hunting him down. No doubt he will still cry about how unfair we've been to him. He will still be seerely weakened for about another 10 hours. Even without his blood, it will not be difficult to find him."
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"Sure he may be arrogant, but I've seen some terrible stuff that happens when a guy's mind is screwed with an' violating your principles an' beliefs on the whim of some scrawny wizard would sure piss me off some. Course, foofy there coulda had an extradition notice or somethin' versus an hit plan. But, he's the name we gotta work with and for the sake of Woodsedge, it may be best to stoke his ego. Keepin him as an ally to the lodge, even if not us, would be better in the long run."
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"If I'd asked him to dance for my amusement, I could understand. Answering questions to aid us in our investigation into the matter and following us back to his hideout hardly strikes me as 'violating principles and beliefs', unless he has principles against walking."
"Bad things will happen in combat. Bones broken, flesh seared, arms chopped off or even having your nose broken by a powerful punch. It's part of the risk of going into a fight. He's just a bully who thought he was going into an easy fight and is now sore about losing a fight that he started. No matter. If he delivers, I'll be glad to see the last of him."
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Volyanni turns to Scotty. "You can help me? You can help Kyalla? I'd be glad to help you!" She will zip off and throw a cure serious wounds into each of the downed Mwangi men which wakes each of them up.
The men wake up groggily, and despite still having some damage on them, seem fine. Their eyes no longer burn of fire. one says Ungubani? Kwenzekeni?
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It is not that Ralph... I have seen other agent used this spell... Only, Erastil teachs us that leadership come from force of personnality. Using a dominate... is a sort of fraud you know? You force people to follow you.
The red raven is right in a way you know? We used him and take his stuff like it was a fictional character that we could do anything we want with. But he is real.
And even if this place is a lawless place. We are still member of an organisation and each thing we do impact them.
I know, the Raven is a selfish conspirationnist prick and see himself as the hero of the people without asking them. A true Galtan in fact. Which I heard. The fact there a maybe on him makes him someone special.
But he have influence and he is part of this "village" and we bring in a way trouble because we don't act like they want. The society, your family first.
And it will just add more fuel to the fire if I tell you that.Thinks Gaétan.
Yes, we will help Kyalla. But we maybe need to talk to our Venture-captains and finish our mission before.
Gaétan takes out his journal and will use drawings to explain to the Mwangis what happen.
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"Rest assured, Kyalla's fate is next on our agenda once this matter with Red Raven is concluded. His information might even shed light on how to best help her. But since we are on a schedule, let's give him two hours. If that exit leads directly to his stronghold, that should be more than enough time for him to go to his room, grab the items we want and return to us. If he takes longer than that... we can probably take that to mean he has double-crossed us. Well, either that or some other misadventure has befallen him, which will no doubt fall to us to resolve... "
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"Thank you for your words Ralph. I hope you know that not all paladins are brazen, pompous fools who parade around the streets in shining armor as if they are superior to the men next to them. We may yet have a stern conversation about your summoning demons during which you may briefly tire of me, but I hope that to be a temporary condition. For that occasion, I might suggest studying the language of the Ulfen. They have a marvelous array of incredibly satisfying profanity.
"The Red Raven seemed sincere about his intentions but after our conversation I am not fully willing to trust him. A discussion of a backup plan would be prudent. He has not yet had the time he asked for to fulfill his promise. Until then I suggest we focus on other matters."
Scotty will run through his list of known languages (common, skald, varissian, celstial, and infernal) in an attempt to communicate with the men who just woke up.
"Do we have any means of communicating with these men?"
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"Unfortunately, more than a few are, but you are the second I have encountered who does not possess that streak. Both of you are to my mind credits to your calling."
"The demon was capable of inducing fear and was the main reason the Red Raven's men were repelled without lasting harm. But I understand your objections to employing demons in even that capacity. As you have shown yourself to be reasonable, I will refrain from summoning them on your account."