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Infragilus presses his spear against the weakened Shira's throat, ready to deal a killing blow if it tries to teleport away. "I know your kind. By your very nature you value your own life over those of your allies. A bluff to appear brave and self-sacrificing will not fool me. Your only chance to prolong your lifespan beyond this moment is to answer this question honestly: Where is your general?"
"Then we should finish driving off the Divs and explore the city ourselves. Thank you for telling us what you could." Infragilus glances at the Hound and the Fey, mildly surprised. "Ah, I take it you've already extracted the general's location from the Div we incapacitated?" I gave them a simple task, but they are chaotic by nature. So they either ignored my request, or accomplished it more spectacularly than I could have imagined.
Infragilus seems relieved to be away from the curious eyes of the masses. Archons are generally advised to avoid revealing themselves to mortals - it's better to subtly guide them towards peace and justice from behind the scenes. But desperate times call for desperate measures, and if direct intervention is necessary to save these ratfolk, Heaven, and the entire multiverse...then so be it. "We've heard rumors of an ancient city that was ravaged by..."evil itself". Could you please explain what that means, and tell us where this city was?"
Infragilus dismisses his spear and shield, glaring fiercely at the last remaining shira. "Make sure that one doesn't escape - perhaps it can lead us to the general. I believe I'm the only one of us capable of Truespeech, so I shall try to calm these poor ra-" Then he turns around and notices the ratfolk prostrating themselves. If it were possible for a celestial to blush, he would be doing so. "Oh, there's really no need for that." he says to them in their native tongue. He gets down on one knee to put himself slightly closer to their level. "We are here to help you, but we also need your help. Who among you is the most knowledgeable about your world's history?"
*Angelic cough*
If I remember correctly, being a Good-aligned outsider lets me bypass that DR automatically.
Infragilus blocks Shira B's attacks, and retaliates.
Infragilus charges forward while manifesting his shield and spear, and stabs at the second Shira. If possible, he positions himself to threaten both of them.
He looks down at the tiny Ratkin around him, and with what he hopes is a friendly smile, speaks to them in Truespeech: "Fear not, we are on your side!"
Infragilus nods to himself. "I think it's self-evident that gaining the trust of these ratkin is the most certain way to get the information we need." "Er...and I'm sure that driving back the creatures that plague their world will make for a most glorious hunt."
"Last I checked, mortals didn't have the magic or technology to cause something like this. But their capacity for reckless destruction seems to grow tenfold every century. We'd better make sure they aren't playing with cosmological fire."
"The armies of Heaven have dealt with demonic invasions before...but never at such a large scale. My bretheren are holding the line as best they can, but even they can't hold out forever. This merging of the planes must be stopped by any means!"
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