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From:

abrightboy

[His voice is gentle when he responds after a moment.]

Kikimora... what if you try to... dream a little smaller with your deal? Revenge and power are... they sound good on paper but they're not great in practice. So maybe start with one detail and go from there. What part of your planet would you like to live in, if you could choose?

From:

stressingwitchface

I don't know!

The Heart, I s-suppose. It's in the center of everything. I don't like being on the fringes of things.

From:

abrightboy

Do you feel your magic more strongly when you're close to the heart?

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stressingwitchface

My magic is strong everywhere.

From:

abrightboy

Of course. So what do you like about the heart?

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stressingwitchface

It's the hub of activity. Everyone who's anyone lives near there.

From:

abrightboy

Do they have good nightlife there?

From:

stressingwitchface

I don't..Maybe?

I never much had the time to investigate.

From:

abrightboy

Would you like to find out? Maybe you’ll meet some friends who like dragons and the same kind of music as you.

From:

stressingwitchface

You have no idea how recognizable my face is back home. Or how small our world really can be sometimes.

From:

abrightboy

Do you like your face being recognizable? Because you do have a magical wish you can change that with.....

From:

stressingwitchface

I like not being literally walked on.

From:

abrightboy

Walked on? Who walks on you?

From:

stressingwitchface

Everyone.

But most recently my own subordinates.

From:

abrightboy

Why would they do that?

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stressingwitchface

Because in the Boiling Isles, only the strong survive.

From:

abrightboy

...What does everybody else do? Like. If they're not... in a coven or working for the Emperor or... whatnot. What do regular people do in your world?

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stressingwitchface

They're literally all in one coven or another! They don't - look, they can be normal, regular people, but if you're not a part of a coven, you're a 'wild' witch. And you have to be eliminated.

[and guess who was the public face of that elimination?]

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abrightboy

Eliminated by whom?

From:

stressingwitchface

Me. As part of the Emperor's Coven.

From:

abrightboy

So you’re concerned that people you previously harmed would want revenge if you lived among them.

From:

stressingwitchface

Very concerned.

From:

abrightboy

You could apologize to them.

From:

stressingwitchface

Oh yes. I can see that going very well.

“Hello, I’m sure you remember me, I petrified your mother. Please forgive me even though I can’t reverse it.”

From:

abrightboy

Or… you could say “I did some terrible things while I was brainwashed by Belos, but I truly regret petrifying your mother and I hope some day you can find it in your heart to accept my sincere apology.”