07.13d: A Roll of the Dice

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Alys tilts her head in curiosity, "You had a choice in your arrival here? I understand that is... uncommon. Are you from one of the places Amber trades with, or did Harrune seek you out?"
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"Actually, I can follow my own paths. I can't make them, like you* can, but if I've gone the way once, I can walk back." She will say. "It's not very common, but it is common enough that if we wanted to return home, we could. I know Harrune would take anyone who wanted to back to their hometown."
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*: She apparently thinks you have walked the pattern.
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"Ah, so the choice was whether to stay, not whether to arrive. Of course, the real advantage to staying in Amber is... less than immediately obvious to most."

Alys glances over at Holt, "If you do not mind my asking, what was your reason for staying here, then?"
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The leprechaun will chuckle. "Well, what is the most common reason one might leave their homeland and not look back? And, not war, those people most definitely look back."

Ninear will clear her throat.

"I'm in a better place now!" Holt will state. "Seriously, and... They brought it upon themselves*. Besides, with the offer from Ninear, it seemed like a good time to trade my red coat** for a blue one***."
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*: Those meddling kids! Always after my lucky charms! Link to movie franchise intentionally withheld.
**: Leprechaun's, being solitary fairies, wear red.
***: For the record, tonight, he's wearing an antique slashed jacket of red, with peaks all round and a jockey cap, also sporting a sword. To those of you with magic senses, it's got racked spells on it. He's not wearing his cop outfit.
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Alys nods. "Reasonable; and I will admit that I expect many of those I have offered training to to have pasts that are even less amenable to scrutiny." She shrugs, then adds, "As long as people are willing to work towards a better future, I am not overly concerned with where they came from. Curious, perhaps, but not concerned."
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Holt will nod. "That's good. A chunk of us are wanted criminals. Some, well, once you put things in perspective, the crimes seem kinda stupid. We've been working on an amnesty by obscurity. Not worth the time and effort to research previous crimes. But, there's a few we worry about."

Ninear will nod. "People who show up multiple times in my premonitions, for example. Still, if they don't actually go through with any crimes, it's hard to justify persecuting them."
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"An interesting perspective. I would not be surprised if some of the other precincts would find such justification all too easy..."

Alys pauses her discussion as she accepts the dice from Lady Ninear, rolls, and picks out the best available play from a set of bad options*.

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* At the moment, Holt is winning - there's not that much of a difference in the level of (applied) skill, and the leprechaun has simply been luckier than the other players. Go figure.
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Holt will nod. "I understand. But, yeah. perhaps a method of helping people adapt? Or find a way to find their place? I mean, where I'm from, I'm the most dangerous thing in the kingdom. Not once you get to the fae-lands, but definitely in the mortal kingdom. Here, everyone is in the place. I'm one of the few who enjoyed letting go of the responsibility being so powerful required." He shrugs and laughs. "My gold isn't nearly as essential here anyway. You have no idea how nice it is to be free of that requirement."
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Alys nods. "I believe Lyra is working on something like that?"

"For the rest," she shrugs, "Power always has a price, and responsibility is always part of that. And sometimes the price is not worth the gain; I can certainly understand your perspective."
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Alys notes the arrival of Rogbar and Jiga, and waves a greeting at them.