Floor 5, Room 2

[shadowkin]

CID

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[shadowkin]

I don't know about that.

[Wow, this guy is just full of questions today. They feel kind of like leading questions, like when an unscrupulous journalist really wants you to give some answer or other. Luckily, Cid has dodged almost all of those people, ever, just by virtue of existing. It's nice.

It's not an especially weird question, though, so he'll let it go.]

'Course, what do you take me for? Obviously West doesn't really have the best interests of wizards in mind.

[More's the pity. If they weren't interfering with him existing as "Cid" or as "Shadow" then he'd be much more inclined to overlook their mining activities. Probably.]

[lighthaus]

I take you for who you are.

[ a cryptid, but that doesn't really bother him. one of the most straightforward relationships khun has is with laure and that guy is literally asleep for 95% of the time. if cid's entire thing is being, well, indubitably cid, that's fine too (and shadow which he may or may not know because time is fake).

his voice is low, smooth like ice, and he regards cid's head on as he speaks. ]

A few things.

One: don't go off chattering about what I'm about to tell you. Until we need to make a move I think the less people that know the better, but I know word has begun to get around at least partially.

Two: Central is holding Oz in Granvelle Castle, though by holding it's more aptly put as protecting him. He's currently unconscious, but even in that state his magical signature is massive. The barriers they asked us to erect are an attempt to mask his existence, in addition to safeguarding him.

Given our meetings with the Western Magitech Army, you can imagine that them getting their hands on Oz's manastone would be disastrous. I don't think that the West knows he's being held there, but they likely have some sort of suspicion. Marching on the seat of Central would be the same as declaring all out war, so they'd likely want to avoid that route if they can.

The General mentioned Central fairly often our last meeting, which leads me to believe they're trying to take the diplomatic angle and get the faction of Central that is anti-wizard to give them Oz's location. Obviously this isn't in our best interest—I could care less that they're building weapons which could level their country, but I do care that they would be using us in a literal sense to do so.

All this being said, there are two key points. The first, prevent any of our number from messing with the barrier to try to free Oz from captivity or whatever idealistic idea they have in their head. He's safest where he is right now, and moving him would be too much of a risk. The second, find a way to sabotage the West's current gambit in regards to Central. Obviously that requires more intel in the first place, though both of us are on good terms with the General unlike our other Western counterparts.