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The Beast fell quiet again. Lord Goffe waited a while, but it didn't say anything.

Pauline was beginning to get the impression that this manifestation of Chaos might not be a very rational being. She could only imagine what was going through Lord Goffe's head, right now.

The Beast's aura was not diminishing, however. The Lord of Warrenhold may have struck a blow in the name of reason, but it had not deescalated the situation, as far as Pauline could tell.

At length, Lord Goffe decided to change the subject. "...How were you able to summon these reapers here?"

And again, the monster was quiet. It took so long to respond that, for a while, Pauline thought it was simply fed up with the conversation. "They were already here," it said.

Lord Goffe apparently needed a moment to process that statement. "No, they weren't. They were in an entirely different country."

"You are mistaken."

Mm, Pauline wasn't so sure he was. And her reverence for this creature's knowledge was severely lacking.

Lord Goffe kept pushing, though. "What do you mean? How could they have already been here?"

"You disappoint me again, aura warrior."

"You're not scoring many points, yourself. Tell me what you meant by them already being here."

Pauline was starting to wonder why he was even bothering. It seemed fairly evident now that this Beast of Lorent was quite the confused creature.

"You see two distinct beings," said the Beast. "And yet, surely, you must realize that they are as one, yes? Is your aura so pathetic that you cannot even see that which you already know to be true? How can you allow the obvious to escape your notice?"

More chastising. Pauline was growing weary of this.

Lord Goffe, however, tilted his head and unfolded his arms. "I should... be able to 'see that which I already know,' huh? Because of my aura?"