Driven by Vision/Knoll: Darkness Watcher

Knoll: Darkness Watcher - C

Fjorm	Hello, Knoll. Headed to the library?
Ah, Princess Fjorm, hello. Yes, I have a few tomes to return, you see.		Knoll
Fjorm	Yes, that's quire the armful of books. Did you read them all?
I did. Outside of training sessions, I keep to my room most of the time. People can be wary of mages like myself, treating us as strangers at best, and monsters at worst. I believe it best to remain in the shadows here as I did in Grado.		Knoll
Fjorm	N-no! You're no monster—you're an ally, and a good friend!
Pardon my intrusion, but...you are the dark mage recently summoned to Askr, aren't you? It sounds like you wield your magic with a just heart.		Leo
Raigh	It's good to have another mage with a proper moral compass.
Ah, Prince Leo, Raigh! Knoll, these two also practice dark magic, just like you do.		Fjorm
Knoll	... I'm sorry, you said you believe me to have a "proper moral compass"? So there are dark mages serving the Order of Heroes who fit such a description?
As you'll soon come to learn...		Leo
Raigh	Right. You can forget needing to skulk around in the dark just because you're a dark mage. Those labels don't mean anything here, so get used to it.
H-how is that possible?		Knoll

Knoll: Darkness Watcher - B

Knoll	...Hm? What's this now...
Hey, you! Why do you keep following me?		Naesala
Henry	Huh? Oh! It's just...I'm collecting raven feathers, that's all!
What? Collecting feathers?! Aren't you a dark mage? You're not planning on using them for some unsavory ritual, are you?		Naesala
Henry	No, no. It's not for any ritual! I was just thinking that, if I could collect enough, maybe I'd be able to fly too! Crows are kind of my thing, so I thought that was an obvious next step.
Whether you can fly or not, if you are a friend to ravens, you must be beorc—and yet you are different... Whatever you are, do as you wish. I won't stop you.		Naesala
Henry	Great! Then I'll just follow behind you and pick up any feathers you drop as you go!
...Another dark mage? And another strange one at that.		Knoll
Knoll	...Hm? What is this now...
We had some fun today, didn't we, Princess Sharena?		Tharja
Sharena	Yes, very much! We'll have to do it again soon.
Sounds delightful! All right, now, I'll let you get to today's training! ... Phew... I almost lost myself in the normal girl routine after faking it for the Princess for so long...		Tharja
Knoll	...
What're you looking at? Listening in on me muttering to myself? If you tell Princess Sharena any of what you heard, you've got a curse waiting for you, got it? Perhaps a...three-day runny nose? Or maybe something...much worse. Hee hee...		Tharja
Knoll	I have no intention of telling her anything, nor would I know what I'd be telling her in this instance...
Oh, no? Fine then. Now, where was I... Oh, right! Off to collect a lock of Robin's hair for the new curse. Hee hee hee hee...		Tharja
Knoll	Yet another dark mage... And yet another strange one—and even stranger still.

Knoll: Darkness Watcher - A

Odin	Urrrrgh... RRRRAAAHHHH! The sky weeps stars like so many falling tears! Still yourself, spell hand!
Are you hurt?! I heard your cries of pain... Should I call for a healer?		Knoll
Odin	N-no! Unnecessary... This throbbing ache cannot be healed by the likes of any earthly force. I am Odin. Birthed from the womb of darkness itself, I have traveled against time's flow to arrive here.
You mean to tell me you're a Hero who has come from the future?		Knoll
Odin	Precisely. Your mind is indeed sharp, my brother in darkness...
But...time's flow is like that of a great river. There's no possible way to reverse its flow... ...Ah! Come to think of it, Prince Lyon was researching how to use dark magic to catch glimpses of the future. He called it time shear. If it is possible to see into the future, then perhaps it's possible to peer into the past as well...and travel there...		Knoll
Odin	Wait, "time shear"?! Tell me more! The name alone is amazing!
Huh? Is your hand better already?		Knoll
Odin	...URRRGGHH! C-close one! If I relax for even a moment, there's a chance I will be overcome!
Incredible to think the Order of Heroes has a dark mage who can manipulate time in their ranks. But by using such dreadful magic, if time were to be distorted, what might the cost be...		Knoll
Odin	Hah! Whatever the cost, struggle I must, so I may fulfill the great quest laid out before me! Even if the dark inferno reduces me to ash and bone, I must... Rrrraahh! My...spell hand! Still, you!
...Wasn't the throbbing in your other hand a moment ago?		Knoll
Odin	Oh! Look at the time! I've just remembered I've got to...go, uh... run an errand for my mother! So, I must be off. Bye!
...Perhaps the strangest dark mage I've met thus far. It seems the Order keeps quite the diverse roster.		Knoll

Knoll: Darkness Watcher - S

Fjorm	Oh! Good to see you again, Knoll! Headed to the library?
Not this time. I'm just out for a walk. A change of pace, you might say.		Knoll
Leo	Have you had occasion to meet any of the other dark mages here, by chance?
Speaking of which... Here come Prince Leo and young Raigh.		Knoll
Raigh	So, ya know what I mean yet? The dark mages around here tend toward unhinged... Don't get me wrong. They're all top-notch, but...not a one cares a lick for the goals of the Order!
Rather than "unhinged," I would say they each simply have a strong sense of self. They know what they want!		Fjorm
Knoll	...Many people are suspicious of dark mages, believing we tap the unholy power of demons. Prince Lyon wanted to use dark magic to save people, in part to change those preconceptions. Yet I, of all people, hid myself away, believing none would accept me.
What matters isn't the sort of power you use, but rather HOW you use it. I fully believe that is all that matters!		Fjorm
Leo	You must have been the favorite student in all your classes, Princess Fjorm, parroting platitudes so easily.
D-did I say something wrong?		Fjorm
Knoll	It's what you do with power that matters, hm? No... I should say you've only spoken truth, Fjorm. I think I understand now, and I will need to take some time to consider... How ought I to live in this world? Not only as a practitioner of dark magic, but as a Hero as well...
We are happy to have you, Knoll! I believe in your ability to use dark magic to take us to a bright future!		Fjorm
Knoll	Indeed. You have my aid. May this land endure long enough to finally see such a future.

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