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[ruinsprofessor]

--"Raine Sage. I can't reach the console right now. If it's an emergency, don't wait to get a hold of me, keep moving. I'm sure I'll hear about it soon. If not, leave a message and I'll contact you when I can."

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Valdis winced, "It was not one of my finer moments," she replied, "The enemy's drug got into my system while exploring the palace and I offended the wrong person on my way home." That was putting it lightly to be sure, but she waved a hand dismissively, "Your Solomon showed up and managed to talk some sense into my slightly unstable mindset and a fight was avoided."

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Her Solomon, hm. Raine blinked at the phrasing, briefly bemused, but didn't disagree. "Fortunate," she said instead. "An outright fight at that point could have been disastrous."

The entire thing sounded like a complete understatement, however. "The wrong person?" Raine repeated, curious. Any of them could be the wrong person, really, given the right motivation.

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Considering the powers of the people involved, 'disastrous' may also have been putting it lightly. Raine's reaction to her phrasing was not missed and Valdis felt slightly elated that she had been correct in her assumption. There was a relationship between the Light Mage and the Death Bringer, which was interesting, but she decided not to press it further at this time.

"Solomon said that his name was Bakura," she answered, "He held a hundred souls within him, his own and ninety-nine others." Which was nothing compared to the number she held, but he seemed to care deeply about his souls, whereas hers meant little. "The ninety-nine took offense to my presence. I assume they sensed the souls I hold and divined that I had the ability to steal souls." She shrugged, even if she hadn't made the empty threat to take his ghosts, the relationship had probably been doomed anyway.

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Oh, no. No wonder that had gone horribly. Valdis had, effectively, threatened Bakura's family. Raine covered her eyes briefly with one hand, sighing. "Yes, I'm not surprised," she said, resigned. "I would recommend that you avoid him in the future. He will have taken that personally, I think."

But the other woman had likely already come to that conclusion. "Doubly fortunate, then, that the confrontation didn't devolve."

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"Fortunate, yes." Valdis rolled her eyes, "And don't worry, I tend to avoid the people who take extreme offense to my existence."

She had little interest in Bakura, he was a threat, but a threat that probably wouldn't mess with her. But Solomon, on the other hand, had called himself 'Death Bringer', something carrying far more weight in her mind that a simple man carrying a few souls.

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"Then you have more sense than half the people I know," Raine said, light, with a faintly amused smile. Unfortunately true. "Our powers, and the planes. Was there anything else you wanted to discuss?"

It seemed like most of what Valdis had wanted had been covered, but she wouldn't be surprised if more had come up in the interim.

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Considering that most of her curiosity had been satiated, and her original purpose for coming had been fulfilled, Valdis shook her head, "No. Thank you for your time."

She stood and made for the door, she had taken up enough of the mage's time for one day. But when she reached it, she turned back to where Raine was, "And thank you for the other stuff too."

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Raine followed her to the door, and nodded acknowledgment. "You're welcome. Be careful, Valdis." She shut the door behind the woman, and when she had gone, exhaled heavily. Troubled times indeed, but at least other Foreigners were stepping up. There might be some hope for unified purpose yet.