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[necroyalty]

I've been given the essential information regarding our stay here, and I have a question regarding the belongings I've arrived with.

Say that you arrived with a possession of yours that was truly precious. Such that you fear what you might do for the sake of keeping it undamaged.

Such that its loss would be enough to make you die of despair.

[She's not going to let on how literal that is. Sure, the exact science of lichdom might not be common knowledge, but she's not taking her chances.]

I have no desire to leave it in the care of another, and would prefer to relegate such a thing to a last resort. And I find the thought of sticking it in a safe to be rather...pedestrian.

Again, I'd only resort to such a thing if I really had to.

So I ask you:

What outlandish extents would you go to in order to ensure the safety of such a treasure?

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500 years later

[chainlinks]

I can't say I would know much about that...although I did fight a man attempting to take control of our country for its own benefit.

[Technically Shido's count would be low since he didn't kill others personally, getting his men to do it instead. Thus Ren can only assume what 'messy' means, especially if she's a zombie. Zombie is probably the right word.]

So I guess this brings it back to your first question, then. What did you do with it back home?

[necroyalty]

[ ...wow. Just. Wow. Technically she'd offer to Feeblemind Shido if he ever came here and you boys informed people about it, but. Details. ]

Truth be told, I wanted to buy myself enough time to protect the stability we had. That meant potentially stripping myself and my own family of power years down the road and fundamentally changing a few things that otherwise would take a generation or two.

I know that's probably not the best excuse, but there it is.

After that? Funny thing about immortality. You can't simply turn it off once what you set out to accomplish is done.

I don't know what comes after, and it's terrifying.