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The very top of the tower where Dimitri resided at present was open to the elements and Amber was able to just fly up to speak with him, he stood by the edge of the battlements his eyes gazing at the Great Mountains, show capped and wonderful in the distance. His soul yearned for them, to see what resided at the top of those ivory peaks and to plant his flag upon them.
Without turning he spoke in a controlled and careful manner, he had no intention of offending her at present, "Being a wanted criminal in Vortex is rather like being religious in Diana or an elf in Sylrosia." He smiled and turned round bowing his head slightly, "I apologise for the foolish Elsdragon, he arrested me on nothing more than circumstance and jealousy. Yet I will not deny the Empire would look unkindly on some of my activities, then again I have never been keen on the Empire." He smiled and turned again to look at the mountains.
"I appreciate your position Lady Brightwing, I understand from speaking with you that you care for this city. Why? I am unsure, I assume you see it as a necessary evil, you wish to train some sort of craft here, I am unsure." He smiled, "But you cannot understand my relationship with this city, the fate of my family is bound up with it, we are interlinked and I cannot let it go. I will ever be here, even when you have flown back home." He smiled and dropped his head for a moment.
"It seems we must co-exist, like it or not I am safe in this city. The citizens appreciate what my family has done for them, at the first sign of trouble when you will fly away I shall die in this place alongside them." He turned and smiled, "I remember not too long ago when a lot of people in this city died, have the Imperials probed how such a thing happened on your watch yet?" It was a return jab directed to show the Thane that she was not perfect and had failings just like he did.
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