The Mage looked at Shang with narrowed eyes, but Shang only calmly looked back.
Shang had already thought of a persona he would adapt in this foreign kingdom.
Just now, the best way to disguise himself had been acting as a wild barbarian that didn't belong to any power, village, or city. That would give him an excuse not to know much about the Grandmountain Kingdom and for being alone in the wilderness.
But that also meant that Shang had to act the part.
Because of that, Shang decided to adopt a stupider version of teacher Mervin.
Mervin was the righteous teacher of swordsmanship in the warrior's academy. He didn't speak much, but when he did, his words were wise.
Shang essentially channeled a younger and more isolated version of him.
Taciturn, introverted, honest.
"Who are you? Why are you here?" the Mage asked with narrowed eyes.
"My name is unimportant," Shang said slowly. "Names are only important when there are others to speak them."
"And this is my home."
"I'll ask again. Please leave," he said slowly.
The Mage looked deeply into Shang's eye.
"And if I don't?" she asked.
Shang looked at her for a second, and then…
He continued swinging his sword.
"This is why I don't want to live amongst you," Shang said as he swung another time.
"You enter my home."
"I ask you to leave."
"You threaten me."
"All this boasting and needless aggression."
"We have no conflict."
"I don't want to hurt you."
"Why do you want to hurt me?"
Shang said each of these short sentences between each swing, not looking at the Mage.
"Pointless."
Shang swung once more.
And once more.
And one more time.
wasn't saying
Shang
BANG!
suddenly thrown at one of the walls
Shang's
back at the Mage,
violence," Shang said as he stood
"Why?"
"For what reason?"
do you have to gain
you covet my wealth? I don't
make you
kill to become
Mages kill
"I retreat. You follow."
more do you
that, Shang
short and simple sentences. However, his sentences were very
with an infuriated
the Skythunder Kingdom?" she asked with power in her
said without a change
"Towns."
"Cities."
"Kingdoms."
all are the
of humans working
Shang remained silent for a second
"I see no difference."
or whatever are the
in furthering the
again as
lying!" the Mage shouted as power gathered around her being. "Speak the truth or
calmly looked into
"Deceit, dishonesty, skepticism."
"Why?"
"Why deceive others?"
by deceiving others, you
so difficult to believe
Silence.
BANG!
was thrown against the wall again, and this time, his injuries
do not want to
the Mage
reason, Shang's expression made
much into the continued development of techniques so that you may
You parasite talk about these grandstanding ideals of peace and harmony, but you benefit from the very things
You learn our techniques, consume our resources, learn from our teachers, and now you
stood up and looked at the Mage
you are
have a counterargument! Instead
silently looked into the Mage's
"Spoken words are unimportant."
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