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ALBION: *revise*my*purpose*?
ALBION: *i*HAD*a*purpose*until*you*took*it*away*from*me*
ALBION: *and*now*i*have*nothing*!
ALBION: *trollkind*is*bound*to*suffer*with*no*recourse*!
EXEMPLAR: you act like this is my fault, and so you fight the wrong people.
ALBION: *who*are*the*right*people*?
ALBION: *who*else*shall*i*blame*?
ALBION: *do*not*expect*me*to*believe*you*
ALBION: *all*you*have*done*is*show*unclear*fragments*of*memory*
ALBION: *false*ideas*to*make*me*pliant*and*inclined*to*trust*
EXEMPLAR: what i have shown you is vitally important.
EXEMPLAR: i was there for all of it. you being in possession of this information is critical.
ALBION: *am*i*supposed*to*believe*that*i*am*important*to*you*?
EXEMPLAR: in a sense.
EXEMPLAR: as my deeds have impacted what became of my ancestor's legacy, so will yours.
EXEMPLAR: i merely want you to understand what is at risk.
ALBION: *and*i*want*you*to*understand*this*
ALBION: *i*am*NONE*of*your*business*
ALBION: *and*i*want*you*OUT*OF*MY*MIND*
EXEMPLAR: you still think we are inside your own head?
EXEMPLAR: oh, child. this sanctum was never yours, just as it was never mine.
EXEMPLAR: it is naught but a set in the game you are to play.
EXEMPLAR: it is not a safe haven. it is a prison.
EXEMPLAR: you have far less control than you think, hero of hope, and you must come to accept that.
ALBION: *how*could*you*possibly*know*all*this*?
EXEMPLAR: because i used to be like you.