Haldor ran his fingers through his red hair. "It's as though she just treats the whole thing as a jest. The war didn't concern her, but there she turned up, using the oppertunity to raise as much hell as possible. But the unusual thing is, why didn't she want the beast to live, if it would roar around trampling through order as it went? If anything, she could use it, let she took you and the others to bring it down. If all she wants is chaos and death, why not ride the wake of the beast as it brought about plenty of that? What if she has other motives, if not just the causing of chaos, for being in Dastan?" The Nord's face was a picture of indifference, but it was clear that he spoke with urgency. "As much as you did the right thing, I have to wonder why she did what she did. If she had decided to let it be, it would have ripped the kingdom in half before anyone could so much as think. Unless total anarchy was not what she had wanted. Unless she wants more. I don't know, Skrall, I don't know a bloody thing. But that is why I have to go back to Haddon, I have to get things straight. Back there, she wanted the rebellion to give a knew, darker lawless, light upon the town. She nearly made us do it, but in Dastan it sounds as though she tried to make sure that it was her who made the rules." Haldor placed his mug firmly down upon the table. He fervently touched a lucky charm, bearing the emblem of Thoric, before sighing again. "You're not old, Skrall, just tired, we're all tired of this. But there ain't nothing more refreshing than knowing that you've done some good. See if you don't feel better after taking some light work, maybe you need a break from the apocalyptic battles and intricate plots for a while." The Norseman laughed for a few moments before picking up his mug again, and lifting it up. "A man couldn't have a better friend, Skrall, my old mate. Take a rest, recline yourself, have a drink. Raise your glass, to the both of us. And Nur, wherever the hell he is."
"...Oh, and where you planning on doing anything with that plaything of yours? The last one I saw nearly caused Tesni to gut Hoke, so they must be good."