A neverending field

[Corwin]

Seira nods, asking, "And how does your power affect it?" while nodding towards the radiant white script.

[Anastasia]

I can overcome it. The truth is sometimes hidden, but it is meant to one day shine from horizon to horizon.

[Corwin]

"Tha makes sense," Seira agrees, waiting to see whether Sylvie or Antenora have more to ask Zaphkiel.

[Anastasia]

Antenora mulls all of that over, "It is not a question of good or evil, is it not?"

It is not. The Archangels and the daemons both use anathemic knowledge. Nor is it of law and chaos.

"Erathaol guides knowledge with holy wisdom, and demands wise restraint with dangerous knowledge," Antenora goes on, "Shar keeps knowledge sealed away in her shadows and caverns. Logically, it's a situation where it's like a sword, where it matters how you use it, rather than if you use it."

Yes.

"Then, it again comes down to us. To avoid error with it, to not make another Hecatoncheires or Fairest Star." Antenora continues from that, thoughtfully. Her head is half bowed in thought. "We're also getting away from our original purpose here."

[Corwin]

Antenora is so cute, she can only come up with two examples of colossal divine fuck ups!

"We are, a bit," Seira agrees. "So, to recap...."

I'll share the information Kascha and the Guardian gave us about Layer 666, and just not mention Alicia's experiences with Malcantet.

[Anastasia]

She was actually going for a token three-set. Yours is the unspoken first and the other two are second and third, with the first being unspoken being a nod towards the discussion of anathemic knowledge.

What? Devils overthink things, some things stay true even after redemption.

Antenora takes it in while Sylvie nods at the end, "I know a few parts of that," she agrees. "I have a theory about a few parts of it that may verify the veracity of the Man of the Winds, but I need to talk to Alyssa for confirmation. I suspect she has the piece that will solve some of the mystery around him."

A sidelong glance from Antenora, "Really? Did you discern that or was it from 21?"

"A portion from both," Sylvie concurs, "I'll just ask her now, hold on."

[Corwin]

"Right. And as for information others hold, Alicia also knows some relevant facts after a recent meeting she had," Seira muses. "Now, I'm not without leads and I do intend to pursue the numerology a bit farther with my human resources, but I feel that it would be best if you took the lead on investigating this, Sylvie."

[Anastasia]

This gets a rather sharp smile from Sylvie. "You're so happy to unload that bit of madness onto someone else, aren't you?" There's no real malice in her voice, just a sort of weary, resigned amusement.

[Corwin]

"I do honestly feel you are the best choice. In case this thing relates to our ultimate task, there are only so many of us who are viable. Since both Sylica and my team had brushes against this sort of knowledge recently, it's conceivable our enemies might watch our actions for now. Since I'm unwilling to let this wait for an indeterminate time to throw off any scent, I'm left with only one possible choice. And that you and the rest of Aurora's graduates on the team have experience with 21 only makes that choice even better."

[Anastasia]

"You're not wrong," Sylvie concurs without an argument. "Do you know how many numerologists go mad or commit suicide? Far too many."

[Corwin]

"Hells, I dabble in it and I think it's a load of crock!"

[Anastasia]

IRC down for you, by the way?

That draws out a real smile from Sylvie, "It's garbage until it suddenly isn't, and you wish you'd noticed it wasn't garbage that time."

"There's logic in everything," Antenora disagrees, "A strong enough mind will find it and will conquer it."

[Corwin]

"It's like prophecies," Seira scoffs. "Functionally useless, but always capable to be twisted properly after the fact or becoming self-fulfilling."

Yes.

[Anastasia]

Antenora raises an eyebrow, "Prophecies are an important tool to guide the future."

Sylvie blows out a breath at that, "So muddled, unclear handholding is useful for you? Well, I suppose if you want to make life difficult for those you care about, go ahead."

[Anastasia]

"Also yes," Sylvie cuts in before it can go further. "I'll want to get more information from her, but my theory now is that the Man of the Winds is connected to the Ordial somehow and that's his source of information.