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[falsehymn]

❝But I tell you, do not swear
an oath at all:
either by Heaven, for it is God’s throne;
or by the earth,
for it is His footstool;
or by Jerusalem, for it is the
city of the Great King.
And do not swear by your head,
for you cannot make even
one hair white
or black.
All you need to say is simply 'Yes' or 'No';
anything beyond this comes from
the evil one.
—Matthew 5:34-37

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[legendofthelion]

[🧍‍♂️🧍‍♂️]

There's a lot more of us than I thought.

[hjadningavig]

...there are.

[ Despite this, he turns to face Dehya. ]

Though, it doesn't exactly surprise me. I did at least anticipate I would not be the only one.

[ Surprising, maybe, to hear him say this - but, he thought it was a reasonable expectation he wouldn't be the only assigned 'protection duty'...and then, he sips at his drink. ]

[legendofthelion]

I knew I wasn't even when I made the agreement. [Thanks Louis.] But I figured there'd maybe be four?

[Not over a fourth of the remaining troupe.]

[hjadningavig]

...You do have a point about being surprised about the numbers.

[ Dainsleif has been mulling over how he feels about the entire thing, and maybe despite the fact he says this, it doesn't exactly shock him.

But, that doesn't mean it's different for others. He'll just finish off a drink in the midst of this, and get another, though. ]

It could have been insurance.

[legendofthelion]

In case any of us died? [Hm... well, that does make fulfilling their part of the deal difficult but Dehya wonders if it also reduces their power for the rest of the troupe.]

[hjadningavig]

[ A nod with no hesitation. ]

Nothing is guaranteed, in a situation like this.

[ Dainsleif supposes that what he says is just a potential thought, if anything. But, of all the things...that part seems logical to him. ]