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(A Pair of Arguing Ashari)

“Euda my friend! You must give me permission investigate Samantha’s death!”

“And I have been telling you, it is not necessary Ashari Bein, people die from those sorts of accidents all the time. Just because it is strange doesn’t mean that it is foul play.

I admit the thought is tempting, the idea that my sister is still in a sense alive. I would be very happy if I got to meet her again but you have to admit that she is probably far beyond even your reach.”

“Admit? Come on! She was ran over by a truck while trying to save that kid! A TRUCK! Come ON! Rescue attempt! Truck!

A situation where a person with heroic tendencies is killed by a vehicle that requires an additional license to drive it!

It is just too coincidental for my tastes, that sort of style of death is currently all the rage for zutmis at the moment. Though personally in my opinion it’s a most unoriginal and stupid fad but…”

“No, my answer is still no. I think the reason why Zutmis like to use that for a go-to-method is probably because it happens often enough for real that no one suspects it, the odds that my sister wasn't taken are just too great.”

“How odd, we ashari tend to think the opposite, no odds are too small, are you protesting out of fear? Please calm yourself and think about it! If she is truly passed on, that’s all fine and dandy, but if a zutmi really stole her…she could be living in misery right now as some lazy “goddess’s” lackey or form of sick entertainment…”

“…what is this really about? You didn’t even know my sister personally.”

“Not personally yes technically, but from all that you have told and given me, plus my own research I can tell that she is one of us! Maybe not a full ashari but a high honorary at the very least and family no matter what the case!”

“…I admit that I have also thought so, have felt it as well, from the very moment you awakened me even I suspected it, but why her? and why now? I still feel you are not telling me all…don’t forget I too am ashari there must be something that you are leaving out.”

“Sigh, you really want me to answer completely eh? Fine then. I admit it I feel very guilty if only we had investigated your world sooner…even if your sister really did die in an ordinary accident I probably could have saved her, protected her…prevented harm from happening to her until she herself could prevent it.

But I had decided to wait, you were probably a sleeper ashari with no need of my interference. By the time I suspected that you might be a newbie and a fellow garlic soul besides I was too late.”

“…Fine, but I don’t want you to tell me anything unless you find her.”

“Oh thank you, thank you, thank you! I can’t wait to meet her! And before you say anything negative as you negs tend to do, let me point out that although this world does not show any signs of reincarnation systems, there are plenty signs that soul abductions and world transfers have taken place.”

“Well I hope you are right about this, but…I have just had an idea... maybe no matter the case right or wrong…we could go and rescue another soul in a situation that's similar or worse than being a “gods” lackey?”

“What a great idea! It sounds like the perfect kind of penance for me...Plus it would give you some personal experience of what it is like to be a Pride Eater I know you are still leaning towards your birthright as garlic but there is no need to be inflexible, in my opinion the more options the better!”

“Well I am not saying that we or you should do anything immediately. There is no need for me or us to hurry any of these decisions 'haste makes not speed but sloppy'. Besides weren’t you insisting when we first met, that the proper order of things was that we should secure my world and then establish my nest and territory first ?”

“Right…OH YEAH!”

“Hmm what is it?”

“Nothing, I had just forgotten all about even saying that!” :D

“YOU!”