Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-28358106-20170724000238/@comment-28358106-20170729003020

Adelaide's smile returns as she leans back, holding her cigarette upright between two fingers.

"Indeed? I did not mention Thomas, nor his brother, and you bring them both up out of hand.  I do believe you have misjudged me, Lord.  I've already had the services of three of the greatest powers of this plane, not counting the Doctor."

She taps her ashes into a tray. "Though you may not know it, Lord De'Sange, I watched the events of the Crucible's breach through a set of entirely different eyes. Thomas had made me well aware of what was to come, and it was only with his help that I was able to gain the services of the three greatest powers that could have stood against Alcamarie and her plan.  Knowing Thomas would be helpless, and Victivius unable to kill the one who bound him, I sent Thomas to heal the fallen goddess that she might bring her avatar to this plane as a token of the deal.  That token was Sir Jorge.  And I knew that Thomas' family would have an unstoppable force in the Hound.  It was my treasury that ensured Thomas would have enough of a stipend to pay the Destroyer, and their friendship would ensure that he would be there where Thomas' magic might one day fail him.  But you..."

She narrows her eyes playfully. "You were quite the unknown element, my dear Lord De'Sange. You had a different drive then, pushed along by an altogether different force.  That force proved to be quite strong indeed, for I wagered that your boundless pride would not allow you to leave Jaghund unchecked when your own power waned.  I gambled that you would find him, and shadow him, if only to recover that which was rightfully yours.  But, to the great benefit of us all, shadow him you did, and thus, lent Whitemarch your considerable prowess."

She lifts her glass. "Hound, Knight, and Vampire, all at once, and all quite monsteous in their own right, as you might agree. I would say that my...diplomacy worked quite well." She sips her wine.