AUDIENCE FOR: Ercnard Sieghart

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[valid of him.]

So what I'm hearing is that the two of you have been getting along pretty okay since you arrived.

[ercnerd]

The circumstances behind his presence are unusual, but he's a good addition to the mansion.

[guestservices]

Good to know. I'm not really sure you guys could get rid of each other even if you wanted to. You're all sort of stuck.

[they fold their arms over their chest.]

He's been telling me a little about how you guys are spending your time. Something about gardens and monsters under the bed?

[ercnerd]

[He cants his head. "Sort of"?]

You've got the gist of it. Just like at the daycare, we have something to do every week.

[guestservices]

It's funny. I haven't read all of the files or anything, but I don't really know a lot about the places you guys were kept. Don't tell me it was a literal daycare...

[ercnerd]

It was. We didn't have proper food for weeks, and our change of clothes was geared toward that demographic. There wasn't a lot of room at first, either.

[guestservices]

That...sounds like a health code violation waiting to happen. But then again, maybe death doesn't care about stuff like that.

[ercnerd]

Death may not, but even the Underworld has better living standards for the dead. It's a miracle the bear managed to survive on the daycare's portions.

[guestservices]

[sieg can't see their face, but he will get the sense they are raising an eyebrow.]

Been to the Underworld recently? And why was the bear with you?

[ercnerd]

Why else? He lost his keys.

As for the Underworld . . . it's been a little while, but I've been there.

[guestservices]

Of course. How silly of me to ask. [why else would the bear be there.]

What were you even doing there? The Underworld, not daycare. I think I know exactly what happened with that.

[ercnerd]

We were there to warn the Haros of a demon invasion. Once the matter was settled, we returned to our own dimension. Why do you ask?

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I don't know. Most people don't just casually say "oh yeah, when I was in the Underworld" like it's a normal thing.

[ercnerd]

That's because I'm not normal. As an undying legend, I've been around more than most people.

[guestservices]

An undying legend...which means what, exactly? [aquarius has read some files but not in full detail, apparently.]

[ercnerd]

Exactly what it sounds like. I'm the legendary gladiator of Kanavan, but I don't age. Death doesn't usually stick for me, either.

[guestservices]

[....hm.]

Okay so...how does somebody just become a legendary gladiator? [help.]

[ercnerd]

How else? By vanquishing countless monsters and winning wars with unparalleled skill.

[guestservices]

It sounds...well. Kinda far-fetched, you know? Like the kind of stories people tell their kids about heroes that aren't totally reachable.

[ercnerd]

Those are the stories of my exploits. There's no child in even the most remote villages of the kingdom who hasn't heard of me. If you have doubts, I'm living proof that those stories are based on truth.

[guestservices]

Okay, but which came first? You and your exploits, or the stories to make them seem greater?

[they're not even being contradictory at this point, they're genuinely interested in what sieg has to say about it.]

[ercnerd]

My exploits, of course! It's because they were so grand that they were recorded and passed down to future generations. They really tried to preserve everything; even my old weapons are stored in the royal treasury.

[guestservices]

[...hm.]

And now here you are. That...kinda sucks, actually. [like objectively speaking it sucks to be something of a hero or what-have-you and be killed by getting tossed out a window in front of a live audience.]

Have you ever died before now? And before Wiwaldi.

[ercnerd]

[Sometimes things happen.]

I have. The number of times I've died there and here doesn't compare.

[From his tone, he may as well be shrugging. Immortality has always been something of a convenience for him in that regard.]

[guestservices]

...but you remember all of your deaths. Nothing's changed?

[sometimes things happen and they maybe shouldn't.]