#just assassin things

[ask-runaan-anything]

Next time go for the neck. It’s faster way to die than going for the ribs.

The fastest way is with an arrow, from a distance. Which still passes between the ribs. Between. I'm not a rib stealer!

such slander belongs with the blood drinking accusations

[ask-runaan-anything]

Once you said that you studied human anatomy. But why tho?

The fastest way to win a fight is to drop my opponent to the ground before it begins.

I don't believe in fair fights only swift ones

[ask-runaan-anything]

That's it, you crossed the line, stabbing people isn't okay. *long pause* you have to do it between the forth and fifth rib, not the fifth and sixth.

*takes careful notes* What I'm hearing here is that the fifth rib is the line I've crossed.

In my defense, I haven't gotten a lot of feedback from my targets on this matter.

[ask-runaan-anything]

Ok, but now the real question is: what would you do if someone called you Rayla's Dad? How about Callum?

The honor of being Rayla's father belongs to Lain, whom I respect and admire. I would immediately say so.

Besides, the world is not ready for Rayla with my curled horns.

Do you mean that Callum is calling me this, or that I could be called his father as well? Is this level of association truly necessary? I do not know human lineages as well as elven ones, but there is always a chance that I have taken more than one of the boy's father figures.

Perhaps a safe distance is best, yes? For both of us.

[ask-runaan-anything]

Hmmm.....oh Runaan, check out this weapon I found.

*pulls out crossbow, accidentally fires it*

OH GEEZ!

*crashing in the distance*

*puts the crossbow in your arms and runs away*

Now I'm not sure how to feel about humans' lack of martial training.

[ask-runaan-anything]

So Runaan, there's a video game series we humans have called Assassin's Creed, in which you play various Assassins that belong to a brotherhood that are supposed to follow three tenants:

1. Stay your blade from the flesh of an innocent. (Aka, don't kill anyone unnecessarily)

2. Hide in plain sight. (Try and be discreet/don't draw attention to yourself)

3. Never compromise the Brotherhood. (Don't do anything that could put your comrades at risk)

I'm curious how this compares to Moonshadow Assassin ideals? From what I've seen and heard it appears very similar. Thoughts?

It sounds reliably similar. But who has the cooler hoods?

[ask-runaan-anything]

Now that Rayla is in a relationship with a boy are you going to give her the female talk, if you know what I mean?

That depends on which is funnier: whether I know exactly how women work, or whether I have no idea at all.

in my experience, of which I have a lot, women can kill a big strong man just as easily as anyone else when they know where to strike. class dismissed

[ask-runaan-anything]

How do you deal with the deathly parts of your job? Are there any special rituals or anything?

The rituals help, little shadow. I've seen humans performing various death rituals over the years, because the rituals help.

Even when you're the one taking the life. They help.

Shifting into Moonshadow form is itself a ritual, when it is done on a mission at the proper time. Balancing life and death upon the edge of my blade - this is what I do. The choice to end suffering, and with it any further potential for joy, is never an easy one. But it must be made.

And so: the rituals help.

The Moonshadow form, The Black Step, the Final Flare, the Eyes upon the Moon, the Shuttering. The Broken Arrow. The Assassin's Gift.

The rituals help.

Ethari has rituals for me when I get home, too. They help just as much, if not more. I could not do what I do without him, not in any useful way at all.