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[wandthief]

Now Hix is gone do the rest of you want a notorious dark wizard roaming around unwatched and unchecked? Any volunteers to amuse me by attempting to be my temporary warden?

Admiral, I want my powers returned to me as they were when I arrived. That's only fair.


[Private to Arthas and Frostmourne]

Did you frighten Hix that much that he had to flee?

Comments

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

Your concern for them is admirable.

[subtlescience]

This isn't a pleasure cruise.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

I was joking, you know. I wouldn't kill one of them without just cause.

[subtlescience]

It's so hard to tell these days.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

Do I have to repeat that I'm not evil? I don't enjoy killing. Unlike some I've noticed here.

[subtlescience]

I'll believe you when you graduate.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

Then I look forward to you saying something nice to me on that day.

[subtlescience]

I'm not a nice man, Grindelwald.

Perhaps if you held your breath...?

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[wandthief.livejournal.com]

I know you're not. I did read your story.

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[subtlescience]

As has half the Barge.

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[wandthief.livejournal.com]

And what would you call yourself? Evil? Dark? Good...?

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[subtlescience]

When I first came here, I couldn't have answered that.

Now? Morally ambiguous but with a strong and healthy inclination not to murder people. Or throw them over the side.

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[wandthief.livejournal.com]

But you have murdered people?

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[subtlescience]

You know the answer to that. You did read my story.

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[wandthief.livejournal.com]

It did not say every little thing you did, as it did not say everything that I did.

It wasn't inside of your mind. It didn't say what you enjoyed or didn't enjoy of what you did.

So I'd like to hear the truth from you.

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[subtlescience]

You asked if I murdered people, not whether I enjoyed it.

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[wandthief.livejournal.com]

Now I'm asking both.

Although I'm not surprised about you evading giving me a direct answer.

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[subtlescience]

If you're not surprised, then I imagine you think you already have an answer.

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[wandthief.livejournal.com]

No, which is why I am asking.

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[subtlescience]

I have never enjoyed murder.

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[wandthief.livejournal.com]

Would you call what you did to Dumbledore murder?

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[subtlescience]

Yes.

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[wandthief.livejournal.com]

Hm.

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[subtlescience]

You don't?

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[wandthief.livejournal.com]

It was something he felt had to be done, was it not?

Without much thought for yourself. As you said, you don't enjoy murder. He always did have a selfish streak.