Chapter 270 - A Proposal in a Prison (1/2)

*Eldovian Era 1713 17th day of the 11th month*

Despite it's name, the brig inside the Yilish ship was a cut above the last Brig Aegin had seen. That had however been on a Pirate ship, and he had been on the other side of the bars. Still, seeing the Priestess sitting with a cup of tea with a small chair and table beside a cot in her cell seemed counter-intuitive. Was she a prisoner or a guest? The bars were the only thing that seemed to really differ from his own room.

Gelling sighed, ”I'll give you fifteen minutes. Then you'll have to leave”.

”Thank you, I appreciate it,” said Aegin.

Gelling nodded then turned and headed back out, into the main hall, leaving Aegin and the Priestess staring through the bars at one another. After a moment of silence, the Priestess sighed.

”Well, this is surprising,” she stated, ”Even with all the blood drinking you didn't seem like the gloating type. I suppose the white lie that got me stuck in here should have given it away”.

”Don't blame me for your stupidity, you're the one that jumped before you knew what you were up against,” said Aegin, ”And were unprepared for the consequences”.

The Priestess sighed, ”Yes, thank you, I've had nearly two days to contemplate that particular decision. From what they tell me I have at least one more before we reach the next Port”.

”I see you've been made to be comfortable,” said Aegin.

”You're not here for idle chatter, I know that much,” said the Priestess, ”And if you're not here to gloat it must be something else. It may seem like I have all the time in the world but I really don't care for the company of a monster”.

Aegin couldn't help but chuckle at the term, ”Monster? Well, I suppose I am. There are different levels of monster though. And each is subjective. I won't pretend that I'm ever going to agree with you on it. You're a Priestess of the Holy Order after all, you've literally been made to be the opposite of what I am. Have you ever thought that to me, you're the monster? The one who hunts me when all I'm doing is trying to have a decent meal. Well, I suppose my meals are not decent in the slightest. After all, I made sure to only partake from those who had ill intentions”.

The Priestess' eyes narrowed, ”So you fully admit that it was you?”

Aegin raised an eyebrow, ”Did you not already know that? After all, as much as I want to tease you for making that foolish decision to come after me, you were following your instincts. You knew what I was and you pursued me to stop me”.

”And I will,” she stated.

Aegin smirked, ”I don't think so. You've got no idea what you're up against. You, who grew up in a world where only Order existed. You know nothing of Chaos”.

”So you're saying you've had encounters with the Holy Order before?” asked the Priestess.

”No. Wannabes perhaps, but not the real deal,” replied Aegin.

”But you...weren't you born into Chaos?” asked the Priestess.

”Were you born as a Magician?” asked Aegin.

”You were...you were turned into this?”

Aegin sighed, ”Not everything is in black and white as you seem so intent on making it. The lines blur more often than not”.

The Priestess sighed, ”If you're trying to talk me out of killing you, you won't succeed. You must need to feed often. You won't survive a journey all the way to the Western Continent without feeding on someone on this ship, and I won't let you do that”.

Aegin raised an eyebrow, ”And I don't think you're in a position to be threatening me”.