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[Video] Just Pondering

The sleek metal plated face of the Tenno's Nyx warframe was what greeted the network.

"Pardon my ignorance in this matter but the newspaper reported on a dragon possibly being poached. I've seen crude and primitive weapons be effective combat tools, but I'm not entirely sure how such a large creature might be poached with fairly primitive weapons while also leaving little to no evidence of the deed. Is there something I'm missing here?"

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It may not be conventional weapons... If it's Fayren, it may be mages.

[The whole story itself makes the heart ache.]

Are you investigating the poaching?

Perhaps. I know little about these mages and what they're capable of. All I know is these large creatures are well armored and breathe fire.

[ The tenno tilted her head a little. ]

... Perhaps. I am a warrior and a tactician. Investigation has never been my strong suit. Understanding can lead to prevention of future incidents but it doesn't necessarily lead to solving past events.

Hmm... I'm a magic user, but how I use magic is different than Fayren's. I probably won't be able to help...

Unless...

[She glanced at the news paper again briefly, and sighed sadly.]

Never mind... Even if I did have an idea, I can't do anything without the dragon...

Well, I know almost nothing about magic at all. I am far more comfortable in Nova City than Fayren.

[ Robot space ninja! ]

Hmm. Do you mean you would need a sample to investigate further? No dobut where the creature fell would have some amount of minute remains left behind. Even if its body was incinerated on the spot.

I feel the same. Though I came from a world like Fayren, I grew comfortable in Nova. It's my home now.

[That's a good point. If she can be of help, she would want to help. She needs something to do now that she's out of school.]

I could try. It's only a theory with no idea if it will actually work, though.

[ The tenno nodded once. ]

It is good to grow comfortable with one's surroundings. I'm still adjusting to this place even though I've been here for some months now.

And if you would like I can escort you while in Fayren. I don't have any magic but I'm proficient with both gun and blade.

I understand what it's like. Over a year and I still don't know how to use most of these electronic devices.

[She nods at the offer.]

I'm sure I would be fine, but I welcome the company. It could be a learning experience. Plus, if we get into trouble, my fairy sister, Mavis, can help us.

I see. Learning more about this place would indeed be beneficial to me. Where should I go to meet you? Do you have any suggestions on what manner of defense I should bring with me?

Hmm...

[She knows nothing of the other's arsenal, but general words should work.]

Do you have anything that can immobilize? Anything that doesn't run the risk of harming the forest?

I have plenty in my arsenal that will minimize damage to the forest. As for imobilization... Hm.

[She set the phone down and stepped onto a platform, her body shining and flashing for a moment, her armor swapping out to something half black and half white with horns and tipped with green and blue.]

With Equinox's night form I will be able to make anyone who confronts us sleep.

[That! That right there sounds like magic! In her mind, at least. She's not aware there may be other methods to induce sleep.

But that is also a rather scary sight.]

Um, great! Let me get ready and I'll meet you in an hour. We can meet outside the meteor-something tavern.

[They can properly introduce themselves then!]

"Then I will see you there. Until then."

And she hung up.

***

The Tenno had managed to find the inn using her device and was standing outside of it in Equinox's night form. Slimmer and more flowy than her day form though she retained the large horns and frightening profile.

She was hard to miss.

[Look, it's another dragon who isn't looking too happy about the news.]

It could have been either magic, or perhaps poison. The article didn't specify the dragon's size either, so we don't know how large it was. Not all dragons are large.

There are plenty of beasts who can pose a threat against dragonkind.

Care to share some knowledge of that. My curiosity is getting the best of me today. I mean, sure it can be either of that, but what do you think could put a healthy dragon down like that?

Like I said, many things. Magic, poison, disease...or in our case, elemental weaknesses. If you're asking what happened to that particular dragon, I don't know any more than what was stated in that article. But as part of Fayren's Guardian clan, I intend to investigate it.

So what would you say an albino dragon is affiliated with? Light possibly? So wait, a dragon on a dragon killer case. That's begging to be murdered.

A dragon's color has nothing to do with its element. And, assuming that this dragon wasn't from our world, it may not have an elemental affinity at all.

Who's begging to be murdered, exactly? Is it really so odd for a dragon to defend their own kind?

Not really, but I've met some reckless ones, and they hardly defended.

I assume these "reckless" dragons were in your world? Try not to hold us to that same standard here. Where I'm from, I lead a clan whose simple goal is to survive. The dragons in this world have been mostly reclusive.

The way the article spoke it seemed the dragon was at least of a size large enough that finding it dead in that way would be puzzling.

As for poison that might be the case though, again, if it were large the size of the dose would be great.

Additionally, if it were another beast I doubt one would be so careful to remove evidence of itself and kill the dragon only for a few scales.

Perhaps. Beasts have varying levels of intelligence, so while unlikely, I wouldn't rule it out completely. Sometimes I even refer to humans as beasts.

[Depending on how much they piss him off, or when referring to different species collectively.]

When I say 'beast' I refer to creatures who live on instinct and do not necessarily have cognitive thought. It doesn't make sense that a creature like that would be so careful as to clean up all evidence.

[ And as for poisons... ]

What sort of substance would be lethal to such a large creature. From what I understand dragons are very resilient.

[He shrugs.] Fair enough. It was probably a human, or one of the other "cognitive" species. I doubt it was another dragon, for sure...

Dragons are generally resilient, but we do have our weaknesses. If it were possible to extract some of the poison, I could try to study it, but unfortunately, the dragon's remains have already been disposed of...

It really is unfortunate, but I can understand the haste of the disposal. Honoring the dead is important in many cultures.

It's unfortunate but without a proper investigation we may not know what happened unless it happens again.

I couldn't agree more...and yet there are quite a few who seem to value raising the dead for their own purposes. But that's irrelavent for this particular issue...

I'll meet with Mavis and see what her plans are for this investigation.

[ A nod. ]

I have been sitting idle in this world for too long. I will be looking for trace clues myself. If you need any assistance, please, contact me.

Very well then. Who are you, exactly?

Ah- Right...

[ The camera was set down and the Nyx stepped back. The joints locked and- Someone seemed to phase out of it. ]

I am a Tenno of the School of Naramon. Master of the gun and blade and pilot of the Warframes. It's nice to meet you.

I have no name to offer, but my title 'Tenno' should suffice.

...No name, huh?

[It wasn't uncommon for dragons to go without names, but it sure made things confusing. For listed abilities, the only thing that Qubine is familiar with is the blades, but he won't press on the others.]

I'm Qubine, a Deputy Guardian in Fayren.

Well, I suppose I did have one at one point. But I don't remember much from before I woke up.

[ She nodded once, lifting the phone once more. ]

Well met, Deputy Guardian Qubine. If you have any questions about my skills or abilities feel free to ask.

No one seems to know what happened or who are the culprits. Perhaps they used magic weapons.

Magic has been suggested by several people. Though it's not something I really understand well.

Neither do I. To be able to use it you need to be naturally inclined for it but certain spells can be learned. You could go to Fayren to know more about magic.

Ah. The closest thing I have is my manipulation of void energy. But this draws upon an existing force and is not just my own. Perhaps I will go over and see what I can learn overall.

Void energy can be manipulated without everything being destroyed? That must be some really advanced tech. It can't hurt to check it.

Indeed. Though it is my body that channels this energy rather some piece of technology. It was due to an accident during a void jump. The Warframe is meant to help contain and focus the energy in my body.

I see. And does it cause you any pain?

Not normally. Occasionally my connection will cause anomalous things to happen. They can be painful at times.

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