"I don't much care about that." Said Eric to Charlotte. "And I'm not here to chase you out of town. Though eventually I'll have to but I'm hoping we can resolve this a different way." He turned to Dara. "Don't worry, Dara I don't think she wants to fight."
He paused, grabbing a napkin and rubbing it around the lip of the cup. "People drug the lip of the cup instead of the actual drink sometimes. That way you can poison someone while still drinking out of the same kettle." he said. He waited for her to take a sip of the tea before he did.
"I was hoping to bargain from a position of strength, but I guess that's out." He said, pointing to the bomb-candy on the table. "If you're willing to talk then I guess we can do this the easy way." He placed Dara down on the ground. "Could you stay in weapon form please, Dara?" He asked. "I don't want to let down our guard too much."
He turned back to Charlotte. "I do admit you fooled me with that doll, but only because I've seen plenty of weird looking witches before so I was willing to believe it. But I came here for another reason."
While he had been talking, the glint had remained in Eric's eyes. It was sinister, as if something else was inside him, watching the witch like a predator watches prey, frustrated at the lack of violence.
"You might have been able to sense it, being a witch and all." He put his finger behind his collar, lifting it up to expose his shoulder. A small green circle appeared on his shoulder, glowing a sickly green light with green markings on it.
"This is a brand from the arenas. I trust you know what those are and what that means. It acts as a seal and as a tracker. I think everyone who managed the arena I was a part of is dead, but I don't want to take any chances. And as for the seal, it was meant to be temporary, able to be turned on for battles and off for downtime. It's starting to wear down. It was made by a witch, it can be altered by a witch. I need you to remove the tracking part of it and strengthen the seal part of it. The seal breaks and I....regress. I don't know how much you can strengthen the seal, but as it stands it'll break on it's own in about a month. Also as it stands it can always be broken under extreme emotional strain, but I need it to be stronger. In return I'll be willing to do you a favor. What do you say?"
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