#[[singular form of orisi: orisis]]

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@bishop-percival

(Previous) Mike held his hands up a bit. "Fine, fine. All I'm saying is that between you or me, Squeakers would probably tolerate one better than the other." He removed a pen from the notebook coil bind and tapped it on the paper. "But if you really would rather not, then," He sighed "I guess I won't make you." Mike started writing something. "Besides... It's ultimately my responsibility to keep this church afloat. If I can't expect it's own bishop or members to help me with this, then I'm really not sure why I expected you would. So never mind." He contemplated what he should talk about next.

Teddy was stunned that Revenard Mike respected his refusal. He blankly stared at him, blunk a few times, then averted his eye and rubbed his head.

"I suppose I could prob him to see if it's even possible without an apology and show of respect from Shep and Bishop Percival. Primarily the latter. All Shep ultimately did was light the fuse."

That much wouldn't be taking advantage of Commander Peepers. As much as Teddy despised him, using him didn't sit right with him when he'd hinted at watchdogs getting close to him for his position before.

Besides, he had a hunch that some of his recent rants were as much blowing off steam as feeding him information to leak.

"Commander Peepers currently sees the Glornists as parasites clinging to his magical support," Teddy said as he started to pace. "And he's already interviewing replacements. I believe he's one spat away from loosening the watchdog requirement."

He paused to put his hand on his chin. "I'm fairly new to this, but aren't watchdogs an anomaly when you compare their magical potential to other small eyeclops? Any rare, almost mythical beings are probably out. Yet it isn't terribly hard to find a decent selection of orisi in this galaxy when you have an entire empire at your disposal."

Then Teddy tested how sturdy the stepladder was before leaning on it. "Your best bet may to make clergy work part-time so you can gain positions he respects. That way staying abroad won't rest solely on if Bishop Percival decides to play nice or not."

"Convincing Revenard Miriam to use her magic directly for the empire may be enough to preserve the Glornch on its own. Although surely the rest of the Glornists would still be judged by how they benefit him."

Teddy tilted his head back to look at Revenard Mike. "The team hunting down relics of unspeakable power has had a months-long string of disappointments. And librarians are always in short supply."