𝐼 𝒽𝒶𝓋𝑒 𝑒𝓃𝒹𝓊𝓇𝑒𝒹 𝒸𝑜𝓊𝓃𝓉𝓁𝑒𝓈𝓈 𝒸𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓊𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓈 , 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓁𝑜 , 𝓂𝓎 𝓉𝑒𝒶 𝒽𝒶𝓉𝒽 𝓂𝒶𝓉𝓊𝓇𝑒𝒹 𝒻𝒶𝓇 𝒷𝑒𝓎𝑜𝓃𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒸𝑜𝓃𝓈𝓉𝒾𝓉𝓊𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝑜𝒻 𝓂𝑜𝓈𝓉 𝓁𝑒𝓈𝓈𝑒𝓇 𝒹𝑒𝓂𝑜𝓃𝓈 .

" And thou, my dear friend ? Dost thou needle me thus out of curiosity… or self-recognition ? " He takes another sip of his tea, ever neutral in his voice, his motions and his stare .

" I assist in maintaining balance because I have outlived both extremes . Not all storms must be stilled… yet neither should the sea be left to drown all shores . " A faint, knowing look followed , the cup raised back to his lips though he spoke one last time .

" I do not enforce it from fear , nor from reverence, dear Alastor . I have witnessed what thrives in its absence, and what withers beneath excess of it . Chaos unchecked devours itself, order unexamined rots into tyranny . " His gaze sharpened, though his voice remained even .

so freely, and most importantly out of nowhere . His hand moves to set down the cup once he let the question sink in, leaving the room in a momentary silence as he pondered on it, chewing the pastry . Though he's long had his answer .

He glanced at Alastor over the rim of his cup, eyes then resting on the little gift placed on the table . " I thank thee , Alastor . " And his hand reaches for one of the pastries . Zestial cared little what they were made of, tough he cared that he was given them

To linger upon former selves is idle, when the future yet invites shaping . "

Zestial came to a sudden halt at the question . He has not been asked this in a long time, nor has he really thought about it . As he speaks, he continues his walk again . " What I once was holds scant meaning now . The ages move ever onward, and I have moved with them. ↓

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This was none of his doing , sinners simply feared him / that / much , so much even some mutilate themselves . Zestial was ever calm and composed , reveling in the screams even .

My power hath grown with that time, and its weight is well known . Thus do sinners shrink from my presence, some to the point of self-maiming, that they might avoid my notice , lest I be moved to act over some imagined slight . " The spider turns his head ahead as he explained .

Of course the overlord notes the flinches . " The sinners’ behavior doth perplex thee, I see . permit me, then, to elucidate . " He chuckles, lowly as his strife continues uninterrupted . " I am an ancient Overlord, borne of an age long preceding their memory . ↓

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not a measure of worth, and thine, though ill-tailored is worn with admirable honesty. ( A pause, then a faint glimmer of amusement as he leaned lower , head tilted toward the Imp . ) As for thy question, I am of an age wherein borders were yet arguments, not lines upon a map .

Thy enthusiasm doth race far swifter than thy discretion . Speak as thou art able, little one . I shall understand thee well enough . ( Zestial regarded the imp with an expression of patient curiosity. ) Think not that I expect thee to mirror my tongue . Speech is a garment, ↓

Spiders may assume many forms, and though they differ greatly, that doth not render them all ill ? ( Zestial tilts his head at the smudged ink on the others palm . How amusing . Ignore the nearby Sinner stabbing their eyes out . )

Zestial... ( He seems unbothered, hunched over to lean closer to the imp . ) Pray tell, what is it that hath earned the spider thy particular distaste ?

Spiders are most useful .

Zestial was terrifying, but upon talking about brewing tea he seems to be as tame as ever, spar the screaming sinners stabbing their eyes out when they walk past .