A Courtesy Welcome Call for dark_lady_sariss

[heirtothedragonsfire]

The virtues of strong foundations have never been lost on Isidor. An old family can only grow to be as old as hers with strong beginnings that were carefully tended to. For an earth mage it's particularly easy to see the limitless reasons to make a start as strong as possible. Which is why Isidor makes it a point to check in on those newly settling into IRIS. It's a careful balance, to be more than a contact for mundane tasks, to be a manager, the person on top, but still accessible. Checking in on residents is by far the easiest of her tasks.

Sariss had intrigued her. The request for a simple workspace was a little surprising: Logically it made perfectly good sense, but Sariss came across as too... ambitious for 'basic research amenities'. Perhaps it was just Isidor projecting, but people with such an exceptionally high standard for her appearance and demeanour were either very stuck in their ways or looking to carve out the new normal. The former didn't tend to pique Isidor's interest as much as Sariss did.

Although there's no real need to, Isidor knocks on the door before flashing her card over the access panel and opening the door. It rarely hurts to be polite. She stops just inside of the doorway.

"How are you settling in?"

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[dark_lady_sariss]

And not a hint in her reply.

"When it suits them, they do. But it is a means, not an end. What they seek is power, above all things. They do not understand, as we do, that knowledge and power are not separate things. One is an effect of the other."

[heirtothedragonsfire]

"Mmm," Isidor hums thoughtfully, narrowed eyes assessing the woman in front of her. Power and knowledge. Knowledge and power. A dangerous combination whatever way you look at it.

"So you seek power through knowledge? Rather than knowledge for knowledge's sake."

[dark_lady_sariss]

"Before coming here, I could have answered that in a moment," she replied, looking off into the distance, thoughtfully.

"It was power gained of knowledge. In days past, I was a servant of a Master who understood what it meant - but now? Now I have my own path to chart, for the first time in my entire life."

This is what sets her apart from her fellows. And what makes her dangerous.

[heirtothedragonsfire]

Isidor's evaluating gaze doesn't move an inch. People's origins have a hold over them, and this glimpse into Sariss' is telling. The thirst for power is not easily shaken, and while freedom might be a bright distraction, that thirst remains. Just better hidden.

"Well. If you're looking to discover your own knowledge, here is the place to do it." She smiles, her eyes a little to bright, and then straightens. "I should leave you to your work."

[dark_lady_sariss]

Ah. There it is. Honesty and what it achieves, demonstrated again - driving people away as quickly as their legs can take them. Inwardly, she sighs. Outwardly, her look merely goes somewhat blank.

"Yes, I've kept you from your own duties far too long."