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The sigh from Eligos sobered Pyrrhic immediately. It may have seemed like a small gesture, but in Pyrrhic's eyes Eligos had always been a stoic. He wasn't one for wanton displays of emotion and if he felt strongly enough to make his ill feelings known like that it deserved Pyrrhic's full attention. "If I can be of any help at all, I'll do what I can," he told his brother firmly. Pyrrhic listened with a deepening frown as Eligos explained what had happened to him. That there was a creature out there capable of this sort of sorcery alarmed him. That Eligos wanted to find another and possibly risk the wrath of yet another magical beast disturbed him, but he didn't see another way around it.

"I understand." Now it was Pyrrhic's turn to sigh. Eligos had confided in him a huge and nasty problem, and Pyrrhic also wasn't sure how to handle it. Eligos had been there when Pyrrhic had been unable to lead. He'd been there for every strangled feeling, every problem, everything. Pyrrhic would always be grateful for his brother's steadfastness. And of course he would return the favor whenever and wherever he could. "For starters...if I were in your place I think I'd relegate as many tasks to other members as I could," he said, thinking out loud. "And if you wish to limit your interactions during this time I would be happy to act as an intermediary on your behalf." He'd been meaning to speak to his brother about a rank for awhile now, but bringing it up at this moment while Eligos was probably feeling a bit vulnerable felt grubby so for now Pyrrhic would wait.

He started to pace with his head down and his eyes locked on the ground. "With a witch as the culprit I don't know how much good it would do, but I don't think it would hurt to have Riva look you over just in case. She can keep a secret." The woman was invaluable and loyal. Pyrrhic had no doubt she would keep Eligos' secret. He wasn't sure what else to suggest hence the pacing. There was something about the action that seemed to motivate the mind.

A thought struck him then. A witch wouldn't work for free. Eligos would need something to entice the foul beast to do his will. Pyrrhic stopped pacing. "Here," he said as he walked over to Eligos, took off his necklace and moved to place it around his brother's neck. "Take this necklace and give it to the witch as payment." It had been a gift from a one time friend who had disappeared without a word so Pyrrhic wasn't quite certain why he continued to wear it. Remembrance for what could have been, maybe? It was hard to say. At any rate it was time to move on and now seemed like as good a time as any.