โBecause, youโd have an army so poor that your magic would be wasted. Youโd eventually run dry if you went against a stronger threat.
Numbers can be good, but so can smaller units. Especially if you make them into powerful allies. Butโฆ Doing that might upset your king, wouldnโt it?โ
Majjy
I understand it well. I simply have no interest in going to the trouble.
Why waste the effort, with a nigh endless army of mindless corpses at my disposal?
โOh, but thatโs the fun part. If they think theyโre doing it out of their own free will, theyโre none the wiser! You could be seen as a saint, and let your puppets take the blame.
How do you not understand the brilliance of manipulation?โ
Majjy
They needn't feel anything, let alone welcomed. They need only do as I command.
[ Some might call this "projecting", ]
โDo they? You must have trouble making them feel like theyโre welcomed. As if theyโre doing your bidding out of their own free will.โ
He would smile innocently before his next statement.
โBut, you probably know that already.โ
Majjy
A shame. Free minds make for terrible puppets.
[ Not even bothering to look at Majora as he plucks leaves and sticks from his arm with his normal hand. ]
โAn astute observation. Iโm not a healer. My expertise involves hexes and advanced magic.โ
Majora blinked.
โA living corpse? Much like the ones back home, then. Less mummified, though.โ
Majjy
[ He pulls his arm free, finally, and flexes his grotesque fingers. Not a word of thanks, unsurprisingly. ]
I am myself a living corpse. And a meddlesome fool like you surely has no business being a healer.
"Merely curiosity. I live off of negative energy, and this reeks of it."
He would cut the last branch that was blocking Zorba's arm from being released.
"That should do it. Let me know if you have splinters or thorns. An arm like that would normally feel more pain unless it's on a corpse."
Majjy
[ He's clearly really pissed about it, but he obviously wasn't making any progress himself so he's allowing it. ]
Tch. What business is it of yours?
