"That's what we're doing," Roux Long said in defense of his partner, not at all liking how the others seemed to act as if they knew better. "His story tells us to fight that dragon, so wouldn't that make you guys the ones playing into the Phantrum's script? You know, the dragon protecting the treasure? It's so cliche, so dramatic, that it could only be a bit of misdirection, making you adhere to a script while he goes running around causing more trouble."
Roux Long paused after this, trying to collect his thoughts so that he might be able to choose his next words as delicately as he could. "Look, you're all here assuming that the Phantrum is an actor in a play, but everything I've seen leads me to believe that would be wrong. He's the playwright, the one writing the script. A key element in writing is the art of misdirection, which is far easier than it might seem. All you have to do is use a cliche, because they're so embedded in the mind that, when they're seen, the reader allows themselves to buy into them. Because it's a given. In this case, the dragon protecting the treasure would be the misdirection. I doubt a playwright would part with the script for a second. So you guys can have fun fighting that dragon, but Songbird and I are going to chase after the Phantrum."
With that, Roux Long followed after the individual he considered his partner.
The dragon, on the other hand, did not seem to be affected by the power of the wolf hero, and for good reason. It was a creation of Phantrum, and he controlled the script. Therefore, he and he alone controlled the dragon and what would happen to it.
Roux Long paused after this, trying to collect his thoughts so that he might be able to choose his next words as delicately as he could. "Look, you're all here assuming that the Phantrum is an actor in a play, but everything I've seen leads me to believe that would be wrong. He's the playwright, the one writing the script. A key element in writing is the art of misdirection, which is far easier than it might seem. All you have to do is use a cliche, because they're so embedded in the mind that, when they're seen, the reader allows themselves to buy into them. Because it's a given. In this case, the dragon protecting the treasure would be the misdirection. I doubt a playwright would part with the script for a second. So you guys can have fun fighting that dragon, but Songbird and I are going to chase after the Phantrum."
With that, Roux Long followed after the individual he considered his partner.
The dragon, on the other hand, did not seem to be affected by the power of the wolf hero, and for good reason. It was a creation of Phantrum, and he controlled the script. Therefore, he and he alone controlled the dragon and what would happen to it.