Relieved by the serious tone this conversation has been taking, Lucifer did not even bother to make any further disparaging remarks about Halbrek's?repellent physicality. A good joke could always wait for the right time to bloom and the best moment has not appeared just yet. At least the demonness proved her shrewdness asking the right questions. He may have expected as much but was reassured by the careful attitude nonetheless, it was no small matter he was going to entrust?to those youngsters and such precautions proved him to have made the right choice once again.
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"Well, there are such things as Bloodhounds, for instance, a pack of Hellhounds dedicated specifically to locating otherwise hidden opponents. The blood magic could not hide you from them directly, although I shall supply you with additional sigils that would?lead them astray.?Additionally, a body that is not possessed by a demon but is necromantically risen, could be immune to some types of blood spells but I can teach you boundary spells to fend them off, unless you are already familiar with them," Lucifer half wondered with amusement, his gaze carefully measuring?his newest recruits.
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"The standard way to contain the powers of the Tree has been to place a guardian?over it.?Sadly, we have all come to realize that?duration of the best guardian is rather short lived under duress so?the alternative might be to bury?two powerful but dead guardians(one willing and one not)?next to the place of growth, sanctify?their tomb with the customary sacrifices, sprinkle it with holy water or whatever other substances you have access to,?" The Lord of Fire briefly smirked at the irony of suggesting an item rumored?to work against him, and then grew serious once again.
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"It is possible eventually to set a network of alarms next to the tree, in case it is doing something?unexpected all of a sudden. You don't have to watch it all the time. I have some witches I could send to stand guard, and that could become their single mission in life. Your job would then become to promptly respond to a threat the witches or other guardians could not counter, mostly the things that come out of the Tree when it starts stirring. None too pleasant of beings but surely not too much for a great angel and a powerful demonness to handle," Lucifer?softly murmured, allowing a sole mocking note to creep into his last sentence. Sometimes, in?undeniably important opinion, degrees of mockery were absolutely vital to motivate his followers into action, giving them?a chance to prove themselves against the implied?accusation of their incompetence. ? ??
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