Being within the safety of the Karazthani complex, Ryzar has been going about unarmored, and wears no weapon but a dagger, slung from his belt. Nonetheless, at the sight of this 'man', Ryzar's hand falls instinctively upon the hilt of his dagger, and his face curls up into a snarl. "Kolder!" Ryzar spits out, "This creature is a Kolder!" Duplar is somewhat taken aback by the strength of Ryzar's hatred. Still, in a way, it is slightly reassuring that the beings Ryzar has accused of being responsible for every evil in the universe do actually exist. With a sinking feeling, he realises just what he must offer. "Has anyone from the Academy seen this prisoner yet?" "Only those who bought it here", he says, "Only the security personnel involved in the assault, and a few trusted operatives. It's not general knowledge to Technical, although I have informed Galtheyn, or to most ranks of Security. She turns to Hank and Roy. "I hope I can trust you to keep this secret". "I'm not sure if there is anyone available locally, outside the Sisters, better than I am at dealing with the catatonic", Duplar says, "so it may be that I should see if I can learn anything from him. But before I try, can you tell me how he became catatonic?" "You can try, Master Duplar", Ryzar offers, "But the tales of the Kolder from my land says that many of the strongest Witches tried to mindspeak the Kolder with little success. Their minds are rigidly structured -- machine-like. In fact, there is a part of the Tale of the Fall of The Kolder Nest that says some of them have the ability to physically join with their foul machines, and thus control others". "The Way of the Will by machine?", Kala asks, "That sounds dangerous. Even enhancement equipment is too dangerous to use except in the direst of circumstances". "Beware this one!", Ryzar points at the Kolder prisoner, "He may, even now, be in contact with some far-removed Superior. Or, he could be only stunned, having lost contact with such a supervisor. OR...he may be faking, and reading our minds, at this very moment..." "I'm told it was discovered in this state", Kala replies, "It was found locked in a cell. Does this mean that this one is an /enemy/ of the others we've captured?".
