A Little Convincing (Patreon)

Art by brolaren
Story by Ezekiael


“You want me to do what!?!” said Corvo.

“You heard us.” stated Enid, said the blond Caprini ewe. “You have considerable influence. We want you to use it.”

Myra, the white haired ewe and Corvo’s former mentor, spoke up. “It's very rare for a Librarium mage to be this close to royalty Corvo.”

“Aww come on, Myra you're in on this too?!?” bemoaned the bear mage. Myra just winked at him.

Finally, the prefect of the olcadan, a lioness named Luna-Vega Mercurius stepped forward and gave her official support. “This is a request sanctioned by the Librarium, but we need your help. Imagine the good this could do.”

Corvo didn’t have to imagine. If what they said was true, this could help a lot of kinling. It was just… pulling it off was going to take weeks. Maybe even the good part of a year as he thought about it. Even then, success was not a guarantee. The bear continued on.

“But this is the Queen we’re talking about. I know her. She’s going to pull at every little detail and want to know all the facts. Do you know how hard this is going to be? The librarium is asking for a lot.”

Luna didn’t even miss a moment. A grin appeared on her face and she remarked, “I think the Enduring Savant needs more convincing.”

“Indeed” responded Myra.

“I believe you're right.” answered Enid.

Wordlessly, the three women  began to advance on the ursa.

“Wait, what!?!” snapped Corvo.

Sometime later, the bear mage would have to admit the proposal was in fact very strong on its own accord. It seemed the trio had done their homework before approaching him. Corvo had the distinct impression convincing him had been an informality; though quite an enjoyable one.