[After the hubbub at the Base has slowed to something of a manageable pace, Ashley will find an Ace of Spades playing card resting atop a folded over piece of paper that looks like it's been torn from an old journal. The handwritten note reads as follows:]
Hey. I never know how to start these. It's been a helluva time lately, hasn't it? About that. Part of that.
I lied. Well, me-in-a-dream lied which means ... I lied. About the Dare. Sure, Hunters get it on a level other folks don't, but it's not some kinda secret that you wouldn't understand. But I'm rambling, better get to the point 'fore I run outta paper.
The Dare's an honor thing, about keeping your word, no matter the consequences. As a rule us Hunters aren't keen on Vanguard duty; we belong out in the Wild, blazin' new trails and recovering lost treasures. But it's necessary ... so that's why there's the Vanguard Dare. Whoever loses the Dare has to hang up their hat and lock themselves away in a Tower.
Well, a while back the Hunter Vanguard spot was empty on account of Kauko Swiftriver goin' MIA and his Dare never showed. So me and Andal were up late, drinkin', and we got the idea to dare each other to hunt Taniks the Scarred, as he'd just made things hell for us. Long story short? I got him. Well, I thought I got him. So Andal up and left us and went to work for the Vanguard.
But Taniks didn't stay dead, so the Dare was still in play. And ... yeah. You can figure the rest. That's the short version, anyway. But I thought it was fair for you to know.
—C6
[Cayde is conveniently not on-base, out on a long walk.]
Text But Like The Physical Kind That's On Paper Wow
Hey. I never know how to start these. It's been a helluva time lately, hasn't it? About that. Part of that.
I lied. Well, me-in-a-dream lied which means ... I lied. About the Dare. Sure, Hunters get it on a level other folks don't, but it's not some kinda secret that you wouldn't understand. But I'm rambling, better get to the point 'fore I run outta paper.
The Dare's an honor thing, about keeping your word, no matter the consequences. As a rule us Hunters aren't keen on Vanguard duty; we belong out in the Wild, blazin' new trails and recovering lost treasures. But it's necessary ... so that's why there's the Vanguard Dare. Whoever loses the Dare has to hang up their hat and lock themselves away in a Tower.
Well, a while back the Hunter Vanguard spot was empty on account of Kauko Swiftriver goin' MIA and his Dare never showed. So me and Andal were up late, drinkin', and we got the idea to dare each other to hunt Taniks the Scarred, as he'd just made things hell for us. Long story short? I got him. Well, I thought I got him. So Andal up and left us and went to work for the Vanguard.
But Taniks didn't stay dead, so the Dare was still in play. And ... yeah. You can figure the rest. That's the short version, anyway. But I thought it was fair for you to know.
—C6
[Cayde is conveniently not on-base, out on a long walk.]