[ He lightly taps his finger against the side of his head. ]
The elfin chieftain had a Brand that could easily control countries without breaking a sweat. [ It had so much power in it, and that is why Nero wanted it so desperately. But alas, he never was able to acquire it for himself. ] Well, it isn't 100% forcing someone to follow your orders.
It's like... presenting them with an ideal reality that they fall into, you see. They want to be controlled because otherwise they're forced to live in the real world. And ask you can see... [ Nero waves his arm to gesture around them. ] ... real world's kind of shit. So most people want to live in the fantasy world presented to 'em.
If Ambrose summoned someone like that... well, I think a lot more prisoners would end up being released and swearing loyalty to Thorne.
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[ He lightly taps his finger against the side of his head. ]
The elfin chieftain had a Brand that could easily control countries without breaking a sweat. [ It had so much power in it, and that is why Nero wanted it so desperately. But alas, he never was able to acquire it for himself. ] Well, it isn't 100% forcing someone to follow your orders.
It's like... presenting them with an ideal reality that they fall into, you see. They want to be controlled because otherwise they're forced to live in the real world. And ask you can see... [ Nero waves his arm to gesture around them. ] ... real world's kind of shit. So most people want to live in the fantasy world presented to 'em.
If Ambrose summoned someone like that... well, I think a lot more prisoners would end up being released and swearing loyalty to Thorne.