[ inspiration? ciel, are you suggesting he becomes a bard? ]

Oh, well. Sure. She'd be sneaky, manipulative, turning folks against one another for her own gain. I guess that counts as cunning? [ Although those are only traits that might be seen as "useful", awful though that may be. ] Only she's also greedy and thinks only of herself.

[ Less useful. It's an interesting idea, at least, if he could imagine a way to make it work. The thought that he can simply forge new gifts based on self-concept was still an odd one to wrap his mind around after having only one for the majority of his life. ]

Other cities... What are those like? Venera and Godsblood? Are they as big as this place?