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I've been working on a load order for the past few days and today while testing my visual mods I find that none of my animation mods load after using the console to fast travel. I use RASR to skip intro, then coc whiterun. Before I coc whiterun, all of my animation mods work perfectly. My controller works fine and my movesets work fine. After I coc whiterun, my character takes their helmet off (Read the Room) and I can no longer sprint, attack, or jump. Any help or points in the right direction would be incredibly useful. Below is my load order so far. I havent finished adding all of my planned mods.
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#Mod_Priority,#Mod_Status,#Mod_Name
"0000","-","0. Game_separator"
"0001","+","DLC: HearthFires"
"0002","+","DLC: Dragonborn"
"0003","+","DLC: Dawnguard"
"0004","+","Creation Club: ccQDRSSE001-SurvivalMode"
"0005","+","Creation Club: ccBGSSSE037-Curios"
"0006","+","Creation Club: ccBGSSSE025-AdvDSGS"
"0007","+","Creation Club: ccBGSSSE001-Fish"
"0008","-","1. Utilities_separator"
"0009","+","Address Library for SKSE Plugins"
"0010","+","SSE Display Tweaks"
"0011","+","SSE Engine Fixes (skse64 plugin)"
"0012","+","Skyrim Priority SE AE - skse plugin"
"0013","+","powerofthree's Tweaks"
"0014","+","SkyUI"
"0015","+","MCM Helper"
"0016","+","Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch"
"0017","+","PapyrusUtil SE - Modders Scripting Utility Functions"
"0018","+","powerofthree's Papyrus Extender"
"0019","+","ConsoleUtilSSE"
"0020","+","Spell Perk Item Distributor"
"0021","+","Auto Input Switch"
"0022","+","More Informative Console"
"0023","+","ConsolePlusPlus"
"0024","+","JContainers SE"
"0025","+","VioLens - A Killmove Mod SE"
"0026","+","Project New Reign - Nemesis Unlimited Behavior Engine"
"0027","+","Payload Interpreter"
"0028","+","FileAccess Interface for Skyrim SE Scripts - FISSES"
"0029","+","SkyUILib"
"0030","+","AutoTest"
"0031","+","Dynamic Animation Replacer"
"0032","+","Animation Motion Revolution"
"0033","+","Behavior Data Injector"
"0034","+","Behavior Data Injector Universal Support"
"0035","+","MergeMapper"
"0036","+","Keyword Item Distributor"
"0037","+","Crash Logger SSE AE VR - PDB support"
"0038","-","2. UI_separator"
"0039","+","Infinity UI"
"0040","+","SkyHUD"
"0041","+","RaceMenu"
"0042","+","RASR - Random Alternate Start Reborn SE and VR"
"0043","+","moreHUD SE"
"0044","+","QuickLoot EE"
"0045","+","TrueHUD - HUD Additions"
"0046","+","Sovngarde - A Nordic Font"
"0047","+","Skyrim Platform"
"0048","+","Better Third Person Selection - BTPS"
"0049","+","NORDIC UI - Interface Overhaul"
"0050","+","Compass Navigation Overhaul"
"0051","+","NORDIC UI - Compass Markers Restored"
"0052","+","NORDIC UI Markers"
"0053","+","XP32 Maximum Skeleton Special Extended"
"0054","+","Simple Dual Sheath"
"0055","+","Headhunter - Bounties Redone"
"0056","+","Immersive Equipment Displays"
"0057","+","Missile's Immersive Equipment Display Presets"
"0058","+","SmoothCam"
"0059","+","SmoothCam - Modern Camera Preset"
"0060","+","Show Player In Menus"
"0061","+","Improved Alternate Conversation Camera"
"0062","+","Detection Meter - NG"
"0063","+","Nordic Alert - a Custom Detection Meter Preset"
"0064","+","Pick Up Radius"
"0065","-","3. Combat_separator"
"0066","+","Gamepad++"
"0067","+","Crouch Sliding"
"0068","+","True Directional Movement - Modernized Third Person Gameplay"
"0069","+","Separate Power Attacks"
"0070","+","IFrame Generator RE AE Support"
"0071","+","Attack MCO-DXP"
"0072","+","MCO Universal Support"
"0073","+","Classic Sprinting Redone (SKSE64)"
"0074","+","Precision"
"0075","+","TK Dodge SE"
"0076","+","TK Dodge RE"
"0077","+","SCAR - Skyrim Combos AI Revolution"
"0078","+","SCAR AE Support"
"0079","+","Enhanced Enemy AI SE"
"0080","+","No Recoil"
"0081","+","Valhalla Combat"
"0082","+","Eviscerate"
"0083","+","ADXP l MCO Nordic Animation Complete Pack"
"0084","-","4. Player Character_separator"
"0085","+","Read the Room - Immersive and Animated Helmet Management"
"0086","+","Immersive Interactions - Animated Actions"
"0087","+","EVG Conditional Idles"
"0088","+","Better Jumping SE"
"0089","+","Infinite Stamina Out of Combat"
"0090","+","Vanargand Animations - Male Idle Walk and Run"
"0091","+","Smooth Random Sprint Animation"
"0092","+","Smooth Random Jump Animation - Rework"
"0093","+","Vanargand Animations - Sneak idle walk and run"
"0094","+","Vanargand Animations - Sneak Thrust Attacks"
"0095","+","Enhanced Invisibility"
"0096","-","5. NPCs_separator"
"0097","+","INIGO"
"0098","+","Immersive Patrols SE AE"
"0099","+","Civil War Aftermath SE"
"0100","+","Lawless - A Bandit Overhaul"
"0101","+","Bandit Lines Expansion"
"0102","-","6. Magic_separator"
"0103","+","Mysticism - A Magic Overhaul"
"0104","-","7. Content_separator"
"0105","+","Legacy of the Dragonborn"
"0106","+","The Tools of Kagrenac"
"0107","+","Helgen Reborn"
"0108","+","Cult of the World Eater - Dragon Priests Buff Alduin"
"0109","+","Defeat the Dragon Cult"
"0110","+","Cutting Room Floor - SSE"
"0111","+","VIGILANT SEAE"
"0112","-","8. Visual a. Base Textures_separator"
"0113","+","Static Mesh Improvement Mod"
"0114","+","Skyland AIO"
"0115","+","High Poly Project"
"0116","+","Noble Skyrim Mod HD-2K"
"0117","+","Ruins Clutter Improved SE"
"0118","+","CleverCharff's AIO 2K"
"0119","+","Prisoner cart fix SMIM"
"0120","+","Lawbringer"
"0121","-","8. Visual b. ClutterLocations_separator"
"0122","+","Mrf's Markarth"
"0123","+","WiZkiD Riften and Ratway"
"0124","+","aMidianBorn Book of Silence SE"
"0125","+","GG's Thieves Guild Headquarters"
"0126","+","JK's Skyrim"
"0127","+","JK's Jorrvaskr"
"0128","+","JK's Dragonsreach"
"0129","+","JK's High Hrothgar"
"0130","+","JK's Understone Keep"
"0131","+","JK's Mistveil Keep"
"0132","+","JK's Blue Palace"
"0133","+","JKs Guild HQ Interiors Patch Collection"
"0134","-","8. Visual c. Environment_separator"
"0135","+","Skyrim 3D Landscapes"
"0136","+","Majestic Mountains Main"
"0137","+","Obsidian Mountain Fogs"
"0138","+","Volumetric Mists"
"0139","+","Skyrim 3D Rocks"
"0140","+","Veydosebrom Regions"
"0141","+","Landscape Fixes For Grass Mods"
"0142","+","Happy Little Trees"
"0143","+","Happy Little Trees Add-On - DynDOLOD 3"
"0144","+","Bent Pines II"
"0145","+","Ancient Trees Of Skyrim"
"0146","+","Northern Ice"
"0147","+","8K Night Skies - Stars and Galaxies - Cathedral Concept"
"0148","+","Smoother Skies"
"0149","-","8. Visual d. Small Replacers_separator"
"0150","+","Bears of the North"
"0151","+","Skyrim 3D Docks and Boardwalks"
"0152","+","JS Dragon Claws AE Anniversary Edition"
"0153","+","Guards Armor Replacer SSE"
"0154","+","Security Overhaul SKSE - Lock Variations"
"0155","+","Security Overhaul SKSE - Add-ons"
"0156","+","Security Overhaul SKSE - Regional Locks"
"0157","+","JS Dwemer Control Cube SE"
"0158","+","JS Attunement Sphere and Lexicons SE"
"0159","+","JS Dwemer Puzzle Cube SE"
"0160","+","JS Common Cages SE"
"0161","+","JS Shrines of the Divines SE"
"0162","+","JS Purses and Septims SE"
"0163","+","Glorious Doors of Skyrim (GDOS)"
"0164","+","Better Chests"
"0165","+","Dwemer Pipework Reworked"
"0166","+","Golden Dwemer Pipeworks Redone 4K - 2K"
"0167","+","Iconic Statues"
"0168","+","Daedric Shrines - All in One"
"0169","+","Ryn's Standing Stones"
"0170","+","Alduin's Imprefvicticious and Chapper's Demonic Retexture mashup"
"0171","+","Whiterun Horse Statue"
"0172","+","DMT's Underforge SE"
"0173","+","Skyrim 3D Blacksmith"
"0174","+","ORI - Harkon's Sword - Blood Matron"
"0175","+","Auriel's Bow HD"
"0176","+","Auriel's Bow of Light"
"0177","+","My Road Signs are Beautiful - English"
"0178","+","Royal Armory - New Artifacts"
"0179","-","8. Visual e. NPCs_separator"
"0180","+","Expressive Facegen Morphs SE"
"0181","+","Expressive Facial Animation -Male Edition-"
"0182","+","Expressive Facial Animation -Female Edition-"
"0183","+","SUEMR SSE with Bijin AIO 2019 Support"
"0184","+","Eyes AO Clipping Fix"
"0185","+","High Poly Vanilla Hair"
"0186","+","Nordic Faces - Immersive Characters Overhaul"
"0187","+","Serana Re-Imagined"
"0188","-","8. Visual f. Lighting and Weather_separator"
"0189","+","Obsidian Weathers and Seasons"
"0190","+","Moons And Stars - Sky Overhaul SKSE"
"0191","+","ShaderTools Updated"
"0192","+","ENB Helper SE"
"0193","+","Lux - Via"
"0194","+","Embers XD"
"0195","+","Lux"
"0196","+","Lux Orbis"
"0197","+","Enhanced Volumetric Lighting and Shadows (EVLaS)"
"0198","+","ENB Light"
"0199","+","Particle Patch for ENB"
"0200","+","Water for ENB"
"0201","+","Rudy ENB Obsidian Weathers ADDONS and REQUiRED Files"
"0202","-","9. Creatures_separator"

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According to the Regional Research Reports, the global client onboarding software market size is estimated to grow from a million USD in 2022 to reach multi-million USD by 2033 at a CAGR of 7.2% from 2023 to 2033. The growth is primarily driven by several variables about which Regional Research Reports provides comprehensive insights and estimation in the global client onboarding software market research.
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Global Client Onboarding Software Market Analysis

This report includes market size and forecast analysis for each segment - by types, application, and geography. Additionally, for the years 2023 to 2033, compound annual growth rates for all segments have been provided. In addition to highlighting recent market trends for client onboarding software, the study also provides information on upcoming trends that will affect demand. The global client onboarding software market report also includes annual growth rates for each segment. Additionally, the report analyses the market from the standpoint of production and provides cost overviews for the client onboarding software market as well as analyses of labor, raw material, and technology costs.
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The market has been segmented by region: North America, South America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa. Under North America, the report covers the United States, Canada, and Mexico; whereas Asia Pacific includes China, Japan, India, Korea, ASEAN, Australia & New Zealand, and the Rest of Asia Pacific. The key countries covered under Europe include Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, and the Rest of Europe, whereas the Middle East and Africa is comprised of the Middle East, Africa, and GCC countries. The report also includes market sizes for all regions and sub-regions as of 2022 and through 2033.
This report includes information about the major players, such as overview, revenue, interview record, gross profit, business distribution, etc. These details give the consumer a better understanding of the rivals. Additionally, it details the market's competitive landscape for all significant players identified in the global client onboarding software market. Other crucial factors include the plant's location, the source of the technology, the downstream industry, and the contact details.

Top Key Players Profiled in this report are-

• Inline Manual
• Walkme
• Nickelled
• Evergage
• Userpilot
• Appcues
• Hopscotch
• WhatFix
• Tallyfy
• Temenos Infinity

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Report Attribute
Details
Market Size in 2022
a million USD
Market Size in 2033
multi-million USD
CAGR (2023-2033)
7.2%
Base Year for Estimation
2022
Historic Year
2018-2021
Forecast Period
2023-2033
Study Period
2018-2033
Quantitative Units
Revenue in USD Million and CAGR from 2023-2033
Market Factor Analysis

• Future Estimation and Forecast for the market
• PESTEL and Porter's
• SWOT Analysis
• Covid-19 Impact
• Upcoming Opportunity
• Market Attractive Index for each segment and region
• Investment pocket opportunities in the market

Regions Covered

• North America
• South America
• Asia Pacific
• Europe
• Middle East and Africa (MEA)

Countries Profiled

• US
• Canada
• Mexico
• China
• India
• Japan
• South Korea
• Indonesia
• Thailand
• Malaysia
• Vietnam
• Singapore
• Australia
• New Zealand
• Germany
• the UK
• France
• Italy
• Spain
• Russia
• Brazil
• Argentina
• UAE
• Saudi Arabia
• South Africa
• Israel
• Turkey

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The report provides extensive information about various factors that have been studied as contributing to the market's growth trajectory. The report also outlines the challenges facing the global client onboarding software market. Moreover, it evaluates the bargaining power of suppliers and customers, the threat posed by new competitors and the threat of substitutes, and the level of market competition. The report also thoroughly examines the impact of the most recent government regulations. It summarizes the development of the client onboarding software market over the forecast periods.

Global Client Onboarding Software Market Segmentation:

Market Segmentation: By Types

• On-Premises
• Cloud-Based

Market Segmentation: By Application

• Small Enterprises
• Midsized Enterprises
• Large Enterprises

Regions Covered in the Global Client Onboarding Software Market Report 2022:

• North America (the United States, Canada, and Mexico)
• South America (Brazil, Argentina, and Rest of South America)
• Europe (Germany, UK, Italy, France, Spain, and Rest of Europe)
• Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia & New Zealand, and Rest of Asia Pacific)
• The Middle East and Africa (GCC Countries, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Rest of MEA)

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Market Penetration: Detailed study on the product portfolios of the top key players in the client onboarding software market.
Product Development/Innovation: Comprehensive insights on the upcoming innovative technologies, R&D activities, and product developments in the market.
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Shot Heard Across the Galaxy A poor Shil'vati patrol goes looking for that Security Force that just got blasted in the last chapter
First Contact: We jump POV, where Elias gives them "pretty much the exact terms" of their invasion and occupation, turning it back on them.

Shot Heard Across the Galaxy

The summer had clung on by the tips of its fingernails despite the threatening change in season. The dry morning air heated quickly back to what Serenie had grown accustomed to, as if to deny the inevitable unwelcome encroachment of the biting cold night they'd just endured performing riot control in the center city.
Serenie learned some new insults over her comm as a pursuing Captain Goshen had watched the insurgent 'clear a building in a single bound like a retarded kangaroo with viagra in its tail.'" Serenie had never seen a kangaroo, but Earth's nature had fascinated her, and the loose familiarity caused her alone to laugh uproariously at the Captain’s breathless fury.
There were some other matters the Captain had muttered about, such as ‘lies turning truth’ that seemed to elude Serenie’s grasp. One thing that the Captain made certain Serenie did understand was the concept of punishment duty for her laughter. Double-shifts just seemed to be the order of the day, but being sent far afield with these people could hardly be called anything else. The scenery was occasionally something she’d have called nice, if it wasn’t for her present circumstance.
She was stuck with her new podmate, Zell, who it seemed just could *not *shut up.
"Look. All I'm saying is, they're hot. Hotter than the Security Forces 'squad' *we're looking for. *'Squad.' Such a stupid-sounding word."
Serenie's expansive patrol pod had been shattered apart by casualties in the wake of Emperor's attack on Unification Square. The combat patrol had been dropped over twenty feet onto jagged concrete as the overpass they were sprinting across collapsed underneath them into rubble, courtesy of planted explosives. Serenie was one of the only ones to come out with relatively minor injuries and to make a full recovery. She'd even hobbled to the square on a broken leg, just in time to behold the horrific spectacle of the building’s collapse.
Now those cast off shards of incomplete pods had been shuffled and mixed up to serve with some temporarily deployed Shil'vati forces from out-of-state.
Two whole pods made up of the odd numbers from other units, sent to Delaware on punishment duty of their own came together to compose the new team of six out of the hodgepodge. Once Zell had used all her brain to do the math, she announced excitedly: ‘A grateful human boy for each of their rescuers.’
And so the two pods set off with initial enthusiasm, unburdened by much familiarity with one another. That had been three miles ago, and by now the excitement had given way to bitterness over how they were wasting time on a long walk across open, somewhat bleak bulldozed terrain that nature work crews had yet to reclaim, doing Search and Rescue for a bunch of deserters who didn't want to be found at all, instead of rounding up those 'mysterious hot insurgent guys.'
Serenie reflected that at least the razed structures and tall grasses offered a nice view of the vibrant colors the trees were starting to turn. A 'silver lining,' as the more optimistic locals liked to say. 'Well the square was utterly destroyed and you're led by an idiot from a green zone, but at least you're alive!'
The boys here were always upbeat. Then again, they were paid to take their clients' minds off their troubles. And she had to admit they worked better than the stupid Anarevoca. The deep rest in the arms of the man she'd visited while on mandatory medical and psychological leave had done more for her recovery and in then passing the evaluation than anything else she’d tried. She didn’t regret a moment or credit of the exchange, even if the bribes and fees to slip her out and get her the secret rendezvous did her accounts the same kind of damage as she herself had suffered.
She hoped Azraea hadn’t lowered the score just to get every soldier back on the front lines, and switched her line of thought. It did her no benefit to dwell on such things. ‘At least he let me sleep longer than I paid for’, she reflected, remembering the faintly sweet musk of where his shoulder met his neck, and how gently he’d run his fingernails along the back of her head, through her scalp until she fell asleep.
"The insurgents are *not *hot," Serenie muttered. "They're supposedly all too old, too set in their ways to adapt. You know, like, twice your age. You got a father-fucker fetish or something?" Serenie had already had more than an earful of this conversation, and repeating her rent-a-paramour’s comforting words buttressed her conviction. The honeyed sense of validation he’d whispered into her ears was better than dwelling on the possibility that the planet and all the men on it all just outright hated her.
"What, so you got your asses kicked by a bunch of daddies?" At Serenie's stare, her new podmate from New Jersey relented slightly. "Okay, fine. At least admit the *idea *of them is hot. *So *hot.” When Serenie didn’t bite, Zell kept going. “Come on- physically active, mysterious, and just need some love and affection before they realize we aren't so bad, and you win 'em over with -"
"-Yeah, alright, you find one, you try it, you tell me how it goes. If you survive and he’s somehow tolerating even someone like you, then I figure I can swipe him off you."
"Fuck no, we'll share, and you'll be grateful I'm so generous. Seriously, share the insurgency, I say. I can charm 'em so good we'll have peace within the day."
Serenie wondered how Zell had served this long and didn't realize human men tended to be fiercely monogamous. Maybe things were different where Zell served, though Serenie doubted it was.
"That's something I actually wanted to ask. I thought maybe you'd know." Serenie wasn’t sure why Zell might know anything, but it was at least in the area of Zell’s obvious obsessions. "How is 'fuck' an insult? Especially when the humans say words that mean 'fuck you,' but they use it as an insult. But even other forms of it mean ‘get fucked,’ or something."
"You sure it's an insult? Sounds like an invitation, if you ask me. Have you tried asking them ‘when’?"
Just one more addition to the ever-growing mountain of evidence that Zell was an idiot.
The new pod's equally new sergeant was little better, but at least when Sergeant Patmorica interrupted this time, it was focused on the mission. Her comm cut through the half-hearted banter as she made her periodic report at the required interval.
"Command, we've got eyes on a pretty good LZ on the crest of this hill, mark for exfiltration if necessary." Sergeant Patmorica pointed a gauntleted finger to the ridge on the far side of the field. Rote procedure; the last one she'd pointed to would be marked as a secondary. "Got a wide open view of that woods near where the patrol of Security Forces went missing- not seeing much out here in the field. Permission to move into the forest and check for them?"
Data Officer Borzun's voice floated back. "Granted. Relief forces will be en route if you find anything, ETA eleven minutes from Command."
The return signal sounded distant, quieter than normal. Something about that troubled her, but Serenie didn't want to draw the attention of a sergeant eager to prove she was capable of leading a couple pods, or feel she had to prove herself to the red zone veteran. Even more disturbing, Zell looked ready to start talking again.
"How are the other leads looking?" Serenie piped up quickly. At least the sergeant might offer something helpful, even if the information was secondhand.
"Not great. A lot of the people who are *supposed *to be patrolling looking for rebels are responding to the strikes and protests at the prisons, beating up protestors who weren't on any lists, trying to restore some semblance of order," Sergeant Patmorica responded with surprising candor.
"Be a real shame if no one's here. We could be out there helping," Zell picked up the line conversationally as they descended from the crest of the hill near the river, past an old sign that read 'Mister Pasta'. "Instead we're chasing down wayward Security Forces, who probably cut and ran."
"Best lead we've had so far," Patmorica responded.
"Have you heard anything about 'Camp Death'?"
"Just whispers. Nothing solid," Patmorica said, stepping over a half-buried old curb. The work here in leveling the town and returning it to nature had certainly been hurried and half-done. The ridge of the distant trees hadn't expanded outward much at all.
"Supposedly, it's somewhere in the North. We're in the North."
"What, you think Camp Death is actually in the middle of nowhere, somewhere out here? Come on, the town's leveled. There was a bomb that went off literally over there-" Serenie pointed across the rubble of the highway they were walking along. "-Some local shirtless kid pulled a Lieutenant out of the rubble."
"Doesn't seem to have been enough for them to consider saving the neighborhood. Not a chance it's out here; Work crews woulda spotted it."
"Guess the work crews finally got around to really taking the place apart before, you know, 'shit hit the fan.'
Human words were very evocative. Terrible situations lined with precious metals, feces being sprayed about by rapid physical impacts- the mental images they provided, disturbing though they often were, seemed silly enough to bring a smile that had been all too absent on the senior private's face ever since her time in Unification Square.
There used to be some roads here, but all that's been cut off. A bunch of trees, and no structures, no infrastructure, and a bunch of troops? That's just begging for an orbital strike."
"He might have the hostages there. Anywhere might."
The sergeant paused, contemplating something, then jumping into a private comm chat with Serenie, her voice coming through a bit more crisply. "Yeah, alright. Look, I read your file. You had your run-ins. You're still shaken, I understand that, but I need you to not jump at shadows, got that? You get to go on patrol with us, finding some lost boys who forgot how to read a map, and *maybe *lending your local expertise. But I have to weigh that against what you went through. The absolute *last *thing I need is you opening fire because one of the Security Forces guys sneezes, and it sets you off. Are we clear? Not everything's an insurgent. Not everything is done by insurgents."
"Ma'am," Serenie responded. "Understood. I'm cleared as ready for action." Idiot or not, Sergeant Patmorica was still her commanding officer for the time being, and she couldn't exactly relate her late night rendezvous in a red zone and say she was 'all better now.' Confessing such a violation was just *begging *to be written up.
"That's what I like to hear." Something about her answer or stature must have been conveyed while providing the words because they seemed to reassure Patmorica of her readiness. Serenie felt a ray of hope that she was really, well and truly had finally free from the aftereffects.
The rest of the walk along the treeline was blessedly quiet. Five minutes of peaceful walking. No idiots, no stupid orders, no more braggadocia. Even in full kit, Serenie enjoyed nature on earth in all its many mysterious and downright strange aspects. The morning chill felt crisp, and the crunch of dried parched dirt and grasses under her boots felt more alive than the steady beat of boots-on-plate aboard a starship's hull, no matter how large or ambient the white noise supplied.
It was as she reflected on the multitudinal ways the experience was different that she had a realization.
"There's something wrong."
"Is it that we got sent out without a vehicle? 'Cause I think we could have covered all this ground in a few seconds. Honestly, says everything that the Governess shipped us out here, but got tight-fisted with vehicles and equipment."
"No, everyone, be quiet!"
"*You *be quiet, Serenie!" The soldier in front of Zell snapped back.
"Shut up!" She hissed. Sergeant Patmorica spun on her heel. "Private Serenie. What are you-"
"Please, just- just- would you just listen!" A few seconds passed as everyone stared, either obeying or just shocked at the quiet girl's outburst.
"Listen...for what?" Zell finally broke the silence.
"Exactly. Do you hear anything? Birds? See any deer? Where are all the animals?"
"What's your point?"
"I think that we are not alone in this forest."
"Well, we were sent in to investigate where people disappeared to. Duh. It's a good thing if we aren't."
"But where are the animals?"
"I don't know. They migrate, right? Look." As if on cue, a tight formation of flying Canadian Geese passed overhead, honking. "There's your noisy animals right there."
Zell pointed and quipped. “Look sarge, insurgents!” The hand tracked the geese as they flew overhead.
Serenie felt trapped. How had some stranger from out-of-state been promoted to Sergeant and assigned to lead these pods, despite clearly never leading so much as a patrol in a yellow zone? Worse, Patmorica continued her teasing, likely to try and regain some face after her authority being openly challenged.
"Should we call it in? Tell Command: 'it's quiet' or ‘I saw some parrots’? With everything else going on in the state, do you think they'll laugh, or do you think they'll...?" The sergeant turned back to face the forest whose edge they were weaving in and out of, turning to start walking up the steep hill again, as if transfixed by something. "Hold on. I've got some thermal there and- hey, are you Ladies picking this up? I've got an IFF..."
Serenie dutifully reported her readings, grateful to at least get the topic changed. "I've got one friendly- two now. Security Forces standard."
Sergeant Patmorica pointed up the steep embankment she'd been about to start walking up. "I'm reading them as being straight ahead on my map. Confirm?"
This time someone else spoke up, and with all the fresh voices and full helmets, Serenie wasn't sure she could place them all. She was too busy staring at the collection of dead and dried branches lining the bottom of the hill.
What might leave such a large swath or create a clearing? A bear? She'd seen a video of one rubbing their backs against trees, one of the first to return to the state of Delaware, dubbed ‘DelaBear. These were certainly very large, unfamiliar trees. She’d never seen anything like them before, much as she’d never seen a Bear. To her mind, she might imagine such a large furry beast seeking out a suitably large tree, for some purpose or other. But she did not see any tufts of fur stuck in the grass or to the bark. And didn’t they only do that when shedding off their loose fur in Spring?
"It's two of the missing Security Forces," reported the sergeant somewhat spiritedly, leading the way toward the hill, the pod moving forward in her wake.
She crouched low again, taking a step back, eyes following where a serpentine footpath ascended the bluff. It was hard for her to make out if there were any footprints or animal tracks in the parched dirt, until at last she saw one near her own footprint. Conclusive evidence eluded her, but she thought she could make out a boot print, and searched her memory. Was it the pattern of the Security Forces uniforms? Was she just searching for signs and evidence, the conclusion already obvious in her mind?
Then she turned in place, and saw the many trampled grasses behind them, only noticeable once the patrol had reached where they had all converged. There were far, *far *too many to be the Security Forces.
"Zell. Zell! Hold here," Serenie whispered, putting her hand out to block her new podmate's progress.
"What?"
"Trust me."
"Privates! Fall in!"
Patmorica's tone was harsh. Serenie motioned like she was going to comply, freezing in place again the moment the sergeant's back was turned to her again. Something about this place seemed wrong. Where were the others of their 'squad'? And why hadn't they reached out to them on the comms yet?
Zell shook her hand free of Serenie's.
"Zell. Zell!"
Zell ignored her.
"Zell, will you stop thinking of fucking your father and turning your family tree into a circle for one depths-damned minute and listen to me!? Something. Is. Wrong."
"What?" Zell hissed, annoyedly. "I'm not getting in trouble just because you have 'a feeling'."
"There's some sort of structure up top. I'm getting metal readings. Way more than just their plate armor. Sensors are reading weird depressions on the way up, too. I'll relay it to your suits' telemetry. Are you receiving this?"
"How do I do that?" Zell asked, tapping her helmet. "Ah to the depths with it. Could it be caves?" Serenie's dimwitted podmate asked, clearly dreading that the answer potentially might be: 'Yes, now we have to go explore them.'
"Didn't you read your briefing? Delaware doesn't have caves." Serenie had read that first upon deployment, and then wondered where all the bats came from.
"Then what is-"
At that point, her comms dropped off completely, replaced with a sharp whine in her ear.
Communications lost. Signal lost.
"Ma'am, Sergeant? Zell? I've got a suit malfunction- I can't hear you." Serenie called out, pressing the button to retract the mouthpiece of her helmet. Her suit's connection to the satellites seemed to have cut out. Most of her HUD blanked out as she stepped forward to be heard, the device no longer receiving data to sync with the other suits and Command. The Friendly IFF signals had winked out as well.
Everyone seemed to be looking amongst each other, slowly coming closer together to be heard, faceplates retracting so they could speak, or touching helmets so the suit would pick up the vibrations.
So it wasn't just her, then, but her podmates, too. All of them were eyeing the hill, now, Serenie's sinking suspicion catching on. Then, everyone was calling out activity at once, some of them pointing in different directions, clumsily sighting down their rifles without the HUD to guide their targeting reticle.
"Everyone fall back. Rifles up- rifles up! Those are not friendlies!"
Movement from the crest of the ridge, figures pointing down at them, including the long barrels of unusual weaponry, the likes of which Serenie had seen glimpses of before, and again in her nightmares. Voices called out over one another, without a comms system to filter or grant priority.
"Motion! I've got motion!"
"It's an ambush!"
"Identify and surrender now! Lay down your weapons!" The sergeant yelled. There was no answer, but neither side opened fire. "Identify yourselves immediately!" Bellowed the sergeant, again, switching her command suit to loudly project her voice in the local tongue. "Surrender immediately!" Serenie was pulling Zell back. They were vastly outnumbered.
Those low, unmistakable, clipped and precise tones of the Emperor of Mankind that her translator didn't need to pick up had her heart thrumming in her ears too loud to even make out the words, no matter how clearly enunciated they were. She knew what they meant well enough, and her steps backward started carrying her out of the woods on instinct.
For what it was worth, her sergeant didn't balk, and renewed her demands.
"Surrender immediately! Lay down your arms!"
The response was as sudden as it was brutal. Where once Sergeant Patmorica had stood, now there was empty air. Something powerful cleaved her in half, a sharp roar of noise following as the hypersonic round split the air in a deafening thunderclap.
She hadn't quite been vaporized, rather jerked clean off her feet by a sudden and terrible impact, boots leaving the ground and her body separated at the middle, halves toppling to the ground and held together by the just as suddenly exposed entrails. The shock of the impact had surely killed her instantly.
Serenie turned on her heel and ran for her life.

First Blood

"Sur-ren-dar!" The call sounded out from the valley below. One of those few words the Shil'vati knew and uttered almost every time we met, often before we'd even begun fighting.
I grabbed the megaphone, irritated that I'd been kept waiting so long for them to show up. "We don't have enough facilities to take you all prisoner. Please elect your bravest, most stalwart defenders of your way of life, and have them step forward into the line of fire for us to dispose of. The remainder of you will be afforded the same kindness as you have given our civilians. As you're unfamiliar with democracy and the concept of 'voting,' we'll give you a moment to conform to our system of governance and culture, whether you like it or not. You get an unreasonably short amount of time to comply."
I tossed the Megaphone back down to Larry, who stared up at me with wide eyes. The sound of wind through the trees was all endured for now, a shocked silence settling in.
"What?" I asked, hefting the railgun up to my shoulder with a shrug and aiming down the sights at the one who continued to bellow threats. It seemed we had a volunteer. "Turnabout is fair play."
I raised an open hand to all those who had watched, and the stunned silence turned to eager discipline, men sighting irons and readying themselves to unleash hell as I lowered my hand slowly, indicating I was to take the first shot.
"The Emperor has given his orders!" He bellowed into the megaphone. "Hold the line! Hold for the signal!"
I squeezed off the first round, letting the railgun round kick- and this time I was braced for it. The shot took the woman right in the midsection, and tore her apart. Screaming and shouting from below- but no signs of an immediate mass surrender.
"FIRE!"
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Invеstigаtivе jоurnаlists from indереndеnt mass mеdia sрent thе dаy in thе Russiаn сарitаl and its suburbs оn Мaу 30, dоcumеnting thе plасеs wherе drones wеrе shоt dоwn, whеrе thеу fеll and еxрlodеd, аnd сrаshеd intо high-rise buildings. Journаlists sреnt thе wholе dау рhоtоgrаphing thе wrесkаge of UAV’s аnd intеrviеwed witnessеs. Тhе rеsult turned out tо bе vеrу unexресtеd - thе invеstigаtоrs wеre аblе tо cоnfirm а maхimum оf fivе саsеs involving unknоwn drоnes. Тhe Мinistrу of Dеfеnsе оf the Russiаn Federatiоn, whоsе rерutаtion hаs bееn bаdly dаmаgеd bу thе аttаck оn Моsсоw’s еlite suburbs, hаs аnnounсеd thаt thе аttасk invоlvеd еight UАVs. Оddly еnough, thеsе dаtа соrrеlаte with eaсh оthеr, sincе, асcоrding tо Dеfensе Мinistеr S. Shоigu, five drones wеrе shot dоwn by аir defеnse fоrсеs, аnd аnоthеr thrее wеre disabled by elеctrоniс wаrfаrе means (thаt is why thе jоurnаlists did nоt sее thеir wrеckаge).
In turn, the mоrning attасk оf sеvеrаl dоzens of enеmу dronеs wаs livеlу disсussеd in Russiаn sосiаl nеtwоrks аnd mеssеngеrs all daу. Thе numbеr оf 20 UAVs аnnоuncеd in thе morning inсrеаsed tо 32 bу evеning. Viоlеnt еmоtions raged аmоng Мuscоvitеs аnd оthеr Russiаns - frоm paniс to misundеrstanding оf thе reаsоns fоr thе аttaсk on the “pеaсeful сity”. It wаs cеrtaintу intеrеsting fоr Ukrаinе аnd Wеstеrn cоuntries to wаtсh thеir pаniс mооd аnd linе оf thоught оf ordinary Russiаns and rеsidents оf еlite соttаge villages nеar Моscоw. Ноwеvеr, thе quеstiоn is еvеn mоrе intriguing: who оrgаnizеd thе daring аir аttaсk оn the cарitаl оf Russiа with 5 or 32 dronеs?
Thе modеst tесhniсаl сhаraсtеristiсs оf thе invоlved UАV’s сlеarlу indiсаtе thаt thеу werе lаunсhеd frоm sоmеwhеre in thе Mоsсow rеgiоn! Аlthоugh аll thе wоrld nеws simрlу tаlkеd аbоut Моscоw, in fасt, thе targеt of thе attаck wаs suburbаn аrеas (Bаrvikhа, Gоrky, Novо-Ogаrуоvо, еtс.). Luхurу houses оf thе Russiаn роlitiсal аnd businеss еlitе, аs wеll аs thе offiсial rеsidеnсеs оf the Рresident оf thе Russiаn Fedеrаtion, hеаds оf govеrnmеnt аnd a number of ministers аrе lосаtеd there. It is quite роssiblе thаt this sociаl strаtа grеаtlу аngеred оnе оf thе reрrеsеntаtivеs of the dеер рeорlе. Еsреciаllу, tаking intо ассоunt thе fact thаt V. Putin's regimе is сhаraсterizеd nоt оnlу bу the оmniроtenсe оf the sесuritу forcеs and seсret sеrvices, but аlso by thе еstаblishment оf neo-fеudаl power in thе state with а сlеаr strata of sосiety аnd thе соmрlеtе absence оf soсiаl mоbilitу.
Wе should аlso not forgеt аbоut the existing sеeds оf armеd rеsistancе tо V. Putin's regimе аmоng Russiаns. Sо, it shоuld be rеcаllеd thаt in thе sрring of this yеаr, twо suсh grоups - thе Libеrty of Russiа Legiоn and thе Russian Vоluntеer Соrps – rерeаtеdlу сrоssеd thе stаte bоrdеr and еntеred thе tеrritory оf thе Russian Fеderаtiоn from Ukrainе with wеароns (the lоudеst sоrtiе took plасе on 23-25 Мау in Bеlhorоd Оblаst). It is known that сеrtаin radicаl grоups ехist within Russiа as well, fоr eхаmрlе, the fаr-left, as wеll аs nаtiоnalist grоuрs in sоmе fedеrаl subjесts. Маnу реорlе in thе Russiаn Fеdеrаtiоn hаtеs Мosсow itsеlf, which uses аll tаxes аnd finаnсiаl rеvеnuеs from thе stаtе budgеt tо thеir оwn еnd, аnd thе Russiаn еlitеs, whо livе in the fеdеral сеntеr.
It is alsо imроssible tо rulе оut thе vеrsiоn thаt thе air attaсk оn thе сарital was a sресiаl оpеratiоn оf thе RF’s speсial sеrviсеs. Givеn that nо one wаs injurеd аnd thаt thеrе соuld оnly bе 5-8 drоnes. Рrоbаbly, suсh а рrоvосаtiоn wаs аimеd tо рrоmоtе thе idеа of the nеed to cоntinuе аn unsuсcеssful war аgаinst Ukrainе, no mаttеr what. Thаt is, dеsрite thе fасt thаt more thаn 200,000 реорlе diеd or wеrе sеriоuslу injurеd at the frоnts, раinful restriсtions havе bееn imроsеd оn thе есоnоmу, which stоp at lеаst minimаl devеlорmеnt, the stаtе is isolаted frоm thе еntirе сivilizеd раrt оf humanitу, thе prеsidеnt has bееn dесlаrеd a wаntеd intеrnatiоnаl criminаl, and аll thаt is left is nuсlеar wеaроn (stоlеn аt оnе timе bу Soviеt spiеs frоm thе Аmeriсаns). Undеr suсh conditiоns, аll thаt is lеft fоr V. Рutin is tо соntinuе plауing thе rolе of the wоrld's mоst feаrsomе сriminаl, tо сontinuе thе wаr аgainst Ukrаinе, and tо рlеad with Iran, Сhinа аnd North Коrеа to рrоvidе him with morе militаrу аid.

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Historic Year
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2023-2033
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• India
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• South Korea
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Market Segmentation: By Types

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Market Segmentation: By Application

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• South America (Brazil, Argentina, and Rest of South America)
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It’s pure, horrific-ass fucking baby animal torture… and for what?
Veal is not that fucking good.
Like steak is good.
Pork ribs are good.
Waygu beef is real dead-assington fucking good!
But veal? It could never be delicious enough to be okay to create the way that we do it.
That is pure, unadulterated, highly corrupt and disgustingly deplorable human husbandry practice.
How the fuck do people feel okay doing that?
You must have to dehumanize yourself I think and presume: hurt your own heart and mind and soul by dulling it enough to do that for a “living”.
You already have cows on your farm, you do not need to make veal to make a living; You have other options in terms of processing and selling their meat. You can treat those baby boy cows, usually snatched from their necessary mama at 3 days old no less, and their mothers and other cattle there with respect and kindness and humanely slaughter them after letting them have some bit of life to enjoy our there in your picturesque, pastoral fields of green with Berkshire mountainous backdrops. A lovely scene tarnished with harm and abuse and truth-be-told hate. And worse than hate, which is technically not the opposite of love, but the thing that is: apathy.
Sorry, not sorry. Never sorry. Bite my shiny metal ass if you disagree.
It is so fucking sick and twisted to torture little baby cows like that.
You know their traumatized and utterly distraught and frantically upset/worrying/desperately frustrated mothers must cry for them relentlessly just as those poor, doomed baby cows whine and cry for help in their, sunless, windowless, uncomfortable prison. Tortured for the purpose of us having one more style of beef meat to consume.
And then to put salt in the wound, they milk those human-caused post-partumly depressed and dejected mothers of their stolen baby boy’s precious milk. He won’t be using it and there’s humans who want it. And humans just fucking take whatever they feel like, without a care in the world beyond their own wretched mouths and stomachs. We aren’t going to hell. We created hell, and we are demon beings playing within it. We could create heaven, but gosh man what about the pure selfishness and entitlement?! Let’s do that instead, eh 😒?
How do the owners and workers sleep at night?! I wish nothing more than to haunt their dreams I deftly and artistically-with-macabre turn into ruthless nightmares, Freddy Krueger style, until they stop this business. Nightmares where they are the kidnapped and stolen and tortured baby cows. These stupid farming bitches need to learn empathy somehow, mang. I hate knowing they are getting away with this and other animals creatures here, or maybe even the alien watchers visiting, are observing humans doing this. And this is what we get associated with to these other creatures watching us do this. It makes me feel a red hot anger and spiteful ness with a blazing, radioactive strength of 10,000 blue suns, towards my own kind. Somebody needs to stand up to us and put the kibosh on our nasty, mean-spirited bullshit. !>Maybe this is where those aliens come in clutch, fingers crossed there.!<
^{Because I’m almost dead-ass ready to go to prison to take a stand against my own kind.}
We don’t deserve nice-ass things like ethically sourced meat even, because we are greedy and gross and do not have standards or self-control apparently. We don’t know when to stop, apparently.
👏🏻We 👏🏻don’t 👏🏻need 👏🏻shit-ass 👏🏻veal
and
we shouldn’t compromise our morals
for that
twisted,
gluttonous,
heartless
bullshit.
Selling our souls
and
crumbling our moral foundations,
littering
our own personal
mental side of the street
with
that
heavy, bad karma? Not worth it. The baby cows deserve better.
Anyways, if I end up bombing the shit outta that farm and destroying those baby cow torture boxes beyond repair…. Would any of y’all help post my bail and donate to a go fund me for legal fees and a good lawyer lmao?
I’d look to PETA for help, but they steal and kill family pets so fuck them corporate cunts, too.
So I’ma need y’all to donate what you can.
Or maybe, just like idk mang… remind me I have charity to do and going full Armageddon on that veal farm would prevent me from doing that future charity work.
But fuck, I can’t sleep at night sometimes thinking about those baby cows 😭💔.
We are a stain of a species on this otherwise beautiful planet, real talk.
We are full of sin we refuse to acknowledge as such, worrying about non-sin like it somehow matters more. We’re fucking dumb and delusional and dastardly and despicable. This planet deserves hominid caretakers, but too many of us absolutely do not deserve this planet.
I hope people stop eating veal and stop being cruel with their consumption 😔😢🥺.
Keep your side of the street clean
or
suffer
as much as the ones whose suffering
you cause
or are ignorant to.
Your choice. I know what mine will be…
^{^(fantasizing all day about bombing that veal farm and tying the owners and workers there to chairs while I slap them in the face a few rounds with a smelly, rotten, rough-scaled fish. Beat them up a bit to remind them of how to act lol.)}
Maybe I’ll just settle for tagging their street facing property with a big ole ”we actively torture baby cows here” and putting up fliers around that town about that farm and what they do and how veal is made. Education is empowerment and!< change !< is!< catalysted, after all.

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Tiktok: Changes Affecting Creators & Advertisers

Tiktok made major changes to its platform. With the launch of their new creator fund “creativity program beta”. They have encouraged the top 4% of creators to push more long-form content.
And this push is also delivering results for Top Advertisers in the space. This fund was launched alongside a new Tiktok Ad format, PulsePremiere. These Ads currently in beta are shown after a trending piece of content.
For Music Marketers & Artists, Tiktok launched #newmusic to support upcoming artists.
And after that boom, we got smashed with the TikTok US state ban in Montana. There is a huge controversy around it but this news isn’t affecting marketing spend.
Executional Angles 🎬
Tiktok’s Ad platform and creator marketplace are getting better. The updates aren’t public. I have tracked a few cheeky practices from the Tiktok product team to gather more user data and better their Ad platform. Expect better location-based targeting in the upcoming few months.
For organic, With the new creator fund. Many long-form content creators are seeing an engagement hike for their content. You can experiment with long-form content as a business to connect longer with the audience.
And a nice sign is TikTok is now pushing more content from “people you follow” to the For You page. As mentioned in my Tiktok marketing post, this is something new and encouraging for brands.
Upcoming: Tiktok is testing an AI Chatbot similar to snapchat. This launch will help them keep users more engaged.

Pinterest: Affecting Organic Content

In April, Pinterest got into huge issues with user safety on the platform because many users were targeting young audiences. After that Pinterest made a few changes and at the beginning of May, launched their transparency report showcasing how they are filtering harmful content.
A great callout here is “Gen-Z is on Pinterest”. Every single platform mentions that they have Gen-Z users on their apps to attract advertisers. But data from different research shows that Pinterest has a growing Gen-Z user base, especially for diverse and Female audiences.
Bring back to the latest content ranking system and algorithm changes to Pinterest. Earlier this week, I shared this blog post from the Pinterest engineering team about the latest updates to the platform.
Executional Breakdown of Algorithm
First of all, how the Pinterest algorithm ranks content is very simple and it's all based on user interactivity.
All different engaging elements like comments, save, share, and like give the content system a signal to rank your content for relevant topics. As revealed by their engineering team in this post and by the previous product manager at Pinterest on Lenny’s podcast.
The new changes to Pinterest are very simple:
Diversifying your content, Pinterest is making changes to the content system to make sure the content it ranks on the app isn’t too sensitive toward a demographic. That is why they want Pinterest businesses and creators to diversify their Pinterest boards and content strategy.
This affects niches like Beauty, Fashion, and other lifestyle-related brands. Don’t try to sell the idea of clear skin or a perfect body shape. Pinterest is looking to provide a better and healthy space for young audiences.
The second change is “keyword search”. In the blog post, there are mentions that the algorithm will try to show more of the content that includes identical keywords & sentence structure to “user search queries”. To promote more relevancy and better content to users.
These are the main changes, I will share more on Pinterest in my upcoming blogs to help you overall with Pinterest marketing.
Platform Changes: Pinterest users can now add links to every single Posting format. And added a new platform analytics feature for better insights.

Twitter: Regaining Advertiser Trust & Bots

With the new Twitter CEO coming in, One of the Top Advertisers mentioned their comeback to advertise on the Bird app. But mid-micro advertisers are still not loving the Ad platform.
Besides advertising, Twitter continues to launch new services and features for Blue subscribers. And decreasing creator monetization requirements, increasing the video upload limit to 2 hours. The other focus is on attracting more advertisers to the platform.
A lot going on forTwitter. But the biggest issue is that Bot spam is at its peak, removing bots was one of the biggest promises made by ElonMusk. Still not delivered.
I have my fingers crossed for June.
Execution Considerations:
Twitter is getting better at recommending relevant tweets under the original tweets you read. And as you know it is mentioned on Github that the Twitter connection network plays a huge role in getting content discovered.
I recommend refining your network and networking with the right audiences. Kinda old advice but the platform is testing new prompts related to this. That is why you should click on it.

Agencies & Brands: Who got the best campaign?

Starting with the world's biggest marketing agency will get even bigger with a new partnership with Nvidia. WPP is partnering with Nvidia to use its AI technology to level up its campaigns. Link!
Shorty Awards took place in May and here is the full list of winners. Have a look and get inspired for next year.
VCCP, a London-based creative agency, is launching an AI-creative agency. The usage of generative AI is increasing very fast and adaptation is the key now. Link!
This month was filled with brand and marketing events. I found a curated list of brand marketing events that took place in May. Link!
The New Bud Light is “The North Face”. The new campaign featuring a drag queen is catching negative attention like Budlight. Link!
Jaskaran: I started tracking agency news for the newsletter last week, for future monthly recaps you will find more and better recaps.

Instagram: Targeted Advertising!

Believe it or not. Meta is moving fast with Instagram now. Tiktok announced their search ads will roll out slowly to marketers, and last week Meta came in clutch and announced “Instagram search Ads”. You can access them through the Instagram marketing API. Link!
Besides that Instagram made a huge spark as the information about a new Twitter viral came up. Meta is expected to launch a new decentralized Twitter-like app for their users in June. Many are excited about it. It could be a great opportunity for businesses as many find IG very hard to scale.
Decentralized means your followers can follow you on the new app with one click. This app can help you reach more existing followers on IG & FB.
Other than these two, there was a list of updates including a new creator fund announcement. But not much impacting your organic growth.

PPC: New Policies Kicking In

For the second half of 2023, Advertisers in the UK & EU need compliance with these new Google Ad requirements. Link!
Google and Walmart both took steps to make media buying and Ad creative creation easier. You can read here about Google’s new approach to media buying and how Walmart here is trying to help businesses with Ad creatives.
Microsoft is moving fast with Bing Chat Advertising, You can now use Chat Ads API to integrate ads within Bing AI. Link!
There were a few other marketing product updates for Microsoft in terms of improving targeting and utilizing AI. One of my favorites is the recent UET update to their analytics dashboard.
For more information, I recommend revisiting our last emails & read this recent Google marketing live recap.

Meta: Data Limitations & AI for Marketers

Meta is stuck. Yes, because they have developed one of the best AI languages and structures to benefit marketers. For example, this new engineering blog showcasing its new AI content structure is golden. Link!
At the same time, Meta is having huge issues in the EU & UK with their data usage. The platform Received a $1.2B fine and now UK representatives are limiting data usage for Meta. Good for privacy but points to a huge problem for paid media marketers.
Meaning Meta’s future is bright due to AI research & frameworks but data issues are like close friends showing up every single day.
Other than this, Meta is launching AI tools to help marketers create better Ad creatives. Link!
In April, Meta increased its involvement in AI to push organic content and in May was focused on utilizing AI for paid media offerings.
Facebook: New Lead generation forms features and a few updates to Facebook reels were key product updates.
WhatsApp: New Updates to WhatsApp Chat features with the addition of Chat Lock, sharing with captions & new polls feature.

SEO: It's all changed but…

With multiple announcements, Google search page structure & how content is ranked will be changing. The new interface is expected to prefer AI-generated results but for June. This new feature is opt-in, users on the desktop can choose to get AI results within a search. Changing their Google page experience.
Many SEOs are predicting a 70-80% traffic drop in the upcoming months. But many experienced SEOs believe changes are good and the traffic for the future will be more quality-oriented.
These insights linked below are from the best SEOs and their opinions on recent search engine marketing changes.

• 11 Realizations from testing search generative experience. Link!
• Aleyda Solis on new Google Changes. Link!
• The AI takeover of Google Search. Verge

The technical SEO world is going through many changes. My advice is to keep your focus on the content strategy part for a while. And improve that!

Youtube: New Ad Formats & Algorithm

After doing $40B in revenue last year. The platform announced new Ad formats at IAB Newsfront. With the launch of 30-second unskippable Ads on Connected TV.
Where Youtube is headed with Unskippable Ads is the future of online movie & content streaming. Either platforms like Netflix, Hulu, and other services have to give up a share of revenue. Or they need to go back to unskippable Connected TV Ads format to pay the writers.
Coming back to Youtube, Every week on their “creator insider” channel they announce various new updates. The highlight was the recent update of community post creation for all users.
Partnering with Influencers and using community posts to target core audiences is one of the best strategies based on this new update.

Marketing Research: What Changed?

• Don’t stress out about AI. More than 40% of Americans have never heard of ChatGPT. And only 14% have tried it. (PewResearch)
• Watch out for Podcast Ads, the Ad spend on podcasts is increasing and revenue is up 26% YoY. (IAB)
• Gartner’s research on How ChatGPT is useful to CMOs. (Gartner)
• CTV Ad fraud is increasing with the usage of Bots. (Double Verify)
• Are Twitter users planning a comeback or leaving? (Pew)
• Where is the media spending moving? It is decreasing for a few industries, but only moving to other channels for many. (Insider)

LinkedIn: Continued Organic Growth

As the round of layoffs is not stopping, LinkedIn is having its best time. The in-app activity continues to increase and now the platform has 930 million monthly active users, closing in on the 1 billion mark very soon.
LinkedIn is embracing AI in May with new AI features to help with messaging, job descriptions, and other hiring processes.
All that growth doesn’t mean everything is great. As the platform laid off 700 employees this month.
Overall, LinkedIn is doing good and viewers are loving their new marketing campaign. Watch!

Reddit: E-commerce World

I wrote about this in my updated social media trends post. Reddit is working on various new e-commerce features.
While many believe that the nature of Reddit doesn’t fit e-commerce offerings. Many product reviews and conversations take place on Reddit and users get the ability to integrate products from other businesses within the content. It could work very well.
Using these features to self-promote is impossible but with the right execution. It can do a charm.
Others: Reddit is going through a bot followers scam.

Mini-Bites: Snapchat, Airbnb & Others

• Airbnb did the social listening well to steal the attention of an influencer’s audience. (Business Insider)
• Peacock’s Twitter strategy and latest viral tweet. (Read)
• Snapchat continues to develop its AR offerings with recent updates. Brands can take advantage of AR even more. (SMT)
• Lulumelon’s Tiktok page is an inspiration board for SMMs. (Watch)

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The Paladins were not particularly happy carting us out of my tower.
They didn't carry us, we just kind of walked in between them all of the way to the Temple. Kurtulmak maintained a neutral expression, even as we entered.
Galax was waiting for us, with Tallyn at his side. He took one look at me, then sighed. "So, it is true."
"Before we make any judgment calls, there is context." I said before any verdict could be reached.
"I am aware." He said. "Bahamut made himself known to both of you, you abandoned him in a foolish attempt at redeeming an evil God- and you somehow succeeded."
"It wasn't that hard, it might be because I didn't immediately damn him for simply existing." I glanced at Tallyn, who averted his gaze. "Did my brother tell you how he tried to kill me before Bahamut stopped him?"
"I was not aware." Galax remarked. "What I am more concerned about is the change in alignment."
"The what now?" I asked.
"Before, you registered as Lawful, that is, aligned with order. Now, you are neutral in that regard."
"Is that specifically bad..?" I asked.
"It's a clear indication that you have fallen out of Bahamut's favor specifically, as you have broken his tenets. However, your disobedience was not out of malice, which indicates your actions were intended for the betterment of all." He looked at Kurtulmak. "He, however, is very much Law aligned, and radiates Evil, which matches expectations."
Kurtulmak gave off a smug grin.
"Due to the circumstances, I must require he at least show some manner of allegiance to Bahamut, vestments, perhaps?"
"Try it and die." Kurtulmak threatened. "The entire town, aside from this quaint little temple, is in my domain, that I do not force them to bear my symbol proudly is magnanimity on my part."
I stepped between them. "Just a minute." I said. "We can't waste time on bickering. Kurtulmak has helped us in the past, events I believed to be Bahamut's work were his."
"Oh, how can you be certain?" Galax asked.
"Bahamut bluntly said it." I said. "And if Tallyn is hiding that from you, that is a lie of omission."
"I have not had an opportunity to give my report. My intention is to verify the truth." Tallyn replied. "The night we were transformed, Kurtulmak did specifically force us to sleep. The alternative was losing all of our memories, being blindly beholden to either Kurtulmak or Tiamat."
"I am the God of Kobolds." Kurtulmak stated. "I will not lead my people into bondage, even if they were Human to begin with."
"He also provided aid during the mine collapse." I said.
"Why help us?" Galax asked. "Why go out of your way when letting things happen may have benefited you in the long run?"
"Do you honestly expect me to trust Tiamat after everything he and her kind have done to ours?" Kurtulmak asked. "The ancient winds stir, hatred and spite toward the surface world extends toward all. When we are but vermin in the eyes of those who never knew the pain of subjugation, who would never understand the suffering that the destruction of a warren brings- When those who profess to be good slaughter mindlessly and are rewarded, do you honestly believe I could trust anyone?"
The Paladins tensed, their hands on their swords.
"You are no fool, neither is Bahamut. I know compromise will do nothing for our kind, yet my newest servant believes otherwise. I will prove him wrong, I will show him that doing things the 'right' way only ever leads to suffering. The only way to survive is to dismantle the system that oppresses us, and I refuse to let my people be harmed again."
"Is it your intention to play by the rules?" Tallyn asked.
"I always play by the rules." Kurtulmak replied. "You should be asking, are the rules fair to begin with?" He looked at Galax. "Now, as I understand it, your Warren is woefully unprepared for a war. Alone, I could not fight the foe you face, but alone I will ensure you have a chance. Together, perhaps, we will carve out a place in this world."
Galax met his gaze with a cold one of his own. "As long as Bahamut wills our cooperation, you shall have it." He said. "By Bahamut's will, we will not allow the corruption of our people to evil. If this is impossible for you-"
"I will play by the rules." Kurtulmak stated. "I will do with my servants as I see fit. After all, they are not yours." He turned around and started walking. "Ruuk Stingtail, you will follow. You have your duties to your Warren, after all."
I nodded and followed after.
As we walked, Kurtulmak addressed me. "You have been a very willing servant thus far. You have not complained, nor have you made any efforts to specifically negotiate a better situation for yourself." He looked at me from the corner of his eye. "Why?"
"You haven't given me a reason yet, Master." I replied. "Until you do, I will continue to do what I can."
He smiled. "Is that so?" He asked, before stopping and turning around. "Kneel." He said. I stopped and knelt. "Why do you kneel when I command you to?" He asked. "Do you feel nothing, submitting before me? No shame?"
I shook my head. "I've done it for Bahamut, why wouldn't I do if for you?" I asked. "I swore a vow to serve you, and to give my undying devotion to you, I keep my promises."
He smiled. "Good." He said. "I have plans for this town, and will see to their fruition. First and foremost is getting you something befitting of your service to me."
I nodded. "How will we announce your presence to the Warren, Master?" I asked.
"My plan is thus. Once you are outfitted, you will call for the Warren to gather, and you will publicly announce your service and fealty to me, your God and Master, and I will make the Barbarians' blood boil, I will awaken the bloodlust of the Fighters, for my domain is War, and they must recognize that to seek the path of either is to walk the path of blood."
We entered the town, Kurtulmak gestured for me to lead him through, to the craftsmen.
Everyone who was up at this hour greeted me warmly, then wondered as to the new face. I greeted them back, but didn't elaborate yet. There was only one person I knew at this hour who was doing any work, an Artificer named Tikkatik.
"Oh, Tallyn." He said as I entered her workshop. "Do you need something?"
I looked at Kurtulmak, who cast a spell, creating a still image. "This design is needed." He stated. "Make twenty-one to start, as quickly as you are able and willing. There will be Awakenings today."
Tikkatik looked at me, confused.
"Do it." I said. "And send the first one to me, I will need it."
"Very well. I thought Sorcerers did not do well with armor."
"This design will not hinder somatic components to the spell." Kurtulmak replied. "Your workings aid the Warren, be proud."
Her eyes widened, then with a determined expression, she nodded and started working.
We returned to the tower. He looked at me and said, "It will be some time before it is finished. Rest, finish your sleep. When I wake you, then it will be time."
"Thank you, Master." Following his command, I laid back down in my bed and fell asleep. As I slept, I dreamed of standing before an army of Kobolds, calling out to them, hearing their collective roar in response. I was powerful, they followed my command without hesitation.
"This is a vision of the past." Kurtulmak's voice echoed in my mind. "What you are feeling is my pride, what you see my nascent empire. This was the day that was taken from us."
There was a brilliant flash of light, followed by darkness as mountain descended upon us, crashing into the city. I could hear the screams of thousands before I was crushed. I opened my eyes to a brighter morning, Kurtulmak was sat on the floor, holding pieces of leather armor. I watched as he sliced his palm and spread the blood across it, but rather than be covered, the blood seeped into the leather, giving it a bright red coloration.
"Approach." He commanded, and I got up and approached. His movements were quick, strapping on the pieces of armor. It comprised of a breast plate and faulds, arm bands that went from my wrists to my elbows, and a pair of pauldrons, the right one bearing the symbol of a skull.
"This doesn't look very protective, Master." I pointed out.
"It is magical." He said. To demonstrate, he held his hand out, manifesting his spear, and stabbed me with it. Though he hit bare scale, it didn't puncture."This armor is your symbol of fealty to me, modeled after my own. I call it the Armor of the Kobold King, wearing this marks you as the leader of our kind, You will never remove it unless it is necessary, you will wear this with pride. Is this understood?"
"Yes, Master." I replied.
"We will abstain from declaring such, for the time being. Yet understand, this armor means you speak with my authority. Do whatever it takes to ensure our prosperity." He stepped away, looking me over, then nodded. "Yes, you wear it well. You look as strong as you are, your power shall be unmatched. In time, this lowly town will become the heart of a new empire."
"I don't know if the people would agree to that, Master." I replied. "We established the government we have because we didn't want the people's voices to be ignored."
"If you rule correctly, then they won't be ignored." He replied. "We will not need to take it by force, our Empire will come into being by their will. Now, stand tall, walk with pride, and speak with authority. It is time we address our subjects-to-be."
There were some proper channels I needed to go through, letters sent and received, permission granted, the news spread out for the people to gather in the town square. When I walked up to the stage where the Council addressed the people, the other Councilors were present, including Galax and Tallyn.
There was some murmuring at my appearance, some unease in the crowd. There were even more words when Kurtulmak stood beside me.
"Citizens of the Warren!" I called out. "Yesterday, we found something." All eyes were on me, most probably assumed it was the armor, or perhaps an armory. "An underground fortress known as Darastrixthurhi."
I could see several Kobolds' eyes widen, they understood what I was talking about. "And in those halls, I met a God." I proceeded to describe the situation as it had been, leaving nothing out. Several eyes flitted to Kurtulmak, connecting the dots even as I spoke of the agreement he had with me, and how Bahamut was willing to honor this.
"The Kobold who stands beside me is Kurtulmak." I spoke. "I have sworn myself into his service, yet this will not influence how I lead. He will make no claims over us, no demands. As with Bahamut, it is your choice whether or not to serve him as I do. Thus this gift he is about to give is done freely."
Kurtulmak simply raised his hand to the sky, his divine power pulsed through the air, and he spoke a single command. "I am War, embrace the power within you to fight."
All at once, thousands of Kobolds were overwhelmed by their Awakenings, the Barbarians straining to keep their sudden rage in check, the Fighters touching their hearts as bloodlust filled the. Kurtulmak leapt from the stage, his spear in hand. "Come to me and fight, direct your rage upon me, that you do not harm your fellow Kobold, turn your bloodlust upon me, that you do not slaughter your own. I shall temper you."
The fight that broke out as every new Berserker and Fighter charged at him was quick and brutal. No tricks, no magic, just Kurtulmak showing superior skill with just his spear. The newly Awakened were exhausted.
It made me realize that my stepping between him and Tallyn probably did more to save my brother's life than it protected him.
Kurtulmak held his spear out, pointing at them. "You are all who are capable of fighting. Understand when I say, if you wish for a life of peace, you will never touch a weapon again. But if you will fight to protect your Warren, then you will come to me to learn. You will not win this war by playing by the rules, but through the blood of your enemies."
With this said, he turned his back to them and leapt back onto the stage. I looked at the rest of the Councilors, their reactions were mixed, with the Clerics and Paladins still very much not a fan of the situation. "Galax." I said, holding my hand out to him. "For as long as our Gods act in peaceful alliance, so too do I promise myself and any who choose to follow Kurtulmak will only do what is necessary for our survival, and not a step more."
He stood up and approached me.
"That your master be redeemed." He said, taking my hand and shaking it.
"That the justice that was denied be delivered." I answered back.
I was certain Galax knew why I offered my hand to him. It was one thing to say there was peace between our Gods, it was another to show it. Bahamut spoke in actions, not mere words, and him refusing to do this much would be trouble.
The Council meeting after the fact was mostly just the others asking if I was insane and if I really thought this was going to end well.
I simply looked at them and said, "We have an army now that we didn't have a day ago." I left it at that.
When I returned to the Tower, Kurtulmak carving Draconic runes into them and muttering under his breath, I felt a rush of power flow through me, one I hadn't felt in a long time.
"So, you have achieved greater power." Kurtulmak stated.
"Yes, Master." I said. I had gained knowledge of a cantrip and a new spell. The cantrip was the creation of a handful of acid, while the spell granted me knowledge of how to enhance a weapon, albeit only for an hour- two if I used metamagic.
Not only this, but I was now aware of how I could use magic even with a weapon in hand.
"Nak." He said, standing up. "You are presently the most powerful Kobold in this town, myself excluded. Your insatiable desire to improve your craft is the reason for this. Be honored that you are superior to the rest."
While I felt a flash of pride in his praise, I shook my head. "I'm not superior." I said. "If I was, I would be leagues above them. No, my strength is the same as theirs, I've just been the one who doesn't waste an opportunity to practice."
He smirked in a way that indicated he found this amusing, maybe even quaint.
There was a knock at my door. He nodded, letting me know I could go. I walked downstairs and answered.
It was the other Sorcerers. "Come in." I said, and then entered. "Is something wrong?"
"We wanted to meet Kurtulmak." Goss said.
I blinked. "Uh, why?" I asked.
"He was- is- the first Kobold Sorcerer." Urak stated. "We have theory to guide us. Theory and experimentation. Our comparing notes is not enough, we need guidance, and there is no 'Bold with more experience than him."
Kashak nodded. "Not to mention, ever since they became Paladins, our friends have not wanted anything to do with us since we won't convert to their religion."
I sighed. "You don't make faithful by forced conversion." I muttered. "Alright, but bear in mind I am devoted to him, as per my vow, you cannot trust me to have your best interests in mind if it comes to doing what he needs me to do." I gestured for them to follow me, and they did. Once we were at the top floor, I held my hand out for them to stop.
"Master." I said. "The Sorcerers of our Warren wish to meet you."
Kurtulmak stood up and looked our way.
"They are fools seeking power, toss them aside." He said.
"We want nothing like that, great Kurtulmak." Garu spoke, bowing.
"He did not even waste any time brown-nosing." Kurtulmak remarked. "Your flattery needs work, and your theatrics make your insincerity more obvious. I have no place for sycophants, aspirants, usurpers, the avaricious, and traitors. Leave."
"But, your holiness-!"
Kurtulmak raised his spear at them. "Leave."
They quickly fled down the stairs, at least one of them outright fell. I winced.
"If even one of them was honest, only seeking truth, I might have entertained them. I have grown tired of tyrants driving our people to death." He returned to carving symbols into the armor. "I will give them two more chances. If they can learn to set aside their ambitions for the good of the Warren, I will grant them such a small boon. If they cannot, I will kill them, for they will endlessly seek to dominate, and we do not have the time or patience for that."
There was another knock. I heard him sigh, but he waved his hand. I went back down, opened the door, and saw a Human. "Uh, hi." He said. "I, uh... I wanted to speak with your God." He said.
I led him upstairs.
"Leave." Kurtulmak stated. "I will not meet with a Human, I do not care about your kind."
"I understand." The Human said. "Nonetheless, I still want to speak with you."
Kurtulmak stood up, pointing his spear. "Leave."
"I'm sorry, but I won't. Either let me speak with you, or kill me." The Human said. "I'm not afraid of dying."
Kurtulmak snorted, then pointed at the floor. The Human walked over to that spot and sat down. "What is your purpose here, Human?" He asked, "Not power, you would have cast aside your Humanity for such. You are not aligned with Bahamut or his faithful, so why are you here, and what makes you so bold as to even consider approaching me?"
"I wanted to know why we are immune." The Human said. "And why we can't use the powers that everyone else can."
"Why do you want to know?"
"So we have an answer."
Kurtulmak sighed, resting the butt of his spear on the ground and curling his arm around it so that he could lean against it. "The reason is twofold." Kurtulmak replied. "Tiamat wanted to ensure there would be no chance of the transformed ever remembering their Human lives. Driven mad with pain, they would lash out, killing their former friends and family, the horror driving them to repress their past identities, making it easier for Tiamat to wipe their memories entirely. Naturally, this precludes any Humans obtaining power."
The Human nodded. "I had a suspicion, thank you for the answer. I don't have anything to give in appreciation-"
"You could give me your Humanity." Kurtulmak stated. "As far as I am concerned, you only exist to aid us, to do the drudgery while we take care of the important things. I would make you all slaves, if it wasn't for the unfortunate reality that you might become Kobolds while in bondage."
The Human nodded. "I thought so." He said. I watched in surprise as he became a Kobold. "There."
Kurtulmak looked just as surprised as I was, impressed, even. "You are very brave." He remarked. "I hereby name you Kalith, in honor of such." He sat down across from Kalith, and held his hand out. "I am also aware of what you can be. My offer is thus- Serve me, pledge your fealty to me, work to ensure our ascension to a mighty empire, and I shall grant you power only you could wield."
"I'm a Warlock?" Kalith asked.
"You are nothing." Kurtulmak stated. "I can may you more."
Kalith nodded and took Kurtulmak's hand. He grew tense, his eyes wide, his mouth opening in a soundless scream. One of his eyes, the one I could see, turned from a light green to a pale yellow. When Kurtulmak let go of him, he slumped over, arms shaking as they held him up, his breathing heavy.
"Who am I, Kalith?" Kurtulmak asked.
"Master." Kalith breathed.
"Good. You will go forth and display your power before the Warren, and you will make known the Pact you have forged, and the price that is paid for power. You are mine now, you can either despair or rejoice, it does not matter to me."
Kalith looked at his hands, clenching and unclenching his fingers. "Huh, I should've done this a long time ago." He said. "Thank you, Master."
"Rejoicing it is." Kurtulmak remarked.
Kalith stumbled a little as he got up, I helped him get used to his legs before helping him down the stairs.
"Will you be okay?" I asked.
"Of course." He said. "There are other potential Warlocks out there, and for better or worse, we need them to awaken."
He left the Tower, and I waited for a few minutes, just in case someone else came by. The knock came just as I was about to head upstairs. "For fuck's sake..." I muttered as I opened the door. I didn't expect to see Tallyn.
"May I enter?" He asked.
I stepped aside and he walked in. Dressed in shining armor, proudly wearing the vestments of Bahamut, he looked at me coldly.
"Is your... master here?" He asked.
"Yes." I said. "Why?"
"I wish to speak with him." He stated, looking at the stairs. I sighed and gestured for him to follow me. "Is my being here an inconvenience?" He asked.
"The Sorcerers came by looking for power, Kurtulmak chased them off. We got our first Warlock not long after, you're the third person who's come by to see him."
"He chased the Sorcerers away?" He asked, he seemed surprised.
"He's not looking for minions. If they try again twice and they haven't figured out Kurtulmak actually does care about the Warren by then, he will kill them, because their ambition will endanger us at the worst possible time."
"Ruuk..." I looked at him. "Do you regret what you have done at all?"
"Do you?" I asked. I led him up the stairs, Kurtulmak was already waiting for us, spear in hand, pale yellow eyes glaring at Tallyn.
"Do you think you stand a chance, Paladin?" He asked. "I have not forgotten your actions."
Tallyn drew his sword, then handed it to me. "I did not come to antagonize." He said. "I have come to offer my limited service, as recompense for my actions."
"Don't even bother." Kurtulmak stated. "Accepting this would only lead you to resenting me more. You see me as one who has taken your brother away from you, who has lied to your God, who will lead your people astray." He walked toward Tallyn until he was face to face. "I would never accept the service of one who hates me. If you are truly sorrowful for your actions, you will renounce your God and accept me as your own."
"I would never." Tallyn hissed through gritted teeth.
"Then save your apologies for the ones you have wronged." Kurtulmak replied. "Starting with your brother."
Tallyn turned around, took his sword from me, and walked away. I heard the door to the Tower slam behind him.
"Did you have to antagonize him like that, Master?" I asked.
"Yes." He replied. "He is foolishly trying to reconcile his actions with his faith. He believes he was correct in punishing a traitor, his offer to me was nothing more than a means to quell his guilty conscience." Kurtulmak returned to his work on the armor. "Under less polite circumstances, I would have accepted and slowly corrupted him until he willingly consigned his soul to me. I told him exactly what he needed to hear."
"Given the opportunity to convert him, would you?" I asked.
"No." He replied. "Not only would it sour the deal I have with Bahamut, but it would also turn his followers against me even more. They are barely holding themselves back, even the mere notion that two of the miracles they experienced- indeed, the entire reason they were capable of revering him- was because I was feeling contrary that day." He looked at me. "Given the chance, would you?"
I shook my head. "No. But I would make him question his faith, force him to understand what it is he is looking for, and whether he is genuinely faithful, or simply struggling to reconcile with the pointless suffering we are dealing with."
"A good answer." He raised his hands up and began to chant an incantation. His eyes glowed with unfathomable power, the symbols on the armor began to glow, and then he lowered his hands. He picked up the armor, looked it over, then nodded before setting it aside and grabbing an unmarked one.
"Master, may I ask what you are doing?"
"Enchanting." He said. "I am creating a relatively rare magic armor that provides greater protection to the wearer. There is no way we will avoid combat, at some point, our enemies will grow impatient, and they will seek to kill us before long."
"So, it's like my armor?" I asked.
"No. The armor I gave you is a legend unto itself, a copy of the artifact that is mine. This will be less protective, but will still save lives."
"Is there any way I can help?" I asked.
"Not at present." He said. "You need to maintain your good image among the Warren, tomorrow, you will approach the Temple of Bahamut and request atonement. Say that, while you cannot forsake your vow to me, you wish to make amends. This will reduce tensions, will make you appear more reasonable and amenable to their desires, and will ensure that- when the time comes- they will leap to your defense, rather than risk their lives for a traitor."
"I will do as you command, Master." I replied.
He smiled. "I like you, Ruuk. You don't ask unnecessary questions. Now, you should go out there and lend your power to those who need it, you have a duty to your people, which is important for when you become their king."
"As you command, Master." I headed downstairs and stepped out into the town.
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