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| Amethyst | Precious Breath stands nervous, one can almost /feel/ things unraveling in her as she's pressed by the collection around her. "Remember that if you harm me it will be a violation of our agreement. I swear to you that I am helping you as best I can."
But there's more to the story, more she isn't sharing, and there's a spark of fear in the fae's eyes that whatever it might be may be torn from her mouth one way or another. |
| Silk Moon Lotus | Silk settles into her chair "I'm certain that by the time Bright has gotten finished you will want to tell us what's happening. I hope that I have not made a mistake in bringing you here and asking for asylum for you. Hopefully Fae will not join demons on my list of things I don't like." |
| Bright Journey | Bright Journey had just made it plain that no matter how good Precious Breath is at concealing the truth, the Solar realized the deception anyway. She had been casual and friendly up to this point, but after that revelation, she's at best one-for-two now. Friendly? It's hard to say. Casual? Definitely not.
Bright leans forward carefully and places her forearms on the table slowly and deliberately, interlacing her fingers just so. She looks deeply into Precious Breath's eyes, and while her voice isn't aggressive or loud in any way, it is careful, deliberate, and serious. "We will be the judge of that, Precious Breath, and I assure you I am aware of--and will abide by--the terms of our agreement. Now then," Bright pauses a moment, a tiny little smile stealing its way onto her face, "let's chat about everything and nothing, you and I. I'm sure you'll see the benefits of having us on your side." With the last sentence, Bright's voice takes on a rhythmic cadence, and while her commentary hasn't pushed Precious Breath to do anything as of yet, then cleverer among the party may realize what's starting to happen... |
| Black Pearl | Black Pearl watches and her eyes gleam slightly. She sits, watching things unfold, and unwilling to interrupt or interfere with the Sun's Chosen at the moment, even as scales and markings form on her to mark herself as one of Manaa's fae. |
| Amethyst | Amethyst raises an eyebrow, and almost unconsciously shifts closer to her mother. And Ashuria doesn't speak, instead watching with subtle amusement as things develop. She was anxious at first when Amethyst brought an entire circle of Exalted with her, but now she's glad they're on her side.
A bead of sweat rolls down her cheek, her own tattoos reflecting the termoil inside of her. "Oh dear. Oh Maana, how did we end up in this situation?" There's a knowing look on her face. Though she's never seen the sun's chosen in action, the stories she's heard... She can only hope they are merciful. |
| Silk Moon Lotus | Silk starts to smile, she have never seen Bright use her magic and is fasinated to see it in action. |
| Bright Journey | Soon, as Bright maintains her constant, rhythmic chatter, the sorcerers in the group may realize similarities between that and some of the methods they use. The magic itself is subtle, difficult to make out--but after just a few minutes, the results are fairly plain. Precious Breath hasn't blinked in five whole minutes, and she's staring into Bright's luminous, swirling multicolored eyes with an intensity usually reserved for one's newlywed mate. Bright's smile widens just a touch, and everyone here (except possibly Ashuria and Precious) no doubt see the understated pride in Bright's expression at a job well done.
Bright's voice is soft and even, and while she keeps looking at Precious Breath, she is obviously addressing everyone else. "Now, then. So long as we are sure we do nothing to harm her or threaten that which she holds dear, I'm sure Precious Breath will be more than willing to work with us on getting to the bottom of this little mystery. Keep within those bounds and feel free to help me convince her to cooperate. Bright smiles again at Precious Breath. "Now, my dear. It sounds like you and Maana are in quite the unfortunate situation, but I admit I don't know the details. We can't do much to help you if we don't know what happened. At the very least, we want to be sure to be true to our agreement, right? I'm sure you see the benefit in everyone on the same side pooling our knowledge and resources." |
| Black Pearl | "I know what it is to keep secrets," Black Pearl says. "But I offer my word as well that we wish you to depart in peace that neither troubles the other again," she says. "We will not harm you unless you turn on us. Please trust us. Let us work together to bring sudden, hidden calamitous downfall to our enemies." |
| Rishi | Rishi has a perplexed look on her face that clears slowly into a rather large smile. She gives Bright a very impressed nod, before she turns back to the Fae and says, in a voice bursting with understated glee, "Now, there is being something you are hiding from your allies here, yes? But, you have sworn the oath to be helping them, yes? But you have sworn the oath not to be telling the information? What if you were simply telling them about the oath you were swearing? Is that being forbidden?" |
| Amethyst | Ashuria grins and watches with rapt attention. Amethyst, for her part, is equal parts awed and somewhat scared of the power that her friend has. She trusts Bright, but it's something to see that power on display. Maybe it just makes her uncomfortable to think how things could've gone different between the two of them.
"Ok. Princess Maana gave me three instructions upon sending me off into the field. The first was to assist Elderloch and their allies -- especially the Exalted, in any way or form I can. Second, to comply with her oath to Glorious, she requires that I do something to mislead Elderloch as well. Third, I'm to ensure the safety of her newest recruit and to either spy on Glorious or to make my way to Elderloch and support them." "Until Vain is dead we must at least make token attempts at harming Elderloch. If I were to break this oath, the wyld would take its vengeance upon me, likely rendering me unable to take up arms against anyone for a long time." Her eyes are pleading to Bright, "Please do not make me break my oaths." |
| Silk Moon Lotus | Silk's smile deepens as she starts to understand exactly what Bright has done. "To keep Black Pearl safe from harm, what is the best way for us to remove Vain and allow you to be more open with us?" |
| Black Pearl | Black Pearl listens and nods. "This is right and proper, I think." Black Pearl says. "So long as their oaths hold, they must try. And as someone used to such things..." Pearl looks at the others in turn, meeting their eyes. "My House would accept such things as the price of doing business. But that just means we must move quickly to make sure Vain is deceased. So the sooner I go, the sooner these efforts cease, yes?" |
| Bright Journey | As everyone starts to ask Precious Breath questions, Bright nods in understanding, her expression by turns serious and thoughtful as she listens to the fae speak. Finally, she nods in understanding. "I see the problem, then, and why you didn't want to tell us. I'm not mad, I might have done the same thing. That information could be used as a weapon against you."
Bright offers Precious Breath a consoling smile. "Please relax. Black Pearl has the right of it, the quicker we deal with Vain, the quicker this situation is dealt with to both our satisfaction. It's not to our benefit to make you violate an oath, especially since to resolve the conflict all we have to do is what we swore to do. We'll help you out...as we said we would." Bright chuckles and leans back, taking her wineglass in hand once more. "So. It seems to me you care pretty deeply for Princess Maana, do you not? You've taken on a great burden for her, after all. What exactly is she to you?" |
| Rishi | Rishi pouts a bit as she is ignored and concentrates a little, castemark springing to life as her already musical voice becomes almost Fae-like in it's beauty as her anima creates beautiful sparkles around her. She leans forward, giving everyone a good look at her unbound chest, as she says "Well, if all you are needing to be doing is to be misleading Elderloch, as long as it is not harming them, you are not breaking the oath, yes? So, why do you not simply ....refuse to be telling them of Glorious's secret personal grooming routine? We are all most anxious to be knowing his secrets for how he is looking so ...Glorious, are we not, everyone?"
Rishi blinks, then her smile goes feral, while still remaining heart breakingly beautiful. "...In fact, this is being the most important secret that you could be doing the hiding from us." Her eyes bore into the Fae. "You *must* be hiding his personal grooming routine from us. Nothing else is as important. Nothing could be as important as making sure that Glorious is the most Glorious!" |
| Amethyst | "The easiest is for us to work together. I know that place like the inside of my hand is little was off limits to me. With our combined knowledge and our combined assassination ability, I'm sure we could easily end his life." Precious Breath notes.
And she lets out a little breath as Bright relents and doesn't press her any further. "Princess Maana... she is to be more than my life. I will serve her until the whims of chaos deem it not so. She is my lady and I her loyal servant. Once upon a time I was but a weak commoner, but through my duty to her I found meaning. And now to repay her, I do her bidding." And then Precious just... stares at Rishi. For a moment it looks like her brain is broken as she wraps her head around the logic of the lunar. "Glorious' personal grooming habits..." She rubs her head, why does that make some sort of sense to her? She just keeps rubbing her head trying to wrap her head around it.
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| Silk Moon Lotus | Silk smiles and looks at Pearl "I believe you have an excellent partner for your venture. She will watch your back for you. I don't want to press my luck a third time." She looks at Rishi "I'm glad that you are my ally, I would hate to see that turned on me." |
| Bright Journey | Bright quietly chuckles as she watches Rishi, and then Silk chiming in. She doesn't say anything at first, letting them get it out, but when Rishi starts looking genuinely hotter just to show off for Precious Breath, Bright looks a bit confused, and even more so at what she's trying to convince Precious Breath of.
"Er...well...I don't know. Perhaps we could expand that a bit. You could learn about, and conceal, all -sorts- of details regarding Glorious from us...and perhaps once Vain has been dealt with, there will be a great deal of information you had been hiding from us before...?" She shrugs. "I'm honestly not sure. You told us a few things already. But Vain is whoi we should be focusing on now. Perhaps you and Pearl should be sharing details." She chuckles quietly. "Maybe tomorrow." |
| Fudou the Mountain | Normally the arrival of Fudou the Mountain is something like watching a glacier sliding into port on its own power or a mountain range settling in to have a drink. He cuts a visual sight regardless of where he is and who he is with. All vastness and strength filled to the absurd if not outright obscene levels of mass and slabs of flesh and bone.
He may as well be a slacked jaw child sneaking into a room quietly with all that's going on right now. Verye asily overlooked and instead lurking in the background with the glamour and intensity that is being thrown around by these Exalted women. Thus it seems a hulking behemoth of a man can move into an area unseen when this type of performance is occuring and he stands behind Amethyst and her mother and looks over at the proceedings with an upraised eyebrow and a slight quirk of the mouth as if trying to figure out if he wants to smile, frown, or just stare blankly. His eyes flicker between each present though they linger longest on Rishi and Bright before he clears his throat and looks back to the fae. |
| Rishi | Rishi leans back, smiling at the Fae woman. "Are you all wanting me to be accompanying you on this mission of the assassination? If you are not, I could be remaining here to be making sure that our "new friend" is remaining the happy and the content." |
| Amethyst | "Oh, hey Fudou." Amethyst says with a casual tone that she's never used to address Fudou before. It's clearly she's awestruck by what's going on. Rishi is definitely the craziest person she knows. And she's in love with this person. Oh dragons what has she gotten herself into. She idly leans onto Fudou, hoping the Mountain can help support her increasing exasperation.
Someone's definitely scared of Rishi. |
| Silk Moon Lotus | "I agree, you should go with Pearl. Your assistance will be invaluable as the one person here who know the fortress best." Silk relaxs into her seat feeling she has achieved her goal. |
| Bright Journey | Bright looks off to one side at the entrance, and offers Fudou a raise of the wineglass as he steps in. "Well, I'll be. Fudou! A pleasure to see you again. We should catch up--later--on your patrols and on what's been going on here. For now, just know that I believe Precious Breath here will be working with us well. In exchange, know that we are oathbound to work with her and her lady as well."
Bright relaxes and finishes her wineglass. Clearly, she's accomplished what she's set out to do...except for the part about listening to Amethyst and Rishi. That never gets old. |
| Black Pearl | "I think we will be fine on our own," Black Pearl muses. "I am afraid this time I might not have any pouches to carry you concealed in, Rishi," she says apologetically. And then she looks at the fae, "And for this...I understand her completely, and trust her..." She smiles, "insofar as she is trustworthy." She shakes her head. "If you cannot disguise youself as one of the fae...though Fudou, you might pass yourself as one of Gale's..." |
| Fudou the Mountain | The giant lunar is probably the only one not pantsless but..if he's doing it for some sake of personal modesty amongst allies ..there's probably no point at this stage between how torn up his leggings have gotten, the effect of water on them and his..well..prodigious proportions, to put it mildly. He must just really like that belt or something and probably just hasn't really thought about it more then an idle consideration.
Regardless, he does finally speak up after Bright Journey addresses him, "I've no ability as an assassin. I can.....help...Rishi keep her company if you desire.." he offers while scratching the scruff of thick hair on his jaw and grinning slowly but surely like a boy wanting to sneak into the ladies changing room. He then reconsiders after Pearl speaks up, "Pass myself off as..oh..do you mean the one we speak of before? Hrm..I have some thoughts of my own regarding all of that. I suppose...it's -possible-..." The comment on being oathbound does draw a brief flicker of his gaze over the fae again and did not go wholly ignored - but he soon dismisses any thoughts that enter his head on that front and instead simply inclines his head, "..Otherwise..yes..very good! I will assist as I can." |
| Rishi | Rishi smiles at the Fae. "Oh, don't be worrying. As long as you are not doing the harming of anyone then I will be having no reason to be doing anything to you." She smiles wider. "Unless you are doing the asking. I can be making everything ...most pleasent for you." Her smile is managing to be both feral yet welcoming. if the Fae thinks about it, she's seen that *exact same expression* on a Lorelei talking to a human before ...well.
"Hi Fudou. It is most nice to be seeing you once more! We should be taking the time to be catching up after the meeting!" She looks him up and down and gives a small smile, biting her lip. "And I can be summoning my demon to be making you the new trousers as well. It should be capable of making you something that is much more ....roomy." |
| Amethyst | "Well, I think that clears everything up. Precious, Black Pearl, and Fudou will travel to the enemy's city, deal with Vain, and return. Meanwhile we'll continue to amplify our defenses." Ashuria summarizes.
"Man Rishi, remind me to never piss you off." Amethyst says, relaxing as the tension of the room slowly lowers.
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| Fudou the Mountain | "Oooh?" rumbles Fudou who then glances down at the shredded remains of his trousers. It looks like he's been wrestling with river dragon's or the like with resulting fanfare.
"Oh my." he concludes with a rumble that almost sounds sheepish. Almost. "Well I suppose given our location I am fitting in a -little- more... But yes of course, Rishi..." he offers her a grin, eyes hooded, "I've always been curious about what fashion tips you might have in mind.." He turns his attention back towards Ashuria and listens before commenting, "I feel as if I have just volunteered for something in the middle of the chapter while having only read part of the beginning but Pearl has given me some prior updates.. You all will have to tell me more..soon.." |
| Silk Moon Lotus | Silk gives Rishi an appraising look. "I assure you Precious, Rishi will not be eating you anytime soon." She rolls her shoulds a little to loosen the tension that built up there. "Rishi, know that if you become the monster you pretend to be, I will have to take action. I do not tolerate monsters." |
| Black Pearl | "If you help, then your oath is fulfilled, and you will not be eaten," Pearl assures Breath. "And Rishi? You are lovely and terrifying, but please leave her alone for now. She has dealt with me as fairly as any assassin would." She smiles to Bright and Silk, saying "Thank you for your help with this matter. I truly appreciate it." And then she /smiles/ with heat not just warmth to Amethyst and Fudou. "I look forward to the journey...and the return. For now..." She sighs. "Soonest started soonest done." |
| Bright Journey | Bright sighs theatrically and looks down at her now-empty wineglass, a bit forlorn. She turns to Fudou and grins cheekily. "There's quite a bit to pry loose here, but we can discuss it later. For now, things are a bit delicate." She pauses and looks at Precious Breath pointedly. "I'll explain later. Nothing horrible, but you know."
Bright turns her attention to Precious Breath. "No, my dear, Rishi will not eat you so long as you hold true to your oath. Isn't that -right-, Rishi?" Bright does not get much steel in her voice very often, but this qualifies. "Because if you do anything to call down the wrath of Heaven Itself upon us--and attacking Precious Breath without provocation would sure as anything qualify--if I survive I will be looking towards who put me in that position. We're in a good spot here, and I've put a lot of effort into making it so." She gives Rishi a pointed look. "Don't hurt it now." "That said, I think the only monster Rishi is really interested in is Fudou's trouser trout. One wonders what Amethyst makes of -that-." She gives Amethyst a curious look. "Anyway, I'm not personally involved in any of that. I just want to be watching." Bright looks at Black Pearl. "Don't skimp on preparations. One more day of the oath is not worth getting yourself hurt or killed because of lack of preparation. Be careful, all right? I know you have a hard job ahead of you." |
| Rishi | Rishi stands, and stretches, arching her back for a moment before relaxing and rounding the table to where Ammy is. She looks the other woman in the eyes and says "Then, the next time you are thinking of doing something dangerous without having the back up, please be remembering this." and leans down and kisses her on the cheek. "I am loving you too much to be wanting to be losing you. And so is your mother." Ashuria gets a slight hug.
Rishi pouts a bit at the Fae's hurtful comment. "I suppose it is true that one monster is knowing another." Her pout deepens at Silk's comment, before she draws herself up tall and says "I am being a healer, a helper, and one with a holy duty to be making sure that the people are being well." Her eyes go slitted as she glances over at the Fae. "At times, this is including the removing of the Monsters that are eating the people. I know you are knowing this, Silk." Rishi looks at Pearl and Bright, pouts a bit, then relaxes. "Very well. As long as you are not eating the humans...." Rishi glances at Bright, then stops speaking, just in case the Eclipse decides to impose an oath on her. |
| Amethyst | "I can fill you in, Fudou." Ashuria says to the large man, "I've been taking notes on everything that's been transpiring."
Amethyst looks at Rishi, "We'll talk about this another time, but suffice to say that I am old enough and strong enough to take care of myself. But yes I usually try to ensure that there's others accompanying me if I do something very stupid or very dangerous." The two of them really need to catchup sometime.
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