(Adventure) Immortality Awakens (Knight Otu Judging) Part II

[Rystil Arden]

*She nods and calls in a servant in white who brings a small jug and cups, filling them with precious water.*

"I offer you water," she intones, as the servant pours the water, "Will you swear water oath that you mean us no harm? All of you?"

 

[Bront]

"Only if you do the same," Cade says, not quite sure what a water oath is, but it's likely important. "Seems only fair."

 

[Rystil Arden]

*The woman looks irritated.*

"So you decline my offer of water? If not, accept the oath. You are visitors without a roof, you must show the proper decorum."

 

[Bront]

Cade looks irritated back, "I am unfamiliar with your customs. I mean no offense, as I do not know the proper decorum."

 

[Rystil Arden]

*She scoffs and mutters something involving outlanders, vhal, and zij.*

"I will offer you water once more. I would think that even for outlanders, unless you are particularly bloodthirsty and ungrateful, it would not be too much to swear us no harm while you are sharing our water," she says, surprised and somewhat horrified that Cade would not accept her offer, but now talking slowly and choosing her words very carefully.

'There's no reason to anger the Holdmistress so by spitting in her face. Accept her offer. If you refuse three times, by custom, you will be thrown out into the desert' a helpful voice comments in Cade's head.

 

[Bront]

"I am mearly ignorant of your customs. It seems you hold water in much higher reverence than we. I will drink and swear the oath."

 

[Rystil Arden]

*She nods and waits for Cade and the others to do so.*

(OOC: I see no reason not to do this, but if anyone wants to not do it, we can totally retcon back to here )

*She nods, and shares a glance with the other woman.*

"Yes, you're right--Outlanders" she says wryly, then turns back.

"While I wish that you had not impugned your hosts not once, but twice, still, I offer you this water and the shade of our clanhold."

'I accept gratefully your generous offer and apologise for earlier, Holdmistress. It was misunderstanding and not a slight to your honour or that of your clan,' the voice offers to Cade.

 

[Bront]

"I accept you offer, and appologize Holdmistress. Tis a simple misunderstanding, and not a slight on your honor." Cade says, looking a bit awkward.

 

[shadowbloodmoon]

Tandi watches quietly, sipping the water offered to her. It was a welcome change from the stuff in the skins on the way here. She furrowed her brow as she watched Cade suddenly become learned in the customs of these folk. Mindwalkers? Possibly. Great.

 

[Rystil Arden]

*The Holdmistress nods.*

'It is customary for each person to bring a gift for the Holdmistress. Don't worry too much if you don't have one, I guess, but it reflects better on your vhal if you do,' the voice tells Cade.