AGELESS CAMPAIGN, Episode II, Part VI.

[Silver Moon]

No matter what." In her mind, Ruby insisted to herself she wouldn't ever let him leave anyway but she was strong and she would deal with whatever came her way.

"Ruby, when we first met I told you of my history. How I served in the Mexican military and how a little less than a half-century ago I fought at the Alamo. I was one of Santa Anna's chief wizards at that battle. I was the one who used magic to break down the walls and stormed the fortress.

But I did not tell you the details, of something dreadful that I did that day, and that is what has come back to haunt me now. If I tell you, well, I do not know what you will think of me. We have had a wonderful relationship these past nine months. I do not wish it spoil it. Wouldn't it be best for us to just part with what we have now fully intact?"

 

[Silver Moon]

When I saw him again in Bast's temple... all the feelings I'd had for him came rushing back. I'm touched by how deeply he's come to feel for me, how he hasn't forgotten. But I don't want to confuse that with love. Or maybe it's the other way around. With this recognition from the Queen his family's objections to me shouldn't be a problem anymore. But I'm just not sure of myself right now."

She smiles and says "He and I have not spoken of this, I just know what I have seen. But I will ask you for one huge favor, one that is unfair of me to ask. If he should ask you to marry him, please say no. He is not yet ready for that level of commitment, but his love will blind him to that fact."

 

[Silver Moon]

"Wait a moment sirs. So you will ignore a direct service I rendered to you that was to your benefit in the name of benefit to the Empire, yet turn around and says that Orabi represents a something not of benefit? That seems a little disingenuous.

OOC: The 19th century British military acting disingenuous and paternalistic! Who would have thought it?

 

[Silver Moon]

...."Egypt is not a part of the British Empire and so you, nor Queen Victoria have any voice, vote, influence or sway here. Your request for military aid and assistance is hereby revoked and any troops remaining upon Egyptian soil can and will be tried for sedition and their presence seen as an act of war. In the name of the benefit of the Empire of course gentlemen. Egypt's affairs are Egypt's to solve. I need not remind you what happened upon the battlefield yesterday, or who protects this nation. Nor do you wish to receive the fates of the French who plotted against the monarchy." says George his face suddenly grim as he leans back in his chair.

"Hold on sir, we should not make any hasty decisions." Wolseley states, his voice a few octaves higher than before. General Graham interjects, "Perhaps we have gotten off to a poor start. Maybe a short recess or a spot of tea might be in order."

 

[Fenris]

OOC: The 19th century British military acting disingenuous and paternalistic! Who would have thought it?

OOC: Yeah I am not sure what annoys them more, not being able to expand their empire to another country and bring "civilization" to more savages, or having to negotiate with a damned rebellious Colonial.

 

[Queenie]

"Ruby, when we first met I told you of my history. How I served in the Mexican military and how a little less than a half-century ago I fought at the Alamo. I was one of Santa Anna's chief wizards at that battle. I was the one who used magic to break down the walls and stormed the fortress.

But I did not tell you the details, of something dreadful that I did that day, and that is what has come back to haunt me now. If I tell you, well, I do not know what you will think of me. We have had a wonderful relationship these past nine months. I do not wish it spoil it. Wouldn't it be best for us to just part with what we have now fully intact?"

Ruby looked upon her teacher, hidden as a woman, solemnly. She thought seriously upon his words for a moment before a laugh escaped her lips. "Teacher, do you not know me? You, more than almost anyone, know of some of the things I have done, things that now I am ashamed to have done. Things that were bad, selfish and dangerous. And do you know still love me? After all you have done for me, how can you imagine I would love you even less?" She smiled warmly, "Please, please tell me what is going on. Maybe I can even help."

 

[Fenris]

"Hold on sir, we should not make any hasty decisions." Wolseley states, his voice a few octaves higher than before. General Graham interjects, "Perhaps we have gotten off to a poor start. Maybe a short recess or a spot of tea might be in order."

"A poor start? Never gentlemen, and I think we must press on, strike while the iron is hot as it were. Under what pretext could you possible justify any continued presence here? I submit none. Nor will Egypt suffer any. And if you think that is disturbing gentlemen, we have a long day ahead of us. One you will not like. I will add that I have been in contact with some Boer representatives who are looking for allies to remove British influence from Africa entirely. I am sure you gentlemen, remember that action well. So again I say, there is no conditions under which I can see a continued British military presence in Egypt. If you gentlemen can enlighten me as to a valid one, I would be delighted to here it. Oh and you may have some tea as we discuss things, no need to leave." George calls over to one of the ogre guards in Arabic asking for tea to be served.

 

[Silver Moon]

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[Queenie]

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[Silver Moon]

"Ruby, before I go on you need to understand. It was war, these Americans were trying to take from Mexico land that had been ours. We had lost to the Spanish but they were gone, we had our own nation again, and now these short-lived Americans were trying to do to us what the Spanish had. So we fought back.

You have been in combat. You do what you need to in order to win. That is what I did that day. I let the soldiers fight the soldiers and I as a wizard fought their wizard. He was a young man, a brave man, but also skilled in magic. Magic that he was using to fight my forces, using to try to steal our country from us.

I was furious. I saw this brash young man as a hypocrite, from a country that spurned wizard magic as evil and here he was using it against us. Furthermore, he had served in Congress, the body that made the laws of the United States, the very laws that said that wizard magic was evil. So I took out my anger on him. I was more powerful, but I did not just kill him, I took no mercy on him. The man's screams still haunt my dreams.

The Alamo did have survivors. Both women and elvan servants of the soldiers. They knew I had done, and they told the man's best friend, a life-long friend. The man swore to avenge his friend. He has been hunting me for the last forty-six years. And today he will find me if I do not leave."