AGELESS CAMPAIGN, Episode II, Part VI.

[Queenie]

She leads Ruby back in the direction of the hotel with them entering a building three doors away with a sign in Arabic. She says "This is the one for women. The one for men is next door."

Once inside she is greeted by a bald young man who does not appear to have any facial hair, even eyebrows. The man greets her by name and she call him "Bibi". He leads her and Ruby into a side room that has a rows of metal vaults approximately one-foot square and stacked eight high covering the walls. Each vault has a round gem in the center of each door. There do not appear to be any locks. He hands each of them a towel and holds out a small jar with some sort of aqua colored paste.

Ela says, "Dip a finger in the gel when press it on a gem on a vault door of one that is open. That will seal it to your finger so only you can open it. Put all of your things inside, they will be safe there." Ela dips her finger and demonstrates.

Ruby copies Ela, opening her own vault. She puts her bag and belongings inside. "Ready?"

 

[orchid blossom]

"Poisoning? What are you talking about?" Fouccault asks.

Abigail's recounting was businesslike. "Surely you knew that Prosper Merimee was sending his apprentice and another actor to impersonate the shepherds and the Druidess of the Royal flock. Their mission was the poison the victory feast, setting Princess Neferka on the throne, who was to be used as a puppet ruler for the Weekly Wizards. I intervened. I don't approve of mass murder."

OOC: Sorry, I never was clear on all the details of who was doing what where, and I really don't remember now. Doing my best without having to randomly search multiple threads for information. Please assume Abby remembers better than I do.

 

[Silver Moon]

Ruby copies Ela, opening her own vault. She puts her bag and belongings inside. "Ready?"

Ela has begun disrobing even before Bibi leaves the room. The last item she removes from her unclothed body is the fancy ring worn on her hand, at which point Ruby sees the woman age from a teenager to a woman who appears to be in her late twenties. She is still quite beautiful, but lacks some of the youthful excitement that her body radiated moments earlier.

 

[Silver Moon]

Abigail's recounting was businesslike. "Surely you knew that Prosper Merimee was sending his apprentice and another actor to impersonate the shepherds and the Druidess of the Royal flock. Their mission was the poison the victory feast, setting Princess Neferka on the throne, who was to be used as a puppet ruler for the Weekly Wizards. I intervened. I don't approve of mass murder."

Fouccault says, "Merimee wanted to kill the Egyptians? That cannot be true, he was only concerned with finding the gateway to Atlantis."

Callum says, "It was not his plan, it was YOUR mentors. You were not part of the conspiracy, if you had been you would now be dead, as the Goddess Bast identified all of those responsible and they were punished by the new Pharaoh. Be thankful that expulsion from Egypt was your only punishment, after having her father and brothers killed by your wizards group she could have taken out her punishment on all of you!"

Gerome says, "That is absurd. We were there to help bring about peace. We were told to stop the shepherds to save them from the rebel leader Abdullah who wanted them dead. Clearly that shepherd leader was far more than she appeared to be, probably a royal in disguise, otherwise she would not now be the Egyptian Ambassador."

 

[orchid blossom]

Gerome says, "That is absurd. We were there to help bring about peace. We were told to stop the shepherds to save them from the rebel leader Abdullah who wanted them dead. Clearly that shepherd leader was far more than she appeared to be, probably a royal in disguise, otherwise she would not now be the Egyptian Ambassador."

"Sir, I think most of you believed that. Very few seemed to know the entirety of the plan.
There were also members of your group with Abdullah, whispering in his ear. He was to take the blame for the poisoning of the feast.

The Shepherd leader was a powerful Druidess, and she is now the Egyptian Ambassador in reward for her service to the Pharaoh. I did not prevent the poisoning alone, after all."

 

[Silver Moon]

"The Shepherd leader was a powerful Druidess, and she is now the Egyptian Ambassador in reward for her service to the Pharaoh. I did not prevent the poisoning alone, after all."

Fouccault says, "Powerful indeed. She destroyed our home here in Paris. And rather than imprisoning her for attacking our city the ineffectual French Ruling Council has rewarded her and punished us. We are now barred from the building, what little of it remains, and they have accepted a petition from its previous owners to give it to them."

Callum says, "And what makes you think that the this Council did not see things for what they were? Your wizards group under the leadership of Chevruel and Dagurerre fatally attacked the Egyptian Royal Family. Are you so surprised that the new Pharaoh retaliated? It was not an assault against France or Paris, only against the very people who killed her family."

 

[orchid blossom]

Fouccault says, "Powerful indeed. She destroyed our home here in Paris. And rather than imprisoning her for attacking our city the ineffectual French Ruling Council has rewarded her and punished us. We are now barred from the building, what little of it remains, and they have accepted a petition from its previous owners to give it to them."

Callum says, "And what makes you think that the this Council did not see things for what they were? Your wizards group under the leadership of Chevruel and Dagurerre fatally attacked the Egyptian Royal Family. Are you so surprised that the new Pharaoh retaliated? It was not an assault against France or Paris, only against the very people who killed her family."

"I do not see how the Ruling Council could have done otherwise. To mete out no punishment on French nationals who embarked on a such a thing with no sanction from the government? It would make them complicit."

 

[Silver Moon]

"I do not see how the Ruling Council could have done otherwise. To mete out no punishment on French nationals who embarked on a such a thing with no sanction from the government? It would make them complicit."

Callum says to Fouccault "It looks as though you have come out ahead, based upon this fine carriage you are riding in. Daguerre was quite wealthy and is known to have had no spouse or legitimate children, so as his apprentice you appear to have inherited his estate."

As Cal says this she notices Marcel's facial expression turns to anger and he starts to depress the the trigger of the revolver pointed at Callum. Fouccault apparently also sees this and gently places his hand on the man's arm to steady or possibly deflect the bullet if the gun goes off.

 

[Queenie]

Ela has begun disrobing even before Bibi leaves the room. The last item she removes from her unclothed body is the fancy ring worn on her hand, at which point Ruby sees the woman age from a teenager to a woman who appears to be in her late twenties. She is still quite beautiful, but lacks some of the youthful excitement that her body radiated moments earlier.

Ruby undressed also, showing no signs of shame. "Ela, it's none of my business, but why do you wear that ring? You are beautiful, you don't need it."

 

[Silver Moon]

Ruby undressed also, showing no signs of shame. "Ela, it's none of my business, but why do you wear that ring? You are beautiful, you don't need it."

She says, "I agree, but my employers feel that I can be more persuasive if I appear younger. It creates an illusion of how one looked fifteen years earlier. It had belonged to your friend the Sultan, but he has now reached an age where it is almost indistinguishable on him, so he has instructed me to wear it."