AGELESS CAMPAIGN, Episode II, Part VI.

[orchid blossom]

"Thank you for the visit Miss Marsters," the Empress replies.

"Oh! I nearly forgot. Mr. Stuart was disarmed of a small knife, part of the Scottish costume. It is a valuable family item. If its return could be arranged, he would be grateful. Good night," Abby said and stepped out the door, and was unsurprised to find it closed very quickly behind her.

She began to walk back toward the lobby of the hotel, certain Cal would not be back yet. He would probably barely be gone. What to think of her meeting with the newly married pair? Duruy she was developing a mistrust for. Not because he had been a bit rude, considering the last few days she had not expected nearly as pleasant an interview as had happened. But it was almost as if he was glad to be rid of the Weekly Wizards. And he seemed to consider his wife's power to be his, and it might take him some time to learn that he had not married a meek woman who would hand her power over to him.

Several scenarios ran through her mind. Some where everything was as it seemed to be, others where both the Empress and Duruy had already known and there were plots aplenty. There only thing to do know was wait and watch. And she would be out of France tomorrow night anyway.

 

[Fenris]

OOC: Temporarily home to check on the daughter.

"Very well sir, provided that the Option A is what is decided on. While I am not at liberty to discuss the details, he has contingency plans if you force Option C. That would lead to what would very much be as a lose-lose situation, so I would strongly suggest we do our utmost to avoid that option."

"Oh I am sure he has plans for all sorts of things, but my hope if that they never come to fruition. I will only force plan C if Woolsely makes Plan A untenable. My hope is that you have given him your opinion in favor of this and we can reconcile all this very quickly. Even General Woolsely does not want to use his contingencies." says George with a smile. The two men shake hands and separate, taking different exits from the garden before arriving, at different times back at the conference room. George is the last one in and signal the guards to close the doors again.

"I trust your tea was refreshing General" George asks General Woolsely.

 

[Queenie]

"Don't go wandering alone. You may be Americans, but you could easily be mistaken as British, who are far from welcome in most places with strong rebel factions. You should probably stay in the areas of Cairo, Gizah and Memphis. Even Zakazik won't be a safe place for you to wander about once those who are away with the rebel forces return. On future visits, after I have restored things back to normal, you can branch out and visit other places."

Ruby smiled at what she knew but the new Queen did not. She could take care of herself in almost any situation, it'd been proven over the last 6 months, in trials of the body, mind AND heart. "I understand, thank you for the warning. Hopefully I'll get some time alone with George at some point and we can see the safer sights. We'll try to be quiet and inconspicuous about getting around. Even if we don't, I know we'll be back soon enough."

 

[Silver Moon]

....We'll try to be quiet and inconspicuous about getting around. Even if we don't, I know we'll be back soon enough."

Neferka says, "As I said before, the two of you will always be welcome here. Well now, we've taken care of bathing, clothing and food. I suppose we should be heading back to the Grand Hotel so that I can see how your intended has progressed with his negotiations."

 

[Silver Moon]

""I trust your tea was refreshing General" George asks General Woolsely.

"It was sir, thank you. Will we be continuing our discussions at this point?"

 

[Silver Moon]

"There only thing to do know was wait and watch. And she would be out of France tomorrow night anyway.

The manager who had escorted her upstairs is very quick to find his way back to her. "Miss Marsters, it is good to see you again. Is there anything that I can get for you?"

 

[Silver Moon]

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[orchid blossom]

The manager who had escorted her upstairs is very quick to find his way back to her. "Miss Marsters, it is good to see you again. Is there anything that I can get for you?"

'Funny, I don't feel any more important than I was fifteen minutes ago,' she thought.

"Just a comfortable place to wait for my escort to return," she said. "My business with the Empress took a bit less time than we anticipated."

 

[Silver Moon]

"Just a comfortable place to wait for my escort to return," she said. "My business with the Empress took a bit less time than we anticipated."

"Please follow me," he states. He escorts her down the hall to the fancy dining room at the end. he tells the maitre d "Julius, this is Miss Marsters. She is a close personal friend of Mr. and Mrs. Duruy who attended their wedding in Egypt and accompanied them back to Paris. Please find her a nice table and bring her anything that she would like. It is on the house."

 

[orchid blossom]

"Please follow me," he states. He escorts her down the hall to the fancy dining room at the end. he tells the maitre d "Julius, this is Miss Marsters. She is a close personal friend of Mr. and Mrs. Duruy who attended their wedding in Egypt and accompanied them back to Paris. Please find her a nice table and bring her anything that she would like. It is on the house."

"Sir, while I appreciate that, I don't wish to leave you with a mistaken impression. I had the honor of attending the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Duruy and returning with them to Paris, but I cannot claim more than acquaintance with the happy couple. We were involved in different interests in Egypt and happened to cross paths, nothing more."