AGELESS CAMPAIGN, Episode II, Part VI.
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He says, "I lived before in Paris, so was familiar with those wizards. They always guarded there manor house from outsiders. I just did the math once I found out that they had fielded six teams of eight here, so that didn't leave many there."
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George motions one of the Egyptian guards over and starts a conversation with him. He starts to object pointing to his insignia and George silences him with a finger. He speaks very sternly to the soldier as he points to the Queen and Sefu. The soldier looks, gulps and nods. George and the soldier leave the room, but return in a few minutes with several other soldiers, all of whom are carrying chairs. George has managed to round up some more glasses and alcohol. "Hey if we are going to have a trial, might as well get comfortable right?" he says offering Ruby a chair.
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The nineteen French are brought to the chamber in groups based upon the room and guard level they were at.
The first set are the five diplomats who had been visiting with the King in Cairo, consisting of the former French Empress Eugenia Maria de Montijo de Guzman, her contemporary and diplomatic team leader Victor Duruy, the opera singer Jean Baptiste Faure, the philosopher and historian Maximillien Paul Emile Littre, and the painter Edgar Degas. They are given five comfortable chairs to sit in and their restraints and gags are all removed. Queen Neferka's mother speaks primarily to her friend the Empress, telling the five that they are to remain silent unless directly asked a question by either Queen Neferka or Barrister Sefu. A few guards position themselves a short distance behind these chairs.
Next are the seven French under heavier guard. They consist of the Egyptology expert Jean-Francois Champollion, the philosophyer Hippolyte Adolphe Taine, the diplomat Frederic Passy, the physicist Joseph Louis Gay-Luccac, the writer Prosper Merimee, the very elderly inventor Joseph-Marie Jacquard and historian Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot who George has just delivered from the battle at Tel El Kabir.
They too are given chairs to sit in and their restraints are removed, and the gags over their mouths are loosened but not removed. Barrister Sefu informs this group that they are to remain silent and keep their hands on the chair arms at all times. If specifically asked a question, they are then to raise a single hand to lower the gag and answer it, otherwise any other movement of their hands will result in them being restrained further. An individual guard is positioned immediately behind each chair, while the leader of this guard squadron stands to the front side of this group where he can watch all seven of these prisoners.
Next are the trio that Lawrence and Callum have just brought in from Heliopolis, consisting of the alchemists Henri Moissan and Charles Robert Richet and the linquist Rene Belloq. They are brought into the room still tied and gagged in the chairs that they had been secured in, an ogre guard carrying each chair. They are positioned separate from the first two groups but where they can see what transpires in the room. The ogre guards stay with the prisoners.
The remaining three men and a woman are carried into the room, with steel manacles still on their wrists and ankles and a heavy gag on their mouths. Each of the three men is physically carried by a quartet of guards. The woman is brought in on a blanket carried by a quartet of guards. They are each brought to a separate stone support beam in the room where each are sat on the floor sitting up, with their backs against the column. The men consist of the pair that the Princess and Freya had brought in, the inventor Louis Jacques Mande Daguree and the chemist Michel Eugne Chevreul, the third man is Napoleon Bonapare's friend Baron Gaspard Gouraud, who had previously been identified as the man who handed the fake Orabi the invisible gun used to assassinate the King. The woman is the actress Sarah Berhardt, who had been impersonating Princess Neferka. The four guards remain at each.
Neferka turns to Sefu and states, "Barrister, you may begin." He says, "We will derive the facts of this case and Queen Neferka will then pass judgement. Some, if not all, of you Frenchmen and Frenchwomen who came here under the guise of peace were here instead to support the rebellion and were directly or indirectly responsible for the assassination of the Egyptian King. We will ascertain the truth and the involvement of each. Nobody in the room is to speak unless directly addressed by either myself, Queen Neferka or the High-Priestess Sabah. Also note that any untruthful statements made will be immediately known by the High-Priestess and will be construed as an admission of guilt."
Sefu begins by detailing the specifics of what transpired in the small pyramid when the King was assassinated, which he was personally a witness to and how the invisible gun used by Orabi to kill the King had been handed to him by Baron Gauroud. He summons several guards, who bring in the dead body of General Orabi. Sabah steps forward and says "I will now dispel the magic" and waves her hand. The body transforms into that of the French painter Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier. Many of the French in the room appear surprised by this revelation.
Sefu approaches Gouraud and orders the guards to remove his gag. Sefu says, "Answer only Yes or No. Were you aware Baron that the man beside you in the temple was Mr. Meissonier and not General Orabi." Baron says, "Yes, however..." he does not get any further when he is restrained and regagged. Sefu addresses the assembled room stating loudly. "When asked for a one-word answer please comply."
Queen Neferka rises from her throne and approaches. She tells Sefu "This man's guilt has been established to my satisfaction. His confirmation of my husband's innocence has now been established as well. You may proceed to the others."
Next he approaches the woman Sarah Bernhardt and asks her a series of questions about her actions in the temple. She answers all questions asked, and Sabah nods affirmation of the statements. Bernhardt admits to having impersonated Neferka and that she knew that it was not the real General Orabi with her, however she categorically denies having had any knowledge of the invisible gun or the planned assassination of the King. Sefu has her regagged.
Sefu tells the group of Chevrul and Daguree's teleportation out the temple following the assassination. He then turns to George and says, "Mr. Eastman, you know further of the involvement of these two men. Would you care to share your findings?"
The first set are the five diplomats who had been visiting with the King in Cairo, consisting of the former French Empress Eugenia Maria de Montijo de Guzman, her contemporary and diplomatic team leader Victor Duruy, the opera singer Jean Baptiste Faure, the philosopher and historian Maximillien Paul Emile Littre, and the painter Edgar Degas. They are given five comfortable chairs to sit in and their restraints and gags are all removed. Queen Neferka's mother speaks primarily to her friend the Empress, telling the five that they are to remain silent unless directly asked a question by either Queen Neferka or Barrister Sefu. A few guards position themselves a short distance behind these chairs.
Next are the seven French under heavier guard. They consist of the Egyptology expert Jean-Francois Champollion, the philosophyer Hippolyte Adolphe Taine, the diplomat Frederic Passy, the physicist Joseph Louis Gay-Luccac, the writer Prosper Merimee, the very elderly inventor Joseph-Marie Jacquard and historian Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot who George has just delivered from the battle at Tel El Kabir.
They too are given chairs to sit in and their restraints are removed, and the gags over their mouths are loosened but not removed. Barrister Sefu informs this group that they are to remain silent and keep their hands on the chair arms at all times. If specifically asked a question, they are then to raise a single hand to lower the gag and answer it, otherwise any other movement of their hands will result in them being restrained further. An individual guard is positioned immediately behind each chair, while the leader of this guard squadron stands to the front side of this group where he can watch all seven of these prisoners.
Next are the trio that Lawrence and Callum have just brought in from Heliopolis, consisting of the alchemists Henri Moissan and Charles Robert Richet and the linquist Rene Belloq. They are brought into the room still tied and gagged in the chairs that they had been secured in, an ogre guard carrying each chair. They are positioned separate from the first two groups but where they can see what transpires in the room. The ogre guards stay with the prisoners.
The remaining three men and a woman are carried into the room, with steel manacles still on their wrists and ankles and a heavy gag on their mouths. Each of the three men is physically carried by a quartet of guards. The woman is brought in on a blanket carried by a quartet of guards. They are each brought to a separate stone support beam in the room where each are sat on the floor sitting up, with their backs against the column. The men consist of the pair that the Princess and Freya had brought in, the inventor Louis Jacques Mande Daguree and the chemist Michel Eugne Chevreul, the third man is Napoleon Bonapare's friend Baron Gaspard Gouraud, who had previously been identified as the man who handed the fake Orabi the invisible gun used to assassinate the King. The woman is the actress Sarah Berhardt, who had been impersonating Princess Neferka. The four guards remain at each.
Neferka turns to Sefu and states, "Barrister, you may begin." He says, "We will derive the facts of this case and Queen Neferka will then pass judgement. Some, if not all, of you Frenchmen and Frenchwomen who came here under the guise of peace were here instead to support the rebellion and were directly or indirectly responsible for the assassination of the Egyptian King. We will ascertain the truth and the involvement of each. Nobody in the room is to speak unless directly addressed by either myself, Queen Neferka or the High-Priestess Sabah. Also note that any untruthful statements made will be immediately known by the High-Priestess and will be construed as an admission of guilt."
Sefu begins by detailing the specifics of what transpired in the small pyramid when the King was assassinated, which he was personally a witness to and how the invisible gun used by Orabi to kill the King had been handed to him by Baron Gauroud. He summons several guards, who bring in the dead body of General Orabi. Sabah steps forward and says "I will now dispel the magic" and waves her hand. The body transforms into that of the French painter Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier. Many of the French in the room appear surprised by this revelation.
Sefu approaches Gouraud and orders the guards to remove his gag. Sefu says, "Answer only Yes or No. Were you aware Baron that the man beside you in the temple was Mr. Meissonier and not General Orabi." Baron says, "Yes, however..." he does not get any further when he is restrained and regagged. Sefu addresses the assembled room stating loudly. "When asked for a one-word answer please comply."
Queen Neferka rises from her throne and approaches. She tells Sefu "This man's guilt has been established to my satisfaction. His confirmation of my husband's innocence has now been established as well. You may proceed to the others."
Next he approaches the woman Sarah Bernhardt and asks her a series of questions about her actions in the temple. She answers all questions asked, and Sabah nods affirmation of the statements. Bernhardt admits to having impersonated Neferka and that she knew that it was not the real General Orabi with her, however she categorically denies having had any knowledge of the invisible gun or the planned assassination of the King. Sefu has her regagged.
Sefu tells the group of Chevrul and Daguree's teleportation out the temple following the assassination. He then turns to George and says, "Mr. Eastman, you know further of the involvement of these two men. Would you care to share your findings?"
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George hands his bourbon to Ruby and stands up and came before the Queen. "All the facts will come out eventually, regarding the kidnapping of the Princess, General Orabi and the British General. The fact that some members of this group instigated the riot in Cairo, and shelled the royal palace. Were seeking to steal the dowry, poison the royal family, oh goodness the list of nefarious deeds can go on. But it must be know that under interrogation Messier Daguree did out himself as the leader of the entire organization, and is the mastermind behind the entire cabal for regicide."
