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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 3640466" data-attributes="member: 3448">“But what is the relation of your sisters to the house?” asked Alistair.“The First Daughter is in waiting-- the heir?  And the Second Sister directs the military--Yrlith.”  She made her sister’s name sound like a curse.“No, that is not what I meant.  Or rather, we will want to discuss this at length later, but it is not the matter we are interested in right now.”  Alistair thought about how to phrase the question.  “What duties does your mother owe to you and your sisters?”“The liege protects her children, even her daughters; it is the Law.  Our matron mother is strong.  None would dare to hurt my sisters for fear of the matron mother’s wrath, just as none would strike at Canberry for fear of ...” She paused in confusion.  “The matron father?”“You may refer to his grace as the Archduke,” said Dame Brionna with a smile, before continuing in a more concerned tone.  “You said your matron mother protects you, but someone injured you badly.”“My sister, Second Daughter Yrlith.  The matron mother was most wroth with my sister for what happened to me.”“What happened?”“My sister has a great temper.  I ruined the finery of her consort when they were about to enter a grand ball in one of the pleasure houses.”  A small smile twitched on her face as she remembered.  “She figured out it was me.  He was a great fop.  She used her priestess’s whip upon me many times and refused to permit healing magic that would have prevented the scarring.”The Council thought about that for a while.  Finally, Dame Brionna could not resist asking about some of the strategic issues.  “We understand that you are a skilled assassin.  How quickly can you travel?”“By night or by day?”“Either,” answered Alistair.  “Give us both.”“At night, I could travel as fast as one of your horses.  By day, I am not yet used to the Burning Eye.  I can travel no faster than one of your commons.”“If we had protection from the Burning Eye, could you travel at high speed during the day?”“Yes.”Alistair nodded thoughtfully.  “We will think about what you have told us.  We will speak again soon.”After she left, Dame Brionna commented, “She doesn’t seem to think of herself as a slave.”“Agreed.  But we still need to be cautious-- the beating worries me, and I’m still not comfortable with her being referred to as a gift.  I think we need to speak with Lord Davion.  He’ll be able to give us more insight into their society.”</blockquote>

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