Brave New Planes

[Paxus Asclepius]

Sandorel tries once again to cast Break Enchantment on himself, while hallucinating about dancing spiders.

Sandorel manages to force the spell through the haze with an effort of will, and barely overcomes the might of the Seer's curse. His senses snap back into focus.

Abd-Ratep speaks softly to the Cimmerian. "Free me, then. Stretch out your will through the rod and break these bonds."

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Brystasia Purelove: Half-Nymph/Female (Avenger/Favored Soul/Heartwarder)

Brystasia relief founds her face as she smiles warmly at Sandorel and she address him quickly, “I’m glad you’re back with us.”

She doesn’t wait for a reply as she up and takes the last few steps to the Cimmerian she places a hand on his large muscled shoulder, “My friend it’s not yet time to release Abd-Ratep upon the world. If we are wrong and his punishment was just then we could send thousands of innocent to an untimely death. Do you truly want their deaths upon your conscience?”

Brystasia places her free hand upon his massive back using him as a brace as she stands on her tiptoes and whisper into his ear, “My lord please trust me upon this. You said you where a king, and I do not doubt you lead your people to many glories victories in battle. Would you have even gone into battle with out a plan? Trust me, no harm will come to Abd-Ratep in our care and I do not trust him fully.” A small hint of a small is present as she continues, “Call it woman’s intuition. I have and will trust you in battle. Please, I beseech you, trust me in this.”

 

[Serpenteye]

Sandorel stands up slowly and shakily while rubbing his temples with one hand, fighting the fading images and a suddenly imminent hangover. He is still slightly off balance while he considers his next move, but the gravity of the situation forces him to speak. And when he does speak he appears as self-assured as ever.
"There is no real alternative to releasing him now. What authority do we, or anyone else, have to judge his fate? By what right would you deny this being his freedom? Wherein lies the beauty of slavery?"
"He must be freed, he must be allowed to forge his own future, unchained by any servitude. If he wishes to fight evil, let him."

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Brystasia Purelove: Half-Nymph/Female (Avenger/Favored Soul/Heartwarder)

Brystasia eyes narrow in anger and the usual warmth in her voice is replaced with icy coldness, “You have the audacity to accuse me of slavery?” She turns from the Cimmerian and moves so that Sandorel and her are eye too eye, “I doubt you truly believe your own words Sandorel as I doubt you could honesty mistake slavery for just punishment. If Abd-Ratep cannot atone for his crimes then his punishment is simply not finished. If you’re so noble in this Sandorel tell us why you want him free without even considering the repercussions?"

 

[Serpenteye]

He replies in an exasperated voice. "We don't even know his crimes. All we have is the word of the Seer, and you surely realise that he wanted to manipulate us into callousness about the fate of our prey."
"You say you want him to repent. Before whom? Set, or Horus-Re? Does either of them have the right to grant him absolution? They do not. If we decide he should be punished we must carry out the punishment. Only we have the responsibility and noone else has the right. How will we be able to find out the unbiased truth about events that happened so long ago?"
"And even if he is deserving of punishment he has already been punished. Isn't the time he has spent imprisoned punishment enough for all but the most heinous of crimes?"
"I say we release him, monitor his progress for a while, and if it turns out he makes too many wrong choices we can put him back in chains again. What we have done once we can surely do again. Rather that than condemn a possible innocent."

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Brystasia Purelove: Half-Nymph/Female (Avenger/Favored Soul/Heartwarder)

Brystasia gives a thoughtful frown as she listens to Sandorel, “True we do not know his crimes, only he does, but his own deity punished him so how much can you trust a fallen angel? What makes you think we have the right to absolution him? He was tried by a deity and must repent before one, preferably before the one who found him guilty. Granted it will not be an easy task but Abd-Ratep has rights also.”

 

[Endur]

The Cimmerian responds to Brystasia,

"Customs differ in various countries, but if a man is strong enough, he can enforce a few of his native customs anywhere. And no man ever called me a weakling!"


The Cimmerian focuses his indomitable will through the rod, attempting to shatter the bonds that hold the Angel prisoner.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Brystasia Purelove: Half-Nymph/Female (Avenger/Favored Soul/Heartwarder)

Brystasia turns a slightly confused look upon her face, “I never accused you of being weak… No! Wait! We cannot make this decision!”

She stands transfixed for a second shocked at the Cimmerian’s actions. After she recovers she’ll leap for the key.

 

[Paxus Asclepius]

The Cimmerian responds to Brystasia,

"Customs differ in various countries, but if a man is strong enough, he can enforce a few of his native customs anywhere. And no man ever called me a weakling!"


The Cimmerian focuses his indomitable will through the rod, attempting to shatter the bonds that hold the Angel prisoner.

The manacles spring free, and Abd-Ratep stands as an aura of unparalleled glory envelops him. "I am free at last! Free to bring justice to those who wronged me! I owe you a debt, man of Cimmeria. What do you ask? I cannot compromise my principles, but anything else you ask of me, I will do."

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Brystasia Purelove: Half-Nymph/Female (Avenger/Favored Soul/Heartwarder)

As Brystasia realizes her leap will come up short she instead nods and bows respectfully to Abd-Ratep trying to hide the slight fear that takes her, Hopefuly he is as pure as he says cause I doubt I can survive if he holds a grudge.