Diplomatic Immunity--Preface: Vasha's Discovery, Part II

[Rystil Arden]

*Men are scurrying about the decks at their tasks and most don't pay Vasha too much heed, but eventually, one man, a Valsian with emerald-green hair, looks up at her and does a double-take:*

"Uh...who are you? I haven't seen you on the ship..."

 

[Bront]

Vasha takes a deeper, serious tone to her voice. "I need to speak to your captain. Now."

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Hang on...are you a stowaway? How have you stayed hidden all this time? Are you a Dragonlord?...No, a dog...so an Ecomancer?"

 

[Bront]

"Form is not everything, and I am definately not a stowaway. Now, if you could take me to the Captain, I will gladly answer his questions."

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Fine, the captain'll know how to deal with you if you are a stowaway...Hmm...form isn't everything," he replies, grabbing her by the arm and leading her to the captain's cabin, where he knocks and after hearing a voice calling, "Come in!", he leads her inside.

*The captain is an auburn-haired man, and he is sitting in a big chair at relative ease.*

"Hello there Jhraal, who's that you have with you."

"Some sort of stowaway...she said she wanted to speak with you Captain. I'll get back to my duty."

*And with that, he walks away.*

 

[Bront]

"Captain" Vasha says with a respectful nod. "And I am to take it you were not aware of my presence below deck untill now?"

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Huh? What are you talking about? You were belowdecks for all this time? If you managed that and you were really a stowaway, it would make so sense for you to show yourself this close to Eldiz when you could have just waited the last few days..."

 

[Bront]

"I take it then that you don't work for the Crown Princess Lhyzra?"

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Hmm...why would you say that? As it turns out, I took on some cargo from her just before leaving, but that's the only contact I had with her."

 

[Bront]

Vasha nods. "That would explain it then. I'm the cargo. Was a simple way to dispose of me."

Vasha removes her lenses and shifts her hair color. "If you value your lives, and the lives of your crew, you won't mention me. I mean this not as a threat, but as a truth. My name is Vasha, and the Crown will not be happy if they found out I was on your ship. I do not wish this on any of you, so, I ask you for your help Captain..."