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


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"It was special, but it wasn't just me, as I learned later."

Vasha talks about her arival at the city, feeling scared and pennyless, she took the first job she could find, and found herself a slaver. She talks about her room, and her training and eventual relationship with Zythryd.

"And then I met Alyz, who freed a young slave and offered her a home and an education. Her eyes flashed like those of an Ecomancer, and she knew of my father and mother. She also introduced me to a very special woman, Louteah. I was begining to think things were going well."
 


"Well, this is where it gets complicated."

Vasha talks about Alyz and their research into the Jewels of Aris, and the the Jhyram Arris had been hidden in her by her father. She describes her encounter with Vrymiin, and then the betrayal and Alyz and Louteah's rescue of her.

"I was so broken over what had happened to Zythryd because of me, and how evil Vrymiin could be to do something so cruel. Alyz helped me create a disguise, but warned me that it still might not be safe."

Vasha shifts her hair red, and puts in her lenses.

"This makes me look like I might if I hadn't chosen to Blossom."
 

*Karya nods.*

"Yes...that is what made me unsure as to whether Marrik was your father. You would have kept your Valsian Jewel affinity and thus hair and eye colours had you not Blossomed, I believe."
 

Vasha nods "Yes. I guess I missed that, almost 10 years ago, when my father was killed, Mother figured it out somehow and drug me out of the home with Puddles there, and we managed to escape just in time before the house was blown up, I believe with some kind of enhanced fireball or perhaps a dragon's breath. She took me to Amarantia, where I grew up and eventualy decided to blossom."

"But, to continue..."

Vasha explains her growing close to Louteah, who eventualy became her Soul Sister, as well as her research into her massage spell, and seperating the Jhyram Arris from her.

"And then, Alyz, who had already told me she was a Dragonlord, told me it was time to rescue Zythryd. I came along, and some horable sights, but that is where I learned that Alyz was Lhyzra, though I didn't make the connection to Gralas and Bertram's note till later. I also saw her father, who fortunately did not see through my disguise. Alyz introduced me as Vhazlii Griiash, apparently a Dragonlord family proficient in the arts of feminine persuasion, which I've used as my name if I must don my disquise, since as far as I know, it is still unknown to all I need to hide from."
 


"Well, I didn't know she had killed my father. She had told me she loved him dearly, and was upset that he had chosen Ashana over her. She said, with certainty that he died cursing her name, but I didn't understand till later. Perhaps it will make sense once I go on more."

Vasha talks about Zythryd, how he was filled with hate for her and was trying to kill her once he was rescued and awake. Alyz had them reverse what was done with Psychic Churgury, but when he awoke, he was still paranoid about Lhyzra, and he told Vasha about her father's death.

"I confronted Al...Lhyzra about it. She was my sister, and she deserved it. She told me she did it to spare him the pain and suffering of torture, as well as to protect the secrets he kept. Seeing what they were able to do with Zythryd, twist his mind, and learn everything they could from him, and I understood, though I didn't agree. However, in her killing my father, it saved my mother and me."

By this time, Vasha is tembling a bit, as reliving this all obviously still hurts.
 

*Karya puts her arms around Vasha in a comforting hug and begins to stroke her hair:*

"That sounds like a very emotional and traumatic experience, Vasha...It's okay now. You're safe now, okay?"
 

Vasha leans into the hug and smiles a bit. "It's... it's just... everything..."

"Vrymiin had killed one of Zythryd's slaves, and the other Alyz bought, and brought back, but she was afraid of me. Vrymiin had been torturing her while impersonating me. I healed her wounds though, and with Louteah's help, we showed Niilaa that I was realy not the mean woman who tortured her. Zythryd wasn't the same man when he came back. He was more suspicious, and rightfuly so, but he was rude too. He realy hurt Louteah, who was much younger than she looked, and had realy not even understood love till I spent time with her. Alyz was hurting too, still torn over my father, but it was more... she was obsessed. It was love, but not quite normal love. I forgave her for killing my father, for I understoodn why she did what she did, and I hoped it would help, but she needed more healing. And then..."

"She took me into her underground lab, where she had been experimenting on bodies. She had my father's heart and brain in a jar, and had managed to grow some bodies for him, but she could not recall his soul. She swore to give up her depraved experiments, though she had a revilation as to a way to revive him."

"I talked about it with Zythryd, and even Louteah a bit, and eventualy decided that I missed da.. my Father too much, and needed to try to get him back. We did a ritual, with him and Jhyram Arris, and a bit of my blood. She had a jewel that had is soul in it, and she had me finish the ritual, but she passed out. So I did what I could, and called to him....*sniff*... I heard his voice... telling me he loved me... before I fell unconsious."
 

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