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

[Bront]

"Mother kept me out of all that political stuff, I don't think she saw the sense in it. That's probably why she left with my Father in the first place. I'll admit I'm not even sure what it's about."

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Hmm...that's strange, though. Usually only those with strong views stay with Vaerysa, but I should be the one to know that there are always exceptions...Ashana is an interesting woman, and perhaps it was simply her natural predilection for adventure and novelty that matched the Vaelysh state."

 

[Bront]

"Maybe we're just cursed with interesting lives." she giggles.

Vasha gives Karya a tender, loving kiss. "Good night dear Sister. Perhaps tomorrow I can show you some of the Arrian dances and food."

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Good night--See you tomorrow!"

 

[Bront]

Vasha tickles Puddles and runs him around for a bit before she calls it a night.

In the mourning, Vasha dresses in her shadowsilk dress, and heads out to find a courier service to send her letters that Karya couldn't send, and find out if any know where Bertram's system is.

 

[Rystil Arden]

*Vasha looks around and eventually finds a Courier, the Silver Zephyr, in the Clerk's Ward.*

"The Lyradar Sphere, you say? We don't have many requests for there, but I can get a message delivered, sure. What else?"

 

[Bront]

"Well, I have 2 letters going to Arris, but I think it would be best if they didn't appear to come from Eldiz. I don't know if you can do that..."

"Where is The Lyradar Sphere? Few people seem to know of it."

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Well, anything coming from a courier will obviously be from a courier. Our job is delivery, not any sort of clandestine secrecy or such."

"The Lyradar Sphere? It's just an unimportant little sphere midway between the Eldish Sphere and the Tymadish Sphere. There's a few worlds that all orbit nearby in a ring, and all of those are ruled from a palace in the centre by the Atreides family. It's not a place that's important or even notable except that most courier routes and trade routes to Tymadeau pass through there, so that's why I know of it."

 

[Bront]

"Well, I need these 3 letters sent. 2 to Arris, and 1 to the Lyrader Sphere. If you can hold off on sending the Arris letters for about a week, that's fine, they're in no hurry."

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Alright then. We can put your messages on the simple courier transit, where we just have it handed off by several trade ships, for 20 credits. For the extra-fast courier transmission, using magical transport to reach the destination in only a few days, it'll come to 200 credits."