Diplomatic Immunity--Preface: Vasha's Discovery

[Bront]

A single tear runs down Vasha's cheek, but she fights the urge to cry again. "I brought this upon myself and Zythryd, and can only hope he can forgive me. I hope they relent soon. I hope you can bring him here so I can personaly free him. I think I owe him that much, if not more."

"Louteah reminded me earlier, that I'm here among my Sisters of Arris. And as harsh as it may get out there, I have the love of my Sisters to support me."

Vasha struggles to hold back tears of both sadness and joy as she looks at her Sisters of Arris, Alyz and Louteah. She plops down into a chair, as her body quivers a bit as her emotions run through her.

 

[Rystil Arden]

"I will bring him here as soon as I can, Vasha. I promise you. We do have to wait until they are done with him, though, or things could get complicated...I don't want them to find out that you are here--they couldn't do anything official about it if they did, but they could try to sneak in and kidnap you or something, and that would be bad," Alyz replies, moving over to give Vasha a comforting hug, "Louteah is right. You are with your Sisters here, and together we will pull through."

 

[Bront]

Vasha smiles and hugs Alyz, then gives her a sisterly kiss. "Thank you. Thank you for everything."

"How long do you think they'll hold Zythryd?"

 

[Rystil Arden]

"I can't be sure. There will be an early time when they stop caring enough to the point where I could take him, though perhaps raise a few eyebrows as well as suspicions, and then there's a later time when they will have totally lost interest and forgotten about him, leaving him to languish down there, when it will be totally safe to save him. I plan on choosing the earlier time."

 

[Bront]

"Thank you."

"What of his other slaves? Will they be ok? He was generaly nice to them, and I'm afraid what that poor woman will do to them."

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Well, I don't know...from what I've seen of her actions, she'll probably either abuse them terribly or sell them for money to get drugs."

 

[Bront]

"Is there any way you can buy them, or at least protect them? Zythryd gave them freedom and money, so he did trust them, I don't think they can be all that bad."

 

[Rystil Arden]

"I don't think I'm going to be able to intervene, certainly not and get Zythryd out early too--that would seem really suspicious, and it is possible that she will refuse to sell them so she can treat them badly, and I would have to seize them, which would definitely be suspicious...I'm sorry Vasha," Alyz sighs.

 

[Bront]

She nods "Just watch and see, perhaps if they go up for sale you can get them, but I need to make sure Zythryd is safe. Perhaps you can get her caught doing something she shouldn't be for her drugs, but then they'll make her a slave again won't they?"

Vasha sighs, exasperated. Her body shaking from her emotional exhaustion.

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Yes...I'll do whatever I can, and you're right about what they'll probably do if she gets caught again..."