Diplomatic Immunity: Three on the Boat

[Brother Shatterstone]

Kallithyia: Palmaid/Female (Amazon)

RA & Tiberius [sblock] RA: [sblock]“I’ll give it some thought, Catullus,” Kallithyia said reluctantly and out of her growing respect for Catullus she meant it too but her curiosity still wasn’t satisfied, “does that mean you meet him purposely to free me?” [/sblock]

* The Palmaid both frowned and looked thoughtful as the continued to talk. * [/sblock]

 

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Kallithyia&Tiberius]
[SBLOCK=Vaelysh]
"Yes, that's right. We were a perfect combination--he had the status needed to purchase you away from that awful coliseum but not the money, and I had the money but not the status, so together we were able to help you."
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*Catullus replies, smiling towards Tiberius.*
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[Brother Shatterstone]

Kallithyia: Palmaid/Female (Amazon)

RA & Tiberius: [sblock]RA: [sblock]“I would agree,” Kallithyia said glad to see Catullus’ smile, “Catullus? Did freeing me involve any risks or is it an act of kindness that anyone with status and money could do?” [/sblock]

* Kallithyia smiled quickly after Catullus’ own smile but she pays no heed to Tiberius. * [/sblock]

 

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Kalli&Tiberius]
[SBLOCK=Vaelysh]
"Well there's always a little bit of risk involved, especially for someone like me--when someone of the middle class with money deals with the corrupt bureaucracy, they can sometimes confiscate property, and then there's the possibility that they would refuse to sell you...The riskiest thing is when I went to visit you when you were imprisoned, but I didn't want to just whisk you out here without talking to you first. Other than that, though, anyone with status and money could have done it, and indeed if I was one person with both status and money, it would have been much less risky."
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*Catullus replies honestly to Kallithyia.*
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[Brother Shatterstone]

Kallithyia: Palmaid/Female (Amazon)

RA & Tiberius: RA: [sblock][sblock]“I… I had no idea, Catullus,” Kallithyia said just as honest as her emerald eyes connected with his, “I really do appreciate all of the risks you have taken upon my behalf. Truth be told, I am shocked and stunned to be free and add to that the risks you took,” she hesitated and shook her head, “I cannot imagine why you would risk so much for a simple slave…” [/sblock]
* In the distance the conversation continues… * [/sblock]

 

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Kalli&Tiberius]
[SBLOCK=Vaelysh]
"Because you're not just a simple slave--you're a free person just like me, a wonderful person who doesn't deserve the awful things that have happened to her. It was the right thing to do, and I would gladly do it again--your imprisonment was an injustice that I could not allow to stand,"[/SBLOCK]
*Catullus looks Kalli in the eyes and smiles comfortingly as he speaks.*
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[Brother Shatterstone]

Kallithyia: Palmaid/Female (Amazon)

RA & Tiberius: [sblock] RA: [sblock]“There are other slaves, gladiators in particular, that don’t deserve their fate,” Kallithyia said softly, she knew the question was not an easy one and the last thing she wanted was to upset Catullus, “so why only me, Cully? Why leave the others behind?” [/sblock] * Kallithyia appears to be comforted but quickly asked another question. * [/sblock]

 

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Kalli&Tiberius]
[SBLOCK=Vaelysh]
"Because I am only one man, and you are the one I knew about...and your plight moved me to tears. Even among the other gladiators who do not deserve their fate, few have been mistreated as much as you, Kallithyia, physically and psychologically,"
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*A tear comes to Catullus's eye as he answers Kalli's question.*
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[Brother Shatterstone]

Kallithyia: Palmaid/Female (Amazon)

RA & Tiberius:[sblock] RA:[sblock]“I’m sorry, Cully, I didn’t meant to upset you,” even though most of her told her to move to him to hold him as he had held her she couldn’t, Tiberius was watching after all. As she made an offer to change the subjects she could help but wonder if her gender and her beauty had played a factor in her freedom and she wasn’t sure what to make of that idea, “please forgive my silly questions and point to light where we are going to.”[/SBLOCK]

* Palmaid seemed interested in the stars as she pointed at the stars. * [/sblock]

 

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Kalli&Tiberius]
[SBLOCK=Vaelysh]
"Hmm, well we're getting out of this Crystal Sphere, actually, so we're not going to any of these lights in particular. We'll spend some time on the rainbow ocean of the phlogiston, and then we'll go into the sphere containing our destination,"[/SBLOCK]
*Catullus points outwards towards the very edge of sight.*
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