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<blockquote data-quote="drnuncheon" data-source="post: 448139" data-attributes="member: 96">Session Ten, Part Three: The Succession LawFour heads broke the surface of the water that poured through the storm sewers of the city.&quot;It's a good thing we had that day without rain,&quot; Dru said, pushing her hair back from her forehead.&nbsp; &quot;Otherwise these tunnels would be completely flooded and we'd never have gotten you out.&quot;Di'Fier released his grip on the serpentman, grabbing hold of the ladder that led up to the surface, staring at his bizarre saviors.&nbsp; &quot;But...where did you get them?&quot;Dru shrugged, grabbing onto the ladder herself.&nbsp; &quot;When I went back to get the Jade Serpent, there they were. They don't speak Common, so I'm not exactly sure what they want, but they do what I tell them to.&nbsp; Their leader - he's a priest, or something like that - cast a spell so he could understand me.&quot;&nbsp; She looked away, down the darkness of the tunnel, and then back at her ex-partner.&nbsp; &quot;For what it's worth, we didn't use those guns.&quot;Di'Fier nodded. &quot;It was too pat.&nbsp; Although...I am guilty of two of the charges, I suppose.&quot;&quot;Where do you want to go?&quot;&quot;Do you think you can find me a safe place?&nbsp; I need to talk to Jemis.&nbsp; He's got my spellbooks - Katya's got the rest of my stuff.&quot;&nbsp; Di'Fier looked around him in disgust.&nbsp; &quot;After that, I'm about ready to let this city rot.&quot;<img src="http://www.io.com/~jeffj/b2sep.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />Jemis set the sack of books down. &quot;I wasn't sure which ones were the spellbooks,&quot; he panted. &quot;So I just grabbed all of them.&nbsp; Except the adventure novels.&quot;Dru nodded. &quot;I'll take these to Di'Fier.&nbsp; What does the rest of the SCU think about this?&quot;Jemis shook his head. &quot;I'm not sure.&nbsp; Katya's been upset over something for a while - I guess she knew about the guns?&quot;&nbsp; At Dru's nod, he continued. &quot;Quooral is...Quooral.&nbsp; I think he'd go along with whatever Katya said, since she's in charge now.&nbsp; Ashrem is hard to read, and Glunnyn...I'm not sure he's even noticed.&nbsp; He's wrapped up in figuring out how those weapons work.&quot;&quot;Thanks for bringing the books, Jemis.&nbsp; They'll help him out a lot.&quot;&nbsp; Dru grabbed the top of the bag, but the little smuggler made no move to leave.Instead, he looked at Dru sadly.&nbsp; &quot;You know, I was real p-ssed at you for leaving.&nbsp; I thought you were giving up.&nbsp; But now, after this...maybe you're the only one who did the right thing.&quot;&quot;Good luck.&quot;&quot;You too. Take care of yourself, Dru.&quot;<img src="http://www.io.com/~jeffj/b2sep.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />Di'Fier couldn't help but grin.&nbsp; It had only been a few days since they had last met for breakfast, but it seemed like half a lifetime.&nbsp; Across from him, Dru was setting about the business of shoveling as much food into her mouth as she could.A young boy entered the tavern, carrying a stack of broadhseets.&nbsp; Di'Fier waved him over and dropped a couple of coppers into his palm, then took one and flipped it open.&nbsp; He let his breath out slowly as his spirits sank.&quot;They repealed the succession law,&quot; he told Dru.&quot;What?&quot; She snatched the paper from him, her sausage forgotten. &quot;Who did they turn?&quot;&quot;Looks like Arnig and Wallace changed their votes.&quot;Dru scanned the article. &quot;'A tearful Soderheim brought the news of Lady Elise's death to the Council in the process of arresting one Watch-Lieutenant Di'Fier, suspected of complicity in the murder.'&nbsp; Yeah, I'll bet he'll be crying all the way to the Sea Lord's palace.&quot;&quot;At least they got my name right,&quot; Di'Fier pointed out.&nbsp; &quot;It says the election is tomorrow.&nbsp; So we've got some time to plan.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="drnuncheon, post: 448139, member: 96"] [b]Session Ten, Part Three: The Succession Law[/b] Four heads broke the surface of the water that poured through the storm sewers of the city. "It's a good thing we had that day without rain," Dru said, pushing her hair back from her forehead. "Otherwise these tunnels would be completely flooded and we'd never have gotten you out." Di'Fier released his grip on the serpentman, grabbing hold of the ladder that led up to the surface, staring at his bizarre saviors. "But...where did you [i]get[/i] them?" Dru shrugged, grabbing onto the ladder herself. "When I went back to get the Jade Serpent, there they were. They don't speak Common, so I'm not exactly sure what they want, but they do what I tell them to. Their leader - he's a priest, or something like that - cast a spell so he could understand me." She looked away, down the darkness of the tunnel, and then back at her ex-partner. "For what it's worth, we didn't use those guns." Di'Fier nodded. "It was too pat. Although...I [i]am[/i] guilty of two of the charges, I suppose." "Where do you want to go?" "Do you think you can find me a safe place? I need to talk to Jemis. He's got my spellbooks - Katya's got the rest of my stuff." Di'Fier looked around him in disgust. "After that, I'm about ready to let this city rot." [img]http://www.io.com/~jeffj/b2sep.gif[/img] Jemis set the sack of books down. "I wasn't sure which ones were the spellbooks," he panted. "So I just grabbed all of them. Except the adventure novels." Dru nodded. "I'll take these to Di'Fier. What does the rest of the SCU think about this?" Jemis shook his head. "I'm not sure. Katya's been upset over something for a while - I guess she knew about the guns?" At Dru's nod, he continued. "Quooral is...Quooral. I think he'd go along with whatever Katya said, since she's in charge now. Ashrem is hard to read, and Glunnyn...I'm not sure he's even noticed. He's wrapped up in figuring out how those weapons work." "Thanks for bringing the books, Jemis. They'll help him out a lot." Dru grabbed the top of the bag, but the little smuggler made no move to leave. Instead, he looked at Dru sadly. "You know, I was real p-ssed at you for leaving. I thought you were giving up. But now, after this...maybe you're the only one who did the right thing." "Good luck." "You too. Take care of yourself, Dru." [img]http://www.io.com/~jeffj/b2sep.gif[/img] Di'Fier couldn't help but grin. It had only been a few days since they had last met for breakfast, but it seemed like half a lifetime. Across from him, Dru was setting about the business of shoveling as much food into her mouth as she could. A young boy entered the tavern, carrying a stack of broadhseets. Di'Fier waved him over and dropped a couple of coppers into his palm, then took one and flipped it open. He let his breath out slowly as his spirits sank. "They repealed the succession law," he told Dru. "What?" She snatched the paper from him, her sausage forgotten. "Who did they turn?" "Looks like Arnig and Wallace changed their votes." Dru scanned the article. "'A tearful Soderheim brought the news of Lady Elise's death to the Council in the process of arresting one Watch-Lieutenant Di'Fier, suspected of complicity in the murder.' Yeah, I'll bet he'll be crying all the way to the Sea Lord's palace." "At least they got my name right," Di'Fier pointed out. "It says the election is tomorrow. So we've got some time to plan." [/QUOTE]

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