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<blockquote data-quote="Isida Kep'Tukari" data-source="post: 3081098" data-attributes="member: 4441">The Aftermath of Arden's Fall&nbsp;Lady ir'Daga looks at Mel in utter astonishment for a moment before she begins to speak.&nbsp; &quot;Young woman...&quot; she says slowly, &quot;I do not know you.&nbsp; You have helped my daughter, and for that I am grateful.&nbsp; But... I did not see this happen.&nbsp; I trust Opal, and you seem trustworthy as well, but accusing a respected academic organization like the Illuminated Minds of mind control and possession without true proof, without anything to give the Watch...&nbsp; No one would ever pay attention to me again, our family would be ridiculed, and if they are truly rotten, then it would not hurt them much at all.&nbsp; And I cannot clear you personally my dears.&nbsp; I was here in my garden room, while you were attacking upstanding citizens in Ocean View in front of dozens of witnesses.&nbsp; If we do not act hysterical, I can give them my opinion, as a respected member of the community, that you acted in good faith, but I dare say the Watch would have many questions for you.&quot;&quot;If you had asked for an invitation to a party, or an appointment with a glammerweave tailor, or a recommendation to a theater, that I would be able to give you with my blessing.&nbsp; But,&quot; she adds, putting up a hand before your disappointment can grow too much, &quot;I can do something.&nbsp; I can tell the Watch that Arden made subtle but inappropriate advances towards Opal and that some concerned members of the audience felt obligated to defend her honor.&nbsp; People overreacted and chaos ensued.&nbsp; That's basically the truth, without getting into things that can't be proved.&nbsp; And then,&quot; and here she smiles a bit maliciously, &quot;I shall have tea with Lady Varlen, the most notorious and prolific gossip in Upper Tavic's Landing.&nbsp; If I drop a few disapproving hints in the conversation, I will be very much surprised if the reputation of the Illuminated Minds isn't in tatters before the week's end.&quot;~~~Something was fishy in Sharn's WelcomeWith Tondrek's childish expression and Hxaptos intense denial of anything resembling an entertaining fight, the big man lets him go and strolls off with his buxom wench, off to seek better entertainment.&nbsp; The crowd, cheated out of a fight to bet on, grumbles a bit, but soon settles down into its usual swirl of people.&nbsp; After Hxaptos slows down from a stalk to a walk, Querzana looks at Harolk and back at him.&nbsp; &quot;What in the Nine Hells was that?!&quot; she demands.Somewhere in Hxaptos' mind an insane cackle echoes through cracked and moldy corridors...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Isida Kep'Tukari, post: 3081098, member: 4441"] [b]The Aftermath of Arden's Fall[/b] Lady ir'Daga looks at Mel in utter astonishment for a moment before she begins to speak. "[color=silver]Young woman...[/color]" she says slowly, "[color=silver]I do not know you. You have helped my daughter, and for that I am grateful. But... I did not see this happen. I trust Opal, and you seem trustworthy as well, but accusing a respected academic organization like the Illuminated Minds of mind control and possession without true proof, without anything to give the Watch... No one would ever pay attention to me again, our family would be ridiculed, and if they [i]are[/i] truly rotten, then it would not hurt them much at all. And [i]I[/i] cannot clear you personally my dears. I was here in my garden room, while you were attacking upstanding citizens in Ocean View in front of dozens of witnesses. If we do not act hysterical, I can give them my opinion, as a respected member of the community, that you acted in good faith, but I dare say the Watch would have many questions for you.[/color]" "[color=silver]If you had asked for an invitation to a party, or an appointment with a glammerweave tailor, or a recommendation to a theater, that I would be able to give you with my blessing. But,[/color]" she adds, putting up a hand before your disappointment can grow too much, "[color=silver]I can do something. I can tell the Watch that Arden made subtle but inappropriate advances towards Opal and that some concerned members of the audience felt obligated to defend her honor. People overreacted and chaos ensued. That's basically the truth, without getting into things that can't be proved. And then,[/color]" and here she smiles a bit maliciously, "[color=silver]I shall have tea with Lady Varlen, the most notorious and prolific gossip in Upper Tavic's Landing. If I drop a few disapproving hints in the conversation, I will be very much surprised if the reputation of the Illuminated Minds isn't in tatters before the week's end.[/color]" ~~~ [b]Something [i]was[/i] fishy in Sharn's Welcome[/b] With Tondrek's childish expression and Hxaptos intense denial of anything resembling an entertaining fight, the big man lets him go and strolls off with his buxom wench, off to seek better entertainment. The crowd, cheated out of a fight to bet on, grumbles a bit, but soon settles down into its usual swirl of people. After Hxaptos slows down from a stalk to a walk, Querzana looks at Harolk and back at him. "[color=silver]What in the Nine Hells was [i]that?![/i][/color]" she demands. Somewhere in Hxaptos' mind an insane cackle echoes through cracked and moldy corridors... [/QUOTE]

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