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<blockquote data-quote="darkbard" data-source="post: 9270520" data-attributes="member: 1282"><p><em>"Duchess, forgive me," <strong>CHANVATI </strong>begins and makes a low bow. "I did not recognize Your Excellence, having not yet had the pleasure of such proximity.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"Beets," the Merchant Prince continues, turning to face his paramour, "do you wish to speak to your brother on the matter we discussed?"</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Bita-Bousseh turns red--be it in anger or embarrassment or something else is impossible to discern--an impressive feat considering her naturally ruddy complexion.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"Right. So. Little brother,* you recall, certainly, how in ... earlier times ... I served in the Empress's inner circle, acting as historian and legal scholar, providing advice to the maturing ..."</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Chanvati cuts her off curtly. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"Do you know, Bita-Bahlin, the Fables of Genga? No? No matter. An important book from my youth. It is the story of a noblewoman-cum-psychonaut, an adventurer across the planes and her many works in the mortal realm, her home. Some scholars dismiss this work as apocryphal, but I believe Genga did, in fact, exist, that her stories, though possibly embellished, offer great insight into the workings of nature, mortal and otherwise." He gives a glance at the Effreet.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"I will spare you further preamble. In short, early in the text the reader learns that Genga was not always the strong, decisive woman of action that she is throughout. No, as a young girl she was pampered and secluded and knew little of the world or her own capacity for action therein. Until one day a new servant was brought into her father's court, a strong peasant woman who would act as maid to young Genga. Though Genga had a legion of tutors and this woman was unlettered, unsophisticated in the ways of the court, and so on, it turns out that in observing the woman's strength in the face of adversity, in listening to her folk wisdom, that Genga had a type upon which to model her own growing force of character and identity.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"To cut to it, then: what we propose, Bita-Bousseh and I, I who you very well know was instrumental in helping forge this ... alliance ... with our ... coadjudicators." He pauses and bows again at the Effreet. "What I propose is lending the service of my bodyguard, Pa'avu here, to the Empress for a time, in hopes that she may play a similar role to the peasant woman in the fable. Pa'avu is strong, and level-headed, and she earned the respect of the Legionnaires on the battlefield in saving our city from the madness besetting it. None know her worth greater than I.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"The Legion needs a strong partner in ruling the Empire. Let us learn from history how best to shape our current ruler."</em></p><p></p><p>* I imagine that, though twins, Bita-Bousseh was born minutes before her brother.</p><p></p><p>[HR][/HR]</p><p>Chanvati makes a Primary Skill History check to teach Bita-Bahlin (and, more than coincidentally, the Duchess of Cinders) the time-tested wisdom of his scheme, r6+16=22 vs 20 Moderate DC. Success.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="darkbard, post: 9270520, member: 1282"] [I]"Duchess, forgive me," [B]CHANVATI [/B]begins and makes a low bow. "I did not recognize Your Excellence, having not yet had the pleasure of such proximity. "Beets," the Merchant Prince continues, turning to face his paramour, "do you wish to speak to your brother on the matter we discussed?" Bita-Bousseh turns red--be it in anger or embarrassment or something else is impossible to discern--an impressive feat considering her naturally ruddy complexion. "Right. So. Little brother,* you recall, certainly, how in ... earlier times ... I served in the Empress's inner circle, acting as historian and legal scholar, providing advice to the maturing ..." Chanvati cuts her off curtly. "Do you know, Bita-Bahlin, the Fables of Genga? No? No matter. An important book from my youth. It is the story of a noblewoman-cum-psychonaut, an adventurer across the planes and her many works in the mortal realm, her home. Some scholars dismiss this work as apocryphal, but I believe Genga did, in fact, exist, that her stories, though possibly embellished, offer great insight into the workings of nature, mortal and otherwise." He gives a glance at the Effreet. "I will spare you further preamble. In short, early in the text the reader learns that Genga was not always the strong, decisive woman of action that she is throughout. No, as a young girl she was pampered and secluded and knew little of the world or her own capacity for action therein. Until one day a new servant was brought into her father's court, a strong peasant woman who would act as maid to young Genga. Though Genga had a legion of tutors and this woman was unlettered, unsophisticated in the ways of the court, and so on, it turns out that in observing the woman's strength in the face of adversity, in listening to her folk wisdom, that Genga had a type upon which to model her own growing force of character and identity. "To cut to it, then: what we propose, Bita-Bousseh and I, I who you very well know was instrumental in helping forge this ... alliance ... with our ... coadjudicators." He pauses and bows again at the Effreet. "What I propose is lending the service of my bodyguard, Pa'avu here, to the Empress for a time, in hopes that she may play a similar role to the peasant woman in the fable. Pa'avu is strong, and level-headed, and she earned the respect of the Legionnaires on the battlefield in saving our city from the madness besetting it. None know her worth greater than I. "The Legion needs a strong partner in ruling the Empire. Let us learn from history how best to shape our current ruler."[/I] * I imagine that, though twins, Bita-Bousseh was born minutes before her brother. [HR][/HR] Chanvati makes a Primary Skill History check to teach Bita-Bahlin (and, more than coincidentally, the Duchess of Cinders) the time-tested wisdom of his scheme, r6+16=22 vs 20 Moderate DC. Success. [/QUOTE]
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