Building a Case, 101 ~ by SaralynArati

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Concerned about the distress this might cause him, Catleya asks gently, "Then you wouldn't object to blackmailing your mother?" Thinking of all the times that his father cut or burned him and Nimuel while Lady Deyandra remained pristine and aloof from family affairs, the young Cleric merely replies, "I'd do it in a heartbeat." "My poor dove," Madame du Leethe soothes. The upshot of this discussion is that the couple will remain in the city for a while, before resorting to pressuring Deyandra.

8 years ago

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"Yes, it's possible that if Lady Deyandra deduced the name of the murderer through a process of elimination, someone else may have duplicated that feat. I think it's worth investigating, at least," muses Catleya. "Even if that yields no positive results," says Velen a trifle grimly, "there may be methods of coercing my mother to testify. I believe that my brother Nimuel and I could shame her into speaking out by threatening to destroy her credibility." "Clever dove," Sevresina praises Velen.

8 years ago

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"It is an old adage, my doves, that once one knows who's guilty, one can almost always find some kind of proof against them if one looks hard enough. My instincts are telling me that you have gleaned all that the government records have to offer you, but that doesn't necessarily mean leaving the capitol so soon. There are information brokers in Noxvaelia other than your quite thorough, yet currently sadly reticent, mother, my dove. And much of society travels occasionally to Ville Eternelle."

8 years ago

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"Nocturnia... should... favor me," Catleya grumbles indistinctly. "The Goddess has kept you alive this long, my Cat, but it is folly to rely on her support alone; she has given you magic, and physical talents, and intelligence because she expects you to use them," clarifies Velen. "As we were saying, both of us now see the wisdom in carefully considering our course from here. Should we continue searching the city Archives for more clues, or return home and attempt to gather evidence there?"

8 years ago

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Sevresina smiles knowingly at her assassin guest. "How long did it take Velen to talk you out of confronting your cousin directly and challenging him to a duel?" The young couple glance meaningfully at each other. "It's entirely my knowledge of you that leads me to that conclusion, my dove, don't fret. Yet believe me that it would be not only dangerous, but moreover unsatisfactory in that, should he win, du Lac would be forever viewed as innocent, regardless of any proof later discovered."

8 years ago