Autonomy and Neutrality ~ by SaralynArati

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8 years ago

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"Probably. Yet... Catleya isn't good at taking orders that she doesn't approve of or doesn't understand. She's very proud of being able to pick and choose her targets as an assassin," Velen answers. "That's a problem... we'll have to work on that," Deva says, deliberately echoing the young Cleric's earlier remark in lighthearted teasing. "Seriously, though, it would be ideal if Cat could maintain some form of autonomy from the government, be an unofficial investigator, for legal grey areas."

8 years ago

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"I'm not sure I'll be entirely content going back to a life of religious contemplation alone, after all the excitement of the past few months. I won't miss the danger... I think... or the worry for Cat, but..." Velen shrugs expressively. "Exactly. There's a mental challenge to solving any kind of mystery, and a thrill to finding a missing piece. I think Cat may need that now, more than she knows. Would your 'auntie' Sevresina du Leethe offer her a job in the Noirfey secret service?" Deva asks.

8 years ago

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"Even if it meant wiping out everyone close to Catleya, in a house fire for instance, just to be sure they'd eliminated the right one," finishes the young spy. "That's a problem... we'll have to work on that," says the young Cleric, "still, I believe the idea itself has potential." "Yes. Then, too, it's the only plan we have at the moment," laughs Deva. "What I meant about the solution being satisfactory, however, was whether or not Cat will be happy as a horticulturalist and nothing more."

8 years ago

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"That had occurred to me, as well," agrees the Kuromi girl. "Sending her evidence to the authorities would be enough to bring down the entire Syndicate. They'd be well motivated to avoid that happening. Would it be a satisfactory answer, though?" "Meaning would it work? I don't know," Velen replies. "It depends upon someone being willing and able to deliver that information in the event of any harm coming to Cat." "And Chandratte would be tempted to kill that person also," Prem Deva says.

8 years ago

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"The only thing I've been able to think of," Velen says, "is to do more or less what the Bird Man did, and half-bargain, half-blackmail the Syndicate into letting Cat go in exchange for her silence regarding their secrets. But I'm afraid they would prefer to silence her permanently. We have to arrange things so that it's in Chandratte's vested interest to keep Catleya alive." "Like having her leave a deposition of everything she knows to be opened upon her death or disappearance?" Velen nods.

8 years ago