WESSEX
after all is said and done
you're just a carnivore let you in and drink my blood
you're nothing but a monster It isn’t lost on Wessex that Daphne is more than a little interested in the Fae visitor. In fact, the Queen finds it a tad amusing that the housekeeper has been going out of her way to try and provide something nice for the diplomat, or whatever she’s calling herself. She’s calling it an excuse to bake, and who is Wessex to stop her? If it keeps the woman happy then far be it for the Queen who never eats to stop her. Few know about their meeting - few know about the note and what it said, it’s accusations and who it seeks to involve. Wessex intends to keep it that way. So there’s no fanfare or anything awaiting the woman, just a taller than usual house with a kept appearance and a proper receiving (sitting?) room. A fire, in case she’s chilly. And a tall, pale, blue-eyed demigoddess who has bigger things to contend with than the last-ditch efforts for revenge. |
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the Wraith
General of the Hollowed Grounds
Age: 47 | Height: 5'8'' | Race: Demi-god | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Hollowed Grounds Level: 12 - Strg: 61 - Dext: 60 - Endr: 61 - Luck: 58 - Int: 2 LOKI - Mythical - Dragon (Energy Blast)
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Diplomat ✓
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11-19-2020, 03:19 PM
JUNIPER you think i'm happy because i'm smiling, It took a few deep breaths before knocking for Juniper to steady herself to enter Theskyra House. Once inside, she took in the environment: not overtly intimidating, with every outward sign of welcome -- the fire, the food, the well-kept house. The only real intimidation factor was Wessex herself, but that was quite enough.but it's the easiest thing to do Juniper still smiled, though, coming in and finding her seat. And she opened the conversation politely: "Thank you for agreeing to meet with me, Queen Wessex. I appreciate your willingness to talk." She didn't really expect the conversation to continue polite -- icily so, perhaps -- but it never hurt to start off that way. And, as her Fae nature required, she had spoken the truth: Wessex agreeing to talk was better than Wessex outright refusing all overtures. if you looked a little closer, you'd find my eyes aren't smiling too. the Wraith
General of the Hollowed Grounds
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11-20-2020, 02:19 AM
the Amberwing
Diplomat ✓
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11-25-2020, 04:32 PM
JUNIPER you think i'm happy because i'm smiling, "Yes, thank you." Juniper nods -- and notices the housekeeper's curiosity, finding it amusing rather than offensive. She wouldn't have expected Wessex's home to be so, well, homey. Somehow she had always imagined the Queen in some sort of icy palace, though she knew well that no such place existed in the Hollowed Grounds. That was more of a Halo thing, wasn't it?but it's the easiest thing to do And then the conversation got difficult -- though not as difficult as it would get, Juniper suspected. Wessex certainly had a point; though Juniper hadn't considered it that way at the time, she could see now how making her case by letter instead of in person could be a sign of disrespect. They were not starting on good terms, and it was Juniper's fault. "I apologize. I did not intend to slight you as a leader, but I can see that intentionally or not, I did so. In truth, I did not believe that you would agree to a meeting -- but I should have asked instead of assuming as much." Should Juniper mention her real reason for sending a letter -- the fear for her own safety that had been her primary motivation? Or would it only insult Wessex further to imply that she might be so uncivilized as to harm a diplomat? Probably best to leave it unspoken for now. if you looked a little closer, you'd find my eyes aren't smiling too. the Wraith
General of the Hollowed Grounds
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11-25-2020, 06:07 PM
the Amberwing
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12-03-2020, 05:33 PM
JUNIPER you think i'm happy because i'm smiling, "I will certainly keep that in mind for the future," Juniper said, with a small smile -- a smile that was very nearly genuine. She didn't really expect to ever come back and speak to Wessex again -- but even having the opportunity would mean that things here had gone well, wouldn't it? In a best-case scenario, Juniper supposed she'd be seeing quite a lot of Wessex, if the trial went forward in some form.but it's the easiest thing to do But she doubted that best-case scenario would come to pass -- and what she said now would help determine that. She wanted to take a deep breath before starting on the topic she'd really come here to discuss, but she didn't want to seem afraid or hesitant, so she just launched into it: "As you know from my letter, I seek to hold you and your fellow Ascended accountable for your attack on the Greatwood two years ago. I am not asking you to submit to some sort of bloody retribution; my hope is to find justice, not revenge. The Governor of Torchline and Warden of Halo have agreed to arbitrate a trial in which the Ascended would be judged for their actions." There was more Juniper could say -- she could give a whole sales pitch -- but she would rather see how Wessex responded to this straightforward laying out of the facts first. Her arguments could wait until she knew whether Wessex was simply going to kick her out of her house, or worse, attack her. if you looked a little closer, you'd find my eyes aren't smiling too. the Wraith
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12-03-2020, 06:05 PM
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12-04-2020, 11:36 PM
JUNIPER you think i'm happy because i'm smiling, "Yes," Juniper said, a simple answer to a straightforward question. Then she elaborated: "I don't believe that banishment from the Greatwood is an adequate punishment for the Ascended's crimes against the Fae, for the murder of our guards and our goddess. Neither do most of my people; our popular opinion is that Delah's proclamation was a first step, a way to keep the Ascended from doing more harm, but that our dead still call for vengeance."but it's the easiest thing to do Juniper considered, for a moment, what she'd said and what Wessex had asked. Then she added, "Delah's proclamation was a general indictment against the Ascended as a whole. I seek to bring justice upon only three of you, those personally involved in the attack: yourself, Samuel Wordsworth, and Amun Arlun." if you looked a little closer, you'd find my eyes aren't smiling too. the Wraith
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12-06-2020, 02:48 AM
JUNIPER you think i'm happy because i'm smiling, "I can't truly speak to Delah's actions. I wasn't part of her government." Had Juniper been rambling? She was beginning to suspect as much. Better rein that in, resist the urge to over-explain, to qualify and specify. Otherwise, she could easily talk herself into a corner -- and she knew quite well that Wessex would seize on any contradiction in her speech, pinpoint her mistakes like butterflies on a dissection board. "We have a new leader now, and a new government, of which I am a part."but it's the easiest thing to do Juniper tilted her head, though, at Wessex's last sentence. "An excuse for what?" Did Wessex think this was all part of some grand plan to persecute the Ascended? Well, such a plan might well exist, but Juniper wasn't part of it. It wasn't like she could lie about her motives, after all -- though she could understand why Wessex might not find the Fae's honesty too comforting. They couldn't lie, but they could omit and mislead ... But so far Juniper's words had been genuine. if you looked a little closer, you'd find my eyes aren't smiling too. the Wraith
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12-06-2020, 03:42 AM
the Amberwing
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12-06-2020, 05:30 PM
JUNIPER you think i'm happy because i'm smiling, Well, Juniper had never expected this conversation to be easy. At least Wessex wasn't shouting, throwing things, kicking Juniper out of her home. Though that might be easier to deal with, actually.but it's the easiest thing to do "You're right. Invoking Delah's intentions is nothing but speculation -- and irrelevant. Delah no longer leads us." Juniper didn't know if Wessex knew that Delah was dead, if that was common knowledge beyond the Greatwood. The circumstances of Delah's death remained rather murky even within the Greatwood -- Juniper herself had no idea how she had died. As for the other matter: Wessex was correct in inferring a gap between Juniper's opinion and that of her people as a whole. "My people believe that our dead should be avenged, that your attack was a wrong that still waits to be righted." Juniper tried to speak without accusation -- just stating facts. "I, personally and as our liaison with the outside world, hope to right that wrong through legal, negotiated means, rather than resorting to violet retribution." Juniper had hoped that such an idea -- a legal trial and negotiated punishment, rather than a cycle of bloody vengeance -- would appeal to Wessex as well, but she didn't say so. She had already gotten in trouble once making assumptions about how Wessex might feel and act; she didn't intend to do it again. if you looked a little closer, you'd find my eyes aren't smiling too. the Wraith
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12-07-2020, 07:00 PM
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12-10-2020, 06:25 PM
JUNIPER you think i'm happy because i'm smiling, Juniper was surprised to hear Wessex's apology, and she took a moment to absorb it ... What was she supposed to say in return? Certainly not "apology accepted." While Juniper might entertain the possibility that Wessex's words were sincere, they came too little, too late. "Thank you for apologizing, but I hope you can see that a simple apology, however appreciated, will not make this go away. Especially a private one."but it's the easiest thing to do Perhaps if Wessex was willing to express contrition in public, that might actually help ... But Juniper thought that would still be inadequate. Wessex's other answer caused Juniper's eyebrows to shoot up, but she took a moment to think before replying. "If I may be blunt: it seems that now you are the one using Delah as a 'convenient excuse.' Two years is a short time even in an outsider's life; for the Fae, it is nothing. I am telling you now that Delah's actions were not enough -- I would not be here if my people did not still feel your attack as an open wound, at risk of gangrene." Tilting her head slightly, Juniper tried an appeal: "This does not have to be a wholly antagonistic experience. If you truly regret what happened two years ago, if you consider it a mistake, then work with me to atone for your actions. The Warden suggested that her advice at trial would be for the Ascended to assist the Fae, to make amends, rather than to face simple retribution. As unlikely as it seems, I would not rule out the possibility of a settlement that is workable for both of us." This time Juniper perhaps did not speak the whole truth: she knew that the Fae were a proud people, unlikely to accept help from their enemies, even if the Ascended were to offer it. But she had not lied; Morgan had suggested such a thing, and it could happen. if you looked a little closer, you'd find my eyes aren't smiling too. | ||||||
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