The Manipulative & the Subserviant

~Lionel Castle~

L"I don't see why you need a church to have any of that. Or a God for that matter."

*Roatha stops on his way out of the door.*
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~Balias Tor~

<A noblewoman lecturing on morality after carving away a piece of me. Now, if I only had a Gil every time THAT happened, I might actually be able to retire.>

*She wrenches the knife out of the tree & clutches her face with the other hand.*

<Enjoy your victory. It's unlikely that we'll ever meet again. But I guess I'll always have a thing or two to remind me of you.>

*She turns & starts limping off.*

OOC: Oh well... which do you recommend first then? I just kinda want to go with the flow of the story you have set up for this RP so wherever you need him to be he can go.

"Because... because..." Sab was at a loss.

"You don't," Zac said, "But it helps that there is an organization dedicated to trying to spread a message of values. Even if it is corrupted, and hideous as this, I don't hate the idea. Perhaps what the church needs is a reformation. I don't care much for Ajora, but I wouldn't mind a church trying to spread virtues and morals around."

"You can't simply reform something that has been around for so long," Iliad said, "And what of those who believe in what Ajora stands for, and not simply a little value lesson?"

Zac shrugged, "I have no plans to reform the church, I was just saying what I thought would make Ivalice a kinder place to live in."

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Mortal felt incredibly bad, but Noct was just a bit confused, "What exactly was going on there?"

"I nearly killed her, and she started to cry... I just couldn't finish her off, so I tried to get her to change her way of life," Mortal said, "I guess she thought I was just patronizing her... I really hope she does change her ways, but something tells me that is not going to happen."

"What was your first clue, the angry droll with which she spoke, or the fact that she made sure to take her dagger with her?"

~Lionel Castle~

*Lilith opens her mouth to say something.*

R"In any case, I suggest we flee the scene where several Lion Knights & 2 cardinals were just brutally murdered."
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~Balias Tor~

*Euryale finally manages to catch up, half-soaked & flustered, with a few small rips in her "armor." She puts her hands on her knees & starts panting.*

"What...happened...here...?"

"Wait, so what should we do with the stone?" Iliad asked, still holding it.

Zac walked over to help Sab to her feet, giving her a small rub on the back to try and cheer her up.

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"Mortal maimed the thief, then lectured her for a bit, then she walked off," Noctis summarized.

"Thank you for that, Noctis..."

"I was just trying to recount what happened."

OOC: Any of the 3 work, really.

~Balias Tor~

"Oh. I killed 3 people."
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~Lionel Castle~

R"I don't care what you do with the damn thing. All I know is that I'm going to Nelveska Temple."

OOC: Lionel it is then.

"Its not like I couldn't, or wasn't going to, its just, she was crying, and I felt bad, and--"

"Are all dragons as soft hearted as you, or are you the only one?"

"Stop that Noctis. I had a sizable territory, that I kept free of invading rivals! I was a damn good dragon!"

Noct just giggled a bit to herself, "Anyway, we should probably get going."

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Iliad pocketed the thing.

"What business do you have at Nelveska?" Zac asked.

~Lionel Castle~

R"You heard the man. That's where Gustav is. I'm going to make him tell me what the church was up to in Lesalia."

L"That sounds like a good place to continue my investigation. But first thing I should do when we get out of Lionel is send a message to the Marquis."

R"Don't mention the Stone."

L"...Fair enough."
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~The Castled City of Zaland~

*When Sorrel arrives at the gate, a Lion Knight stops him.*

<Travel to & from Lionel is restricted at the moment. An investigation by the inquisitorial department is underway.>
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~Balias Tor~

"That's not what I meant...I don't really like having to kill, but it was in self-defense."

The battle is won!:

"I see. Not even going to let in the head of the Convolt family."

Astarte took several steps away from the knight and readied herself to fight.

~Zaland~

<The orders were sent straight down from Mullonde. Cardinal Delacroix was found dead. His replacement's status is unknown, as it is unclear if any guards survived the, ah, incident.>
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~Bervenia~

*The knight slashes Seraph down the front.*

"Now shoot lightning at him!"

"That's terrible"

Clyde: <Then are you going to tell us?>

*Parker stabs^{(Add: Blind)} at Mimiru again, and Rhea uses another Potion on Reiter, who slashes^{(Add: Silence)} at Azuma.*

~Warjilis~

Tavernmaster<Of course not. This is a tavern, not a missing persons service.>
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~Zaland~

<Yes. Yes it is. And so security is tight until we can be certain that the heretic or heretics responsible are no longer in the province or, preferably, in the hands of the inquisition.>
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~Grogh~

*Fine. Mimiru is blinded, but no longer paralyzed. Azuma is silenced, as though that means anything.*

*James lashes out.*

James: <Dammit, man! This is a matter of life and death! We need to know who came in here... actually, it's been a few minutes now. He could be gone already!>

*Clyde facepalms again.*

Clyde: <Look, we'll just be looking around for a little bit. We'll try our best not to disturb too much.>

"I have ties to the church. Perhaps I can assist?"

~Warjilis~

<No, I don't think you will. I don't want you harrassing my customers or raiding my supplies.>
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~Zaland~

<You would have to go to Mullonde & ask them for permission to aid directly.>

"I could do that, yes."

Clyde: <And what about the other guy? If he's still here, he's probably doing one or the other right now.>

~Warjilis~

<No one else barged in here with weapons drawn demanding to search my establishment!>
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~Zaland~

<Or you could sit outside of the walls until you languish, I suppose. Either way.>

"I was offering my help, don't be an arse about it."

Clyde: <Maybe so, but he DID barge in here with the intent to hide, as well as possibly steal shit while doing it.>

~Warjilis~

<Bottomline: If you try anything funny, I'm having you thrown out.>
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~Zaland~

*The knight looks at the ground, then back into the city, then back to him.*

<Well, if you're watching to make sure the wall doesn't get up & walk away, you're doing a bang-up job.>