| *I look up at the yellow orb and raise an eyebrow, questioningly*
So it is true. The Von’Sah do indeed have a new leader. *laughs softly* Ah a new game, new rules. On one of my rare visits to the dreary yellow town I come across a female unknown to us. Turns out she is a follower of the whore daughter of Lloth. *grunts* She gets one warning, ignore it and she suffers. Lets hope she does. It has been a long time since I enjoyed the pleasure of making one of Eilisraee’s own suffer. *laughs* Later I see the one I had heard of. Time to find out what he is about.
I dismiss my followers and invite him to my office. Was that wise Vierna, facing an unknown factor alone? Probably. Knowing I am alone he is bound to drop his guard and reveal a weakness. That is all I need just now, a weakness. Kelirahc Von’Sah, cousin of One Eyed Jaralxe or the whore priestess T’ristre? He does not say. *laughs* Too ashamed admit to one or the other. First weakness. I suspect his cousin is One Eye, does not matter I do not really care. We enter my office, I sit and he refuses. *chuckles* Ah, he wants to ready, wants to move fast. Have it your way male, I really do not care. So we skirt around things for a bit, verbally fencing. Hmm. This one is different. This one seems to be able to utter intelligent sentences rather than throw tired insults. Maybe I have a worthy opponent at last. *laughs*
Clearly this one is following his own agenda. He is serving his own interests, not that of his House and in his own interests he wants Iym’iara back. *chuckles amused* Second weakness. You are too eager, male, you reveal too much. His House is split. Makes no difference to me, why should I care. I have the prize you have nothing. All the time I am watching him, though he does not realise it. This male is not a true warrior this one is an archer. This one avoids getting in close this one cannot take pain. He wants Iym’iara back he knows my terms. So he retaliates with a counter proposal. He unhooks his bow and notches an arrow and says he will take me, bargain me for Iym’iara. *laughs* Third weakness. He knows nothing of Llothian loyalty. No trade male! I calculate the distance between us. I am relaxed in my chair, he is tense ready to unleash the arrow. No doubt the tip has been dipped in poison. Can I get to him before he fires? Touch and go. I remain nonchalant, unconcerned. We talk more.
He then reconsiders and hands me a parchment on which I shall write my “confession” for what I have done to Iym’iara. *laughs loudly* Fourth weakness. You almost had me male, that was your one and only chance and you refused to take it. So as the arrow still points at me I write out the worthless confession he so wants. Iym’iara for the return of the document. *laughs* Sure male. You have revealed your hand, it looks strong but not strong enough for I hold all the aces. *grins happily* You will never know how close you were to cutting the head of the snake. You blew it male! Take your parchment and go.
A short time later a human comes to my office and shows me an interesting letter. Do I recognise it he asks? *laughs amused* The Von’Sah has lost the parchment he so dearly wanted from me. Stolen from him by a human! Fifth weakness. This human wants to trade the parchment. Think I am a fool human? How many copies have you made? The parchment was worthless when the Von’Sah had it, it is even more worthless now. Males are so stupid. Do you really think I would have written something that could harm me? Keep the parchment human. Do what you like with it, give it back to the one you stole it from even. I really do not care!
I watch, I assess, I report.
Vel'drav l' sil'in qu'ellar d'Hun’ett zotrethen……Jal zhal sha-rasa!!!
Lloth tlu laoles, dosst handmaiden orn naut hojh dos!!!! |