Vain folded his arms as he watched her write and let out a heavy sigh; Gods' blood, the girl couldn't even speak to him! She was not going to last a day if she didn't shape up quickly. Finally, she approached him and showed him the piece of paper that she had been writing on.

He read over the paper in silence before raising his gaze to her, tearing the paper in two and casting it to the floor. So she had some spirit to her, she just needed to harness it. He approached her and leant in close, cutting through her sobs with a sharp voice

"Aymiria kree! So is that how the women do things in Gemminia? They act like pretty perfumed things and do nothing useful all day? Or is that the lords? I can never tell with you Gems; You're always too weak, you're always too feeble. You worry about your friend's family and those eight little orphan girls? Then you get yourself together and do something about it. Send those orphans your money, they can't eat your worry or tears. Your sister won't be kept alive by crying. I didn't ask you to be a perfect bride so remove those quotation marks from that phrase; It's not a quote. Stop fighting a man of straw and listen to what I am actually saying. You have a responsibility to the dead girl. You say you were her friend? If one of those lord's snapped the neck of my friends, I'd punish him for it- And yet here you are moping."

"Oh and you're not a wife, you're a bride; There is an important legal distinction in the western lands. I thank Vivari you aren't my lord's, I cannot imagine the state you would leave the aigzgandra. You would run it into the ground I suppose." Vain realised he was digressing and quickly brought his speech back to the matter at hand.

"Do you want to be regarded as anything more than a little fragile thing? If so then do something about your woes instead of crying to yourself about them; There are a pair of Unalim guardsmen outside the door, summon them and command them to get your friend's corpse sonit can be sent back to her family. Prove yourself a woman and not a child or people will push you around forever, people will hurt your friends with impunity and destroy your belongings without a care in the world. You have spirit enough to write this note to me and so I know you have spirit enough to act like a woman."


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Zakroti watched quietly as the Lady Siadamkiru comforted her bride. He said nothing but took not of her actions and used it to judge what he could about her character. He cast a glance back towards his entourage to examine the reaction of Kasari to the occurrence; He was still working her out and noticed for the first time the small lizard she had with her, presumably it was what she had recovered from the storage room... so both of the Gems had pets then. Curious. He turned his head away after a few seconds and back towards Lady Siadamkiru.

Finally the Drakken lady turned away from the young girl and back towards him and appeared be doing her best not to slight him; He appreciated the effort at least.

He listened to what she had to say carefully, raising an eyebrow after her little speech about underdogs; He unclasped his hands from behind his back as she continued, glancing towards one of his Blackguard. Some people of interest was not exactly an encouraging phrase. It was very vague and the next comment out him slightly on edge given that the Lady clearly wasn't particularly trusting of these individuals, though he endeavoured not to show it and pushed it from his mind; After all, nobody trusted anyone here in Drakka. Nonetheless he would make sure that he was accompanied by a good entourage of his men rather than risk meeting these individuals alone.

"You are very mysterious but I shall be glad to act as your ally in this affair if it goes astray and would very much like to hear it out myself. As you say, our path is guile." Zakroti remarked after a short pause, clearly considering what she was saying carefully; A small smile played across his lips as he spoke, crossing his arms in front of him "And where, pray tell, is this meeting to take place?"

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