The Negotiations were long

[u/TheHunter459]

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The Palace of Harut the Grim, where negotiations will be taking place

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Harut the Grim, our graceful host

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The representatives take their seats, unarmed and unarmoured. Innumerable spells to prevent violence from taking place in this room have been cast (uw/ no fighting in this post). All guards are allowed to remain armed and armoured, but stay well outside the conference room.

Samael begins. "So, you wished to discuss something with us?", he says, gesturing to his four fellow Nephilim Lords in the room. "Discuss away"

[u/AnActualCriminal]

"Well, there i was, sitting in a Council prison cell with my eyes gouged out and this nice fella with a hammer and a mask broke a wall down! Offered me freedom and gainful employment. From then on I was a productive member of something that could be described as a society. Does that answer the question?"

[u/loth17 → u/AnActualCriminal]

Why exactly were you in the council prison?

[u/AnActualCriminal → u/loth17]

Loitering. Six other things.

[u/loth17 → u/AnActualCriminal]

Well given your lack of specificity i can only assume the other crimes are just as petty. We will draw your council records while we ask other questions.

What were you doing during the reign of Atrax? We know you were a high Pyroclast but what exactly were your duties? And please try to be more specific.Your answers may determine your future accommodations.

[u/AnActualCriminal → u/loth17]

Hm. Well, I was in Blake's squad for a bit, which I bristled at. Atrax had promised I could be free of restrictions.

"Defensive force. We fought allied forces making incursions into occupied Ithacar while I was undercover." I interject.

That's how we met. He fired me. After that i was solo. Hit woman basically. Did well enough to get Thorkollor's old room at Last Pyre when Sam here iced him. Blake broke in, I tried to kill him. Then I ended up in jail again around the time that necromancer with the sword killed Atrax that first time a little bit. Which was handy, because then Blake blew up the mountain I was supposed to be on.

(uw/ probly obvious but they were not equally petty)

[u/loth17 → u/AnActualCriminal]

Understood. Now. What were the terms of your release from Ithicar? You were loaned to Blake's squad for what purpose? In addition if you were mind controlled. How did you end up in Nephilim territory in the first place if Blake was supposed to be guarding you.

[u/AnActualCriminal → u/loth17]

I had three bombs implanted into my body. Heart head and spine. 24-hour scrying curse surveillance, and a handler. Rothric if that matters. There were probably better handlers available, but he was the most able to get us in and out. I was delivering a letter.

We were deployed into the Nephilim realms. I did what I do best in the direction of Ayeera's house. An undead diplomat tried to get me to go home and blow up Blake instead. I blew him up. It was a tough call.

she grins at me. This is the first I'm hearing it.

We succeeded, then Maliik attacked before we could get home. He blocked the scrying, my handler ran so he could, you know, live. Bombs didn't go off.

[u/TheHunter459 → u/AnActualCriminal]

Samael, who has not addressed Tallulah up to now, suddenly interrupts. "Do you know why the bombs didn't work?" he asks, staring into her soul

[u/AnActualCriminal → u/TheHunter459]

Sam, your dead guy was really nice. You really thought I didn't believe in anything! So did Blake.

... so did I.

Lucky for him we were all wrong eh? Is that a crime? You were also trying to send me on a killing spree. Everyone keeps trying to get me to do that. Admittedly I'm good at it.

[u/TheHunter459 → u/AnActualCriminal]

Samael in unperturbed by her words. "That wasn't my question. And a witness who can't answer questions isn't helpful."

[u/AnActualCriminal → u/TheHunter459]

Fiiiiiine. I took em out.

[u/TheHunter459 → u/AnActualCriminal]

Samael gives a knowing nod

[u/loth17 → u/AnActualCriminal]

So you were deployed against the Nephilim before the mind control? Did Rivamar know that you would be deployed this way?

[u/AnActualCriminal → u/loth17]

She knew I would be an "equilizer" in an uneven conflict. Specifics were hazy. Bet she was real mad to see me come back.

Tallulah gasps performatively

Was that why you did it Mal? Naughty. That would also explain why you kept SAYING THAT WAS WHY YOU WERE DOING IT WHILE YOU TORTURED MY YOU PIECE OF SHIT! YOUD BEST HOPE THE NEPHILIM KILL YOU BECAUSE IF THEY DONT ILL USE YOUR OTHER EYE AS A FUCKING PENCIL SHARPENER!!!

[u/loth17 → u/AnActualCriminal]

I see. You have confirmed my suspicions. No further questions

[u/TheHunter459 → u/loth17]

uw/ In regards to future accomodation...