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The redhead looked to the barkeep and spoke, "Tell him Scarlett MacAleister is here."
She remembered their earlier meeting when the prince heard her report about the cartel she's been investigating and pressed for details. She had been dismissed after that, so she hope her sudden return would not be an invasion of the prince's privacy. Scarlett needed to convey the news of what had happened with the phone call a short time earlier and the potential threat to the prince's live.
(NPC Amethyst/Prince Vespasian) A rather built man appeared. "This the chic seeking an audience with Prince Vespasian?" He asked Amethyst. With a nod and a wink she turned back to the other customers.
"Follow me then. He is in his office." He told Scarlett and started heading out of the club and lead her down a few hallways that took many turns in many different directions, before finally stopping in front of a door. He knocked three times. "Enter." He opened the door. "Someone to see you Prince." The man said and stepped aside for Scarlett to enter.
"Ah, Ms.?MacAleister, do come in. That will be all, Bruce." With a nod, Bruce left, closing the door leaving Scarlett with the Prince. "May I get you a drink? What news do you bring me?"
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(NPC Amethyst/Prince Vespasian) A rather built man appeared. "This the chic seeking an audience with Prince Vespasian?" He asked Amethyst. With a nod and a wink she turned back to the other customers.
"Follow me then. He is in his office." He told Scarlett and started heading out of the club and lead her down a few hallways that took many turns in many different directions, before finally stopping in front of a door. He knocked three times. "Enter." He opened the door. "Someone to see you Prince." The man said and stepped aside for Scarlett to enter.
"Ah, Ms.?MacAleister, do come in. That will be all, Bruce." With a nod, Bruce left, closing the door leaving Scarlett with the Prince. "May I get you a drink? What news do you bring me?"
(Scarlett
MacAleister)
? Scarlett offered a bow to the prince. She had spent
plenty of years in service to the council of the Vampire Nation, so she knew
the proper protocols, though after all these years in exile it felt awkward.
Still, she was trying to rebuild once burned bridges and hoped to make an ally
of the new prince.
? After bowing, she nodded to his question, "A
drink? Yes, please your highness."
? Once she'd taken the glass from the prince, thanking
him for it, Scarlett proceeded with her story.
? "A short time ago I received a call from an
unknown person who said they wanted me to kill you. They deposited funds in my
account and promised more upon?competition?of the job. Despite my
refusal, they?persisted,?and I told them they would have my answer in
24 hours."
? ? Unsure how this news set with Prince Vespasian,
Scarlett quickly continued, "I come to you with this news with hope you
will be able to make use of it to find out who is seeking to kill you, my
prince. I am also here to pledge my allegiance to you and to offer any
assistance I can to find this individual."
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(Scarlett
MacAleister) Scarlett offered a bow to the prince. She had spent
plenty of years in service to the council of the Vampire Nation, so she knew
the proper protocols, though after all these years in exile it felt awkward.
Still, she was trying to rebuild once burned bridges and hoped to make an ally
of the new prince.
After bowing, she nodded to his question, "A
drink? Yes, please your highness."?Once she'd taken the glass from the prince, thanking
him for it, Scarlett proceeded with her story.
"A short time ago I received a call from an
unknown person who said they wanted me to kill you. They deposited funds in my
account and promised more upon?competition?of the job. Despite my
refusal, they?persisted,?and I told them they would have my answer in
24 hours."
Unsure how this news set with Prince Vespasian,
Scarlett quickly continued, "I come to you with this news with hope you
will be able to make use of it to find out who is seeking to kill you, my
prince. I am also here to pledge my allegiance to you and to offer any
assistance I can to find this individual."
(NPC Vespasian) After taking a few sips of his own drink, the Prince spoke. "I see. Were you aware that an attempt was made on my life this very night. The one who was sent to assassinate?me is currently sitting in one of my jail cells. And that I have just finished speaking or rather being yelled at by the one who is her brother. Did you have anything to do with that attempt?" He remained calm for now, but was slowly loosing his patience with the new vampires in town. He wanted to know if Ms. Scarlett had anything to do with it and if her coming here to pledge her allegiance?was a decoy to another possible attempt. He moved to a location to ensure he wasn't in front of the window after making sure the curtains were drawn closed.
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(NPC Vespasian) After taking a few sips of his own drink, the Prince spoke. "I see. Were you aware that an attempt was made on my life this very night. The one who was sent to assassinate?me is currently sitting in one of my jail cells. And that I have just finished speaking or rather being yelled at by the one who is her brother. Did you have anything to do with that attempt?" He remained calm for now, but was slowly loosing his patience with the new vampires in town. He wanted to know if Ms. Scarlett had anything to do with it and if her coming here to pledge her allegiance?was a decoy to another possible attempt. He moved to a location to ensure he wasn't in front of the window after making sure the curtains were drawn closed. (New Scarlett)
Scarlett was surprised they had captured a would-be assassin, but not surprised the prince was suspicious of her motives for coming here. It had occurred to her as she handed her weapons over at the front door, she still might end up getting blamed for any plot against the prince. Why not? She was an exile from the Vampire Nation because she had killed a True Born.? She knew the risks when she walked into this place and asked to see the prince. So, there was no reason to feign surprise or become indignant at the accusation. "No, my prince. I did not," Scarlett said. "I understand why you must be cautious, and I will yield to any questioning or detention you deem necessary to get to the bottom of this. My full cooperation. But I assure you I have no quarrel with you or the council. My past transgressions have been addressed and I have endured exile as the result. I would not come back here and put myself in danger if I was not trying to recompense for the past. So, tell me what I must do to earn your trust."
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Scarlett was surprised they had captured a would-be assassin, but not surprised the prince was suspicious of her motives for coming here. It had occurred to her as she handed her weapons over at the front door, she still might end up getting blamed for any plot against the prince. Why not? She was an exile from the Vampire Nation because she had killed a True Born.?
She knew the risks when she walked into this place and asked to see the prince. So, there was no reason to feign surprise or become indignant at the accusation.
"No, my prince. I did not," Scarlett said. "I understand why you must be cautious, and I will yield to any questioning or detention you deem necessary to get to the bottom of this. My full cooperation. But I assure you I have no quarrel with you or the council. My past transgressions have been addressed and I have endured exile as the result. I would not come back here and put myself in danger if I was not trying to recompense for the past. So, tell me what I must do to earn your trust."
(Prince Vespasian) The Prince had recalled hearing about this Scarlett and what she had done in the past and that she had more than paid for it. He was impressed that she was trying to regain her foothold from a place that had spurned her. He paced in front of his desk at this point as he thought about what to do.
"I have no intentions of questioning or detaining you in regards to your past or the current situation. If you had meant me harm, you wouldn't have come through the front door." He stopped then in front of her and faced her. "Go down to the cells and get the prisoner to talk. Get her to tell you what she knows and who sent her. I trust you are capable?of handling that?"
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(Prince Vespasian) The Prince had recalled hearing about this Scarlett and what she had done in the past and that she had more than paid for it. He was impressed that she was trying to regain her foothold from a place that had spurned her. He paced in front of his desk at this point as he thought about what to do.
"I have no intentions of questioning or detaining you in regards to your past or the current situation. If you had meant me harm, you wouldn't have come through the front door." He stopped then in front of her and faced her. "Go down to the cells and get the prisoner to talk. Get her to tell you what she knows and who sent her. I trust you are capable?of handling that?"
(New Scarlett)
Scarlett
raised an eyebrow?inquisitively. She had conducted interrogations as part
of her role as a Protector. They had always been difficult for her ¨C from playing
psychological games to outright torture, it was difficult for her to stomach.
Vampires were the most difficult, because many were extremely tolerant of pain
and were already slightly ¡®touched¡¯ in the head from their experiences after hundreds
of years of life.
She nodded, ¡°As
you wish. What are my limitations in conducting this interrogation? I¡¯m sure
you know how Protectors question prisoners¡so, how do you want me to proceed.
Also, I¡¯ll need the name of the accused, the circumstances of his or her detention
and what evidence you have against them.¡±
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Scarlett
raised an eyebrow?inquisitively. She had conducted interrogations as part
of her role as a Protector. They had always been difficult for her ¨C from playing
psychological games to outright torture, it was difficult for her to stomach.
Vampires were the most difficult, because many were extremely tolerant of pain
and were already slightly ¡®touched¡¯ in the head from their experiences after hundreds
of years of life.
She nodded, ¡°As
you wish. What are my limitations in conducting this interrogation? I¡¯m sure
you know how Protectors question prisoners¡so, how do you want me to proceed.
Also, I¡¯ll need the name of the accused, the circumstances of his or her detention
and what evidence you have against them.¡±
(Vespasian) "I am leaving it in your hands. Just know that the vampire?Elisiana is an older one. She may even be considered an ancient. Regular methods might not work on her. I will let you decide on how to get the answers I seek. She is the one who attempted to assassinate?me, tonight. Just after you left. I want to know who sent her and what they offered her and why, other than I am the newly awaken Prince. Other than the bullets that had been retrieved by the security team, I have no other evidence."
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Show original message "I am leaving it in your hands. Just know that the vampire?Elisiana is an older one. She may even be considered an ancient. Regular methods might not work on her. I will let you decide on how to get the answers I seek. She is the one who attempted to assassinate?me, tonight. Just after you left. I want to know who sent her and what they offered her and why, other than I am the newly awaken Prince. Other than the bullets that had been retrieved by the security team, I have no other evidence."
New Scarlett MacAleister
Elisiana. She'd heard the name in vampire?circles but?did
not know this woman.?An elder vampire to be certain, but little more about
her life or whom she associated with.
Vespasian was somewhat frustrating. He¡¯d given Scarlett
little to go on and for what might be necessary to gain a confession or at the
very least details about co-conspirators, he¡¯d given her little of the way of
sanctioning.
In all likelihood, the prince didn¡¯t want to know how she
obtained the information from Elisiana. As a Protector she was trained in ways
to force a confession from not only humans, but from vampires. It was no
pleasant¡something Scarlett did not enjoy and wasn¡¯t sure she¡¯d be able to apply
that training here.
She wasn¡¯t sure she still had the stomach for such an
interrogation. Hell, she wasn¡¯t even sure if the new prince would allow it.
¡°I will require a standard interrogation kit,¡± Scarlett said.
¡°They are issued to Protectors. I no longer have one. I may have to resort to
torture my prince. It is not my first choice, but it is among my skillset. Is
that acceptable?¡±
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