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Serenia was sat talking with Corky. “So they want her, to have her own team. One of the new ones." “I told them you were not interested.“ “Don’t really want to get involved. I have, as you know, other distractions.“ “I gather you are looking into something suspect going on.“ I am hearing about certain activities that are suspicious. A certain group of Kets. Can't reveal anything at the moment as I am on the fringe of what they, I believe are up to. As for that Ket Taon!
She almost got caught the other day, sniffing around in places she should not have been. I would have had to step in and save her neck, if she had been caught. Blowing my cover! I feel I need to have words with her at the earliest opportunity. I've never met a Ket like her.
Once she gets a scent for something that takes her interest, that is it! She's off and no stopping her, which I fear is the same trail I am on. Did you know her favorite answer is 'WHY'!" Serenia started to laugh. "Not funny, not funny at all! I swear one of these days she'll stick her nose in and get it burnt!" "NO you mean her fingers burnt." Corky started to laugh.
“At the moment I can’t tell you anything, until I’m sure. Funny that, it was Taon's insatiable curiosity that drew my attention to it in the first place. In this situation it was not so much what she found, as WHY it was there in the first place? I want to track it’s source and to save Taon, from getting too close, dangerously close to the truth! It may see her, at the mercy of certain individuals, who will feel her intrusions are reasons for them to harm her.“
“So tell me, you know more than I do about Carriane?"
“Don’t underestimate her, she’s WELL EDUCATED and her knowledge of physics, astronomy, star charts and more is impressive. Her leadership skills and of course the ability to achieve results are well recorded in the journals. BUT this is going to be a testing time for her. Don’t expect any give and take on her part, unless she’s taking and someone else is giving! That, where her team is concerned, is going to be an experience they’re not likely to forget.
Nor I suspect, will the other teams. Margise may have a seeming powerful opponent, but sometimes fate can deal a card or two, that can turn a worthless hand into a winning one. Princess Carianne, doesn’t know the meaning of pain or loss or fear. They’re ‘Alien’ to her. Prince Iophan is in for a piggy in the middle scenario, NOT of his own choosing, between Margise who he’s in love with and Carianne who I can tell you won’t be the least bit interested in what HE wants.
It’s what SHE wants and SHE knows, as Queen of the Arahi it will give her independence from her father and a power equal to his. Plus that weapon. The secrets, of their weapon technologies? My advice is watch her carefully. Margise? She will treat her with less respect than she gives her Chetze. (Lowest of the low, servants.) I feel some words with Margise may prove useful, on how to deal with Carianne’s attitude.“
Becci had heard the news of Carianne’s arrival, she knew from Princess Averni of the Jade Dynasty, just how awful Princess Carianne was. She had made up her mind. Margise was NOT giving in or bowing to HER, not NOW, NOT NEVER. If Princess Carianne thought for one moment Becci was a push over? She was in for a major shock.
A few hours, after Princess Carianne had arrived? The rumors and the news passed to her from so called friends? Those who now congregated around her to hear the latest news? For her to find out all too soon what Prince Iophan had done.
After refreshments and during the tea ceremony, It was decided that Carianne should assert her right as a 'Pure blood' Princess, make it clear that Prince Iophan was to be hers and hers alone. She needed to make sure that Margise, a commoner by birth, should fully understand this. Summoning her wasn’t happening. Margise ignored her requests. Unknown to her on advice given to her by Serenia.
Much to Carianne's fury. A kind of 'HOW dare she.' scene. Meant she had no choice. Taking herself and her entourage around to where she could find her? On entering the quarters, the sudden shock of discovering, it was far better furnished than hers? Plus the views were spectacular? This, simply would NOT do . Not at all. The ensuing loss of temper?
There was a tirade of abuse from her as she tore into Margise, The entourage stood waiting outside the chamber listening to her rant. Shaking their heads. They were not liking her at the best of times, now? They felt for Margise. They were waiting, hoping she would have a go back at her. Rarely happened, but just once, they would like to see Carianne put in her place!
Margise however sat quietly. not even bothering to get up to meet or greet her. which OK. perhaps she should have done, but she was. upset and still rather low, over recent events? Believing every scorned word, directed at her, about WHO she was, WHAT she was, what her lot was in life. How she should stay, within her position in life and words, to that effect, decidedly rude and quite nasty.
“You have two teams at the moment, I will look through each, decide which one, has the winning team members, then let you, have the other team, to manage. You will let me, have the team details by this evening. When we meet, and at all times in the future, you will lower your head in my presence. You will speak to me ONLY is I so desire you to. I do NOT permit commoners to look me in the face, let alone a Jogarth half breed. It goes against all dignity. For them to have made YOU by Royal Invocation an equal, I am lost for words!“ At that moment in time, one might have felt, Margise rather wished she had been.
Becci had set up her own little ‘spy’ network. Formed, to keep an eye on Princess Carianne and for them to keep her aware of where she was, what she was up to and so on? Also of course to protect her best friend Margise. So it would not be long before she discovered to her horror where Princess Carianne was now to be found!
She wasted no time in getting across to Margise. If those outside had dared to block her way? They did not! Instead they stepped aside let them through. Stepping inside Becci could hear Princess Carianne, still 'lost for words.' delivering further abuse, but, about to leave, the final instruction by her that she should pack her things, ready to move. These quarters were far too good for a Jogarth half breed.
Becci now joined by Ameryst and Delise stood behind her, were now stood feet from Princess Carianne. They could see, could hear, her threatening, intimidating, bullying Margise. It was when she called her a Jogarth half breed that finally enraged Becci to the point she could no longer control her fury. "Uh, oh." Hisses Ameryst. The gems on Becci’s head, started to glow as she moved towards Carriane as she turns to see Becci, the, others?
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