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glacial_queenThe portal had dropped them off in the outskirts of Haven. Portalocity tech was one more thing that Karla could add to the list of information she didn't want most Kaeleerans to have, especially her enemies. But Haven wasn't that far from the Glacian border, which meant it was the ideal staging ground for their reconnaissance missions. They could slip into Glacia without Hobart being the wiser and then move around from there. She knew he was watching the Winds, so they'd stick to roads and private Coaches as much as possible, but they should be able to see much of the Territory while they were here.
It helped, of course, that they'd have a few native guides and a system of safe-houses already prepared. The underground movement had been working overtime lately.
"Morton!"
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It helped, of course, that they'd have a few native guides and a system of safe-houses already prepared. The underground movement had been working overtime lately.
"Morton!"
[NFB and SP]
Re: Later
Date: 2013-02-26 10:53 pm (UTC)His own pet projects in the Territory? Fiiiiine.
"And...and I think I am going to write back to your father and agree to meet. This is...putting this into perspective."
Re: Later
Date: 2013-02-26 11:05 pm (UTC)"For loans," he murmured. "And... if you want any help dealing with my father, Karla... Even just an opinion from someone who's been dealing with him for twenty years..."
He didn't like it. He hated it. And these people needed this health care far more than he needed to feel safe from his father's judgments.
Re: Later
Date: 2013-02-26 11:34 pm (UTC)"You can help exactly as much as you want to," Karla told him. "Even if that's only letting me know whether the outfit I bought was all...businessy enough."
Re: Later
Date: 2013-02-26 11:44 pm (UTC)Re: Later
Date: 2013-02-26 11:54 pm (UTC)Re: Later
Date: 2013-02-27 12:05 am (UTC)That was ridiculous understatement, right there.
"Might as well put up with this one. We're going to need a handful more of them when you set up your Court, and there might even be enough time to train him to be less of a jerk."
Re: Later
Date: 2013-02-27 11:56 pm (UTC)Re: Later
Date: 2013-02-28 12:56 am (UTC)Re: Later
Date: 2013-02-28 02:45 am (UTC)Hell's Fire, Mother Night, and sweet, merciful Darkness.
"Speaking of my Court's most charming member, you want to explain that issue you brought up? Kaeleer being no different than back home?"
Re: Later
Date: 2013-02-28 02:56 am (UTC)Oh, right. That.
"I've been lucky so far, that's all," he said, at length. "I got a fair chance to prove my worth with Saetan, Lucivar, and everyone else. But not everyone is going to be fair. In fact, I'm pretty sure my lack of a Jewel is going to be pretty damning, Karla. Back home, I was being judged for the powers I did have. Here..."
He shrugged.
"There was even some of it in Haven, at first. It stopped after a while, but that's mostly because beggars can't be choosers in their position, and I was breaking my damn back digging trenches for their shit to run into. I'm landen, so far as everyone can tell, Karla. We're going to spend the rest of our lives dealing with people who are only ever going to see what I am."
In a completely different way, a corruption.
Re: Later
Date: 2013-02-28 06:04 am (UTC)"There are clear Jewels. No one knows what they're for--they don't actually do anything, save act as landing beacons for the Webs. But we can get some. Use some Craft on them, make them look like Jewels? You could pretend?"
She kept her expression carefully neutral while she said it. She didn't want her opinions coloring Warren's decision.
Re: Later
Date: 2013-02-28 06:20 am (UTC)"Misdirection," he said, finally, "to get respect from the Blood that I wouldn't get otherwise."
He inhaled and held that breath for a moment. And then swallowed.
"Another way to hide," he added, finally. "Another way to be something I'm not. For this trip... I'll do it. We want to throw Hobart's people as far off our scent as possible, and if I can actually pass as Blood... Then... that's a help. But in the long run..."
He didn't like the idea. He hated it, really. Respect built up around a lie was respect meant for someone that wasn't real.
Re: Later
Date: 2013-02-28 06:31 am (UTC)Re: Later
Date: 2013-02-28 06:49 am (UTC)"I'm glad you feel that way," he decided. "I don't want my position in Glacia to be tainted by a lie. And... if I do well, even though I don't wear a Jewel, that's something that Blood and Landen alike are going to need to see."
Re: Later
Date: 2013-02-28 07:27 am (UTC)Re: Later
Date: 2013-02-28 07:32 am (UTC)They'd make this work. Whatever they went through, whatever they had to do, they'd make this work.