After the battle and the hasty clean-up

[duke_kostan]

There's a hasty tidying-up of the Council Hall and reorganization of the Guard. Kostan curses, looking over all the briefings. One officer of the guard already has been arrested for negligence, with a dozen more to be called for an explanation of their inaction

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[violeteyedmage]

"Thank you, Duke. Your generosity knows no bounds." Garth's voice drips with sarcasm. "Now let me see if I may pierce through your attempts to grab power, your attempts to disgrace Atlantis through insulting and accusing our Amazonian allies, and your attempts to take credit for the work of other hard-working Atlantean council-members. When we strip all that away, Duke, there is very little left to address.

"I have managed to track down every possible lead. The drugs are not, in fact, coming from the surface. True, they are coming from Chemical World, as you also discovered, but they are not coming via the surface. This means that someone within Atlantis itself has been bringing this poison in

[middle_amazon]

Two broken legs, so she has to lean on Dick and Jesse to stand. The stitches and other wounds are apparent, and obviously considerable in amount and seriousness. Her voice, however, carries as if nothing were amiss and her strength was at full

[jla_atlantis]

A kindly old hand is raised. "I do not believe such things are needed, Troy." To the assembled. "There is much to consider. I move for adjournment for today."

[jla_atlantis]

"Seconded."

[jla_atlantis]

No objections are raised.

"Then, we are dismissed them for now to consider both the throne and the generous proposal from our allies."

People start filing out quickly

[middle_amazon]

"Thank the Gods," she murmurs. Her teammates can sense Toia's muscles and the sheer will keeping her upright starting to ebb as people leave. She turns to them once seated. "Could be worse, I guess."