-Scorched Contact-

[riseinthewest]

Oh, hello! I suppose if you have need to contact me and cannot reach me by any other means, this would be the appropriate way to do it.

I'll get back to you shortly!

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[ladyofthesouth]

Riful.

[She doesn't sound at all like she's smiling, for once.]

Mm, I certainly hope this little thing gets the message through, because we need to have a talk about that favored little girl of yours.

[riseinthewest]

[Hm, now there's an interesting tone.]

Oh? Has she suddenly caught your interest? Do elaborate, Luciela.

[ladyofthesouth]

Interesting is one way of putting it. I don't suppose you would know anything about the strength of her yoki when she fails to suppress it? It's quite a lot more than any Number Two should have.

[Or Number One for that matter. But she doesn't necessarily need to bring that up, right?]

You do have a history with her, don't you.

[riseinthewest]

Hm. You felt that, did you?

[Hedging. But she isn't smiling any more, and that's apparent.]

[ladyofthesouth]

It's extremely difficult to miss.

[No smiles here, either. Maybe a little bit of a hiss, though...]

Then you did know. It's a little unfortunate that I had to find out this way, to be frank with you. Of course I'm sure you have your reasons for not mentioning it before but... oh, what's that saying? The cat is out of the bag, now.

[riseinthewest]

I suppose that it is.

Ah, Luciela... don't be angry with me for withholding that information from you! To be frank with you, I don't doubt that, were you in my position, you'd have done the same, or nearly the same.

Is this what you wished to speak about? My dishonesty?

[ladyofthesouth]

Mm... no. It would be rather dishonest of me to fault you for withholding that, wouldn't it? We are on the same page after all.

But that girl. She's an unnatural thing, and she made a point of being deceptive, as well. Just how much trouble will she be to us?

[riseinthewest]

Then you see my issue with her, don't you? Really, she has the most dreadful manners.

[There is a very, very long pause. And when she finally does speak, her voice is full of her malice.]

That... that thing. She made a fool of me, Luciela. I met her when she'd awakened, when she was Isley's little war bride.

[ladyofthesouth]

[...well. That's an interesting reaction, and even more interesting information. Oho!]

She was Isley's as an awakened? My goodness, he never mentioned anything like that when he came to take my lands from me. How dreadfully negligent of him.

[There's a bite in her tone, too, although it's not quite savage. Yet.]

I suppose one deceptive menace deserves another. What else could you tell me of her? She sounds like something we should be rid of.