Mechanus Trip

[Ebiris]

"I wonder if the Consortium had a bigger setback than just losing their former head banker and this is them scrambling to find new opportunities?" she muses. "Might be worth asking Seira or Waukeen if they've heard anything."

[Anastasia]

"By all means, I'll ask Sharess first if you want to ask Seira? Sharess can get plenty of gossip fast from Brightwater," Syala says. "Assuming that story they told us is even true. It seemed rather a polite way of saying he lost a power struggle."

[Ebiris]

Alicia sends a word off to Seira. Seira, I was just approached by Roelas of the Mercane Consortium looking to open trading links with Sylica and offering to integrate Consortium intelligence services with our own. Have you or Waukeen heard of anything strange occurring in the Consortium lately? The whole thing is passing strange.

[Corwin]

'The Head Banker Roelas is here at present,' Seira responds to Alicia. 'Brought by Waukeen herself, so his identity is not in doubt. Is he actually over there as well?'

[Ebiris]

Is he still in Sylica or has he gated/plane-shifted out?

[Anastasia]

He's still here.

[Ebiris]

How curious. He's still here. I'll have Marie intercept him.

"Roelas is presently speaking with Waukeen and Seira at the same time as he's still walking out of our palace," she says to Syala as Marie receives her instructions and teleports off to catch the mercane!

[Anastasia]

"Interesting," Syala draws, "I think I'll help her, just in case this goes ugly." With a smile as Blessing of the Twelve appears in hand, Syala vanishes.

[Ebiris]

"Please be delicate in case there's a reasonable explanation here," Alicia asks as Syala goes off.

[Anastasia]

Going to watch or just wait it out, Alicia?

[Ebiris]

I trust Marie, especially with Syala backing her up. I'll watch with deity's watch.

[Anastasia]

Thus Syala and Marie catch up as he walks out through the halls, passing others and...

Go ahead, Marie.

[Ebiris]

Catching Syala's eye, Marie smiles at her before she falls in step with Roelas. "Hi, Roelas, right?" she asks. "Bit surprising for a head banker to come out on a trip like this without an entourage or bodyguards. Is that faith in Sylica's safety?"

[Corwin]

Seira sends to Alicia, 'Roelas is about to explain matters to me.'

[Anastasia]

Roelas pauses and nods, "It is. Additionally," he spreads his arms out, "Look at where I am. If you or Alicia has umbrage with me, no amount of bodyguards will be anything but a trifling thing. For any other disruption, I am capable of protecting myself."