* Rahdrey had a rather uncomfortable night, his headache bad enough to keep him from any sort of restful sleep. His morning wasn't any better, because the pounding was still in his skull, if duller, but all his bruising began to ache as the soreness of the injuries set in. He was also extensively grilled by several Ourani officers and was forced to repeat himself a lot. He's still on the ship where the physician's are housed, in a sma
<Rahdrey> are housed, in a small cabin that has little more than a cot and a nailed down table.
* Roz is now known as Rozsleep
* Roz is now known as Rozsleep
* Roz is now known as Rozsleep
<Adina> For the last week it seemed the young doctor had disappeared from Sinari, the "illness" a mystery to everyone but her own father. Surely the pangs of pregnancy were beginning to get to her and after everything that had happened with the confession, which still had hardly been resolved, the girl just as soon not go out. But this had been a week or more now, and after Ritta's--
<Adina> --startled story and the abrupt shift coverage needed to fill Rhen's place, it would be up to Adina to find out what had happened to the doctor. And she looked surpisingly well to anyone who noticed her out and about. By now the entire town would be buzzing about the infirmary run by a bunch of convicts, all of which surprisingly did not include the most suspect candidate, Lason. --
<Adina> --Getting past Ourani security was not as easy as it was with Calanthar, whose office had recently become as familiar as a relatives. However, she would let them inspect her cloak for hidden pockets and weapons, none of which they would find. Showing her citizenship marks and assuring them she had indeed signed the confession, hail Osurak, etc. They had detained --
<Adina> --her for nearly twenty minutes before finally allowing her to be escorted in.
* Rahdrey looks rather bad. His face is puffy and splotched with blue, purple, and red bruising. His short cropped brown hair is dirty with dried blood that needs to be washed out, and ointments applied to cuts on his scalp. His left eye is still swollen shut, the swelling an unfriendly dark color, and tender to the touch. Someone had announced to the sergeant that he had a visitor, and she'll find him sitting up with a sigh, the mage
<Rahdrey> with a sigh, the mage assuming another superior has come to question him. "Oh.. this is great.." He mutters when he recognizes Adina, sarcasm heavy.
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<Adina> How badly she wanted to ask him why he'd preferred this shoddy shack of a room over his own private room and bed at the infirmary, but she wasn't here to return the inevitable sarcasm. "I suppose it would rather pointless for me to ask how you're doing..." She sounds concerned at least, at least a little, the sarcasm wouldn't affect her much with the way he looks and its --
<Adina> --evident in the way she's looking at him. Its a look that could say a thousand words, but more directly any synonymns for disbelief, as if she couldn't comprehent that he wasn't being cared for this moment by another nurse.
* Rahdrey isn't getting direct care because at this moment there's little to be done for him. They've given him medicine, checked on him, but time and rest is the best treatment currently. He leans back against the wall, his displeasure at seeing the woman easy enough to pick out even with one eye swollen shut. "Why are you here?" He asks, licking scabbed over lips that were split by Derkin's fist.
<Adina> /me doesn't remove her cloak or get cozy and besides a little bit of a puff to her cheeks, it would be hard to tell that she was pregnant. She gets the idea that she had better leave him alone, "...Information," She answers immediately but continues as she brings her hand out from under her cloak, it is an envalope whose seal is broken, there are small packages, tea bags by--
<Adina> --the best guess of anyone who hadn't already smelled the peppermit eminating off the woman. "... Not that I want you to think I would try to bribe or pay for information," If he could recall the deep sleep he'd woken from at the infirmary he might have an idea of the affect. She'd set it on the table, rather uncaring if he accepted or not - her tea was unique and powerful, as any--
<Adina> --patient could attest. "... I promise this will help you, but I really must.... I would like to know what my doctor has done to be arrested... please."
<Rahdrey> "Your doctor? You run the infirmary now? I'll be sure to inform my captain of this.." He mutters, that single dark eye shifting to the envelope for a brief appraisal before settling back on her face. "Why should I tell you anything?" He lifts his fingers to tentatively dab at the swollen tissue around his left eye, wincing. "You'll go tattle to your rebellious friends."
<Adina> "Only so long as my father and brother are busy with other endeavors." She didn't seem to be too shocked by the accusation, but it was clear it had stuck a chord, and clear that she was fighting not to argue with him and defend herself. "Yes... your Sergeant Zahr... has impecable talent in bringing the truth out of anyone." If Rahdrey would get the subtle nudge, she was staying perfectly within what was legitimate to say.--
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* Una is now known as UnaSleepBunny
<Adina> --perfectly within what was legitimate to say. "but you should feel free to confide in me, after all I've confessed, shunned by my own people." her face is expressionless as she watches him, but his state pains her to look at, "praise Osurak.." she says flatly, almost depressively.
<Rahdrey> "You don't like Mendrick? Pity.." He asks, reaching for a cup of water that's resting on the table. He takes a slow sip. Confide in her? There's a smirk at that comment. "Miss Galen, do you value your life?" He asks next, figuring he has nothing better to do, might as well get into a discussion.. make her visit worthwhile.
* Adina gives a sidelong glance and a look to the escort who thankfully is a fair distance and not paying attention, "...apparently not as much as I should... do you?" He must have, he was still alive. Of course there were differences between the will to live and the determination to survive. Perhaps it was the circumstance. Though she managed to believe Rahdrey wasn't getting up and about anytime soon.
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<Rahdrey> "Yes. I do." He's whole enough, outside of the bruising and cuts. He'll likely be fine within a week or so. "I have a family I'd like to get home to someday. Unfortunately, I'm stuck here in this wretched city of yours because people like -you- insist on fighting for something you'll never achieve. Your doctor didn't lift a finger to help me until after I was unconscious, at least as far as I can tell. You show scorn towards our
<Rahdrey> show scorn towards our god, yet it's his mercy that's allowed you to walk free, so you might have a family of your own. You need to pick a -side-, Galen. Miardrad should have chosen. Neutrality is weakness, and that's why Sinari will never unite to push our forces out."
<Adina> "Then I personally apologize on his behalf." Not that she needed to, not that he cared, but with everything that had happened lately and the short tone he was giving her - she would at least attempt to defend herself. "I am a doctor Rahdrey, suffering, pain, and illness does not choose sides - I ally myself with the people I care about... " And thus it would be easy to assume she--
<Adina> --assume she is against those that would hurt those she cares about but she doesn't say it, "I am not fighting anything... regardless of what that forced confession says," The last words are said in complete bitterness.
<Rahdrey> "I don't want an apology. I'm a mage. I've studied magic my entire life, and I'm doing a job. People call me a murderer and try to kill me. I guess I should have been a doctor instead. It's so easy to hide behind -that- profession." He leans forward, glaring at her with that ugly, swollen face. "The confession wasn't forced. You chose to sign it. You got yourself into trouble from making bad decisions, and now you're being made
<Rahdrey> you're being made an example and it pisses you off. That doesn't change the -truth- of the matter."
<Adina> "...The truth is whatever he would like it to be, Sergeant Zahr would have killed me, and I'm caring the child of the one person who actually has my wellbeing in mind... " She shrugged upset but clearly accepting the facts of her responsibility, but her cheeks were red - it was surprising he hadn't sent her away with the arguments they got into. Hiding behind her profession, --
<Adina> --well not everyone can be mages, and if it was that way, who would make the ointment and watch over poor broken people like Rahdrey.
<Rahdrey> "Maybe.. maybe not. If you made an honest effort to understand Osurak you might find that he is not as the Ashetai make him out to be. Killing a pregnant woman isn't condoned. The child you carry has committed no crime." He's quiet for a moment, a faint frown on his face. "So you're saying that you -weren't- helping people in this resistance?"
<Adina> This was surely not the answer he was looking for, "Thats not entirely true either... but no, I wasn't aiding their cause, just the injured or sick." What was the difference, well she certainly wasn't gathering information and plotting to kill someone. How she ended up on the list of suspects was still a mystery, even if her name had been dropped. Again she peeked at the door, coming--
<Adina> --closer and leaning on the table, lifting up the glass of water and holding it as to not knock it over. "..As I am told, Sadurean and Sinay made some confession towards amassing a rebellion, I really an not clear on the details but your sergeant was looking for Alex Dianthys, who I am afraid to say I could not possibly know the whereabouts of as he is constantly on the --
<Adina> --move, not that I imagine Sergeant Zahr is one for believing the actual truth when he hears it, but I didn't have a reason to lie - since the people I care about had already been punished for whatever their crime was. So I suppose the answer is no. I have helped the people supposedly involved in the rebellion, but trust me when I say I help many people, you the first time I met you included."--
<Adina> --That was far more than he needed to know, but probably a testiment to the fact she wasn't lying to him - why would she need to.
<Rahdrey> "Oh please, Zahr is -very- interested in hearing the truth." It's obvious that speaking against the cleric won't get her very far. "Why did you sign the paper if it's not true? All it does is prove that you're a liar." He's not much interested in sugar-coating things these days. "Which further suggests that you didn't take any of what you promised to heart. So which is it? Were you a member of this resistance, or are you a l
<Rahdrey> resistance, or are you a liar?"
<Adina> As for the matter of Osurak, she had seen him well enough, or at least the influence of the God through the man she was convinced consisted of pure evil through and through, Mendrick. But she wasn't about to get into a theological debate. "... does it really matter Rahdrey? He b... b... bweiut...hfaburt" She seemed to get quite frustrated, clearly trying to say something--
<Adina> --but she couIdn't manage to get it out. "..I signed it for Bryce; alone I am selfish and would just as soon die before lying," Which was not so far off an option.
<Rahdrey> "To me? Not really.. I'm just a murderer, remember? Why should I care about anyone else?
<Rahdrey> He's still harboring that grudge. "So you're a selfish liar that's in love. Fair enough.. as long as you're honest with yourself. If you were, you wouldn't be seeking -my- approval."
* Adina said nothing else in reply, at least for the moment looking at the glass of water. She wasn't going to apologize again, perhaps what he did wasn't murder, it was under orders he was protecting and providing for the people he loved - but really, that didn't make any difference. They were lives, gone. She didn't bother to get up, she didn't bother looking at him and she --
<Adina> --wouldn't have to. Eventually she just shrugged, "sure... " It wasn't like her, but then again she had always been different around Rahdrey, when she tried to be cleaver he out witted her, when she tried to be kind he mocked her, when she tried to tell him the truth he only twisted it back on her, there was no winning in any conversation, and when she tried she only got --
<Adina> --locked up. Swishing around the water in the glass, she'd turn to look at him. Just sort of watching, perhaps evaluating that bruised face.
<Rahdrey> He's an ass, completely. It's only gotten worse the longer he's been in Sinari. His wife would probably be disgusted if she could see him right now. But, getting close with the enemy won't help his situation any. "You always -assume- things about me, about the Ourani. You never ask. Maybe you assume I'll lie. I have no reason to lie, my duty and orders are very clear." He realizes she's staring at his injuries, "Do you think
<Rahdrey> injuries, "Do you think -I- picked this fight?"
<Adina> She smiled a little, it wasn't really pitty or amusment just a slight thing, glad that they weren't talking about her anymore. Shaking her head she swished the water a little more, sitting on the table more than leaning on it by now. She really wanted to say, well he had certainly assumed things about her, perhaps because of misinformation or falsehoods. Maybe it was the fact --
<Adina> --that he looked half like a war hero coming home, mixed with a frozen corpse retreieved from the wastes. "...What happened?"
<Rahdrey> "I was purposely provoked and assaulted. Supposedly, I burn down people's homes for fun, did you know that?" The sarcastic tone again, before he continues in seriousness. "I attempted to arrest the man that was ranting against the Ourani the most vocally, and I planned to bring him down to the wharf and show him that his words would get him nowhere. Nothing serious, just intimidation. He and another attacked me. One of your Fros
<Rahdrey> me. One of your Frost Watch members did -nothing- to aid me, scantly getting involved, even when ordered. Dr. Miardrad stood by and suggested that we stop fighting. Forgive me for punching the fellow back when he had me pinned to the floor and was breaking my face. I would have cast a spell but he made sure that it wasn't an option." He shifts, a grim expression on his face. "The man assaulted an Ourani sergeant. I have n
<Rahdrey> I have no choice now but to press real charges now. We have laws."
* Adina half nodded in agreement, it sort of sounded like something her brother had done to Bryce ... on at least a few occasions. "agreed..." her tone was flat, but what else was she to say, not many people liked the Ourani and would just as soon see at least one dead. But the Frost Watch ought to have known better, even Lason seemed to obey them, "... I am ... glad you're--
<Adina> --not dead,..." she seemed to think this was a little inappropriate, "for everyone's sake" The punishment for the death of an Ourani would have been death outright, no question. "I wish I could have been there... though I don't know how much more help I would have been," She seems to shrug, but clearly she didn't fully understand Rhen's participation in the whole matter.
<Rahdrey> "Don't get ahead of yourself. You're not asking an important question." He stares at her intently with that single brown eye. "Would I still press charges if I had a choice?" He allows the question to hang in the air, wanting her to pay attention, needing to prove a point.
<Adina> "...Hard to say, on the one hand you could detain the man who initiated the violence," But she continued with a heavy sigh, saddened that one of the doctors from the infirmary had to have shifts filled, "but Rhen, your Watchman companion, and indeed... even the employees ought to have broken it up before it got... this bad," She seemed to be looking him over again,--
<Adina> --and without a look of disgust, she clearly didn't find it particularly disturbing or ugly. "who deserves to be punished?"
<Rahdrey> "The Watch member stood back and watched after I yelled for aid. I don't deny that I was less than cordial, I did insult her for dragging her feet with her assistance." He's honest. "Who should be punished? The man that did it, I suppose. That's up to my captain and if we can even catch the bastard. I'm on leave for a few days. I almost wish they had hurt me a bit more.. I might have had a chance to go home." He sighs, laying
<Rahdrey> He sighs, laying down again on the cot, one arm behind his head. "Osurak was watching out for me, at least. I'm still alive." A pause as he considers again how fatal the encounter might have been. "Get out of here."
* Adina nods in agreement, she doesn't say anything about Osurak, probably because she doesn't care or has no real religious affiliationm, if she does, she never made it clear. She slides off the table and gives a good long look at him with a little bit of worry, maybe she sees something that another nurse didn't catch, "... try the tea, it will help you rest," and then some. It had --
<Adina> --quite the numbing effect. She could add that if he felt he needed a better doctor to call for her but there was no need to make him more upset or linger. She'd got the answer she wanted, and her escort seemed to have been bored enough to finally take notice and make his presence again known. There is nothing else which she needs to say, slipping her hood over her head, pulling --
<Adina> --pulling tight the cloak from the inside, and turning, ready to follow the guard out.
<Rahdrey> He's appreciative that she doesn't try to turn the visit into more than it was. There's an unspoken understanding between them. They enjoy debating, but they could never truly be friends. Both are too locked into their own principals. He doesn't take her tea. He doubts it's harmful, but it's not a gesture he can accept from her after their recent disagreements that landed her in a cell.
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