[b]Silsila Om[/b]

Om's face twitches at this Hai Lin makes another accusation. What--what! Her face scrunched, cheeks hot and red as the woman pushed into the strategist, before abruptly pulling back, stumbling away from her, making distance between the two of them. She panted, her golden eyes wild.

"What do you want me to do, then!?" Her words were hot and harsh, exasperated and earnest, the words of someone sick of having to deal with the expectations of others forced upon her. "I could march straight back to the Heavens now, shoulder my way in, and figure out where Birsi went. Would that show you my power? Would that fix all of this? I could, with gusto!" A hand goes up to run through her hair, her sword down by her feet. Keep your head in the duel, Om!

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[b]Birsi[/b]

Honor demands her Punishment… Honor requires Sacrifice… Birsi steeled herself in her mind, taking her thoughts and soothing them with a slow exhale that felt like steam leaving a boiling pot. “Ma’am…” Her words leave her mouth with a lack of fire behind them, instead the firmness of steel and order is behind them. “Please think clearly, you may have numbers, but aside from you, I do not think you have the skill to handle both the guards and the Fire Wheels. The weakest link in a chain is the one that breaks, and in the case for your majority, they are the weakest links.” Surely this person would listen to some form of reason, right?

Birsi herself couldn’t understand where this person was coming from… Discontent with the Sultan? How was that even possible, she is the very word and voice of the Almighty, her rule is just and fair, how could someone even think of being a dissenter aimed against her? Surely this was just an overreaction on this woman’s part… She couldn’t allow Usurpers or Rebellion, but she could at least convince this person with logic and reason like any person, right? First she would make her realize that there is too much strength mounted against her view, and then convince her that all is well, a simple process… She hoped.