EliteCommander

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Meesei took in a deep breath. She had to give Caleb her evidence which exonerated Oswall, and unless he had gathered more proof of which she was unaware, then Caleb was not going to like it. "I learned about that potential opportunity as well. He would have been left alone with the waterskin, and it would have been an opportunity to poison it; however, my investigation also uncovered information which shows that he could not have been poisoned so soon in the day. Since we had access to the poison itself, we performed a test to determine how long it would take for it to kill. The test showed that Jerrick must have ingested the poison sometime during or after the meeting, not before. In addition, not only does Oswall say that he saw Jerrick drink from his waterskin after their training session, but Darahil confirmed it. Currently, we are in the process of performing a second test on the poison to confirm the results of the first. Unless the first test is proven false, then I do not believe he could have been poisoned before the meeting."

There was only a brief pause to gauge Caleb's reaction before Meesei continued her explanation. If Oswall was not the traitor, then there was no doubt that Caleb would have to face some form of punishment. For Caleb's sake, and the safety of the clan as a whole, she hoped that Oswall survived. There was no way that Oswall's packs would accept anything less than a severe punishment for Caleb if he successfully killed Oswall, and if he did survive, he could only hope for leniency from Oswall himself for his packs to accept a lesser punishment. For the moment, however, Meesei focused on seeing if Caleb had gathered any new evidence. "The reason I have accused Harriet is because she was alone with Jerrick's waterskin after the end of their meeting, as he had forgotten it in the meeting room. Not only that, but I caught her in a lie when I asked her about the order in which the lieutenants left the room. She attempted to claim that your mother was the last to leave, while multiple others confirm that Harriet was the last. Those are the reasons that I have accused Harriet instead of Oswall, but if you have gathered more evidence, please tell me. I want to uncover the truth, not just make an accusation."

Mass Effect: The Face of Injustice

I think your CS is good, Lucius.

Ashes [EliteCommander and Vesuvius00]

Tarentek nodded. "Hmm, and I suppose I can guess what your first major responsibility will be. It is only going to be a few more days before I'm ready to go. How do you feel about visiting a foreign city? I have been to Tel Nof before, though only once. As scouts, my squad was adept at crossing the desert terrain, so we were assigned to escort a diplomatic envoy to the city. It is smaller than Amman, or most of the surrounding cities, but it is still much larger than this village. It is built on an old Human ruin, a military base. Actually, it was a place where the Humans kept the airplanes and helicopters I told you about. Not even wreckage remains of those anymore, though. All of the metal was taken and reused in building up the city. Still, the Karisskan living there were able to recover quite a few weapons, and have since gathered more from the surrounding area. Amman often traded ammunition to them. They are well armed, which is one reason I believe that they will make for useful allies." He explained.

Ashes [EliteCommander and Vesuvius00]

"I'll settle for edible." Tarentek commented as he served Onyx her meal and took a seat himself. The parts of the meal were strange together, but at least they tasted fine if taken individually. "I suppose I'll just relax here tomorrow, as I wouldn't want to do anything to disturb your ritual. I understand its importance to you. So what will this change for you? I know that you'll become a prophet, and you'll be considered an adult, but what comes with that? Are there any changes you're particularly looking forward to? I remember once I started being considered an adult, there were some privileges I enjoyed gaining...along with a mountain of responsibilities I wasn't so thrilled about." He recalled with a laugh.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Like most rooms in the ruin, Vera's chamber was fairly simple, but there was an old wooden table with a similarly aged chair that Meesei could make use of. She grabbed the chair and moved it in front of the bed, just far enough from Vera and Caleb to give them an adequate amount of room, before taking a seat. "I can say that he was stable last I saw him. With some nontraditional techniques, I was able to mend the major vessels and stop the majority of the bleeding, and we brought him to a chamber where your surgeons can tend to him, so he is being treated. There are no guarantees, but, well, I have seen worse. His wound is survivable." She explained.

There was silence for a few moments as Meesei shifted her attention to Caleb. He was obviously overcome with emotion, but she could not tell if it was due to regret. So far, Caleb had said nothing that made Meesei believe Oswall was the killer. If he did have evidence, then she wanted to hear it, and if not, she would need to explain to him why Oswall was not likely the traitor. "Caleb, do you think you are ready to speak to me about this?"

Mass Effect: The Face of Injustice

Alright, you should be good CQB.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Meesei nodded to the Breton woman. "You are right, he needs stitches, proper bandaging, and whatever else the surgeons can do. As well, a team of healers, or a healer with a welkynd stone for magicka, should be able to sustain healing for long enough to prevent complications from arising. This wound is dangerous, but it can be treated. I am going to stay with you until you are safely in the chamber, though. Caleb likely needs a few more minutes to calm down fully anyway."

Meesei's tone left no room for argument, so she continued to heal Oswall with a more sustainable pace for a few minutes until someone produced a stretcher. She paused her healing only briefly while the healers loaded him onto it, during which time she walked over to the bloody silver knife on the floor. Meesei picked it up, letting out a sigh and shaking her head slightly as she slipped it into her satchel. After this was over, she was going to attempt to make sure that all of the silver in the ruin was taken and sold, as it only served as a danger to keep it among them. If they were using silver weapons to fight undead in the depths of the ruins, then they could use the gold from selling the silver to buy soul gems for enchantments.

As the healers left with Oswall, Meesei joined them, motioning for Janius to follow. She remained by his side and continued to heal him for the entire trip to the chamber that the healers had mentioned. Once they had moved him to one of the tables and the surgeons could take over, Meesei finally felt comfortable enough to take her leave. She left the welkynd stone with the healers in case they required it, and gave only one statement just before she left the room. "Oswall, you have every right to be angry with Caleb. Certainly, I am not happy with him either. Just...remember, it was a rash action that put you in this position. Please do not repeat Caleb's mistake."

Leaving Oswall with that thought, Meesei returned to the dining chamber and asked around to find out where Vera and Darahil had taken Caleb. With how much of a scene this event had caused, it did not take much questioning to find someone who could point her to the right room. Meesei made haste to the room, locating it in a few minutes. As she stepped inside, she hoped that Caleb had calmed at least enough to explain himself.

Mass Effect: The Face of Injustice

To give a quick update, I'm just waiting on a few more CSs.

Star Wars - Scum and Villainy

So Caboose, you still around, or are you busy? I was hoping to give you a chance to respond to me, but it seems like we might need to move on soon.

Ashes [EliteCommander and Vesuvius00]

Once Onyx flew away, Tarentek returned to her den and took a few minutes to store away his weapons before he searched around her kitchen for something he might prepare. He could see why she mentioned going to the market, as she did not have too much left in the way of food. What she did have he couldn't make anything particularly spectacular, so he just put together something with the remaining ingredients. He cut up the one fish she had remaining to split between them, then started to roast a few carrots with some spices she fortunately had available. As a side item, he set aside some peaches, then started to sear figs to go along with them. It wasn't exactly a traditional combination of ingredients, but with the right herbs and spices, he felt he could make something they would both like.