Vanessa listened in to Ila's comments, calmly waiting for her chance to chime in. "I think what Ila is trying to say that your concerns are valid, but so is ours. We had discussions at length with Lady Vanderboren prior to agreeing to be here as representatives on her behalf."
Vanessa reached back behind her neck, undoing a tiny golden metal clasp. A thin golden chain slid down her neck, maintained in form only by the gentle grip of Vanessa's hands. Carefully, she lifted the chain upward, feeling the medallion lift from underneath her armored bosom into plain view revealing a small, but elegant holy pennant of Iomadae. With an expression of powerful grace, Vanessa placed her charm onto the table. Her eyes locked onto the eyes of Lord Islaran as she left her hand lingering on the table before speaking again.
"On mine and The Inheritor's valor, I convinced she is not lying."
Vanessa withdrew her hand, leaving her symbol present on the table.
"With regards that we have heard rumors of the Blue Nixie is not being simply left to dock and with your confirmation that Mr. Vark has had complaints brought against him in the recent past, it is worth consideration that there is possibly cause for concern..."
Vanessa trailed off, seemingly switching gears almost in a blink. Her eyes softened, her expression took that of one of a more somber tone.
"I admit, I would not have agreed to be here on Lady Vanderboren's behalf today if I did not truly feel that she needed my help. We understand that she is indeed saddled with debts that she could have not foreseen to have been expected to pay. I do not pity her, but rather admire her courage to ask for help when she needs it most. That is why we are here. Lady Vanderboren needs our help, M'lord."
Ila watched the entire progression with much interest. Eyes following the holy symbol, head slightly askew, nibbling her lip as she watched the other woman show her conviction. She found herself smiling slightly once more, when all was said and done.
She felt herself becoming much more relaxed, despite the weight of the situation, and found herself coming to like Vanessa quite a lot more than she had foreseen. She was much less of the fire and fervor than Ila had expected, and that was very much a good thing.
Seemingly to herself, in words quite possibly meant for herself, but said out loud, she continued with the previous thought process. "It is also possible," she said quietly, "That Vark being more experienced in business practices could have convinced Miss Vanderboren that there would be no need for paper, or it may have slipped her mind. Given that legal documentation caught him up previously, it stands to reason he'd try to avoid it now." she sighs softly. Too many intricacies, she thought, as she stared at the other woman's holy symbol.
Abraham feels the man squirm in his grasp but does nothing to ease his discomfort