Suana looks quite shocked for a little bit and then remembers the scheme she and the other Ajah heads cooked up. It seems Elaida has gotten wise to it and is seeking to outmaneuver them. Very well. This bore watching. " Well perhaps Galina has...but you have been called here because this woman claims that you are mad, missing several fingers, and seeking to destroy the world with the Black Ajah. Can you please refute this madness, so I can begin experimenting on these mental patients."
Suana nods at her words Very brave. And there you have it. If she is willing to assent to the Compulsion, I see no reason not to cut through and see if she is telling the truth. If it turns out she is mad... well we know what to do for those who have been afflicted with madness of this kind as well..
Suana looks taken aback. How dare this tramp address the Amyrlin directly and so boldly. And to mention the Black Ajah aloud. She had no sense of propriety at all. Madness...she speaks of fairy tales and things imagined like they are real. the square-jawed waif in yellow said in little more than a whisper. Suana's look of shock turns to one of pity after a beat, as Suana waits for the other sitters to respond further. There might very well be hell to pay. If nothing else, it might be a service to euthanise these two to put them out of their addle-brained misery. Or perhaps this would be treatable. Either way, it would give Suana a chance to use some of her new natural concoctions in a practical situation.
" So you claim it is a public service that you are here in a city full of witches you wish to see bound and brought low, to kill one of our sisters by your own admission. I was sure there was more to this, but clearly since he has been at the Blight and is speaking utter nonsense we can only assume he has gone mad. Perhaps we could study this madness.." Suana sneers for a moment, before realizing that someone this far gone could make for an excellent study on the use of several herbs of hers that she believes could be anti-psychotic. Two subjects would be better than one however. Have you have anything to add, Trollop? Do you also suffer the same delusions as the Deathwatch?
Suana considers this doubt still clearly expressed on her brow but she decides to let it drop. "Well, I am sure, there is some twisted truth to your words, I will accept for now that you are not a common thief. But tell us, why are you here? You and the trollop. Sitter Nurbaya speaks truth. A Deathwatch blademaster doesn't have a lot of valid reasons to be here. At best, I can only assume you are here to kidnap our Aes Seddai sisters. At worst, you are a particularly incompetent spy to have been caught so quickly and admit your affiliation so freely. Have you...anything valid to say in your defense? "
"Leave it to a Green to see nothing too see nothing unusual with this sort of dress." Suana, a yellow, chuckles at the joke of it. And then turns to Nurbaya "The Seanchan are a crass sort, they perform horrors, and we have two right in front of us. Nurbaya I am surprised at you. You should know as well as anyone that these things take time. Let the Ogier and the trollop speak. Let their words hang or free them and let the questions come after naturally. What Talene is doing now is pointlessly attacking this entire exercise. Something I'd expect of a youngling like your new sitter Joline but not of someone of your stature." The square jawed waifish woman then peers down at the prisoners. "Go on now, tell us why you are here, Seanchan. I am particularly interested in who you stole that sword from." |