No one seems to have noticed a change indeed, the actors continue their scene and the courtiers in the table go on with their discussions and their meals. Myrsa rises from her seat and with a calm and loud voice she adresses her courtiers "Myself and our honourable guest Talmyr Zagara, as well as my ward, Princess Rynza of the Formics, will take a leave to discuss diplomatic matters ...we will return shortly."
The three royals leave the table and re-enter the gardens, now covered in darkness and looking far more hostile than when under the bright sunlight of Taurgha. As they approach the grove from earlier, a large shadow stands far away, in between the trees, only to disappear in an instant. Myrsa wears her power mask and turns to Zagara: "This was my 'courtier' ..we do not want to startle it, be calm".
Myrsa closes up to the figure, she uses a strong psionic mind control technique with pain as its basis, which can be felt by psionics due to the aura it leaves, and starts talking in old Urvanyen: "Salhynar myn Valx ..menoer syn, nax naltar sy muir" ...out of the bushes a large black figure emerges seemingly controlled by Myrsa and as it closes to the group the moonlight reveals its black scales, its leather wings and its wide eyes.
Myrsa turns to Zagara "Let me introduce you to Re'Ni'Tarjal Ko'Ajel'Qo'Atl... last of her kind. I guess I have to explain everything now..."
The Empress tries to concentrate on keeping the dragon under her command while also talking to Zagara and Rynza..
"We Valxaryens vowed to keep our divine brethren safe ...but we had to cross our promise when the victorious Taggarens demanded their death to allow us the right to hold our own beliefs and keep our people free from slavery. Our House shamefully agreed to kill all dragons, but the core of the House thought there could be another way ...and so they hid one of the children of the Great Dragon-Priest of Gardax.
We however had to hide her alone in the depths of Shyr, genetically kept intact for a long time, but when we returned before a thousand years to take her with us, the millenias of isolation had turned her into a mad, non-talking monster ...and a dangerous one at that, feeding on the sanity of anyone that dares to cross it, always living in the shadows, hidden. You must understand that I have to protect it, we owe dragons at least that ...their survival in flesh, if not in mind."
The Dragon speaks to Rynza psionically, her psionic levels seem to be in a far higher 'frequency' than usual and she seems to struggle in order to sustain the connection ...deep emotions of sadness, as well as pain caused by Myrsa's restriction, can be felt causing confusion {{"YOU FAIL - OTHERSSS DO NOT SSSEEE - OTHERSSSS FEAR - FEAR IS THE MIND KILLER"}} ...the pleas for help become stronger in Rynza's head and so do the emotions.
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Myrsa seems to be unavailable, propably due to her power mask blocking her communicator device. However, the message reaches her personal aide Lord Samael Valxaryen, the old lord seems bewildered by the news but not surprised "Queen Kilysa, I'm fortunate to meet your grace - The unburnt one is anavailable at the moment, but has informed me of the situation... ..anyhow, I'm surprised you managed to uncover such a device, it is certainly a shock to know such a weapon even exists. Considering it bears the emblem of House Taggaren it is therefore by law a part of the imperial property and thus belongs to Talmyr Myrsa ...being her personal aide, I suggest you leave the device as it is until House Valxaryen retrieves it. Your choice was wise and you shall be greatly rewarded for your efforts in Remelax." the message ends,
Myranda seems aggravated and furious: "They're all liars and murderers, THEY KNEW about the device, heck I'm sure they're the ones they put the devices there in the first place during the Frontier War. Imagine if your kin never showed up ...our planets would still be plagued by these horrific devices and THEY would do absolutely nothing. I'll inform my Lord immediately, this belongs to House Arganraxel - the only rightful heirs to the Taggarens ...and House Martael will make sure it ends up in their hands, not some fancy inbred fire-worshipping Shyrite slavelord."
Thiror jumps in before Myranda activates the holographic device "Oi'm nae a Martael, Oi'm nae even ah Frontier'r ...however Oi know this cannae be good fo' anyone, we shou'd destroy the damn thing now."
Alina seems to be sceptical: "Pherhaps Kilysa could take it with her ...she found it after all, and under Frontierer law, if someone discovers any metal in an unclaimed landholding of House Martael while also having a permission from the Lord of the Frontiers himself; owns the metal found ..and the device is pure metal as my scanning reveals."
Myranda seems at her crew: "Have you no honour? We're paladins of House Martael, not diplomats." she then turns to Kilysa "Kilysa do you truly wish to give this weapon back to the ones that used it?"