Yannika composed herself and stood up straight. "Thank you for the kind offer Captain, but I think I'd like to talk to them." She informed him before she moved over to the communication station she was directed to. The officer posted there opened the channel and Yannika opened, "This is Yannika of..." she instinctively wanted to introduce herself as a sister of the church, but second guessed herself the moment she started speaking. She reasoned that if these Heretics were hostile to the church, but loyal to the emperor another tactic may be in order "... House Wulfkin, member of the Imperial Council to the Emperor Carius I. I have been dispatched by His Majesty to assess the situation of Lave V. By Imperial Edict you are hereby ordered to escort safely to Lave V."
Vizelle, Halipha and Alexandros, who meets them on the way out, are escorted to meet the emperor in a small private chamber, gold plated imperial guard men following closely when they discover the twins' identities. Carius stands looking out at the city from his balcony, before he turns. "I-uh, see that you completed the mission?"
"I-uh..." She thinks about it. "You'd do that...for me, sir? I'm just an ensign, after all." Ulie looks up at him. "I think I'd prefer to stay here, sir. My captain was well connected, and I'd rather not have those connections blaming me."
"Very well, my lady." A gruff female voice sounds. "If you wish, you may come across to our ship, so we can escort you personally. Our vessel is better armed than yours, after all." It seems that that was meant as much as a show of force than a statement of fact.
"Indeed I have, your majesty." Vizelle bows, "These are my new disciples, Alexandros, and Halipha. I'll make sure they serve your empire well." She smiles, making sure the young emperor had a nice view of her cleavage.
Elena hissed as the man pinched her nipple. Her pussy quivered with need. He was hitting rather close to her aims. She decided to answer with a half-truth, hoping the man would not see through her rouse. "I owed a favour~ ah~ to the borthel owner~ Hmm!" She answered through hissing as the man twisted her nipples. He had so deliciously cruel eyes.
Carius' eyes go to Vizelle's breasts, as planned, but he soon goes back to looking at the twins with distrust. "I, uh, said that I trusted your judgement, Lady Vizelle, but these sort... Can we really trust them not to try something?" As ordered, the siblings are quiet.
Spoiler: Persuasion Roll D100: 33-10 (Distracted by Sex)= 23 (Fail) The cruel expression grows crueler, as the man starts to tease her body torturously. "And you didn't inquire what she wanted? She didn't share with you? Someone on the Emperor's own council?" He frowns. "Tell the truth, or I'll get rough, whore."
"Agh!" Selena screamed as the man squeezed her nipple. He thrust his fingers roughly, into her pussy - still sensitive from the last orgasm - making her shake with pleasure and pain. "That... was part of the deal we made! I inquired, but she - ihh! - made the point that the identity of her client was to stay unknown to me!" Elena managed through her gasps. Again, she half lied, half told the truth. At this point, she doubted the man would believe her. She tried again, to see into the man's mind, to see what he thought and planned.
Spoiler: Persuasion Roll D100: 53-10 (Distracted by Sex)+ 15 (Demagogue)=58 (Pass) "Perhaps that's the truth. Perhaps. Nonetheless, I think you need to be chastened." He attaches two clamps onto her nipples which press down tightly, before administering intermittent electric shocks. Spoiler: Telepathy Roll D100: 80-15(Electrified)= 65 (Pass) Surprisingly, given the last dismal failure at telepathically reading the man and the electricity coursing through her body, Elena is able to probe her captor's mind. She can't get much beyond his immediate desires, which are all about her. She sees glimpses of a man in a dark robe, a powerful psionic, who the captor intends to use to curse Elena. Elena's familiar with the type of curse, a sensory one, which forces obedience to a given person by rewarding obeyed orders with enraptured pleasure, and quells disobedience by providing horrific amounts of pain when an order is disobeyed. The man is already thinking about how he can use Elena as his pawn on the council, and also as his private sex toy.
"Of course, I have persuaded them to use their talents for the empire's gain. But I understand your concern. I don't plan on letting them leave my sight, until they prove themselves." Vizelle explained, grinning as she noticed his gaze. She stands at ease, causing her large breasts to jiggle as she did.
Yannika debated with herself how best to respond to the woman's offer. If they were truly loyal subjects of the empire she doubted boarding their ship, even in her priestess robes, would result in violence. She might even be able to open a dialogue with the command staff and gain more information. There was even an outside chance she could return the wayward souls aboard to the path of the gods. On the other hand it could be a trap, and this ship was ordered to deliver her to the planet. She also didn't want to insult the ship's captain or crew by disembarking before they had fulfilled their duty. She cast a look towards to captain to see if she could tell from his face how he felt about the situation.
Carius smiles awkwardly and looks at her eyes instead. "I-uh, very well. I did say I'd trust your judgement after all. Merely be careful."
Looking at the captain, she sees that he's not particularly thrilled at the idea of letting his charge go into potentially hostile hands. Spoiler: Awareness Roll 77 (Pass) Plus, she gets the sense that he'd like her to stay for more personal reasons as well, but she realises that he won't try to stop her if she makes the decision to leave.
Having seen the look on the captain's face, Yannika returned to her conversation "On behalf of the Emperor I thank you for your generous offer, but this ship and her crew have been assigned to deliver me to Lave V. Out of respect for their mission I must decline." She excused herself then and made her way to the captain. "Well," she said and let out a breath before she smiled at him "that was a brief fright, but thankfully the gods didn't desire to see a battle. Is there anything else I may be able to help you with Captain?"
"Of course. Thank yoh for your concern, your majesty." Vizelle bows again, letting him get another peek down her cleavage. "Is that all you require of my service today?" She asked, still bowing down.
"Very well." The female voice responds. "In that case, we will escort your ship. I'd advise that you not go too far from us. Things have been dangerous of late, and we may not be able to protect you if you go too far." As the voice goes out, and the captain hears her question, he smiles, blushing slightly. "Err, no, ma'am. Just tell us if there's anything, anything at all, that you need. We should be docking soon, in an hour or so?
Carius' eyes go back to her cleavage for a moment, before he nods. "Um, yes, you're free to do as you please. Good work."
"Thank you, your majesty." Vizelle slowly stands up straight again. "If you ever require my services again, do call for me." She smiles, turning around, allowing the emperor to see her shapely ass underneath her short dress, before her long raven black hair covers it up. She beckons the twins to follow, heading back into the city to see how her disciples have done.
She feels his eyes on her, as the doors close. Heading back out into the city, she finds a message from Jeryn at a telepathic relay, a piece of ancient technology that psionics can use to store and transmit telepathic messages. The technology that makes them work is completely unknown to modern day humans, making them secure. Tapping into the relay, she hears We found the slaver. Had to kill a couple of his men, but we found him. He's interested to hear what you wanted, so he said you should meet him at his club, the Emerald Oedipus. Jeryn left her his visual memories of getting to the club, so she knows how to get there as if she herself had already been.
