Shadow Archon
Protoss Preserver
- Location
- Louisiana
Uh, end of series, he's part of the GAang so...
Deep Red (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Thread starter kosm
- Start date
Uh, end of series, he's part of the GAang so...
- Location
- USA
But that isnt HIS gang, it belongs to Aang. This is an important distinction.
Azula has henchmen, Zuko has friends/frenemies.
- Location
- USA
True, this really doesnt reflect well on the Mayor or the Governor. Not totally unmanageable though, if Akanae and Azula crack down hard enough Ozai might think it's been handled.
- Location
- California
Which is why we're considering making a vote for us to publicly execute the survivors after we interrogate them.
Shadow Archon
Protoss Preserver
- Location
- Louisiana
I don't really see it as such.
Despite being the leader, it shouldn't necessarily belong to Aang and him alone. No matter who's a part of the group, it's their group.
- Location
- USA
That's not enough on its own. There has to be actual progress against the dissidents and the locals need to be punished for failure as well if you want Ozai to be anywhere near satisfied for a failure like this.
- Location
- California
The problem being is that we want to be loved by the populace and have the assassins be viewed as terrorists. We can't do that if we crack down on innocent people.
- Location
- USA
A full crackdown on dissenters would work for appearances and doing something personal to the Mayor and Governor should be good enough. For example, taking Kori back to capitol as a personal retainer for Akane as much an opportunity for her as is it an implied threat for her parents if done right. Edit: It's not like the questers weren't planning to do that anyway.
Edit2: Eh... now that I think about it, getting the mastermind should be good enough if you can prove the attack was no fault of the locals. Put myself a bit too far into "Evil overlord" headspace while thinking.
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Shadow Archon
Protoss Preserver
- Location
- Louisiana
There's the possibility of an information leak somewhere, so that would need to be investigated.
She was attacked by assassins the day she arrived, with her personal guards' dinner poisoned.
Now, I'm not saying her arrival was a secret, given the size of the welcome party, but they knew exactly what food to poison and had a layout to the Mayor's housing given they knew which bedrooms to attack.
I think there's a traitor afoot here.
Now, it could just be the assassins did good recon, but I wouldn't just assume that out of hand without sniffing around.
- Location
- California
I thought the same thing. Either they already had a plot for the eventuality of royalty showing up, or there's some spies in the capitol.
- Location
- United States
Or they were planning on doing it to the mayor's family or governor's family and just switched targets.
- Location
- California
well, anyways, i guess we'll find out thursday assuming we get to the interrogation.
Yep, Kori's gonna be a hostage to secure the Mayor's compliance. Though stopping Azula from bullying her might become a significant time sink 
Though I think there's a missed opportunity there: they could have put the place in lock down, and spread word that Akane didn't survive the assassination attempt. It might have helped root out the traitors and other aligned parties.
Though I think there's a missed opportunity there: they could have put the place in lock down, and spread word that Akane didn't survive the assassination attempt. It might have helped root out the traitors and other aligned parties.
Chapter 5: Overcast Skies (Part 4)
Had a short live session last night; didn't really get far because I had a bad headache and the pace of this chapter is pretty slow. But here's the next bit of Chapter 5.
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You thank the servants when they finish, and compliment their work before dismissing them. But you hesitate before leaving.
"Mitsuko," you say, "Are you alright?"
"Me?" Mitsuko asks, her gaze sliding away from yours. Okay, she isn't alright. "I'm fine! Why?"
You stand up and give her a delicate hug. Your nails are still drying, but it's alright. She hugs you tightly back. It's reassuring.
"You can talk to me," you murmur in her ear. "Remember? Please don't feel that you need to hold anything back with me."
Mitsuko lets out a quiet breath and nestles her face against your neck. You can feel her breath on your skin. Your fingers twitch. If your nails were dry, you could hold her properly.
"I know," she mumbles. "You can talk to me too, okay? You don't have to bottle things up."
Ah. She thinks you're bottling up guilt about killing those men. You're not. Should you be?
You're alone in the room, now. Should you just tell her you don't feel anything? She might not take it well. She has a soft side, almost like Mother. Without the hypocrisy, that is; Mitsuko's soft side is much more tolerable than Mother's. But she obviously expects you to feel something about killing people. How upset would she be if you didn't feel anything? Would she think there's something wrong with you? You know Mother would. Mitsuko isn't like Mother but you've never known anyone else who has that kind of softness, you aren't sure how to accurately predict her reaction to this sort of thing except by comparing it to Mother, and -
"Akane?" Mitsuko whispers. "You can talk to me, okay? You can tell me how you feel."
"Mitsuko..."
You catch yourself shaking your head slightly. Mitsuko straightens up and finally looks you in the eye.
"You can talk to me," she repeats quietly. "You can tell me how you feel."
You don't know what she expects you to say. You suppose you just have to hope she understands.
It's grating. You don't know how to predict her reaction.
Maybe you should wait until you have a better feel for what she'll say.
"Akane?" Mitsuko prompts quietly. "Please."
Fine.
"I don't feel anything, Mitsuko."
It comes out quieter than you intend, but Mitsuko hears. She frowns. Damn it.
"I don't feel any guilt," you clarify. "It was self-defense. I don't see a reason to feel any guilt."
"It's okay to feel something after - after killing someone," Mitsuko tells you. "Even if it's self-defense. Even for warriors. I think it's normal to feel something after a first kill."
You're aware.
"Mitsuko," you repeat. "I'm telling you that I don't feel anything about it."
You did what you had to do; you didn't have a choice. He would have killed you and Azula too if he'd had a chance.
Mitsuko gives you a long, searching look. Her fingers run slowly through your hair.
"I'm sorry," you say, and you're not sure why.
"I believe you," she says quietly. "I'm not saying you did anything wrong or you deserve to feel guilty, just... Akane, sometimes I worry about you."
"There's nothing wrong with me."
"N-no, no, I know!" Mitsuko says hastily. "There's nothing wrong with you, you're perfect, you really are, just - being perfect is a lot of pressure, and you - Akane, I know you're a princess, and you can handle yourself, I just... a lot has happened the last few years, and..."
"I've been doing my best to handle it."
You left Cao Liu's book on mental illnesses back in the palace.
"I know," she says. "I just... I just want to help. I don't want you to have to face anything alone."
You've never told her about Azulon. Or about that night you confronted Mother. Or even about the day with Azula, when you thought Father had... when you jumped to thinking about killing Father, for no reason. You can't talk about these things here, but...
"This place isn't safe to speak freely," you murmur. "We can't talk about everything here."
"I know," Mitsuko says. "But maybe we can find somewhere safe to talk soon?"
"Mm."
There's at least one thing you should say now, though. You need to make sure she knows.
You wrap your arms tighter around Mitsuko and press closer. She makes a noise in surprise.
"I need you," you whisper in her ear, "to do something for me."
"Anything," she breathes.
You're quiet for a moment, not sure how to put it. For a moment you're curious how Mitsuko's hair smells so good even the morning after an assassination attempt. A part of you wishes you could just stay here, like this, without having to worry or handle any responsibilities or...
You sigh into her hair. Mitsuko's arms wrap tighter around you. You're a princess. The crown princess.
And you have to attend to reality.
"I need you to watch me," you whisper to her. "And warn me, if you ever notice my emotions, or my judgment, begin to seem... dangerously abnormal."
You pull away again, and meet Mitsuko's eyes. You can see the confusion and concern written on her face. Well, hopefully she'll stay confused about what you mean. Hopefully this nagging worry of yours won't amount to anything, and you'll just remember it as a passing insecurity. But if something does end up going wrong...
Well. If Grandfather's any indication, she'll know it when she sees it.
You swallow.
"Just... do this for me," you say quietly. "Please?"
She nods slowly.
"Okay," she says. "I will. I promise."
"Thank you."
She hugs you again, tighter than before. You let yourself linger in her embrace.
The Mayor can wait for a moment.
* * * * *
97 AC (15 years old)
Yu Dao: Capitol Building
The Mayor, predictably, is falling over himself to make apologies and promises the moment you're within earshot of him. He looks rather haggard, really; he could have used a bath, too. Maybe if he hadn't allowed assassins into your chambers he would have had time to tend to his appearance.
"...our fullest cooperation, Princess, and I assure you it will only be a matter of days before we have found the ringleaders behind this plot, if they aren't among the men already in custody -"
"Are you really going to make my sister sit through your groveling too?" Azula cuts in. "Wasn't it enough to waste one princess's time?"
"I-I would never wish to waste her Highness's time," Mayor Morishita stammers. "I only meant to say - oh, please, allow me, Princess."
You move to sit at the Mayor's desk, and he interrupts himself to pull out the chair for you.
"Get to the point, Masaru," Azula sighs. You'd barely remembered that was his first name; you appreciate the reminder. "Tell her what you told me. The useful parts."
You just look at him expectantly. Really, as long as you're with Azula, you hardly even need to express any displeasure. She handles that all on her own.
"Yes, of course, of course," he says quickly. "Our investigation is already on the move..."
He fills you in on the actions they've taken so far. The locals who participated in the assassination attempt have all been identified; half of them were known to the city guard already for petty crimes or vagrancy. Their known associates, friends, and family have all been brought in for questioning. The city has been sealed against anyone entering or leaving, to ensure no conspirators can escape. And all the servants who would have had access to the barracks' food at the time of the mass poisoning are being questioned as well.
The attackers apparently didn't take anything or attempt to kill anyone except you, Azula, and Piandao. The Mayor says that they likely didn't target him because they were stretched thin already and hoped to make you suspicious of one of your loyal servants. He stresses that his family has been unfailingly loyal to yours for generations.
You suppose you have to give him credit for that. Even you have been a little disloyal to past generations of your family before.
Should you give any orders as to how you want the investigation carried out?
"You needn't be so frantic, Mayor Morishita. It sounds as though the investigation is proceeding as it should," you note. "Your measures are reasonable, and of course we have no reason to suspect you of treason."
He looks like he's just dodged a boulder.
"We'll just have to see how competently you carry out these measures you've listed," Azula says.
Quite.
"Of course, your Highnesses," the Mayor says quickly. "They will be, I assure you. I'll oversee it all personally."
"Mm." Azula is going to dislike this, but... "As you supervise the investigation, do make sure to treat anyone found innocent with all fairness and respect possible. We don't want to alienate the general population; that may be exactly what the assassins hope for."
Morishita blinks at you in surprise, and Azula looks at you like you're Zuko.
"They will have prepared to use this as a recruitment tool," you say levelly, glancing at Azula. "They will have prepared to tell the natives that our harshness is evidence of our true colors, evidence that we will turn against them the moment anyone threatens our power, evidence that the natives will never truly be equal citizens under the law. If we act violently now, we'll play into their hands, and suffer in the long term. We must show the town that we are unfazed by this ineffective attempt on our lives, and that we do not consider the native population to have any collective guilt. We must make sure that life goes on as normal for everyone who was not involved."
They can't have staked all their hopes on the idea that they might actually succeed in such an ambitious plan. If you were an Earth Kingdom agent, you would have attempted to make sure that your rebel movement could reap some benefit no matter what the result of the actual assassination attempt. And you already know they're recruiting among the locals by preying on people's grievances with the Fire Nation government.
"That... sounds most reasonable, Princess," Mayor Morishita says slowly.
He almost sounds surprised.
"I'm glad that you think so," you tell him.
Azula looks extremely irritated, but you're satisfied to note that she doesn't seem willing to question you in front of the Mayor.
"I will also be instructing Piandao to pursue his own investigation," you add, changing the subject. "Please tell your men that they are to give him whatever aid or cooperation he requests."
Piandao is well-known as a scholar as well as a swordsman; you expect he could do well investigating on his own. And he has a personal stake in this, so he should be quite motivated.
"Of course, Princess," Morishita says. "I'll see to it at once."
"Good."
Now, what should you focus on doing? You'll need to make a public appearance to reassure the town that you're unhurt and none of the assassins even escaped, and to assure them that the investigation is ongoing. But you could go farther, and spend the next few days making multiple public appearances, touring the town - it would show that you don't feel threatened by the assassins at all, and that you still have a great deal of interest in the city. Or you could spend some time interrogating a prisoner or two personally, to get a feel for your enemies. Or you could just let things play out for now, and focus on what you originally came to do - forging Mitsuko's sword. There should be time for that later as well, but you could focus on it now if you don't have anything you feel you need to do.
* * * * *
97 AC (15 years old)
Yu Dao
You make an appearance in the town square later that same day; it's a hasty affair, with less fanfare than your arrival had. There's a massive turnout, but you're not certain whether that's because word is already traveling about the people who've been brought in for questioning or if it's just because people want to see their crown princess in the flesh.
You need to tell everyone about the assassination attempt, and stress that none of the targets were even injured and all of the assassins were captured or killed. But what else should you say during your speech? You'll likely reach more of the common people of the town with this speech than you did with your speech when you arrived.
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I just ended live there with an open write-in box for suggestions because I was under the weather that night. Sorry for the briefness of the update! If anyone has any suggestions, IC or OOC, please feel free to put them in the write-in box on fiction.live or to post them here. Thanks for reading!
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You thank the servants when they finish, and compliment their work before dismissing them. But you hesitate before leaving.
"Mitsuko," you say, "Are you alright?"
"Me?" Mitsuko asks, her gaze sliding away from yours. Okay, she isn't alright. "I'm fine! Why?"
You stand up and give her a delicate hug. Your nails are still drying, but it's alright. She hugs you tightly back. It's reassuring.
"You can talk to me," you murmur in her ear. "Remember? Please don't feel that you need to hold anything back with me."
Mitsuko lets out a quiet breath and nestles her face against your neck. You can feel her breath on your skin. Your fingers twitch. If your nails were dry, you could hold her properly.
"I know," she mumbles. "You can talk to me too, okay? You don't have to bottle things up."
Ah. She thinks you're bottling up guilt about killing those men. You're not. Should you be?
You're alone in the room, now. Should you just tell her you don't feel anything? She might not take it well. She has a soft side, almost like Mother. Without the hypocrisy, that is; Mitsuko's soft side is much more tolerable than Mother's. But she obviously expects you to feel something about killing people. How upset would she be if you didn't feel anything? Would she think there's something wrong with you? You know Mother would. Mitsuko isn't like Mother but you've never known anyone else who has that kind of softness, you aren't sure how to accurately predict her reaction to this sort of thing except by comparing it to Mother, and -
"Akane?" Mitsuko whispers. "You can talk to me, okay? You can tell me how you feel."
Tell her you feel nothing. No guilt at all. (18)
+ Apologize. (13)
Tell her you feel no guilt about it, you suppose you just weren't raised that way. You don't 'enjoy' killing people, and you wouldn't have done it if it hadn't been necessary. But you were just raised with a warriors mindset, killing is a part of life as well. (8)
Tell her you don't know how to feel about what you've done. (1)
Tell her that you know and you will, but after you deal with investigating the Mayor and his family. (1)
Tell her you feel fine. Tell her you feel guilty about what you did but you'll be okay. (1)
+ Apologize. (13)
Tell her you feel no guilt about it, you suppose you just weren't raised that way. You don't 'enjoy' killing people, and you wouldn't have done it if it hadn't been necessary. But you were just raised with a warriors mindset, killing is a part of life as well. (8)
Tell her you don't know how to feel about what you've done. (1)
Tell her that you know and you will, but after you deal with investigating the Mayor and his family. (1)
Tell her you feel fine. Tell her you feel guilty about what you did but you'll be okay. (1)
"Mitsuko..."
You catch yourself shaking your head slightly. Mitsuko straightens up and finally looks you in the eye.
"You can talk to me," she repeats quietly. "You can tell me how you feel."
You don't know what she expects you to say. You suppose you just have to hope she understands.
It's grating. You don't know how to predict her reaction.
Maybe you should wait until you have a better feel for what she'll say.
"Akane?" Mitsuko prompts quietly. "Please."
Fine.
"I don't feel anything, Mitsuko."
It comes out quieter than you intend, but Mitsuko hears. She frowns. Damn it.
"I don't feel any guilt," you clarify. "It was self-defense. I don't see a reason to feel any guilt."
"It's okay to feel something after - after killing someone," Mitsuko tells you. "Even if it's self-defense. Even for warriors. I think it's normal to feel something after a first kill."
You're aware.
"Mitsuko," you repeat. "I'm telling you that I don't feel anything about it."
You did what you had to do; you didn't have a choice. He would have killed you and Azula too if he'd had a chance.
Mitsuko gives you a long, searching look. Her fingers run slowly through your hair.
"I'm sorry," you say, and you're not sure why.
"I believe you," she says quietly. "I'm not saying you did anything wrong or you deserve to feel guilty, just... Akane, sometimes I worry about you."
"There's nothing wrong with me."
"N-no, no, I know!" Mitsuko says hastily. "There's nothing wrong with you, you're perfect, you really are, just - being perfect is a lot of pressure, and you - Akane, I know you're a princess, and you can handle yourself, I just... a lot has happened the last few years, and..."
"I've been doing my best to handle it."
You left Cao Liu's book on mental illnesses back in the palace.
"I know," she says. "I just... I just want to help. I don't want you to have to face anything alone."
You've never told her about Azulon. Or about that night you confronted Mother. Or even about the day with Azula, when you thought Father had... when you jumped to thinking about killing Father, for no reason. You can't talk about these things here, but...
Tell Mitsuko that you need her to tell you if your emotions or logic ever start to seem worryingly abnormal. (27)
Tell Mitsuko you've killed someone in self-defense before. (20)
Tell Mitsuko only that you'll talk to her about it later, when you're safe. (13)
Tell Mitsuko you've killed someone in self-defense before. (20)
Tell Mitsuko only that you'll talk to her about it later, when you're safe. (13)
"This place isn't safe to speak freely," you murmur. "We can't talk about everything here."
"I know," Mitsuko says. "But maybe we can find somewhere safe to talk soon?"
"Mm."
There's at least one thing you should say now, though. You need to make sure she knows.
You wrap your arms tighter around Mitsuko and press closer. She makes a noise in surprise.
"I need you," you whisper in her ear, "to do something for me."
"Anything," she breathes.
You're quiet for a moment, not sure how to put it. For a moment you're curious how Mitsuko's hair smells so good even the morning after an assassination attempt. A part of you wishes you could just stay here, like this, without having to worry or handle any responsibilities or...
You sigh into her hair. Mitsuko's arms wrap tighter around you. You're a princess. The crown princess.
And you have to attend to reality.
"I need you to watch me," you whisper to her. "And warn me, if you ever notice my emotions, or my judgment, begin to seem... dangerously abnormal."
You pull away again, and meet Mitsuko's eyes. You can see the confusion and concern written on her face. Well, hopefully she'll stay confused about what you mean. Hopefully this nagging worry of yours won't amount to anything, and you'll just remember it as a passing insecurity. But if something does end up going wrong...
Well. If Grandfather's any indication, she'll know it when she sees it.
You swallow.
"Just... do this for me," you say quietly. "Please?"
She nods slowly.
"Okay," she says. "I will. I promise."
"Thank you."
She hugs you again, tighter than before. You let yourself linger in her embrace.
The Mayor can wait for a moment.
* * * * *
97 AC (15 years old)
Yu Dao: Capitol Building
The Mayor, predictably, is falling over himself to make apologies and promises the moment you're within earshot of him. He looks rather haggard, really; he could have used a bath, too. Maybe if he hadn't allowed assassins into your chambers he would have had time to tend to his appearance.
"...our fullest cooperation, Princess, and I assure you it will only be a matter of days before we have found the ringleaders behind this plot, if they aren't among the men already in custody -"
"Are you really going to make my sister sit through your groveling too?" Azula cuts in. "Wasn't it enough to waste one princess's time?"
"I-I would never wish to waste her Highness's time," Mayor Morishita stammers. "I only meant to say - oh, please, allow me, Princess."
You move to sit at the Mayor's desk, and he interrupts himself to pull out the chair for you.
"Get to the point, Masaru," Azula sighs. You'd barely remembered that was his first name; you appreciate the reminder. "Tell her what you told me. The useful parts."
You just look at him expectantly. Really, as long as you're with Azula, you hardly even need to express any displeasure. She handles that all on her own.
"Yes, of course, of course," he says quickly. "Our investigation is already on the move..."
He fills you in on the actions they've taken so far. The locals who participated in the assassination attempt have all been identified; half of them were known to the city guard already for petty crimes or vagrancy. Their known associates, friends, and family have all been brought in for questioning. The city has been sealed against anyone entering or leaving, to ensure no conspirators can escape. And all the servants who would have had access to the barracks' food at the time of the mass poisoning are being questioned as well.
The attackers apparently didn't take anything or attempt to kill anyone except you, Azula, and Piandao. The Mayor says that they likely didn't target him because they were stretched thin already and hoped to make you suspicious of one of your loyal servants. He stresses that his family has been unfailingly loyal to yours for generations.
You suppose you have to give him credit for that. Even you have been a little disloyal to past generations of your family before.
Should you give any orders as to how you want the investigation carried out?
Tell the Mayor to make sure to treat anyone found to be innocent with all fairness and gentleness possible. (22)
+"A harsh crackdown on citizens might be exactly what they want." (34)
+Set Piandao off on his own investigation, with the only stipulations being "Don't murder anyone." (33)
+Reassure him that you have no reason to suspect him of being disloyal, for now anyway, so he should calm down. (22)
+ Afterall, we are here to punish the guilty, not the innocent. The more we tighten our grip, the more will slip through our fingers. (12)
Tell the Mayor to establish martial law to further limit any conspirators' ability to hide or move about the city. (9)
Tell the Mayor to put pressure on the neighbors of the locals involved in the attacks, to intimidate people into coming forward with information. (3)
+"A harsh crackdown on citizens might be exactly what they want." (34)
+Set Piandao off on his own investigation, with the only stipulations being "Don't murder anyone." (33)
+Reassure him that you have no reason to suspect him of being disloyal, for now anyway, so he should calm down. (22)
+ Afterall, we are here to punish the guilty, not the innocent. The more we tighten our grip, the more will slip through our fingers. (12)
Tell the Mayor to establish martial law to further limit any conspirators' ability to hide or move about the city. (9)
Tell the Mayor to put pressure on the neighbors of the locals involved in the attacks, to intimidate people into coming forward with information. (3)
He looks like he's just dodged a boulder.
"We'll just have to see how competently you carry out these measures you've listed," Azula says.
Quite.
"Of course, your Highnesses," the Mayor says quickly. "They will be, I assure you. I'll oversee it all personally."
"Mm." Azula is going to dislike this, but... "As you supervise the investigation, do make sure to treat anyone found innocent with all fairness and respect possible. We don't want to alienate the general population; that may be exactly what the assassins hope for."
Morishita blinks at you in surprise, and Azula looks at you like you're Zuko.
"They will have prepared to use this as a recruitment tool," you say levelly, glancing at Azula. "They will have prepared to tell the natives that our harshness is evidence of our true colors, evidence that we will turn against them the moment anyone threatens our power, evidence that the natives will never truly be equal citizens under the law. If we act violently now, we'll play into their hands, and suffer in the long term. We must show the town that we are unfazed by this ineffective attempt on our lives, and that we do not consider the native population to have any collective guilt. We must make sure that life goes on as normal for everyone who was not involved."
They can't have staked all their hopes on the idea that they might actually succeed in such an ambitious plan. If you were an Earth Kingdom agent, you would have attempted to make sure that your rebel movement could reap some benefit no matter what the result of the actual assassination attempt. And you already know they're recruiting among the locals by preying on people's grievances with the Fire Nation government.
"That... sounds most reasonable, Princess," Mayor Morishita says slowly.
He almost sounds surprised.
"I'm glad that you think so," you tell him.
Azula looks extremely irritated, but you're satisfied to note that she doesn't seem willing to question you in front of the Mayor.
"I will also be instructing Piandao to pursue his own investigation," you add, changing the subject. "Please tell your men that they are to give him whatever aid or cooperation he requests."
Piandao is well-known as a scholar as well as a swordsman; you expect he could do well investigating on his own. And he has a personal stake in this, so he should be quite motivated.
"Of course, Princess," Morishita says. "I'll see to it at once."
"Good."
Now, what should you focus on doing? You'll need to make a public appearance to reassure the town that you're unhurt and none of the assassins even escaped, and to assure them that the investigation is ongoing. But you could go farther, and spend the next few days making multiple public appearances, touring the town - it would show that you don't feel threatened by the assassins at all, and that you still have a great deal of interest in the city. Or you could spend some time interrogating a prisoner or two personally, to get a feel for your enemies. Or you could just let things play out for now, and focus on what you originally came to do - forging Mitsuko's sword. There should be time for that later as well, but you could focus on it now if you don't have anything you feel you need to do.
Focus on spending your time with Mitsuko forging her sword. (30)
+ Do personally oversee at least 1 interrogation. (17)
Focus on spending your time making public appearances and touring the town. (19)
Focus on spending your time interrogating prisoners and overseeing the details of the investigation. (2)
+ Do personally oversee at least 1 interrogation. (17)
Focus on spending your time making public appearances and touring the town. (19)
Focus on spending your time interrogating prisoners and overseeing the details of the investigation. (2)
97 AC (15 years old)
Yu Dao
You make an appearance in the town square later that same day; it's a hasty affair, with less fanfare than your arrival had. There's a massive turnout, but you're not certain whether that's because word is already traveling about the people who've been brought in for questioning or if it's just because people want to see their crown princess in the flesh.
You need to tell everyone about the assassination attempt, and stress that none of the targets were even injured and all of the assassins were captured or killed. But what else should you say during your speech? You'll likely reach more of the common people of the town with this speech than you did with your speech when you arrived.
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I just ended live there with an open write-in box for suggestions because I was under the weather that night. Sorry for the briefness of the update! If anyone has any suggestions, IC or OOC, please feel free to put them in the write-in box on fiction.live or to post them here. Thanks for reading!
Takareer
Words and feathers
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
Though I do hope you feel better soon, I must say it's great how your "short", headache-plagued writing session produces a chapter of double length and quadruple quality to many other stories!
Jamie Roberts
Hávamál 127
- Location
- N/A
- Pronouns
- she/her
"A little disloyal"? Kid, you literally murdered your grandfather, and if Azula had successfully pulled away from you that one time you thought she was injured, either you or your father would be dead right now. Quite possibly both.
- Location
- Site 19A4
On the contrary, we're fiercely loyal to our family... at least, to the members of our family who we care about.
Uhhhhhh... which at this rate, constitutes Azula and maybe Zuko, also Mitsuko as a surrogate family member.
- Location
- the Literature Club
The real family was the friends we made along the way?
- Location
- Site 19A4
Precisely! We may be a world conquer in training, but we also understand the power of Friendship!
Poliamida
(Verified Heavy Molecule)
- Location
- Beyond the Stars
Well, that went as well as expected. Even a bit better, honestly.
Mmm, now, for a sugestion about how to handle the masses...
I dont have any concrete idea for a speech but we have to handle this delicately. We can't show weakness, but we cannot threaten the town either (not being hated by the population is a must, Machiavelli 101). We must show benevolence (being good when people expected you to be bad is a sure road to loyalty) while also being firm with the traitors.
Honestly I wouldn't mind having the attackers crucified while making an event of us taking Kori claiming to be impressed by her loyalty. Could we modify the story a bit and claim that Kori helped us against the attackers? But we need something to give the population, not sure what.
Mmm, now, for a sugestion about how to handle the masses...
I dont have any concrete idea for a speech but we have to handle this delicately. We can't show weakness, but we cannot threaten the town either (not being hated by the population is a must, Machiavelli 101). We must show benevolence (being good when people expected you to be bad is a sure road to loyalty) while also being firm with the traitors.
Honestly I wouldn't mind having the attackers crucified while making an event of us taking Kori claiming to be impressed by her loyalty. Could we modify the story a bit and claim that Kori helped us against the attackers? But we need something to give the population, not sure what.
Firedon
Lazy Sleepy Cat
- Location
- Germany
Love that line.