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Post by Circe on Aug 18, 2018 19:47:38 GMT -6
Having spoken with the vampires, all Catherine had left to do was speak to the Fae and Werewolves. One of the two was generally easy enough to deal with, but the werewolves had the potential to go wrong in so many ways. Meanwhile, there was still an issue to address outside of the trouble Griogre was causing for her. When Molly's glamour had dropped, and revealed the Sergeants true nature, Catherine was given little choice in the matter.
Having just returned from the Court, she hadn't yet had time to gather her bearings with what had happened with MCU during her short few days absence. She had petitioned the queen to allow Molly to remain, as she had been raised human and knew little of fae world. For now, Tatianna had agreed, but only so long as Catherine kept an eye on the other; a task the Warden was not pleased with.
Meanwhile, Molly was due to hand back the analysis on the letter any time now. Catherine could safely say she wasn't looking forward to this discussion.
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Post by demikara on Aug 19, 2018 6:00:54 GMT -6
Molly was re-reading the analysis, her lips slashed into a frown as she knocked on Catherine's door. The other wasn't going to be pleased with this at all. The analysts had at least tried their best, but given the dangers that had already been revealed, testing without shielding was entirely too dangerous. That was a limiting factor. The sergeant closed the file abruptly and took in a single deep breath then let it go. Well, there was nothing she could do about a piss poor result. There was only so much the analysts would have been able to do anyway.
That didn't change the fact that Molly wasn't looking forward to this discussion. With a few more necklaces draped around her neck, each meant to shield her mind, she wasn't looking forward to the case as a whole. She had already been attacked once, which meant that she was a serious liability no matter how many wards she wore. And she wasn't going to cower behind stronger wards either. She had a job to do and would do it.
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Post by Circe on Aug 19, 2018 12:40:58 GMT -6
With both individuals less than amused at the prospect of the current discussion, there was little choice but the forge ahead, least the old one have his desired result. They would weather this brief storm, hopefully without someone ending up in prison or dead or both.
Opening the door, Catherine saw the look on Molly's face, and the slew of new necklaces draped carefully about the other's neck. At least the Dragon Court had been good on their word and provided additional protections, even if the other woman didn't particularly care for it. "Come in Bronson and have a seat. We're going to be here awhile." Catherine said, motioning towards a chair facing directly across from her desk.
As usual, the office was in a state of disarray, with papers piled in strategic stacks; obviously part of a filing system only the Warden really knew how to work.
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Post by demikara on Aug 19, 2018 14:32:56 GMT -6
Molly frowned and took a seat, handing over the folder. "Alright. the news on the letter won't take that long though." Please don't let this be a reprimand. Molly couldn't even think of anything she'd be reprimanded for, but she knew it was possible. She had gotten in trouble for weird things before after all. Molly just didn't want to get in trouble again, not this close after being possessed. then again, that may be the reason for the reprimand. She had her shields as high as she knew how, and it still hadn't been enough, even with the outside help of a warded necklace. The extra ones she doubted would do much more than get burnt through like her old one had.
Having mental barriers like a sieve was a trial and a half, she swore.
Molly went through her memory real fast to make certain she hadn't broken any rules she could think of. she hadn't even done any ward breaking in at least three days. So why did Catherine want to- Surely not because she had seen past her glamour. Nothing had come of it yet. That was the only thing the fae could think of though.
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Post by Circe on Aug 19, 2018 17:23:35 GMT -6
Molly's wards likely would have held had they not been put up against the sheer will and power of the veil. In some ways Catherine was sorry it had come to that, and it others she knew if she hadn't pulled that particular card they'd likely be in a worse position.
"Let's see what the analysts managed without killing themselves." Catherine said motioning for Molly to hand over the folder.
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Post by demikara on Aug 19, 2018 17:30:05 GMT -6
Molly handed over the folder and summarized it quickly, trying to save Catherine some time. "It's on standard printer paper, mundane ink. Hand writing is of an older style that makes for difficult reading. One of the analysts found a comprehension spell attached to it of all things. The English is older fashioned in spelling and grammar, as is the send off." Molly shrugged, not really sure. "There were layers spells on it. Comprehension, compulsion to read, compulsion to consider what was being said, a spell keyed to three magical signatures." She fell silent for a moment and held her head high.
"Scotty, you, and one other were identified as the signatures. The message changed dependent on which signature was perceived as reading it." And that was a nifty device that Molly adored, even if she hated how it was being used. "Yours had more text than Scotty's. Scotty's had more compulsion spells on it though, things tied to blood line. There was a spell configured to increase hatred towards werewolves on it, we think." She hesitated a moment. "And we'll want to get Scotty under a closer watch. One fo the spells was meant to increase blood lust, but had a trigger. We couldn't identify the trigger."
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Post by Circe on Aug 19, 2018 17:48:23 GMT -6
"A.. comprehension spell?" Catherine asked, slightly puzzled as to why that would be attached. A good many people who worked for them had experience untangling some of the older languages and could most days. The spelling and method of writing must have been truly ancient then; but that also meant that Griogre wasn't just some man who had been indiscriminately turned, but a man with an education, unusual for earlier periods.
"Okay so we know of two signatures then.. but we don't know the third? That's not unheard of." She added thoughtfully, wondering if it had been meant for someone else in her adopted family. "But.. we don't know much about the Constantin bloodline Bronson. Scotty and I are the only ones I know of." Catherine explained, that was information she hadn't given to the Dragon Court. She felt that there was still much that could be done against her with it. "I do agree, Scotty needs to be watched closer. The child has no concept of danger or our world, despite careful instruction."
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Post by demikara on Aug 19, 2018 17:59:24 GMT -6
"My pet theory is no one can read his handwriting without it." Molly admitted, more amused than not. "But it's probably just because he's old." She shrugged, not certain. Still, Catherine was right. So little was known about that bloodline. It wasn't like the Ra line where 'adoption' was not uncommon, but surviving long was. Molly considered how to handle the issue in front of them now, not wanting to be distracted by bloodlines right now.
Scotty was the most annoying sort of innocent out there. Well, second most. She didn't run headlong into danger, she just didn't acknowledge it as a thing. "Her defense is still...a determined toddler would be able to take her down. She's holding herself to human strength." Normally, that would be a good thing, but in this case it was more refusing to acknowledge she had anything above human strength. "Worse. She's holding herself to the strength she had before she knew she was part of the Unseen. A coddled high school girl is what I'm dealing with. I finally got her throwing punches correctly, but she's convinced she's going to hurt me." Which was ridiculous. Scotty was a pain and a half though. "We could maybe get her to stay here full time, in the temp quarters?"
It would be an efficient way to keep her under guard, but if she'd go for it was unknown.
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Post by Circe on Aug 19, 2018 18:10:09 GMT -6
Catherine considered this theory for a moment, "Possibly. It depends on when he learned to read and write, because up until recently, a great many were illiterate." She wasn't sure she wanted to think about how long he had been around, or who had turned him. She briefly shuddered at the thought that crossed her mind, and quickly dismissed it.
Then there was the subject of Scotty, who was still adamant that all of this wasn't happening. "Scotty needs some hardship, and to continue therapy with Rahal. I do agree however that she should be moved into the temporary quarters here. A 24/7 guard can be posted, per my orders." She added, as she turned her attention to the subject of Molly.
"Also.. there's the matter of your glamour Bronson. We need to talk."
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Post by demikara on Aug 19, 2018 18:22:31 GMT -6
"I'll get her then." Molly said simply and then paused. Her glamour. Molly settled, uncertain. "Warden, there is no matter of my glamour. I have been acting as an adult for a little over 40 years. I have been married and I have lost my love and I have been taking care of myself for much of those 40 years, and taking care of my parents for part of them." She sighed and rubbed at her temple. There really was no ignoring what the other had seen was there.
"My glamour doesn't effect the quality of my work or my specialization." In other words, there was nothing to talk about, as far as she was concerned. Yes, she technically had the body of a child, but she barely even knew what said body looked like. Her glamour was damn near 24/7, and even falling unconscious it would be powered for a good two days before failing. There was nothing to discuss.
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Post by Circe on Aug 19, 2018 18:33:39 GMT -6
Catherine held up a hand as Molly started rambling and avoiding the subject. "Yes, I know." She said flatly. This was going to be a more difficult subject to broach than she had originally thought. This situation had put them both at a disadvantage, Molly by the possession and Catherine by having had her hand forced with the fae.
"Molly... I spoke with Tatianna." Catherine started to explain. The discussion with the faerie queen hadn't been what Catherine was expecting. But the monarch had been willing be lenient and indulge the request, there had been some stipulations on what would happen. While Tatianna was willing to allow Molly to remain with MCU in her role as a Ward Breaker, she very strongly suggested that Catherine at some point bring her to the court. The queen had been very insistent that the girl learn her roots. "She's willing to allow you to remain."
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Post by demikara on Aug 19, 2018 18:39:30 GMT -6
Molly fell silent. Tatianna knew. There would be no more hiding, no more careful gathering of information. That was gone now, wasn't it? Brilliant. Just what she had never hoped for. The ward breaker considered her options, considered what to say and reigned in her first two impulses. Tatianna was like family to Catherine. Molly would not lose her temper over this. She was mature and if she wanted to keep the status quo, she'd have to prove it now too. "Warden, there is very little that can-" Molly sighed and reconsidered how to put it.
"Catherine, I don't remain where I don't want to remain. Nor do I go where I don't wish. Her allowance is generous, but I am human, if only culturally, and I was raised such." She may be fae by birth but that was it. She wasn't going to let the fae realm order her in anyway. "I'm glad to remain with MCU though."
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Post by Circe on Aug 19, 2018 18:49:14 GMT -6
"Molly, I don't think you understand the gravity of the situation at hand. Constantin was more than willing to oust you to the rest of the unseen world. The only reason Tatianna hasn't demanded you be recalled to court is because I can vouch for you. I put my family's title and role on the line!" Catherine exclaimed.
She wasn't proud of the strings she had pulled, or that she had had to go to family begging for mercy on a fae that for all they knew could be an enemy member of the unseelie; who they were still fighting the occasional skirmish with. Catherine had seen the reports on her desk at the end of the week, dropped off by a sprite, that detailed the wins, losses, and casualties of their current situation. Sometimes she wished she'd kept her day job, and hadn't inherited her father, Sir William's, role.
"And need I remind you of the newest wards on my office that you spent a week running headlong into."
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Post by demikara on Aug 19, 2018 18:58:58 GMT -6
"You put your- What were you thinking? I'm not worth all that! I'm...I'm the reverse of a changeling. I don't even know what I am! I was found by humans, abandoned. Why would you put anything on the line for me?" That didn't make any sense. Molly was a ward breaker, yeah, but there were others out there, she was hardly the only one in existence! She knew she could be replaced on the team, so why would Catherine risk anything like that on her.
"You can't just put your family's title and role on the line because of me! I could be...I could be the child of some weird unseelie!" Molly groaned and rubbed the bridge of her nose. "And those damned wards are directed specifically at me. I finally found the matrix on them. I can't believe you had them tailored against me. Now I have to figure out how to break that." And she would too, but it was a matter of time. Molly had the ward matrix and a few rough sketches copied down in her wardbreaking work book so she could begin to dissect it. Some wards could be brute forced open. Most required extensive knowledge of protection magic, runes, and arithmancy to really break down.
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Post by Circe on Aug 19, 2018 19:12:40 GMT -6
"Because you pig headed twat, I am responsible for you!" Catherine spat, her words blunt and acerbic. Trying to convey the gravity of the situation to Molly was nearly impossible. "You are no better than Scottlyn, you refuse to accept that you cannot change things!"
She had decided to discuss this privately instead of by other methods, and despite this Molly wasn't taking it very well. Catherine was thankful that Tatianna hadn't decided to recall them both to the court, and assign Catherine to the front with the Unseelie and Molly with her. Even though Catherine suspected the other would greatly enjoy that, the fae queen wasn't terribly vengeful towards many.
"I installed those wards so I could actually have some privacy in my own office... if you break them I will have you suspended."
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