675-08-22 - Hypothetical Conspiracies

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Hypothetical Conspiracies
Summary: Nimoria makes an unannounced visit to Adara.
Who: Adara Zorich Nimoria
References: re:Edris Alachri re:Abegayle Onimus re:Nathan Onimus re:Eleora Machuri
When: 675-08-22
Related Logs: 675-08-22 - Choice of Fate
Date of RP: 2014-08-22
Where: Adara's Manse - Isle of the Crown
Room Desc: A simple riding trail from the city winds its way through the hills and woods leading up to a cleared area around a rad-painted wall with a gold-painted door separating a manse from the surrounding area. From outside the walls only the roof of the manse can be seen, as the red and gold checkerboard pattern of the tiles continue the color scheme.

Once inside the walls it is revealed the inside of the walls and door matches the color scheme of the outside, however the walls of the manse do not match. The walls of the manse itself are blue with green decorating the doors and windows.

The area between the privacy wall and the manse is the private gardens with cobbled pathways lazily curving through the area and up to the doors of the manse itself.

The gardens consist of flowerbeds, shrubbery, bird baths, small decorative fountains, and small statues of the three Patrons hidden away atop pedestals as though they are there to both honor the Onimoria and also to not create the appearance of shoving it in one's face that they are present.

The inside of the manse itself is decorated in typical styles and decors for the manses of the wealthy and nobility. There is a solar, common room, kitchen, dining area, two privies, servant's quarters, three bedrooms, and four guest rooms. The sleeping rooms and a privy on the second floor with the other rooms on the ground floor.


Past several days have been busy for Adara, finally in her own manse, in her own bed. Liat attending lessons to be a Lady-in-waiting to the queen, Iyov and Kinneret looking to buy something, likely for Kinneret. Aside from the servants Adara has the place to herself and is resting comfortably in her own bed.

A furious gust of wind, named as the Royal High Oni Nimoria, bursts inside lady Adara's manse. This time, she is wearing quite a proper gown. It is made of silver gilt lame, covered with light green silk chiffon, embroidered with rosettes in pearls and glass. The dress has a long skirt with a train. Her hair are tangled from the wind and there is a tiny pinkish blush on her cheek as if Nimoria was almost running all the time. "Where is your mistress?" She asks crossly for a young maid. "In her room, Royal Mother," she curtsies deeply, "I could invite her..." However, Nimoria does not wait for all that ceremony. Announced by the guards or not, she will, finally, invade into Mistress of Whisper's quarters. Even not caring that the woman is in her bed and a few guards are likely running after her, Nimoria yells, "THAT BITCH! THAT BITCH TRICKED ME! NOBODY TRICKS ME EVER!!!" And she leans against the wodden docorations of the bed, at the end of it, stabbing her gaze to Adara.

Adara is already awake and alert when Nimoria enters, she gives a dismissive wave as Nimoria starts her rant. The guards back down and close the doors to give them privacy, though they do move a bit slower then normal. This is likely due to the fact Adara seems to sleep nude as she is already crossing her room to the wardrobe as Nimoria stamps about in rage. As Adara pulls out a robe of silk to wrap around her immodest, and for her age quite pleasing by a lot of standards of a 'good body'. Once the robe is sinched closed she faces Nimoria and says, "You honor me Royal Mother. Perhaps we should begin by you telling me who you are talking about and what happened." in a calm voice.

"WHAT HAPPENED? I TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED!" Nimoria has to inhale a few more times deeply,before she is able to speak in a more quiet voice, but still incredibly mad, "Your redhead. I admit. She made me screw things. She is a lier and a traitor. You were right and the Fourth were wrong. YOU WERE RIGHT. You know, why Eleora is so adorably following the Queen's orders, even if the Queen is suffering from the loss and can't think clearly? Because she wants to be the good Royal Mother and that /I/ would be the bad one... But redhead kid of our Queen? That is impossible. She won't trick the Prince, who may try to get rid of his own mother and sister to get his bastard on the throne. Then our Kingdom will face a disaster!"

Adara nods and says, "I'm aware the plan was Nathan's, my investigation found that as he confessed it to me. I can understand Eleora's strict holding to the faith and don't fault her for that. I also informed the queen already that there was a potentially threat to her and Madalyn, though I believe Madalyn is at greater risk then the queen. As I said though my investigation has found the plan was Nathan's, though I will admit Edris has become too brazen, that was proven by the way she talked back to the queen. Forgive me, I still don't understand why you have come to me with this."

"I remember, how you came to me,telling that you wouldn;t investigate me if by accident that whore would lose her child. Now, it is our goal to make sure, that she would disappear. That she would lose her child and would disappear. The Queen must get her minds back. We don't need any children. Bastrads or orphans in the castle to pretend being royals. I..." Nimoria sighs and turns her back to Adara, "I talked with that whore. She said, if she would have to chose anyone, she would chose the Queen. She looked so honest. She kept talking how she serves the Queen. So, I shared... I told... I mentioned her about some plans... I thought I will scare her and she will run away. She will fake her death and disappear into unknown world or wherever. " Then Nimoria turns back to Adara, all trmebling and curling her fingers into fists, "But she chose to stay. She said, she will serve the QUEEN and she does not care about Prince's plans. She is good with everything. I saw it in her eyes. She said, she wants her child to get what she was never allowed to. She wants her child on the THRONE... and now she knows too much. Just your webs can save us from disaster now!"

Adara nods and says, "She was a Whisper, even without formal training we are taught to manipulate others to get the information we desire. You have never seen such from me as there hasn't been anything I wanted to know from you that I could not simply ask. As to the child, as I said, I've washed my hands on the matter. I cannot go back on that now or my word becomes meaningless. I will keep my word that if you take action my Whispers will not investigate you in the matter." Taking a breath and moving to take a seat on the foot of the bed, she pats the bed next to her and asks, "Why don't you sit down and we can discuss the matter."

It looks like huge flames enlights the gaze of Nimoria, when Adara gives such an answer, "So, do you SERVE FOR YOUR OWN ASS OR THE QUEEN???" She flops to the patted place, "Damn, I was trying to help. My hands are tied! I can't make her child disappear, you know. Eleora takes over all the caring. She won't leave mealone for the checkup... THAT WHORE OF YOURS KNOWS..." Nimoria turns to Adara and shakes her slightly, if allowed, "She knows that our Queen lost her child and that she will use hers to present as royal child of the Queen. She knows that you wnated to get rid of her child. She knows that I want her child dead and that Eleora uses her to get a better position... I don't care about my ass. I am in a deep trouble here, and if anything happens to the child, I will be blamed. BUT if Eleora succeeds... If Prince Nathan succeeds... You will have to live in this Kingdom and your hands will be stained with the blood of the Queen and Princess Madalyn... Will you be happy then?"

Adara offers no resistance to being shaken and says, "There are more subtle ways. After all if there is no sign or poison or drug one must logically assume a natural miscarriage or the will of the Patrons resulted in such a tragic loss. I even informed them of ways to be cautious and keep an eye out for such things. Tasters and the like." She crosses her ankles, knees together and leans back slightly. Taking on a more relaxed, some might even say a seductive pose and adds, "The question there is what kind of tasters are employed. After all if a drug that takes hours to before it goes into effect, that only affects a woman with child is consumed by one who is not, or is consumed by a man, then you'd hardly have a reaction that would make you question poison. For Edris, I would actually say, hypothetically of course as I can have no part in such a thing, that if left alive then at best she would be discarded by the queen as worthless without a child of sufficient development within her. The queen would no doubt want another child to replace the one lost, but better a commoner then such a threat to the throne. After all a commoner's blood can be revealed if needed. Then there is always the worse case scenario where the queen is so enraged she orders Edris killed personally. So either dead, or as Eleora suggested, assigned her elsewhere, far away so she can continue to use her skills to our advantage and at the same time be banished from the kingdom."

"She knows that someone wants to kill her or her child. She will be way more careful. Repeat as much as you wish, that it's not on your hands, but now just your people can think of something. So, it is on your hands. If you don't do anything, I will see you as a supporter of our Prince's and his whores plan. You have your ways! Nobody is watching you. You can find a person, make him do stuff and disappear. So, will you keep repeating as a coward, that you won't do anything, or you will fix this mess and will be rewarded?" Nimoria stands up now, turning her gaze down at Adara.

Adara says, "You don't seem to notice subtlety much, perhaps how Edris gained her advantage." in a calm, nonjudgmental tone as she stands and attempts to lean in to whisper to Nimoria if allowed.

Nimoria angrily chews on her lip,but does not move away, letting Adara to whisper.

Adara leans in close as though to kiss Nimoria's cheek and whispers in a soft voice, "You are closer then I to Edris now. I've heard an old acquaintance wishes to give you a gift for helping them with a religious crisis." She then leans away to give a lasting, meaningful look as though what she just said isn't just an excuse but perhaps to explain if questioned later. She then leans in to whisper once more when she thinks Nimoria has got the message and whispers softly once more, "I'm sure if you came across any strange powders you would not have it place into a container of liquid bound for Edris' chambers. After all a simple powder could easily be mistaken for seasoning, and once added to a liquid and it dissolves completely who would know it was ever there?"

Taking a breath she adds as another whisper, "Perhaps you could go to prepare yourself some wine, and some of the seasoning you wish to try 'accidentally' ends up in the picture of water nearby. I'm sure such a pitcher of water wouldn't be bound for Edris' chambers shortly after as part of her nightly supper." as she pulls away and looks to Nimoria for a reaction. Is she actually telling her how to pull it off with creditable excuses?

Nimoria shakes her head slowly and now speaks in a whisper, "If someone would comeand inform you, that a Mistress of Whispers wishes your unborn child death, would you still drink wine braught to your chambers?" Nimoria just asks quite a logical question, "I am telling you, I /told/ her everything, because I thought she will chose the side of the Queen and Kingdom, not her prince."

ADara nods and is silent for a moment before asking, "Do you know where Eleora keeps her tonics, lotions, or the like? Or the components used to make them, and if so can you gain access to that room without anyone seeing you?"

"Well... I don't think so. She has everything in her own room and Guardians of Onimoria are always around. She will definitely be suspicious, if I will walk in her room.Right now, she even does not speak with me..."

Adara nods and asks, "How many Guardians are typically around Eleora's chambers when she is not present, or is it simply those that normally patrol the halls?"

Nimoria shakes her head, "Guards are patrolling in the halls. Guardians of Onimoria are standing in front of her doors. Two of them - always. Can't we find another way? Maybe an accident? Can't she fall somewhere?"

Adara shakes her head and says, "An 'accident' would be to easily associated with assassination with all that has taken place and been said. The best option would be to try and pass it off as a natural miscarriage or the will of the patrons, anything else would result in a hunt for assassins. It is true however that it would be difficult, and a way would have to be found... You know the components well to create the tonics and other such agents for a woman with child correct?"

"Yes, I do. I can make many tonics, medicine or even poisons. I have such skills. That's what I was taught!" Nimoria rolls her eyes as if surprised, why Adara asks it at all.

A smile spreads across Adara's lips and asks, "Eleora's quarters are still tended by servants correct?"

"Yes, of course!" Nimoria nodnods.

Adara nods and says, "Then I'm sure someone cleaning her chambers while she is away tending to other matters wouldn't leave something behind in the components." offering a coy smile before adding, "Are any of the components used for nightly tonics a light colored powder, preferably white?"

"Eleora will go checking on that woman tomorrow morning. It will be a first checkup. I am pretty sure, that she will give her a few of her tonics... Yes... There are a few of a white color, yes..." The woman nods.

Adara shakes her head and says, "The last of the night. A miscarriage at night is less likely to be notice when asleep, and if noticed it will take longer to wake Eleora and bring her to save the child, resulting in a more likely unfortunate loss. Clear crystals or powder will blend in well with light colored powders. Describe ways to identify them, look, smell, and the like. There is no need to write them down. I will know and I will make sure no one will place anything harmful into such components. Also the amounts of those components needed for the mixture is also good to know so we can ensure a full dose of harmful agents can't be added. Then we need only pray that late at night a child is not lost."

"So, we should do all this tonight or early morning, that Eleora would give our medicine for Edris in the evening..."

Adara shakes her head and says, "To soon after you threatened Edris. Give it time, it will happen one night, do not look for it, do not expect it and the surprise will be more genuine. A few points to remember, these are vital. Do 'not' cast blame on Eleora, do not deny you originally wanted to kill the child but was over-ruled if asked about it. If in Council or before the queen as the matter is being discussed, I want you to ask if it could have been poison. Ask that casually, as though you are trying to think of options of what might have happened. If confronted about you poisoning her, simply point out how would you have been able to without anyone noticing. If anyone mentions me based on what you told Edris simply say you were lying to try and scare Edris into serving the kingdom over Prince Nathan, which is also the truth."

"Thank you, Mistress of Whispers... I never thought, that I will say this,but thank you. Onimoria will gift you for your loyality. I am sure, that you know, what you are doing, and I will do, what you told..." Nimoria looks around the chambers now, "Lovely home. Sorry for disturbing your sleep... I will leave now..." She bows her head slightly, before turning towards the door.

<FS3> Nimoria rolls Apothecary: Good Success.

Adara says, "Whatever you may or may not think of me, know my loyalty is always to the Kingdom of the Isles first Royal Mother. As I said do not look for the event to happen, simply be surprised when it does. Also if any question why you came here, simply make up some slight Edris gave you and you wished to tell me to do something about it. It might make you sound a bit bitter and shallow, but a hurt ego, however minor, can explain away unusual behavior, such as storming into my home as you did."