Yani yelled at Aflae, "No she isn't! My sister's children are not my own. She's dead to me."

Eldrich cooly replied, "You have no claim over her blood, Tribeless. Seek salem, or perish!"

Yani hissed and recoiled, "Strong words for one so freshly reformed. I'll wager your power is nowhere near its peak."

"I needn't be at peak. And I have the blessing of the Royals to hunt you."

Eldrich looks meaningfully at Aflae and an urgent thought impedes on Aflae's awareness, Can battle in flesh or court. Your call.

Still wanted to try and deal with this with out fighting. "None the less she didn't kill your child, she was scared by what you where doing and took the babe still alive. A mage freed her from forgetting another of your kind and said if she ever dealt with another to bring them to him....  he didn't explain anything to her. He drained the babe and killed him. She did take your child to him, but she had no idea what he would do."

Eldrich realizes what Aflae is saying too late to stop her. Yani reacts in outrage, "WHAT!? That is even worse than killing her outright!" Yani raises her hand and her finger bones burst out of her fingertips shaped like scalpels. She swings at Aflae, but Eldrich moves too quickly to see and grasps her hand mid-strike.

Eldrich pleads, "We don't have to do this!"

Sighs looking to Eldrich for help and sighs. "Fine you won't accept it was a misunderstanding, then accept that if you don't learn to live with it that way or another I'll imprison you for the rest of her natural life so you can't do anything about it.."

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Dice were not rolled. LMK if you wish to contest the events of this post and I'll roll them to test if the results are different.

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Yani grips the hand that Eldrich had grabbed her with and wrenches and yanks it up and out. The force of her grapple tears skin, cracks bone, and snaps sinew as Eldrich's arm is torn from its socket. He grasps his armless shoulder in shock and pain. Yani begins to attack again, aiming for Aflae, but Eldrich grabs Aflae and falls backward. Shadows encroach around the pair and the scenery dims for them. Aflae feels almost like she is in a dream. Yani's eyes widen as she frantically looks around as if she can't see Eldrich and Aflae any more. She sniffs the air and kicks at where they might be (but aren't). Satisfied that her quarry has escaped, Yani puts her hands in her pockets and saunters off.

Eldrich softly says, "I've made us undetectable for a moment. I imagine you'd prefer to do this without fighting. There is a way."

"I would, she's greaving and I know Valanna was at fault here but she didn't kill him and she don't deserve to die for what she did. So I have to do something."

"We have an ancient tradition among our people. We can visit the local Royals, and ask them to hold court over the issue. But we have to abide by the ruling of the court whatever they decide. Also, everyone involved has to be present - including Velanna. If you choose to go this route, it will be easy enough for them to summon Yani to court. What do you say?"

"I'm not sure of how well that would go.... Nether of us are very good at dealing with royalty and I would think they would be more favorable of one of there own."

Eldritch's mouth falls open as he looks lightheartedly offended, "I am appalled! Why would you accuse me of being 'not good' at dealing with royalty? I'll have you know, I am an exceptionally skilled courtesan. Besides, I am just as much a Sangwen as Yani is. Admittedly, she is born while I am Turned, but the fact that she is not royalty herself speaks volumes about her status. I would be more than willing to bet that I am more respected than she.

"Nevertheless, the Royalty would be ruling according to their own logic. Generally speaking, non-sangwen persons are at a distinct disadvantage. But we could approach an Advocate and seek their advice."

"I meant myself and ValAnna. And the fact she though she was dealing with mindless monsters and was in a panic don't change the fact that from the eye of the law she sold some ones baby.... all be it much better than killing some ones babby thats still not good. Not much I can do though, I don't think I could get where she is.... she is likely watching me and others looking for when she can come out but getting in would be dangerous to attempt, even if I can."

"Leaving aside reaching her for now; the law may not be as you imagine it. In our law, clan comes first. Yani is clanless, which means that in a court she would be considered her own clan. Her child would be considered a member of her clan. Humans are considered a single leaderless clan.

"Whenever there is a conflict between two clans, our laws usually favour the victor.

"Except in the case of a blood feud. If VelAnna's intent was to wipe out all Sangwen, and if she maintained that intent, she would be certain to lose.

"If she called herself a Hunter, then she could still win as long as she only hunted those who purposely kill their sentient prey. (This is due to accords signed with various non-Sangwen clans).

"If she was a lone-wolf who killed one person one time for specific reasons, then she would be considered innocent."

Can't roll very well on phone but she will meditate on it.

Aflae's meditation tells her that as long as she could convince VelAnna to go along with it, they could claim that VelAnna only did this as a one-off event. If VelAnna doesn't want to kill all Sanguen, she'll probably be fine, and Yani will be the loser.

Ultimately it would be a battle of wits to see who the jury agreed with.

Shi sighs and looks around. "Ok well if your keeping track of things, and I'm right that you had no idea about what you did and your willing to be honest about that... and that you have no intention of harming Sanguen for the fact that they are Sanguen... then everything should be fine if we go and sort this out in there cort...Long as everyone is calm and respectful."

Suddenly VelAnna expands a microscopic Portal to the size of her head and exclaims, "How did you know I'd be watching!? I'm so sorry for putting you through all of this.

"You are right. I didn't understand what was happening. I'd be willing to go to court. Just let me know when to show up - when it's safe."

"Because I know you know I wouldn't leave things alone, and you while I am sure you are perfectly happy playing with what ever toys you have there don't want to be stuck in there with what ever you can think up and fight and not able to exsperiance anything first hand out here.... so makes sense you would watch me to see If I figure some way to get you out of this and or be watching her to see if she dies or something so you don't have to worry about her."

Eldrich makes a sound with his throat, "Ahem, shall I submit my request for trial by Royals?"

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Eldrich leads Aflae to the local Court and asks VelAnna to come through before they go in. He approaches the Royals and requests a trial between VelAnna and Yani. The Court asks where the Sanguicide occurred, and suggests that the trial occur in that local court. ((OOC: I may be contradicting myself, but oh well)) VelAnna informs them it occurred in Nexus. The Royals offer to send them to the Nexus Court. Eldrich turns to the women, "I am agreeable with this suggestion. Are you both in agreement?"  VelAnna says she'll follow Aflae's advice.

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Don't like the idea of going to a bigger court but figures saying no would not help there case ether, better to keep there traditions. She nodded.