Judgement Passed|Skyheort, Talen'sul

[Kender Bard]

Once Laura had received word from Humontis on what was to be done with Tzilil, she informed her husband immediately.

"Saph, according to this letter I got from Milord River, he wishes to inform Tzilil that she is no longer a citizen of Humontis." That part she could agree with, but the next made her gulp. "Furthermore, they want us to remove her Earth sign, or render it useless."

[Northen Light36]

Saph bites his lip nervously at that. "Remove her sign?" he repeats, looking slightly sickened at the idea. "Laura, I don't think I could bring myself to do or order that done to anyone..."

[Kender Bard]

"Its their culture," she sighed. "We don't have to be the ones to do it, just to order it done. I can do that; if you'll let me."

[Northen Light36]

Saph grimaces at the thought, but nods reluctently. "Very well," he agrees. Rubbing his water sign and turning his gaze back out the window and towards Maelstrom, Saph mutters, "I'm worried about Cloud and Flash... Maybe I should pay them and King Shadow a visit..."

[Kender Bard]

"And leave Luna and I alone?" Laura asked sharply. Clearly, the idea did not sit well with her. "You men, you're always running off." Her feathers ruffled in agitation, though not all of it was at Saph. "I spend all night looking out the window, fretting, and Luna just locks herself up in her room doing the Forces know what!"

[Northen Light36]

"And just how often do I 'run off', Laura?" snaps Saph, in a rare display of temper. "Once in a blue moon! And with the exception of the trouble in Sparkstrike and the rare visit to see Flash, I've never spent more then two days away and THAT was when I was doing my job and guiding people, many who do nothing but complain for the entire trip, through the mountains. Forgive me, Luara, for having been concerned about doing my share to put bread on the table! And forgive me for loving and being concerned about my brother and son!"

[Kender Bard]

Laura glared at him for a few moments, then shook her head with an inaudible mutter, storming off. In her mood, she planned on telling Tzilil to her face just what she had in store. That might take the edge off her anger. When she stormed into jail with fury in her eyes, the guards scrambled, caught off guard by the display.

"Lady Laura," they greet, saluting. Laura waves them off and approaches Tzilil's cell.

"Get up," she orders. "I've received word on what your punishment is going to be." Aside, she murmurs to one of the guards, "Take your sword and heat the tip in a fire. You'll need it."

[adris]

Tzilil stands and with a cocky grin she approaches Laura. At least it wasn't any of the water signs she had to deal with last time. She actually breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the letter from home brought good news.

"Ah, so you got news from Humontis eh," she stepped closer to the gates of the cell, "so just open the door and I will be on my way, no need to further waste a cell with me in it."

She awaited for the guard with the key to come. After a while though her nerves started to set in, why don't they just let her go... What could it be that is taking them so long.

[Kender Bard]

Laura narrows her eyes at Tzilil - impudent woman! "You have been stripped of your rank and citizenship in Humontis; they no longer wish you there. Furthermore..." She signals to the other guards. One goes to unlock the cell, while the other goes to grab and hold Tzilil.

[adris]

Tzilil resists immediately to the grabbing, she forces herself away and begins to back until she is against the wall, she then rolls her neck so her sign is touching her shoulder and begins to chant... it was half hearted because of the million and a half thoughts running through her mind. A few more seconds and she will put up a wall between herself and them.

[Kender Bard]

The guard lunges forward and clamps a hand over her mouth, reaching to pull her head back so the sign would be revealed. The guard with the heated sword comes forward, and waits for an opportunity to press the glowing red hot metal against the sign, so it could be removed.

Laura just goes on dispassionately, "Furthermore, by decree of Milord River, you are stripped of 'the Earth Mother's gift' for abusing it."

[adris]

She gets shoved against the wall with the pressures. Truth be told the way they are handling her made her body suddenly just give up the fight. Her sign suddenly was shown on full, with her muffled protests behind the guards hand. Her eyes looked at the heated blade with a fear she had never shown before.

[Kender Bard]

Quick as can be, the sword came down on the sign to burn it, and render it ineffective. He didn't want to risk cutting open her neck.

The guard holding her mouth did feel incredibly sorry for the woman, and swiftly balled up some of his sleeve, removed his hand, and offered that to bite down on.

Laura sighed, shutting her eyes. While they were doing that, she went off, returning swiftly with the healer Angel, who would be tending to the wound of Tzilil let her.

The guard removed the heated sword, his deed done.

[adris]

Tzilil did take the piece of the shirt and bit down until it hurts. Even though there were tears in her eye she was able to stifle the scream of pain from the shirt. The deed done she couldn't think of anything else she could do besides curl up in the corner of her cell like a child and shake. Tzilil looked up to the healer and sneered.

"What do you want?!? To make sure it's perminent? I'm not even human anymore you bastards!"

She couldn't believe this, she ended up shaking until her vision blurred. Next thing she knew she threw up until her innards burned and eventually passed out into darkness.

[Kender Bard]

Angel sighed softly, kneeling and putting creams on the burn to heal it, wrapping her neck in bandages. "What are you going to do with her, Lady?"

"I don't know," Laura sighed, feeling pity and hate for the woman in front of her. "I don't think there's anything we can do. When she wakes up, let her go free, men, unless she tries to attack anyone. Do escort her outside of Talen'sul if she chooses to leave, though."

"Yes ma'am," they said with a salute. Laura just shakes her head again, leaving back for home. Angel grabbed her things and departed as well once her job was done.