Getting back into the Swing of Things

[Deleted]

((From a different stand point. Starting with just this one topic...))

Arturia sighed and wondered what exactly happened. She remembered falling ill, or something like that and that she stepped down from being Leader giving the position away to someone else.

Layla.

Yes, that was right. Well, perhaps she really had been to young for such a position. Well, she was a senator now, so she still had some manner of power...

...but she needed to speak with Layla about this first. Finding her wasn't hard and so she knocked on the door to announce her presence.

[Deleted]

Layla looked up from the desk, put a paper on top of a neat stack next to her.

When she saw Arturia she stood. "Welcome. How are you doing? Well I hope." She hoped the former leader was getting over her illness.

[Deleted]

She seemed a little pale still, but, that was fine and well.

"Greetings. I am doing much better. Thank you for allowing me to keep my home though I had to step down. How are things going?"

[Deleted]

"It's been a smooth start so far. Thankfully there were no emergencies during the change over." She gestured to the chair opposite her. "Please sit. What can I do for you?"

[Deleted]

"Thank you...." she sat down and breathed out lightly. "I feel like I failed by having to do this, stepping down, not doing my duties. I want to offer my services to you, if you shall take them."

[Deleted]

"Well, I will need someone to be overseeing the rebuilding project in the lesser area's of Obsedian. Being here now will make it harder to get down there and check on progress. So I will need some eyes and ears down there."

[Deleted]

Arturia perked up and tilted her head in thought.

She did have a network of eyes and ears and a rather good one at that spread through-out the city. "That would work. It is something easily able to be done with the contacts that I have."

[Deleted]

"Well things are well underway, and I have personally met and worked with some of the people working on the project. And while some of them still come to me directly, I need you to see to the everyday and basic needs. If the blacksmiths need more metal, and things of that nature."

[Deleted]

Arturia sighed a bit and nodded. Minor stuff, but, that was just to start. She could work her way up and through.

"No problem. Also, Layla, since I was the Leader and I know this city well, from the poorest to the richest, I am quite able to offer advice when you wish it."

[Deleted]

"I will most definitely keep that in mind, thank you. " Layla took a sip of the water next to her. "I'm sure that this all might seem small and trivial compared to what you're use to, and I'm sure it's awkward. For that I'm sorry. I fell bad that things had to work out the way that they did. I just hope things can move forward smoothly."

[Deleted]

"It is all right, things happen as they do and fall where they may. Something will arise again eventually, of this I am sure. In the mean time..." she stood and bowed, keeping her eyes lowered. "Should you ever have need of the information I can gather...let me know."

[Deleted]

Layla stood to meet her. "Thank you. I will keep that in mind always." She smiled her business smile at her. "Take care. "

[Deleted]

With another smile, she left and shook her head. So be it, she would act on her own. At least she still had Locke and little Ericka. She was smiling once more as she left the building.