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Characters: Ashe, Regent Cid, open to Garnet
Progress: Ongoing~
Summary: Ashe decides she can't stay silent about Vayne any longer.
Location: Aboard the Invincible
Date: February 1804, predated to just before the Heads of State meeting
Warnings: None?

To anyone who was well acquainted with Ashe, the way in which she clasped her hands would have marked her as anxious, anticipating something she'd rather avoid. Walking down the lavishly decorated corridors of Regent Cid's flagship, the Invincible, the princess was completely oblivious to any she passed, staring at her hands and lost in considerations of what she was about to do, to say.

She had requested a private audience with the Regent and now, Ashe paused outside the intended door, hand pausing only a moment before knocking firmly. It had to be done. Vayne was growing more powerful, more established by the day, and she wouldn't allow him to bring devastation or war to Gaia. The very reason she'd stayed quiet until now; labelling Vayne as a power-mad dictator would have done more harm than good. However, the Gaian leaders needed to know the truth, know the threat they may possibly face.

"...Your Grace?"

Date: 2010-02-16 08:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tidesnpcs.livejournal.com
Regent Cid's quarters were no more lavish than any others - in fact, probably less comfortable since they were located near to the engine room and the constant background thrumming was vaguely disquieting. But Cid liked to be near the heart of the Invincible.

He had expected Ashe, though he didn't know what she wanted to talk about that couldn't be brought up at the meeting. She wasn't going to complain about her infant, was she? Cid had left his wife in Lindblum to look after Eiko and he wasn't an expert on babes, far from it. He'd ordered the best of care for the family and trusted his people to provide it.

Stroking his moustache thoughtfully, Regent Cid cleared his throat when he heard the knock at the door.

"Come in! Ah, Lady Ashe. Are you doing well? I hope our accommodation is up to scratch..."

Date: 2010-02-18 12:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tidesnpcs.livejournal.com
Cid nodded at the compliment, glad that at least that wasn't the problem. Her next words gave him a different cause for concern, however.

Cid frowned. "Then speak, my lady. What's the matter?"

Date: 2010-02-18 08:26 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tidesnpcs.livejournal.com
Cid listened to her story in silence, frowning thoughtfully.

"There's one thing I don't understand," he said at last. "Why didn't you speak out before? Vayne is only one man and you're not the only one from Ivalice. If what you say is true, then we might already be too late... Vayne governs Wutai, and he is assisting Lady Rosa in Troia."

He stood up and shook his head, frustration evident in his voice. "The one thing I don't want is war. You have no idea how much Gaia has suffered because of war. It's taken us four years to rebuild, and I welcomed you Sky People, you leaders of other worlds. Maybe I was wrong to do that... But I can promise you that if Vayne makes trouble, Lindblum will stand against him. I'm sure that my niece Garnet would say the same. Does that help?"

Date: 2010-02-19 11:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tidesnpcs.livejournal.com
Cid nodded and pressed a finger to his lips. "I won't say a word. But, ah, if I were to let slip anything... just to test his reaction, and not say where I got the information from - would that be too risky for your liking? I don't like all this tiptoeing around."

That was a little insensitive to the plight of her child, perhaps, but Cid had bigger things to concern him.

Date: 2010-02-21 12:55 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tidesnpcs.livejournal.com
"Always a pleasure." Cid nodded, smiling. "Until the meeting."

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