Ely edit 14 June 2023:
1-6 qps, depending on length and quality.
Potential +1 qp: if part of a series: x
Total: 3 qps
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The early morning birds chirp away at a window nearby as Alison passes it. She has just left the Hall after almost 5 hours of duties and quite a few
moments of intense discussion about the future of Aes sedai.
She pause upstairs, out of sight of those prying eyes, the novices, servants and accepted that are milling about. She leans on the wall and closes her eyes, through the bond she senses Detritus' concern. A few hours of meditation and sleep could fix her normal functions and sharpen her mind again.
With a sigh she turns her back and leans against the door of the Hall of Inference, her blue eyes sweeping the corridor just in front of her.
"Alison Sedai?" a voice can be heard from just beyond the stairs. It belongs to Meiring, her personal eyes and ears in the Tower Guards.
She sighs, "Yes, Meiring, how can i help?"
He pauses and comes up the stairs, she is very sure he saw her and probably retreated down the stairs to give her this moment to recover. Bless his heart. His lines on his face highlights scars shes been familiar with for years, even decades now. He was one of the orphans they found far north of the city of Malkier, oh about 85 years ago. Since then, he has dedicated his existance to helping others just like him.
She draws herself up, and head closer to him. He eyes her with worry and fear in his eyes.
"We found one of the kitchen maids giving food and items, that doesn't belong to her to someone outside the gates. It is reported that this man is her boyfriend, but we are not sure on that knowledge. I could not find one of the Blue ajah sister to report this to them."
She takes deep breaths, running equations and analyses in her mind to bring herself to the present. It looks like its going to be another long day.
"Take me to her. Then as i question her, you go find my gaidin. He will be somewhere far south of here. Please, Meiring"
He gently touches her upper arm, a moment she wants to pull away. It is not that she doesnt like contact with others, its the emotions they are attempting to calm within her that makes her wonder if others ever think things through. She stops herself from pulling away.
Brief memory of this small child meiring and his sister close to death near a Trolloc cookpot and how he clung to her as detritus carved a way out for them. She allows his touch.
Within a few hours she has to deal with deliveries not done on time, the harbor master almost loosing his cool in front of 3 aes sedai and a love sick child handing out Tower secrets.
Towards the afternoon a worried but cautious Detritus enters her immediate area and she gladly draws energy from him. Her eyes sending love to him for being there for her. Looks like rest will only come much later that day. If it even will.
"Aes sedai, I am sorry." says the scrawny girl. Her age is abover 24 and it looks like shes birthed 3 boys.
"This is not for me to decide, child. You have done wrong and your actions could harm the livelyhood of many other people."
Detritus gets understands her nod and a few minutes later, Meiring and two other guards escorts the girl to the cells. What on earth would posess people to do stupid things.
Few hours later, Detritus carries her to a bed, her strength failed and her eyes closed. At least he has the common sense to make it an inn that is outside of Tar valon.
"Rest, i will guard you." he puts her down with elegance she has felt from him so many times.
A thought pops into her head to berate him for not being near the Hall earlier, but that thought dissapears as the fog of sleep overwhelms her.
(ooc Thank you to all sitters, mother and aes sedai attending the Hall today. This was by far a solid great memory added to my life and that of Alisons life. May the Light protect you all.)