Characters: Tea Party
Pomegranite The Treefallen, The Spymaster
Mielikki The Field Marshal, Member of the Earthling Triumvirate
Thicket The Grandmaster Terramorpher, Member of the Earthling Triumvirate
NPC: Granmarg The Striking Vanguard, The Boulderstruck, Member of the Earthling Triumvirate
Pomegranite followed Sigillaria into the personal chambers of Chancellor Primrose. They walked around a moonlit courtyard that was underneath a thin layer of snow to a sitting room lit by flickering candlelight. The Chancellor was waiting, and had a cup of root tea in her hands. With some surprise, she greeted the Treefallen by his proper title, and remarked that she was apparently so uninformed that she'd not even learned that the city had fallen.
He corrected her: the city hadn't fallen, and he was here in the hopes that such indiscriminate violence could be avoided. Further, he hoped they could work together to rid Sappington of the ne'er-do-wells that had taken up residence recently. Primrose responded by asking how long exactly Pomegranite had been a priest. He was initially confused, as he expected someone who knew his face to also know his secular College background, then realized what she was getting at. Sentencing High Priest Friedrich Quarry to death for his actions was going beyond their remit, and clearly in her eyes, the responsibility of determining the natures of gods and demons belonged with the temples.
In turn, Pomegranite pointed out that the city was surrounded, and she was, for the moment, implicated with the High Priest's rebels. Primrose took a sip of her tea. The two then had a polite conversation over tea. While doubling down on the claim that the gods were demons, Pomegranite learned that Primrose was clearly sympathetic to Friedrich, and had given him sanctuary because she herself believed in syncretizing the earthling and Imperial faiths. She also clearly resented the Triumvirate for leaving herself (and presumably, other provincial leaders) out of the rather important decisions they were making.
