The Drow Queen of Glaley [Very NSFW]

[Zevran]

"Yes, she... yes. And I am sorry I did not lead with that," Zevran says, wincing. "I-- Okay." He takes a deep breath. "I mentioned at least the short version for you. Shisou is also... in dire need of a healer. He was--" His mouth twists, his eyes closed even though he's looking down at Justina again. "Varisia punished you, using him. And..."

[Coquette Blacquin]

She makes a small, scoffing noise. "I should have guessed. Of all my husbands, Shisou was the weakest. Of course it is he that needs a mind healer now."

[Zevran]

Zevran's head snaps up and he glares at her with loathing and scorn in his eyes. "You speak of things you have no knowledge of," he spits. "Shisou was tortured horrifically, drugged, raped, abused and controlled to do--" He breaks off, breathing raggedly.

[Coquette Blacquin]

"I mean him no harm. Only that he was not cut out for a life with Varisia. Most probably are not, I would say."

[Zevran]

"None of you are," Zevran says after a few more moments. "Were."

[Coquette Blacquin]

"I am not made of the same stuff as the others," says Noire, imperiously. "She carries on as though she were the Queen of the Underdark, and she's only a half-breed to begin with, and one disinherited at that. She ought to behave herself better and were I not apparently being kidnapped, I would teach her a lesson or two."

[Zevran]

Zevran raises an eyebrow, the heat in his glare fading to leave behind a tired sort of humor. "Oh?" he says simply, wanting to hear where she's going with all this. Need to add 'gnarled stick up her frigid ass' to my mental description it seems.

[Coquette Blacquin]

"Of course. Marriage does not mean the men in your harem are yours to use and abuse, they are yours to protect and keep whole. She is quite a devoted caretaker of the girls, but positively negligent when it comes to her spouses."

[Zevran]

"...that is better than Varisia's view on, well, everyone other than herself." I do not think I know her all that well, if I am to refute Kato, but I feel at least moderately confident in saying that her children are safe because she thinks of them as parts of herself. At least, that is part of why anyway. "And the other part?"

[Coquette Blacquin]

"What other part? Speak plainly."

[Zevran]

"Kidnapping?"

[Coquette Blacquin]

"I hardly chose to be here, after all. Whether this is some plan between yourself and another portion of our system or merely your own doing, I had no say in the matter."

[Zevran]

System? Is that what they call themselves? Good to know. "Is... that how it works?" Zevran asks, squinting at her. "That all of you must agree on all things?"

[Coquette Blacquin]

"Not usually. As the one who controls the body most often, however, my input is usually solicited before major decisions are made."

[Zevran]

Zevran cocks his head to one side, mulling over what he can recall from the last few days. "I... I am not sure, but I think that you were."