The Drow Queen of Glaley [Very NSFW]

[GamesMaster]

"Perhaps your patron smiles upon you?" asks Amandine, in all seriousness. "If you have been faithful or done a kindness for Them, They may have decided to bless your escape attempts. Father is always good to those who are good to Him in return."

[Zevran]

That gets a wince from the merikos drow. "I... I am perhaps not... worshipful exactly, but even in the darkness, I tried to hold myself to-- to remember-- to preserve who I am, what I... what I value. And that has always been passion and kindness. Feeling it, sharing it, teaching it. I do not know..."

[GamesMaster]

She peers closely at him. "I can tell," she says, finally. "You are not lying -- your aura is shot through with pain and tragedy, but it is Passion that holds it together. I would not be surprised if the reason you survived whatever was done to you was that Ciren has been favoring you for some time. There are signs... you are definitely Known to Them."

[Zevran]

That is... disconcerting, if I am being honest with myself. And yet also comforting? Something certainly. Confusing for sure. "Thank you," he finally says awkwardly, unsure of what else to say to something like that. His eyes flick to Isabela, then return to her face again. "I... I certainly agree that there has been gifts and blessings given to me of late that feel so great that I cannot think they are not Blessings in at least some small way."

[Isabela]

"Not gonna lie, I'm proud to be a windbird; I ask for nothing and receive all I asked for." 

[Zevran]

Zevran looks briefly disappointed at her reaction to his words, but he brushes past it. "Do-- I am not sure how this works, especially with a god involved," he says carefully. "Should we explain what were are able first? Bring the patients here to be inspected without bias? What payment will be asked for and from whom?"

[GamesMaster]

"If my Father gets involved in something, he will typically ask a boon as payment. Doing a boon for one of his Daughters often counts as pre-payment, however. Describe to me what you can and I will advise as to whether I should try examining the patient first or bring them straight to Father."

[Zevran]

Zevran nods slowly, head lowering so he doesn't have to see people's reactions. "I-- Shisou first. We-- Ah, right, background I suppose. Shisou and I are the husbands of Lady Coquette, in the Alessian tradition. It was... arranged, for both of us-- and for Coquette herself, actually-- but... but it's working. I know the two of them consider each other family, beloved family. I have only known them..."  He pauses, brow furrowing for a moment. "A month and a half perhaps? Not yet two certainly. And yet... Shisou has become a good friend. Perhaps more someday, as I've enjoyed his courting of me, though I will admit I feel little, hmm, désir brûlant? A warmth, yes, but-- Sorry. Coquette and I have grown close as well, and I care for her. I certainly trust and respect her, feel loyalty to her." 

He shakes his head. "Which all sets the stage, I hope, for the impact of what was done to them. When-- Coquette's w-- ex-wife is an evil, cruel woman. When Coquette choose goodness and my freedom over Varisia's commands, she was tortured. Part of that torture was-- was drugging Shisou to cause him to-- To make him-- To drive him into a sexual rage," he finally manages. "With Coquette as the target."

[GamesMaster]

"How terrible! What poison was used to achieve this thing?"

[Zevran]

"A... It was not pure, I've-- I know what a pure dose does to someone and it wasn't-- Anglust. It was Anglust," he chokes out.

[GamesMaster]

Amandine's expression darkens. "Ah. You want my Father, indeed, and neither will he charge you; Father detests the stuff, utterly despises it. He will not tell me why, saying that there are things I am too young to know."

[Zevran]

"If He has ever been infected with that vile trash," he spits, "then it's entirely understandable. Even if it did nothing to Him, it's understandable."

[GamesMaster]

"Perhaps," she agrees. "You... do realize that my Father is a tree, though, correct? I struggle to see how one would administer the dose."

[Zevran]

"...I had assumed He had a, ah, a person-ish form... thing... as well," Zevran admits, shrugging, trying to get his balance back, to act normal.

[GamesMaster]

"No, never. Only us Daughters have humanoid-like forms. Father has only appeared as a Tree."