"Alexis, this is Nathan," he says introducing him to her.

Who politely nods at the introduction. A dark blue scarf covers her hair and is pulled across her face at the eyes. It is not totally opaque and up close, it shows that the central part of her face is heavily bandaged. The eyes show interest however and this newcomer is looked at carefully.

At this point, a stranger with from the diplomatic section rushes forward and tries to stab Nathan with a pair of knitting needles, "Die Enemy of Harmony!"

Ferris yelps and steps back as a reflex action and many of the Royal Guard were taken off balance! Ferris then trips on one of the chairs and flies forward crashing off to the side unavailable for reacting.

Alexis does the innocent but strategically timed stick a foot out and trip the needle bearer. A bit more foot action might be possible, but merely tripping them and step out of the way quickly will suffice.

This helps. The assassin trips on Alexis' substantial footie and flies forward and runs a bit to regain her balance. It is obvious that it is a woman who is doing this now.

Exthian turns his head from the fight girls' fight, to see the crazy needle woman. He takes one last sip of brandy before bringing his hand back. The moment that Alexis trips up the figure, he slings his glass, as accurate and as hard as he can, right at the woman's head.

Two attacks in Court on his first day. How lucky he was to be a part of this family, he thought very much sarcastically.

The glass hits the side of her temple but while blood rushes from her temple, she seems crazed. Her shawl falls off and you see she has dyed black hair and a headband marked SUGARPANTS in silver on black. Sugarpants the Assassin has her face powdered white and she is actually dripping blood from her mouth from biting herself into a frenzy.

The blood forms up like foam on the side of her mouth.

Alexis follows through...martial arts and ballet and she's up to practice. As the woman tries to regain balance she gets a size ten planted with a LOT of force and momentum (more a soccer or punting kick, delivered with the top of the foot) with a smooth pivot and bend, foot sweeping around at about waist high, perfectly aimed at the woman's heinie. THWACK!!!!! (anyone in a position to see will see a glimpse of white hosen, underskirt, petticoats...aka everything proper including some frilled bloomers. Bloomers, guys and dolls. Alexis is properly garbed for court.)

OUCH! That smarts!!

Ther result is very effective. The affect is simple though. She sends her flying into a wall. Down crashes a tapestry of Oberon hunting a lion. Behind it is embarrassingly a full fresco of The Lion of Suhuy standing over Amber City. (Obviously from the Jasra era though people knowing Oberon's debt load to Suhuyways may make wry comments :)

The tapestry falls ontop of Sugarpants. She screeches and rants

"You accursed F*cktards!" she hisses,"The Great Leader President of Harmony will whittle your bones into flutes for little children!"

Balaam trots over, giving Nathan a filthy look, "you should know."

The assassin howls again as she is being fully subdued. "Great Leader and Founder Mordred of Harmony when he saw the light and realized that the ways of the goddesses is the only way decided to punish you, Nathan of Amber for your impertinence."

Nathan, seeming oddly unperturbed, looks at Alexis. "Thank you. That could have been awkward." He paused a second to look would-be assassin over, before asking. "What is Harmony anyway?"

Breyd stops on her way out the door and turns around, a pained expression on her face. "F---tards? What sort of idiotic insult is that? Sweet Unicorn, somebody gag the bitch and drag her off to a dungeon already!" She's glowering at the would-be assassin, one of her hands closed around something and the other one raking her singed and ruined coiffure out of her thunderously angry face.

Sugarpants hisses at her,"Sell out to the Patriarchy. Oberon of Amber is the same coin as Swayvillism. Just a redheaded sexist pig instead of a blond. Long live the Revolution! Down with Imperialism, Patriarchism and Colonialism."

"AVENGE TRILLIUM!" she howls, "All power to the Soviets and Womyn's Councils' for the Abyss Godddesses! Long Live Great Leader President Politiburo Leader and Supreme Priestess of the Council of Soviets, Dorcas, the heir to Mordred and ruler of all the Harmonies, Mistress of the Mandela."

Breyd looks startled for the space of a heartbeat and then she starts to laugh uproariously again. "DORCUS? What kind of a fucking name is that? Shit. I thought MY mother done me no favours. Sister, your hair is on too tight. You got a face like a bulldog licking piss off a nettle. No wonder you never get asked out on a Friday night. Tell you what, when you're done being tortured and executed for being a rabid, raving looney, I'll hook you up with a few date-rape pills and you can get laid for a change." There's a sassy rhythm to the way those words just come bouncing out. The weird thing is, Breyd looks like she's never had a better time in Court.

"Reactionary wife to the warmongering fascists!" she calls out as an insult,"I will urinate all over you when they hang you up in Amber Market on a meathook!"

"I am a revolutionary for social and sexual justice!" she howls out,"Down with the Patriarchy! All Power to the Sisters of the Abyss!"

"Long Live Comrade Dorcas! Blessed of the Abyss Priestesses!"

Ferris says to Breyd in passing,"This is interesting. Seems that the Harmony Soviet Gynarchs are pumping out their local brand of chickiepoos. The Mecklenbergs will be thrilled."

"So am I!" Breyd says, her eyes shining with mirth and joy. "I haven't seen anything this funny since the Mecklenbergs tried to gatecrash Zariya's party."

Master Gram is intrigued,"Why are they sending them here instead of Swayvillist lands. I would expect to see them camping out in the Trinity Working Palace or downtown Linchester City being gunned down by Blakewhiskers on the streets."

"Princess Zariya, I am sure King Oberon will want her to decorate Amber City on the next solstice hanging night." Gram says to the Lord Mayor.

"As you wish," Zariya replies.

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