After court, Zariya will do as she said she was going to do...she will travel to NS, and arrange an audience to King Jason and his Mrrr as Ambassador to NS.

Zariya is met in NS (at the border) by a trim, pretty brown-haired woman in her late thirties. "Hi, I'm Claudine Danvers. I'm Jason's wife. You're Zariya?"

Zariya will incline her head from horseback (having decided that riding in a carriage was just too stuffy). She is dressed simply as well. "I am Zariya. It is a pleasure to meet you."

Claudine is dressed in a simple blue blouse and skirt. Some jewelry, including a brooch of a coyote rampant.

and Claudine is also on horseback, traveling alone.

"I'll do what I can to keep that from being a diplomatic lie," Claudine laughs.

"Jason and I are already inclined to like you. You're practical, without pretension or pettiness. We should enjoy having you as a guest, but I have to warn you: most of the citizens, and our Evil Chancellor Davis, are from Rolondae and carry the usual load of prejudices. Brand is holy, Caine is pond scum, you've been in Amber long enough to get the idea. So you may want a local escort if you travel in town. That's why I came to get you. Jason is in the palace sitting on Davis...this is a vital public service, as you will probably see for yourself."

Zariya listens quietly, intently, and when Claudine is done, she sighs. "It cannot be any worse than in Garnath," Zariya replies. "Unless you have Rory tucked away somewhere."

"I'll check the dungeons...just kidding. Jason actually likes the uneasy peace with Oberon. Jason won't tip it, just spin it a little.

"Then that is half of my battle done already," Zariya replies.

"I hope you didn't come here expecting a fight!"

"Not particularly," Zariya smiles.

"What have they been doing in Garnath? I can guess, since it happens everywhere. When Jasra ruled Amber, she got a tremendous amount of grief. You might want to talk to Carl, a son of Random (OOC: Deb's earlier character) and a nice guy who had to put in a lot of time and trouble before people only saw him as a nice guy."

"Where might I find Carl, and how should I introduce myself?" she asks, seemingly genuinely interested. "When I have time to find him, that is. His Majesty is keeping all of us quite busy."

"Carl's in the standard Trump deck, I think. He's also friendly. Trump him and say hello."

She nods, "I will have to do that. Thank you for the advice."

This text is copyright © Lana Gjovig and Mitch Maltenfort; "Amber" is copyright © Roger Zelazny; "Amber" the diceless RPG is copyright © Phage Press. No copyright infringement is intended.

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