Bullshit. If this were anyone else, you'd have fought Kenji tooth and nail on this, begging him to get their side of the story before going forward. But not for me. *shrugs* It's okay. This ain't a popularity contest. If this is a fair trial, I'm fine, because I didn't try to kill the guy. Gotta be careful. Ya don't seem ta understand how dangerous we all are; yer not dead, just goin' ta a cell. If I wanted to kill the guy, there wouldn't have been an attempted. He certainly deserved it for what he was saying to Tia. But I didn't try to kill him. And he's not dead. * Alcinoe leads the way down some stairs. Seems this castle has a basement, or dungeon. Deserved it, Istvan? What'd he do? He called Tia an animal repeatedly, insulted her some more godawful ways, then insisted we should let him take her as his slave just because she accidentally bumped into him, and then helped him up. An' fer that, he deserved to die. Last I heard, slavery was a capital offense. Last Ah heard, he didn't take her as a slave. * Alcinoe looks pointedly at Istvan. "Did he?" He was damn well trying to. He was insisting that was the only way that his honor'd be satisfied. *pauses* It's *Tia*, for Moradin's sakes. The point was to scare him, make him think the gods were angry at him for being such a dick, and have him walk away. Which is basically what happened. And if Takara didn't lie to me and then rat me out, that would've been the end of it. Should I have just slugged him? Would that've been better? Yes. Yup. * Alcinoe reaches a heavy door and pulls a ring of keys from the hook next to it. She unlocks the cell. "An' Istvan... it sounds like she lied for you." Ah've heard all Ah can stand now. * Alcinoe opens the door and gestures Istvan in. * Istvan walks in. "I'll be expecting an apology after this is all over." If ya deserve one, ya'll get one, at least from me. * Alcinoe nods to Istvan and then closes the door, locking it. * Istvan waves. "See ya soon. Drinks'll be on you, obviously." * Alcinoe mmms noncommitally and walks off, tucking the keys away. * Patrick waves to Istvan as he walks off along with Alci, talking softly. "Hope this all turns out all right." * Alcinoe responds, quietly, "Things ain't 'all right', an' Ah don't think they will be. Ah just hope things turn out better." * Istvan whistles a jaunty dwarven drinking tune as he sits in his cell. [ Sidesession End. >.> <.< ]