\u201cThis is an outrage!\u201d shouted a Sprite Senator as she thumped her table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSimply disgraceful!\u201d roared a Pixie Senator as he jabbed his finger to the ceiling. This was just a taste of the utter uproar in the Senate Chambers. Rellmeer had finally had enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEVERYONE, SHUT UP!\u201d she shrieked as she banged her gavel. Her harem girl, Felfar, rubbed her temples as she fiddled with the extremely long boa around her neck. \u201cSenators, I understand that this is a rather…unusual thing for a Kitsune to do,\u201d addressed Rellmeer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUnusual?!\u201d snapped a Fairy Senator as he stood up sharply. \u201cWith respect, My Empress, you\u2019re under-selling it! No Kitsune has ever attacked our Republic since the Realm War!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe must strike now!\u201d roared a male Sprite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSenator Baltar, you\u2019ve always been hungry for war!\u201d snarled Lantii, the female Sprite that declared the incident to be an outrage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI SAID, ENOUGH!\u201d shouted Rellmeer. \u201cWe\u2019re not going to war against the Kitsunes! I won\u2019t permit this during my reign!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo what, pray tell, do you have in mind?!\u201d snapped the Fairy Senator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Endeavor<\/em> can be called upon to help out,\u201d answered Rellmeer. \u201cArsha has graciously offered to find out why that Kitsune is attacking us and I see no need to refuse.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShe\u2019s a Blender of Kitsune and HUMAN origin!\u201d argued another Fairy Senator. \u201cWhat good will she be?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA lot more good than you lot at this point in time, that\u2019s for sure!\u201d shouted Rellmeer. \u201cI have already made my decision! Now kindly clear off!\u201d The Senate filed out, grumbling all the while. Once it was just her and Felfar alone, Rellmeer roared in frustration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo, can I film now, Mistress?\u201d asked Felfar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBunch of idiots!\u201d snapped Rellmeer. \u201cI\u2019m trying to keep the peace here with the rough equivalent of a stale cookie and a used pen!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s the Senate,\u201d replied Felfar, \u201cwhat do you expect? I can tell you, right now, that every government has had some weird legend around it. Why, did you know that the Galdredan Kingdom\u2019s Constitution has, not one, but FOUR curses on it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA Kitsune\u2019s attacking our territory from its very heart,\u201d snarled Rellmeer, \u201cprobably in some hair-brained Over-Splitter scheme to keep us from reaching any other Realm and will most likely burn the entire Northern Continent in the process!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMistress, I think you\u2019re over-selling this a bit,\u201d countered Felfar. \u201cYou said that they only sent you a letter but haven\u2019t exactly challenged you. Considering that they need a Fae\u2019s natural connection to magic, I don\u2019t think attacking you would be in their best interests.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOltor\u2019s been more cunning than we give him credit for!\u201d replied Rellmeer. \u201cIf I\u2019m right and this IS a Splitter plot, he\u2019ll probably see destroying civilizations as some twisted version of saving them from the other Realms!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh, I see,\u201d snarked Felfar. \u201cA guy who wants to kill and destroy everything. The Realms certainly have a shortage of those. Even your Great-Great-Great-Great Grandfather was like that before you stopped him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…No, Oltor\u2019s something totally different,\u201d answered Rellmeer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHow, Mistress?!\u201d demanded Felfar. \u201cNo, really, how?! Ever since you got that letter last month, you\u2019ve been going bonkers! You beat him! You beat the Over-Splitters MULTIPLE times since before he became the Supreme Over-Splitter! If this IS a Splitter plot, this should be old hat to you by now! I\u2019ve read about the Over-Splitters\u2019 operations! Depths, I even did an episode from that very seat!\u201d She indicated Rellmeer\u2019s usual seat whenever the Fae Senate was in session. \u201cWhat makes Oltor so different than any of his predecessors?! What makes you think this is even a Splitter plot?!\u201d Rellmeer took in a breath before answering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThey\u2019ve always hated that we are staunch allies of the Kitsunes,\u201d she answered. \u201cTheir magic connection almost rivals a Fae\u2019s. They would, most likely, want to split us apart since we both oppose the Splitters. I WON\u2019T let that happen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou need me to what?\u201d asked Melandra to Arsha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI need you to cast a web in front of the Kitsune,\u201d answered Arsha. \u201cWith any luck, they\u2019ll be stuck fast and we can get that mask off so we can get straight answers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou HAVE seen how I use my silk to decorate my quarters, right?\u201d inquired Melandra. \u201cMy webs go all over the place. I\u2019m a 3-D Drider, not a net-casting Drider OR a Bolas Drider. Why not ask Thengo?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHer silk skills lie in lining her quarters with it,\u201d countered Arsha. \u201cIt will take too much time to build a significant trap. No, I need you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cVery well,\u201d sighed Melandra. He set to work making the net out of his silk. After an hour, they went outside and set themselves onto a branch. Melandra then saw a flash of movement, then the top of a Jumping Spider\u2019s head. Given their current size, the spider could easily make a meal out of the two. However, it jumped elsewhere, finding more familiar prey. Melandra exhaled. Arsha saw the whole thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI heard there was an arachnophobic Drider on my crew but I never pegged YOU to be that Drider,\u201d she mused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s the fact that it doesn\u2019t have an upper torso that terrifies me,\u201d explained Melandra. \u201cBesides, you\u2019d be terrified if you were the size of a spider\u2019s prey!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFair point,\u201d conceded Arsha. Something then made a twig snap. \u201cArmored foot on the forest floor,\u201d guessed Arsha as she transferred her hairpiece to her waist and summoned her armor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI see our target,\u201d reported Melandra, readying his crude net.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOn three, we pounce,\u201d directed Arsha. \u201cOne…two…THREE!\u201d They jumped off the branch and cast a spell to return them to normal size. Melandra\u2019s net was thrown over the Kitsune as Arsha punched the intruder repeatedly. The intruder stopped struggling and went limp. Arsha then took out a medical scanner and checked for life-signs. It showed up positive. \u201cLet\u2019s shrink down and bring the intruder in,\u201d ordered Arsha as she cast the necessary shrinking spell. She then cast a levitation spell so they would float towards the entrance Rellmeer and various guards were waiting. They landed and handed the intruder off to the Fairies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTend to the intruder\u2019s injuries,\u201d commanded Rellmeer. \u201cPost a guard on the intruder at all times. Get them out of that armor and get some answers, use truth potions if you must.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnderstood,\u201d confirmed the Captain. He then led the guards towards the Fae Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTruth potions?\u201d gulped Arsha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI need to find out what\u2019s going on by ANY means necessary,\u201d replied Rellmeer. \u201cThat\u2019s what a ruler needs to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI see,\u201d muttered Arsha, not sure if she agreed. She then scratched the back of her neck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCaptain?\u201d asked Melandra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cJust a minor itch,\u201d assured Arsha. \u201cSee if the doctors tending to the intruder will give me an update.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAye, Captain,\u201d replied Melandra as he scuttled off to obey. Arsha sighed as she thought on the potential unfair treatment the Fae would give the intruder. Fae WERE ruthless when they felt threatened. 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