She did not grasp what happened. In disbelief, she stared at the bars separating her from the crowd, her fingers tightly closing around them, wishing she could just tear them apart and disappear. Her eyes scanned the crowd.

There was Rokko, the guard. The one who had sent her the summons, for the Octarchy had decided to settle the "dispute". She grinned at the thought, all had looked so well. Her smile quickly faded as reality hit her again.

Then, there were the dwarves. Always on the side of the Royal House of Purrty. She had been so close to reaching her goal. Having the Octarchy strip away the house from the Purrtys... The crowd had not been in her favour, but the Octarchy had been keen to acknowledge the facts until...

Her eyes jumped to Suno and Kaerli. She felt a surge of anger coming over her. Suno, the betrayer. In public he had revealed her, their, plan. She was not nearly as much angry with them as angry with herself. It was what she should have expected of Suno, he was a true Imperial after all. But at trial, it would be his fate at stake just as much as hers. She felt relief knowing that she would not go down alone.

Her eyes wandered on to Evirea, the Klyros. Revenge. She wanted to hurt her. And she would somehow get that chance.

As her eyes scan the crowd further, she notices a hooded person standing all to herself in a corner of the courthouse. Suddenly, it hit her. She knew those barely visible features below the hood. Knew them well. For the first time this evening, she felt genuine fear. A single name echoed in her mind. Donari.

After everyone had gone and a trial had been announced, she lay down on the cold stone bench of her cell. It was not easy to find sleep, but exhaustion quickly caught up with her. In the middle of the night, she woke. Or was woken? She felt not alone...

Seria is standing in front of her ornate silver mirror. To her absolute horror, she notices a pimple on her cheek. She wonders if that had something to do with the nightmare about a curse she had....[Soooo. If you're going to curse the good ol' Empire, I need some more information on what is going on. Can someone of you responsible PM me things? What is the nature of the curse? Who enacts the curse? Is it a spell? A god? A demon? Cuz without that, I can't really imagine Seria being affected ]

[It seems like we should simply sit down and talk before we continue.]

[More claimants! I love how this turns out ]

Rumours have it that an angry mob defaced the house by throwing mud at it.

[So let us get some facts straight before this thread derails. The idea for this roleplay has been, as correctly noted by Rigwyn, derived from the mentioned thread. Still, there is a very well laid IC base for this event. The "facts" stated in the declaration are mostly true IC wise.

This is in no way meant to be some OOC harassment of Gag or the RHoP. I am aware that IC wise, the tensions are high, and I am also aware that these things tend to get on the player. I too am very excited about this event.

This however is meant as a way to generate IC conflict. Something different from the usual good vs. evil vs. Dark Empire. Your characters should get involved and take a strong stance. The event is in no way scheduled or predetermined. Everything can happen and the involved players (on our side, in the very least) are accepting that, which isn't necessarily a good thing, IC wise, for the Dark Empire. I do hope for plenty of stabbing and politics.

We do -not- intend to throw the RHoP out of their guildhouse (Only ICly ). There will be no IC resolution without the full OOC agreement of all involved parties. And yes, Gag, this goes to you. We do not mean to force you to take part, but roleplay isn't always meant to be cooperative. There is no cooperative game of chess, either. However, I assure you that there will be no resolution to this that you are not fully comfortable with. You should involve yourself because it generates IC conflict. And clearly, you are excited about this just as we are. So. The Dark Empire has made its opening move and now let us see where this is headed.]

Edit:

[I totally forgot to mention that this is yet another love triangle plot devised by Evirea.]

Edit 2:

[To make things very very clear: If the status quo is the only thing you feel comfortable with, Gag, then status quo will be the resolution of the event. I.e. the RHoP keeps their guildhouse, no changes whatsoever.]