Taliesin: The Defense would like to call Cymidei Fier to the Stand.
Judge Erlington: Cymidei Fier
William McCarthy: Oh dear..
Judge Erlington: please approach and be seated
Judge Erlington: Do you take oath, that what you are about to say is the truth
Judge Erlington: as you know it and it shall be held as valid testimony in this court?
William McCarthy: *laughs*
Cymidei Fier: I do so swear to say what I perceive as truth.
Taliesin: *smiles*
Judge Erlington: Hrump
Taliesin: Is that acceptable for the Court?
Judge Erlington: Yes or No please
Cymidei Fier: Yes
Judge Erlington: *nods*
Judge Erlington: Proceed
Taliesin: Lady Fier, could you please tell the Court about yourself?
Cymidei Fier: I am known as Lady Fier
Cymidei Fier: I live in the Northern wilds near the Forest of Samlethe and the Shrine of Chaos
Taliesin: Nice part of town?
Cymidei Fier: in the independant kingdom of Scythe which is not under the jurisdiction of Queen Dawn.
Cymidei Fier: I am the Mistress of the Dark Tower
Taliesin: Very well.
Taliesin: Lady Fier, let's go over the Battle of Orobas, if you please.
Taliesin: Could you tell the Court whether you were there or not?
Cymidei Fier: Of course.
Cymidei Fier: I was there.
Taliesin: *nods*
Taliesin: And what were you doing there?
Cymidei Fier: I went to the Castle of Orobas to find the Goat Prophet
Cymidei Fier: I have heard of the great power and magical lore possessed by him.
Taliesin: What did you expect to accomplish by finding Orobas?
Cymidei Fier: To gain knowledge from him and to see a mystery revealed.
Taliesin: I see.
Cymidei Fier: The mystery of a floating castle in the lost lands...
Cymidei Fier: What mage could resist that?
Taliesin: Wholeheartedly agreed.
Taliesin: A mystical castle, an amazing Prophet of great power.
Taliesin: How very enticing.
Taliesin: Did you participate in the battle that ensued shortly thereafter?
Cymidei Fier: Yes it was
Cymidei Fier: Yes I did.
Taliesin: And what was your role in this battle?
Cymidei Fier: I gave support from the parapets raining down spells on the attackers and healing the defenders.
Taliesin: I see, so you were defending the Castle.
Cymidei Fier: Yes I was
Taliesin: Under whose orders, might I ask?
Cymidei Fier: The attackers were intent on destroying the delicate incantations that connected the castle
Cymidei Fier: to our realm
Cymidei Fier: I went under my own initiaive.
Taliesin: So you were saving the Castle and its power from being lost forever.
Cymidei Fier: No one orders me to do anything.
Taliesin: *smiles*
Taliesin: Did you enlist others to join you?
Cymidei Fier: Yes, I sought to preserve important magical knowledge
Cymidei Fier: I enlisted everyone I could find.
Taliesin: Also for the purpose of defending the Castle from these would-be barbarians who were
Taliesin: intent on destroying a magical castle?
Cymidei Fier: Yes.
William McCarthy: Objection!
Taliesin: Eh?
Cymidei Fier: *glares at the prosecutor*
Taliesin: A problem?
William McCarthy: The witness never used the word barbarian
William McCarthy: do not lead
William McCarthy: !
Judge Erlington: Mr Taliesin..no personal comments or opinions
Taliesin: *shrugs*
Taliesin: Very well.
Judge Erlington: straight forward questions please
Taliesin: The "people" who were intent on destroying great magical power for no other purpose than to see
Taliesin: it burn.
William McCarthy: Objection
Taliesin: Very well, let's move on.
Taliesin: !
Cymidei Fier: No noble purpose, they were unwashed peasants and book burners..
Taliesin: Another problem?
William McCarthy: The defense does not know the intention of the "people"
Taliesin: As a mage myself, I see a lot of that, and it's quite unfortunate.
Judge Erlington: Sustained
William McCarthy: Objection the defense is not asking questions
Taliesin: Oh, but I will, sir.
William McCarthy: *looks angry*
Judge Erlington: Then please ask your questions sir
Judge Erlington: keep it within the trial
Taliesin: Right, here we go then, if the prosecution has no further complications.
Taliesin: Lady Fier, what do you know of the defendant to my left?
Cymidei Fier: I am acquainted with Aldagarr Morr
Taliesin: And how are you acquainted with Morr?
Cymidei Fier: As enemies
Taliesin: I see.
Cymidei Fier: He supported that fool Lord Casca
Judge Erlington: *listens intently*
Taliesin: Aye, history does show that much.
Cymidei Fier: *laughs*
Taliesin: So you do not like Morr, nor have a very high opinion of him?
Aldagar Morr: *crosses arms*
Cymidei Fier: I directed my followers to tuss up Aldagar and hang him over the King's gate
Taliesin: My my.
Cymidei Fier: He almost died
Aldagar Morr: *scowls*
Taliesin: While that is a most serious statement, it is not the issue at trial today.
Cymidei Fier: That was during the days of the Ivory Throne rebellion
Cymidei Fier: I had good cause to do it.
Taliesin: Lady Fier, there have been some mostly unworthy claims that you were present
Taliesin: along with Morr, on the night that the Treasury was raided.
Taliesin: Given your history with Morr, how likely is it that you would work with Morr?
Taliesin: Or vice versa, for that matter.
William McCarthy: Objection
Judge Erlington: what grounds?
Cymidei Fier: *looks at the judge*
William McCarthy: The defense need not qualify claims!
Taliesin: Qualify? The witness is free to say likely or not likely.
Judge Erlington: Overruled
Taliesin: The witness will qualify her claims, as she has done thus far.
Judge Erlington: please continue
William McCarthy: Unworthy is throwing mud
William McCarthy: !
Taliesin: Oh, that.
Taliesin: *laughs*
Cymidei Fier: I wouldn't be caught dead helping that lily livered Casca lover.
Taliesin: Whatever.
Aldagar Morr: *seeths*
Taliesin: I see.
Taliesin: So were you present at the Treasury that night?
Cymidei Fier: Of course not!
William McCarthy: Hrmpf
Taliesin: On that night, do you recall where you were instead?
Cymidei Fier: I was ministering to pilgrims at the Shrine of Chaos
William McCarthy: *rolls his eyes*
Cymidei Fier: who had lost their way on the long road to Britain
Taliesin: I see, so there should be witnesses to attest to that?
Cymidei Fier: *shifts uncomfortably*
Taliesin: Witnesses, by the way, that the Prosecution has failed to find...
William McCarthy: Objection!
Judge Erlington: Yes Mr McCarthy?
Taliesin: *sighs*
William McCarthy: Hrmpf!
Taliesin: Is that it?
William McCarthy: The defense is indulging in mudslinging
Taliesin: I've stated nothing but a fact.
Judge Erlington: Proceed Mr Talesin
Taliesin: Lady Fier, what do you know of the Purity League?
Cymidei Fier: I know that they are of the opinion that gargoyles shouldn't be welcomed into our lands.
Taliesin: *nods*
Taliesin: Do you have any connection to this so called Purity League?
Cymidei Fier: I agree with them that gargoyles should not be allowed to walk Britannia's lands freely
Cymidei Fier: They should be sent to work in mines or sent back to the Abyss.
Taliesin: I see.
Taliesin: However, Lady Fier, you are not in charge of Brittannia, is that correct?
Cymidei Fier: Of course not but it is not a crime to hold an opinion is it?
Taliesin: It most certainly isn't.
Taliesin: *smiles*
Taliesin: Likewise, Brittannia has no jurisdiction over you and your lands and its citizens?
Cymidei Fier: That is correct
Taliesin: Last I checked, you are in charge of your own independent kingdom.
Cymidei Fier: Scythe is a sovereign entity
Taliesin: Surely that still means something in this day and age.
William McCarthy: Objection, why is this relevant?
Taliesin: So, Lady Fier, do you find it odd that you have been asked to stand trial in a foreign country?
Taliesin: I'm simply asking the witness what she feels her purpose is here.
Judge Erlington: Continue
Taliesin: Please answer, Lady Fier.
Cymidei Fier: I do so of my own free will not because the Crown has the power to compel me to do so.
Taliesin: A strong willed individual, truly.
Taliesin: The Defense has no further questions.
Judge Erlington: You may cross exam
Taliesin: Thank you for your time, Lady Fier.
Judge Erlington: Cymidei Fier
William McCarthy: Oh dear..
Judge Erlington: please approach and be seated
Judge Erlington: Do you take oath, that what you are about to say is the truth
Judge Erlington: as you know it and it shall be held as valid testimony in this court?
William McCarthy: *laughs*
Cymidei Fier: I do so swear to say what I perceive as truth.
Taliesin: *smiles*
Judge Erlington: Hrump
Taliesin: Is that acceptable for the Court?
Judge Erlington: Yes or No please
Cymidei Fier: Yes
Judge Erlington: *nods*
Judge Erlington: Proceed
Taliesin: Lady Fier, could you please tell the Court about yourself?
Cymidei Fier: I am known as Lady Fier
Cymidei Fier: I live in the Northern wilds near the Forest of Samlethe and the Shrine of Chaos
Taliesin: Nice part of town?
Cymidei Fier: in the independant kingdom of Scythe which is not under the jurisdiction of Queen Dawn.
Cymidei Fier: I am the Mistress of the Dark Tower
Taliesin: Very well.
Taliesin: Lady Fier, let's go over the Battle of Orobas, if you please.
Taliesin: Could you tell the Court whether you were there or not?
Cymidei Fier: Of course.
Cymidei Fier: I was there.
Taliesin: *nods*
Taliesin: And what were you doing there?
Cymidei Fier: I went to the Castle of Orobas to find the Goat Prophet
Cymidei Fier: I have heard of the great power and magical lore possessed by him.
Taliesin: What did you expect to accomplish by finding Orobas?
Cymidei Fier: To gain knowledge from him and to see a mystery revealed.
Taliesin: I see.
Cymidei Fier: The mystery of a floating castle in the lost lands...
Cymidei Fier: What mage could resist that?
Taliesin: Wholeheartedly agreed.
Taliesin: A mystical castle, an amazing Prophet of great power.
Taliesin: How very enticing.
Taliesin: Did you participate in the battle that ensued shortly thereafter?
Cymidei Fier: Yes it was
Cymidei Fier: Yes I did.
Taliesin: And what was your role in this battle?
Cymidei Fier: I gave support from the parapets raining down spells on the attackers and healing the defenders.
Taliesin: I see, so you were defending the Castle.
Cymidei Fier: Yes I was
Taliesin: Under whose orders, might I ask?
Cymidei Fier: The attackers were intent on destroying the delicate incantations that connected the castle
Cymidei Fier: to our realm
Cymidei Fier: I went under my own initiaive.
Taliesin: So you were saving the Castle and its power from being lost forever.
Cymidei Fier: No one orders me to do anything.
Taliesin: *smiles*
Taliesin: Did you enlist others to join you?
Cymidei Fier: Yes, I sought to preserve important magical knowledge
Cymidei Fier: I enlisted everyone I could find.
Taliesin: Also for the purpose of defending the Castle from these would-be barbarians who were
Taliesin: intent on destroying a magical castle?
Cymidei Fier: Yes.
William McCarthy: Objection!
Taliesin: Eh?
Cymidei Fier: *glares at the prosecutor*
Taliesin: A problem?
William McCarthy: The witness never used the word barbarian
William McCarthy: do not lead
William McCarthy: !
Judge Erlington: Mr Taliesin..no personal comments or opinions
Taliesin: *shrugs*
Taliesin: Very well.
Judge Erlington: straight forward questions please
Taliesin: The "people" who were intent on destroying great magical power for no other purpose than to see
Taliesin: it burn.
William McCarthy: Objection
Taliesin: Very well, let's move on.
Taliesin: !
Cymidei Fier: No noble purpose, they were unwashed peasants and book burners..
Taliesin: Another problem?
William McCarthy: The defense does not know the intention of the "people"
Taliesin: As a mage myself, I see a lot of that, and it's quite unfortunate.
Judge Erlington: Sustained
William McCarthy: Objection the defense is not asking questions
Taliesin: Oh, but I will, sir.
William McCarthy: *looks angry*
Judge Erlington: Then please ask your questions sir
Judge Erlington: keep it within the trial
Taliesin: Right, here we go then, if the prosecution has no further complications.
Taliesin: Lady Fier, what do you know of the defendant to my left?
Cymidei Fier: I am acquainted with Aldagarr Morr
Taliesin: And how are you acquainted with Morr?
Cymidei Fier: As enemies
Taliesin: I see.
Cymidei Fier: He supported that fool Lord Casca
Judge Erlington: *listens intently*
Taliesin: Aye, history does show that much.
Cymidei Fier: *laughs*
Taliesin: So you do not like Morr, nor have a very high opinion of him?
Aldagar Morr: *crosses arms*
Cymidei Fier: I directed my followers to tuss up Aldagar and hang him over the King's gate
Taliesin: My my.
Cymidei Fier: He almost died
Aldagar Morr: *scowls*
Taliesin: While that is a most serious statement, it is not the issue at trial today.
Cymidei Fier: That was during the days of the Ivory Throne rebellion
Cymidei Fier: I had good cause to do it.
Taliesin: Lady Fier, there have been some mostly unworthy claims that you were present
Taliesin: along with Morr, on the night that the Treasury was raided.
Taliesin: Given your history with Morr, how likely is it that you would work with Morr?
Taliesin: Or vice versa, for that matter.
William McCarthy: Objection
Judge Erlington: what grounds?
Cymidei Fier: *looks at the judge*
William McCarthy: The defense need not qualify claims!
Taliesin: Qualify? The witness is free to say likely or not likely.
Judge Erlington: Overruled
Taliesin: The witness will qualify her claims, as she has done thus far.
Judge Erlington: please continue
William McCarthy: Unworthy is throwing mud
William McCarthy: !
Taliesin: Oh, that.
Taliesin: *laughs*
Cymidei Fier: I wouldn't be caught dead helping that lily livered Casca lover.
Taliesin: Whatever.
Aldagar Morr: *seeths*
Taliesin: I see.
Taliesin: So were you present at the Treasury that night?
Cymidei Fier: Of course not!
William McCarthy: Hrmpf
Taliesin: On that night, do you recall where you were instead?
Cymidei Fier: I was ministering to pilgrims at the Shrine of Chaos
William McCarthy: *rolls his eyes*
Cymidei Fier: who had lost their way on the long road to Britain
Taliesin: I see, so there should be witnesses to attest to that?
Cymidei Fier: *shifts uncomfortably*
Taliesin: Witnesses, by the way, that the Prosecution has failed to find...
William McCarthy: Objection!
Judge Erlington: Yes Mr McCarthy?
Taliesin: *sighs*
William McCarthy: Hrmpf!
Taliesin: Is that it?
William McCarthy: The defense is indulging in mudslinging
Taliesin: I've stated nothing but a fact.
Judge Erlington: Proceed Mr Talesin
Taliesin: Lady Fier, what do you know of the Purity League?
Cymidei Fier: I know that they are of the opinion that gargoyles shouldn't be welcomed into our lands.
Taliesin: *nods*
Taliesin: Do you have any connection to this so called Purity League?
Cymidei Fier: I agree with them that gargoyles should not be allowed to walk Britannia's lands freely
Cymidei Fier: They should be sent to work in mines or sent back to the Abyss.
Taliesin: I see.
Taliesin: However, Lady Fier, you are not in charge of Brittannia, is that correct?
Cymidei Fier: Of course not but it is not a crime to hold an opinion is it?
Taliesin: It most certainly isn't.
Taliesin: *smiles*
Taliesin: Likewise, Brittannia has no jurisdiction over you and your lands and its citizens?
Cymidei Fier: That is correct
Taliesin: Last I checked, you are in charge of your own independent kingdom.
Cymidei Fier: Scythe is a sovereign entity
Taliesin: Surely that still means something in this day and age.
William McCarthy: Objection, why is this relevant?
Taliesin: So, Lady Fier, do you find it odd that you have been asked to stand trial in a foreign country?
Taliesin: I'm simply asking the witness what she feels her purpose is here.
Judge Erlington: Continue
Taliesin: Please answer, Lady Fier.
Cymidei Fier: I do so of my own free will not because the Crown has the power to compel me to do so.
Taliesin: A strong willed individual, truly.
Taliesin: The Defense has no further questions.
Judge Erlington: You may cross exam
Taliesin: Thank you for your time, Lady Fier.