(1507) Sanctuary - From On High

[Truce]

Truce turns with some surprise to Pelican who addresses him in a name he aught not to know.

"Pelican. Please address me as Truce, or if at all possible, Councilor. This is a formal gathering after all," he says, somewhat hastily in his softened voice. There's no harshness in his words, but he tries to command some sense of authority nonetheless.

He adds, with a kinder tone. "And I suppose I aught to refer to you as Provost since Mace seems to have departed the city. You're up for the job, aren't you?"

Arthur's arrival at his side causes the Moros to turn before receiving an answer from his Pathmate.

"Ah, hello, Arthur. I hope your evening is going well. I'm looking forward to all of us meeting later. Is there anything I should know that couldn't be said over the phone?"

[Star]

"Looks like, uh, you have a fan."

Eyes pointed at Crowley, then slid back over... then bounced off an invisible wall framing the Acanthus a good foot to either side.

"Like, I don't think I've ever seen Crowley, you know, smile." A manic rictus appeared for a moment. See? Smile. The smile slipped into a more natural one. You go, girl. Do your friendly thing. See? This cabal isn't full of bad people. There's Faye and...

"Productive?"

Hands worked, fingers rippling, before surrendering and fishing out a deck of cards. Chop, chop, fold.

"I dunno. Is this a thing? I kinda like, uh, just showed up because the whole Councilor thing. Is something happening?"

Because folders.

[Emrys]

The Enchanter didn't flinch under the gaze of his superior. He did however fall silent for a moment as contemplated his response.

"I think Emeritas is flawed because it only says to respect people once they've earned it and only in their area of expertise. I know I'm guilty of breaking this one myself, but that doesn't absolve other guilty parties from it's violation." He took a nervous breathe and folded his arms. "Tyria thought she earned the respect of the Concilium, something I thought as well by the way people talked about her when I arrived in town, but she also thought she was disrespected when Star and Avis did their thing in her Museum."

"There's a side conversation there waiting to happen, about how the charter states that meeting grounds are supposed to be provided by cabals but are actually supplied by Orders and thus limiting some of the rights and protections that could be afforded but that's something to talk about later."

Emrys simply shrugged the tangent away, content to leave it if Aquinas was inclined to bite. "Anyway, the elephant in the room was Tyria and how she cornered Star to try and force a favor from him for his misbehavior. That was out of line, a breach of the Precept of Law were it still around to cover extortion, but it's not so at worst it was another breach of Emeritas."

"Since you've already arrived with your cabalmate I doubt Tyria will be coming, but I think it's a major oversight on the Council's behalf to let extortion go unpunished which brings me to my point. Hubris in it's current wording doesn't ban mundane crimes like extortion and nonmagical assault with it's current wording, it's just 'you know what's wrong so don't so it'. That's dumb, and I think the ambiguity of Nous's wording has left too much open for people. The Enchanters were promised by Nous last November that reasonable sleeper laws and the value of life would be represented under Hubris, and there is no mention of it. I think that's a mistake that needs to be corrected, and I'm willing to correct it."

And with that final thought he fell to silence. There was that voice in the back of his head, reminding him of the hubris of debating Diamond law with the Silver Ladder Heirarch and expecting to come out on top, but he always ignored that voice anyway.

[Aurora]

Star and Faye continue here

[Arthur]

Arthur, Pelican ( LoneRanger ) , Truce go here

[Emrys]

"Okay." Emrys said nodding along with the Heirarch. Being called laughable and accused of baseless hysteria was about as reassuring as getting the stink eye, but he wasn't about to prove his detractors right. "I wasn't denying the favors or validity of the rite of requite, and I'll cede the point that the matter is closed, but I do believe that a trade implies both sides consent to an exchange."

"So hypothetical, because I want to be sure we're on the same page before I go up onto the dais as a Councilor. If someone comes before us claiming that Emeritas has been breached, but not called a duel, does the Council have a responsibility to mediate a fair trade or ascertain the validity of the claim? Or is the claim enough to demand a favor of the accuser's choosing? The reason I ask is because from my vantage point Tyria pulled Star from his conversation, and I don't think the disruption and Order banning stemmed from a fair trade. If Star had not consented to the duel, what would we be doing and facing today? Or does the Council have no responsibility in the matter at all?"