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"I will recieve him now," Sensibility responded, rising from her chair to hold out one slender hand for her faithful soldier to take, her face showing none of the anger and anxiety she was feeling.
"I have called you here for an extremely important task," she said to the man, reseating herself and arranged her robes comfortably around herself.
"My daughter has decided it wise to wander from the grounds. I wish you to go and find her. She is a crafty girl, so be wary, she will most likely not look as though she belongs in the palace," Sensibility sighed, raising one hand to her face in exasperation, "Why she would want to go out amongst the rabble is beyond me. I want you to find out. Don't bring her back straightaway, just find out what she's up to. /Then/ bring her back. And send those Orderlies posted on gate duty to me for punishment. The fools! How could they let her just walk out of here?"

Sensibility rose again, crossing to the long window that covered the majority of the nearest wall and looked down apon her city as she loved to do.
"Find her, Hod. Don't return until you do."

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Cal grimaced, kicking herself inwardly for her mistake. How could she not have recognised Onemi? Asking him nicely not to say anthing would do no good at this point, and she knew the man well enough to know there was no point in trying to lie. But..
"You don't want to do that. Not that I care all that much either way, but it would be a minor inconvenience and it's unecessary for mother to hear about it. There must be some kind of exchange we can make. What do you want for your silence? I have money, but from the looks of it you don't need any more. But I'm sure we can come to some form of arrangement. "
She tried not to let the nerves that were shaking her show, knowing if she let any sign of weakness be seen by him there would be little chance of a bargain being struck. But there must be something this man wanted, and the daughter of Sensibility has the means to many things.
Waiting patiently for his response, she leaned down to stroke the dog again, trying to act nonchalant.