[IC] New Crobuzon & the World Beyond

[Selina Parcellus]

"Our intention was to secure provisions at an armourer, but not necessarily one on this plane.  We had no idea we would be traveling here and so we sought out one who could assist us here."

"Regardless, you did come here and have made plans that will require you to wait perhaps a week before departing to where ever you plan to go to find a way back to your world.  Me offering insight upon your situation was not to dispute that you want to leave.  I was only attempting to impress upon you how important it was that your exit from this world be at your earliest possible convenience.   Perhaps in time, as more breaches open and the inevitable contact by outworlders become more commonplace, attitudes will change.  I do hope that day comes..."

She then turns to Tomeal and sighs, rubbing the bridge of her nose in mild disquiet and annoyance.  There is a sad resignation in her voice as she whispers back  "You are correct.  But what would you have me do?  Shall we appeal for their clemency so soon after appealing for our own?  That may result in reversing what work we have accomplished so far in returning home.  That would help no one."

Tomeal listens to Selina and shakes his head.  "With all due respect but you are mistaken because appealing to have them released might certainly help them go home to their families.  So please forgive me if I'm wrong, but truthfully don't you really mean that asking for clemency won't really do anything to help you or us?  I'm not trying to be confrontational.  I respect you all very much.  It's one of the reasons why I decided I wanted to help this group after you rescued me.  I think all of you are very good people and I'm afraid in your desire to want to leave this world you might be a little overly cautious. In the end, I will follow whatever final decision the group decides.  And it might not be my place but I don't want you to do something you will regret later.

Selina looks away briefly in thought, and sighs once more.  This was why she needed someone like Tomeal with her.  He provided a valid, intelligent, sound viewpoint when she needed to be chastised for being fatalistic.  She finally nods.  "Yes, you are correct."  She then turns to the Magistrate.  "Regardless of the apparent facts, we were forced to make the best of a rather poor situation for ourselves and discovered soon that we were forced to rely on others.  These others have been treated poorly simply because of our mere presence on this plane.  So your information is wrong in that sense.  I know not what circumstances surround master Kee's presence here, but I believe that he came here in a similar fashion, forced by a planar rift that he was unable to control.  This has all been a matter of "Wrong place, wrong time" and a number of the citizens of this city have now suffered as a result.  I...request clemency for master Agloval and the shop keeper in question."