The Attaryl will be happy to receive Beitang Moran, given his reputation as an oracle, and to tease and prod at his own abilities. They will probably want to know how his skills work, how reliable they have proven in the past, and what kingdoms or rulers he has served in the past — let me know a condensed version of that in response.
On their side, Beitang Moran will notice that the subject of Hatisse leaves the Attaryl a little apprehensive — not precisely ill at ease, but slightly off balance. They will stress that this is an old story, no matter how fresh traversing the Stairs of Sighs might make it seem, and that much has been lost over the years. They will note that there was no betrayal: it is their habit to send disciples of the school in service at a court, to learn the appropriate mannerisms and discipline before completing their training. Hatisse was assigned to Lord Arha in Sukhl. The Attaryl inner code forbids affection or inappropriate conduct towards the lord or lady a witch serves — and, although they are certain Hatisse was not entirely innocent in the affair, they believe Lord Arha grew unpleasantly, obsessively fixated on his charge. He even opposed her return to Taravast, at which point, the Attaryl denied his request to retain her in permanent service. The point is never to sell a witch as a whore.
Hatisse's return to Taravast aligned with a period of clashes between the Attaryl and Bessis, this is true — but the hostilities ended within months, and they have been sister-houses since. Arha only sought to take advantage of the skirmishes as an excuse to attack Taravast — and the Attaryl are happy to produce multiple letters showing they wrote to Arha, asking him not to pretend to intercede on their behalf. They suspect that he may perhaps not even have loved Hatisse as much as the prospect of fresh conquest: his people were nomad warriors, trading in bloodshed.
When he approached Taravast, the witches of both schools reunited to do their duty by the Conclave and defend the city. Hatisse insisted on giving Arha's men their burial rites — which, the Attaryl will flag, they also fund, making no call on the people of Sukhl and asking no compensation, despite Taravast suffering multiple losses itself in the siege.
This is all the detail they'll be open to giving on that topic and on Hatisse.
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On their side, Beitang Moran will notice that the subject of Hatisse leaves the Attaryl a little apprehensive — not precisely ill at ease, but slightly off balance. They will stress that this is an old story, no matter how fresh traversing the Stairs of Sighs might make it seem, and that much has been lost over the years. They will note that there was no betrayal: it is their habit to send disciples of the school in service at a court, to learn the appropriate mannerisms and discipline before completing their training. Hatisse was assigned to Lord Arha in Sukhl. The Attaryl inner code forbids affection or inappropriate conduct towards the lord or lady a witch serves — and, although they are certain Hatisse was not entirely innocent in the affair, they believe Lord Arha grew unpleasantly, obsessively fixated on his charge. He even opposed her return to Taravast, at which point, the Attaryl denied his request to retain her in permanent service. The point is never to sell a witch as a whore.
Hatisse's return to Taravast aligned with a period of clashes between the Attaryl and Bessis, this is true — but the hostilities ended within months, and they have been sister-houses since. Arha only sought to take advantage of the skirmishes as an excuse to attack Taravast — and the Attaryl are happy to produce multiple letters showing they wrote to Arha, asking him not to pretend to intercede on their behalf. They suspect that he may perhaps not even have loved Hatisse as much as the prospect of fresh conquest: his people were nomad warriors, trading in bloodshed.
When he approached Taravast, the witches of both schools reunited to do their duty by the Conclave and defend the city. Hatisse insisted on giving Arha's men their burial rites — which, the Attaryl will flag, they also fund, making no call on the people of Sukhl and asking no compensation, despite Taravast suffering multiple losses itself in the siege.
This is all the detail they'll be open to giving on that topic and on Hatisse.