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The local militia captain rapped on the doorframe, "We've found the suspect, Judge."
"Excellent! Bring me to him. Let's get this headache over with," Theod replied.
A short walk later, the captain gestured to a door. "He's in here."
Theod held himself tall and thought of the ideals that had brought him to The Judge's Order. He hasn't been out in the field long, but even a new judge's rough cloth robe and wooden badge of office can project the presence of the original for long enough to make an imposing entrance.
Stepping through the door to a suddenly hushed room, he asks "Which is the accused?"
He's presented with a slightly bruised man, hands tied with ropes.
"Do you swear to tell me the truth today, as I have sworn to use that knowledge well?"
The man growls "Yes", which Theod knows is true, and then "Much good may it do you!"
There is a feeling of overwhelming light, and cracks in it, spreading through space.
When he can make sense of his surroundings, he is... not there.
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fairshot
fairshot
"Theod Linberg. Judge Linberg, usually, but I don't think that title's likely to mean the same thing here."
He follows her up, a bit awkwardly.
He follows her up, a bit awkwardly.
winterlight
She's really strong; she basically half-lifts him onto the creature. "Hold on," she advises, and when she has held on she whistles to the griffin and he takes off.
fairshot
Theod may be more afraid of heights than he expected. This may, in some manner or form, have been something akin to a mistake.
Though unless she notices him tensing up, there may not be an outward sign of this. And he can appreciate the spectacular view as long as he's looking somewhere other than straight down.
Though unless she notices him tensing up, there may not be an outward sign of this. And he can appreciate the spectacular view as long as he's looking somewhere other than straight down.
winterlight
She doesn't notice! On they fly.
"I'm headed back to the compound of the Order of the Winter Light," she says. "But assuming all is well you'll find Andivar accessible from it."
"I'm headed back to the compound of the Order of the Winter Light," she says. "But assuming all is well you'll find Andivar accessible from it."
fairshot
"Large enough. I should be able to find somewhere I can be useful. Though it might be harder if my judge's gifts don't work here, I suppose I shouldn't take that for granted."
fairshot
"A few things. If someone promises to tell the truth to me in a clearly-marked way, I have an unerring sense of whether they tell me the truth or lie, and can generally pick apart where the lie sits in the sentence. This also works if someone is unambiguously in my custody. I can gaze into someone's eyes to determine what they would see as a serious punishment or deterrent to future offenses. There is also a certain way of carrying myself that makes people around me feel a strong sense that I should be respected and they should calm down; that's mostly good for calming down brawls or making an entrance."
winterlight
"...Interesting. Hmm. Here, hold this." She takes off a pendant necklace she's wearing and hands it to him.
winterlight
When he's touched it, she looks over her shoulder at his hand. It is not hissing and blistering. "Just checking." She takes it back. "Your powers sound useful if wielded well."
fairshot
"They certainly are. And mine will certainly be at your Order's disposal as long as I'm staying near your compound. If they work. Actually, I can check that. Would you mind verbally promising to answer my next three questions truthfully?"
winterlight
Kaja considers this for a moment, then says, "I promise to answer your next three questions truthfully."
fairshot
"Wait, I should have done this the other way around. Um, suggest a few questions; I'll want a true answer to one, a false answer to another, and an ambiguous answer to the third. And I shouldn't know the answers already, ideally, so not just 'What is your name?'"
winterlight
"Oh, I just agreed because I don't actually know anything I mustn't say. But all right. Ask me what the pendant was and how many siblings I have and what I had for breakfast."
fairshot
"I can't compel honesty, just confirm it."
He repeats the questions back, one at a time.
He repeats the questions back, one at a time.
winterlight
"It's the sigil of the Winter Light. One. Potatoes and cauliflower."
True. Ambiguous. False.
True. Ambiguous. False.
fairshot
"It seems to still work. I'll have to confirm the rest, but they're probably all usable. Just to check, the sigil is what you said, you didn't have potatoes or cauliflower for breakfast, and it wouldn't be entirely truthful to say you have one sibling?"
winterlight
"I had one, but she died when I was a baby. And yes, you got them all right."
fairshot
"That's a shame."
This has reminded him that he is unlikely to see his own family again. He will be quiet for a while.
This has reminded him that he is unlikely to see his own family again. He will be quiet for a while.
winterlight
"It is. But the orphanage affiliated with the Winter Light brought me up and then I entered the Order as a novice and I believe I have done all right."
fairshot
"How does the Order work? And you mentioned others, are they all similar?"
Distraction is an excellent way to deal with distress. Definitely.
Distraction is an excellent way to deal with distress. Definitely.
winterlight
"There are other Orders, yes, all over the world. Our nearest brothers and sisters are the Order of the Moonlight, and in the other direction a bit farther is the Order of the Golden Light. Different Orders have different mounts - Winter Light is griffins and winged horses, and one unicorn rider detached from Moonlight. And different orders require different vows and have different ways of life, but the ultimate nature of paladins is similar everywhere."
fairshot
"Can anyone join, if they are willing to be trained and... ride around and fight corpses and such?"