:Hmm - I think Aber at Healers' wants to talk to you at some point, Melody said you told her that your world has a protocol in using mind-gifts offensively? Which our legal system doesn't really have a way to handle. But that doesn't have to be tonight: 

Okay, I'll make a note to call tomorrow about that. Is there anything Vanyel and Yfandes, or Shavri, should know when deciding when to return?

:Oh: Pause. :Can't see any issue for Shavri. We do still have the Ifteli troops here, they're going to be quartered here a few more days – I'm a little worried things could get tense again if you come back. Er, I know you can't tell me details here, because of the infohazard part, but - do you have any reason to think Van is specifically in danger from them as well?: 

Uh, only insofar as he's a way to get to me, I think

:...That does not fill me with enthusiasm at the idea of him being in Haven while they are, given that you can't tell me what they want you for. But I'm not a fan of him being in Leareth's territory either. Hmm. Your teleport can go anywhere, no – could you send him to his parents' home in Forst Reach?: 

I can suggest it tomorrow morning.

:I'd prefer now, but if he's asleep I suppose it can wait. You don't feel, er, in danger where you are now?: 

I don't. I can see if Vanyel's asleep yet if you think it's urgent but nothing befell us last night.

:I'm very uncomfortable about you being where Leareth is. But I suppose you're right that it isn't really in his interests to harm you, and if that was true last night it's still true tonight: 

Van?

:Hmm?: He's been napping on and off most of the day, talking to Shavri for some of it. 

I checked in with Lancir and he's skittish about having you here or in Haven either while there are still Ifteli around, and he wanted me to suggest that you go to your family's place?

He scrambles up. :Ack! No! ...Sorry, just, Bella, I really, really don't want to do that: 

Then I won't put you there! It's okay. Do you have a counterproposal or do you just want to stay here?

:I don't know. I would've said k'Treva before but that doesn't seem like the best idea now. Um, can I stay wherever you decide to stay?: 

Uh, I'm probably going to park here for the foreseeable future unless invited back to Haven. I think that given what I've seen of how the gods work I need to be around allied people who can watch my back against anyone the gods aim at me, and cannot just go conjure myself a bungalow in a random forest and be a research hermit, not safely.

:...If you think this is the safest place to be then I trust you: 

I think it's the safest place for me. I think the calculus could be meaningfully different for you.

:I don't know. I don't know what 'safe' even means anymore. Please don't - make me go back to Haven if you're not coming as well: 

I'm not planning to make you go anywhere. I do think it'd be a good idea to have a good idea of where you want to be if here stops working. For example, Leareth could decide he is not up for indefinitely hosting additional guests besides me, or you could talk to people back home who are nervous about him and decide you want to calm them down, or Yfandes could get sick of not having anywhere to graze, or something.

:I'll think about it. Maybe I can find out where my sister's staying right now - she's in the Guard: 

Sure. I can tell Lancir you suggested that in case he has a way to locate her and if he doesn't I can tomorrow.

Lancir, he doesn't want to go to Forst Reach - he'd rather stay near me but failing that might want to visit his sister, he says she's in the Guard?

:Hmm, yes, that sounds right. I'll find out where she's posted. As long as Leareth isn't, er, trying to interact with him, I suppose staying in his accommodations another night probably won't do any harm. I assume you'd notice if he tried to place a compulsion on Van or something. And, you're right that it's in the man's interest to play nice with you, and likely will continue to be. I can't say I like it, but, it is what it is: 

I wish it were otherwise. Maybe we'll both be able to come back soon. Even if I'm not welcome in Haven any more I'd like to get my notes and things out of my room sometime after I have the self-teleport working.

:Gods! Bella, I may not be totally happy with your decisions, but we're not about to kick you out of Haven permanently; you could come back now if you wanted, it's your safety I'm worried about while the Ifteli forces are still around. Though Taver is currently very iffy about you interacting with any other Companions or their Heralds. He's not sure if, er, the infohazard was the main factor behind whatever the hell just happened, but he's nervous: