"Crossed my mind," he mutters. "I think she should be relieved in that capacity. By someone not attached to remaining on this planet."

"Not Vanyel!" Savil hisses immediately, with emphasis. "I mean, he can't anyway. Probably we should pick someone who's a lot less, er, indispensable. And who's excited about a trip off the planet, I guess." 

"I'll tell Tran to look into it." 

Savil takes a deep breath, lets it out, and sets her jaw. 

"Right. Jay, let's just bring her to my old Work Room. If anything - weird - happens, at least it'll be contained. I want you on the door and someone in there to watch her and make sure she doesn't, um, escape in some impossible way..." 

Instructions given, she turns back to Cam. "We'll find a volunteer to re-summon you. In the meantime. What. Just. Happened. Do you have...any idea at all of why Karis wanted to kill Vanyel? Was it meant to un-summon you?" 

(Savil missed Cam's earlier remark to Shavri about Vkandis, and still hasn't quite mentally made the connection, it's an uncomfortable one and Kellan is being weirdly unhelpful.) 

"I think so. It succeeded, too, it was a narrow stroke of luck that Jisa brought me back, I should have had more spare circles around. I have left some in some random rooms and should collect those once I'm less worried about being dismissed unexpectedly any second, though."

Savil's jaw moves silently for a very long five seconds. 

"...I, er, right." This is all so incredibly uncomfortable. "But - why try so hard to un-summon you? It doesn't make sense - you were considering helping us take back Karse from the corrupt priesthood..." 

"Maybe Vkandis actually likes them? He did let one of them be his conduit for setting me on fire."

Savil would like the entire concept of meddling gods to GO AWAY, she's sick of it. 

"...Wait. Was Karis literally possessed, like the priest who set you on fire? Or do you think he just - asked her nicely...?" A helpless shrug. "Seems like a pretty big difference when it comes to, er, deciding what to do with her." 

"I don't know. I couldn't see and could barely hear through the phone. Jisa thought possessed, something about her mind being shiny and on fire?"

"....Huh." An uneasy glance over at Jaysen. "Well, I don't think that changes any of our immediate actions. Probably. Let's get her over to the Work Room– er, Cam? Can you show us how to undo the restraints, and then maybe follow us in case we need to restrain her again?" 

"You don't want to just wheel her along in a cart? Are there stairs?"

Savil thinks for a moment. "I suppose not - can you make a cart?" 

Cart.

Then Karis can be hauled into the cart and wheeled down the hall and out the door and across the path to Savil's old Work Room! Savil follows closely and keeps her attention entirely on Karis, ready to throw up a shield or fling a levinbolt at the slightest warning. 

Karis lies in the cart, curled up tightly in fetal position, and does not move or fight back during the trip over. 

Jaysen picks her up and sets her down on the floor inside Savil's old Work Room. 

Savil doesn't at ALL have good memories of this place, and would prefer not to stay any longer than she absolutely must. "Jay. Are you covered?" 

"Keiran's sending over some of the Guard. She's–" a glance over at Karis. "–she's not going anywhere right now. Don't worry, you go on and have your meeting." 

Savil is incredibly uneasy, but it's not like that feeling is anything new.

She glances uncertainly over at Cam. 

"Where to?"

"We need to have a meeting with the Senior Circle. Follow me." 

Savil leaves Jaysen outside the Work Room and starts marching across the lawn. 

"Cam?" she says abruptly, without looking back at him. "I think you owe us some answers. What do you know about Leareth." 

"...why do you think I owe you some answers, what'd I do?"

"- Well, you showed up and then a lot of things started happening really fast? And I've - got a suspicion that Vanyel wouldn't have almost died just now if it weren't for you being around." 

Savil is incredibly angry, and she's not sure where to point that anger, she knows Cam probably isn't the right target for it, but still. He's right there in front of her. 

"...yes, I think he was probably stabbed to unsummon me, which is why I plan to switch my summoner away from the small child and to someone I can keep safe in orbit instead. What does that have to do with Leareth? I don't think he and Vicky are in cahoots."

"Why not? That wouldn't've been obvious to me!"