Leareth sighs. He's...not quite sure why this seems so, well, not-good. 

:Ask Carissa if she agrees, that they will keep their word. You can read her mind to confirm. If so, then - you can pass that confirmation back to Ebet. Events are - occurring very quickly - it would be much better if I am recovered sooner. Worth some cost: 

On that front, Nayoki absolutely agrees. 

"Of course. You rest, now." 

She pats his arm and then leaves, first to contact Ebet back, then to find Carissa. 

Back in Haven, Savil finishes explaining their requested conditions. 

Cheliax wonders what they are supposed to do, under all those  conditions, if the Valdemarans commit crimes or endanger people in Cheliax. They want it at least clarified that they have the right to defend their people from them if attacked, and to remove them from the country. Other that that, of course they’re happy to have the guests shielded and to enable unmonitored communications!

Savil is pretty sure no Herald is going to do that! But yes, of course, if that deeply implausible scenario happens, Cheliax can defend their people and send the Herald away. 

Ebet interrupts by knocking very politely. "May I come back in?" 

"- Sure." Savil lets him in. 

"Leareth agrees to your conditions. He's delegated someone who has the authority to speak for him. We could do the exchange when we raise a Gate back, if you're willing?" 

“That works for us.”

"They'll need a few minutes on their end to be ready." 

Nayoki, meanwhile, politely knocks on the door to Carissa's guest room. "I need to speak with you for a moment." 

Carissa isn’t particularly doing anything, just praying and washing her clothes with Prestidigitation. She comes to the door immediately.

Nayoki immediately reaches out to read her mind. With Mindhealing Sight as well; it lets her see more depth in people's reactions. 

"I have what I think is good news for you! It turns out that there are some Chelish diplomats in Haven." She relates the names that Ebet told her, mangling the pronunciation horribly. "They are going to send a cleric to heal Leareth and then talk to him? In exchange, they want me to go there and negotiate on Leareth's behalf. They also had a message for you."

Nayoki frowns, trying to remember it word for word. "'You can communicate to Sevar that we've made contact with Leareth, and hope to negotiate a face-to-face meeting soon.'" 

There are adults in the room now, sit down and stop doing things and await your negotiated release. Carissa’s heart jolts, though her face is very calm.

She hasn’t been thinking about it but she’s almost certainly in a ton of trouble. She doesn’t know exactly for what but it’ll be obvious enough under interrogation. And Cheliax has every right to kill her - probably should, once they have straightened her afterlife out - and they will do that -— but still, it’s going to be slow and it’s going to be painful and she’s not actually quite ready yet.

Which doesn’t matter.

”Thank you for telling me,” she says to Nayoki. And the instructions were clearly to shut up so she will do that.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. 

Nayoki keeps nearly all the distress off her face. Hopefully anything that slips through can pass as her being worried about going to Haven and negotiating with Asmodeans. 

"You are welcome. Leareth did want me to check with you - you think that a Chelish cleric will keep their word, yes? Come peacefully and not harm Leareth, or do anything else like mindreading that we ask them not to do?" 

“They’ll keep their word, yes. They’re worthless to Asmodeus if they won’t.”

"...Fascinating. Thank you for telling me." 

She leaves. 

- and marches right back to Leareth's sickbed, and shakes him awake again. 

"Leareth. When they arrive to negotiate, you are going to tell the Chelish envoy that you are keeping the girl." 

The Healer just gave him more painkillers - using Mindspeech earlier was a bad idea - and Leareth's head feels full of glue. 

"I - what -" 

"She believes that she will be in very serious trouble - that they will accuse her of heresy or treason or something worse, after they interrogate her - and that they will kill her slowly and painfully and I am afraid that she is probably right. We are keeping her." 

"Nayoki..."  

"Say that you got attached. Say that she deserves it for what she did to you. I do not care what you say! You read Evil, they will not even be surprised." 

Leareth makes a vast effort to wake up slightly more. "I am - not going to lie to them -" 

"What is wrong with you." 

"They are - no matter what else, they...understand this...concept of Law..."