The portal hums behind Varn, violet light washing across the service room. Pyra keeps the communicator raised as security voices draw nearer beyond the sealed door.
Lady Naga stands between them and the privacy screen. Her polished smile falters when she notices the motionless fan, the envelope, and the active access codes.
Lady Naga
This is a misunderstanding. She became ill during our private conversation, and I was preparing to summon medical assistance.
The screen conceals the aftermath of Lady Naga’s feeding. No blood or injuries are visible, but the silence behind it makes her explanation increasingly hollow.
Pyra
Step away from the screen and the table. Keep your hands visible until security arrives.
Lady Naga’s eyes flick toward the envelope and loading-dock codes. The corridor lock disengages with a heavy click as venue security reaches the room.
Lady Naga
You have no authority to disrupt my performance. Remove yourselves, or I will have every one of you detained.
✓ Quest Accepted
Save the fan
✓ Quest Accepted
Secure the envelope
“Use your void magic to summon the envelope to your hand.”
SUCCESS (Great Void Magic, rolled +0)
Violet light gathers around Varn’s smaller hands. Across the table, the sealed envelope shudders, lifts cleanly from beside the access console, and crosses the room.
The envelope settles into Varn’s waiting grasp, its paper undamaged and its seal intact. The void retracts without disturbing the console or the nearby security equipment.
Lady Naga
You will return that immediately. It is private correspondence, and you have no right to take it.
Pyra
The envelope was beside the loading-dock codes. Keep it secure, Varn, and do not open it until security can document it.
Lady Naga steps toward him, then stops as the sealed door opens. Two venue security officers enter with weapons lowered, their attention fixed on the fan and the active console.
Lady Naga
This is an abuse of power. I demand that everyone leave my service room at once.
Pyra
No one is leaving until the guest is checked and those access codes are secured. Security, record the envelope as evidence.
Quest Complete
Secure the envelope
+ New Item Acquired
Sealed envelope
“Give the security guards the envelope before going to check on the fan.”
Varn turns from the table and extends the sealed envelope toward the two security officers. Its intact seal and the loading-dock codes remain clearly visible.
venue security officers
Understood. We’ll secure it as evidence and document the transfer.
The nearer officer accepts the envelope with both hands while the second records its condition and keeps watch on Lady Naga and the console.
Lady Naga
You are treating private correspondence as evidence because of a misunderstanding.
Pyra
The envelope was beside active access codes. Let them document it, and keep your distance from the guest.
With the envelope secured, Varn crosses to the privacy screen. Pyra moves beside him, while the guards hold Lady Naga back and summon medical assistance.
The fan remains still behind the screen. Pyra checks for responsiveness without moving her unnecessarily, and the room settles into the tense quiet of an emergency response.
“"The void has no power to heal, but we should staunch the wounded ear and finger." you murmur as you look to where Lady Naga bit off the fan's right ear and their middle finger.”
SUCCESS (Good Reasoning, rolled +1)
Varn Talross
The void has no power to heal, but we should staunch the wounded ear and finger.
Varn kneels beside the fan and reaches for the emergency medical kit as Pyra keeps the security communicator raised. The injuries remain concealed from view, but the need for immediate care is clear.
Pyra
Agreed. Security, bring the kit here and have medical responders prioritize her. Do not move her more than necessary.
A guard opens the kit and passes gauze and sterile dressings to Varn. He applies firm, careful pressure where directed, securing the dressings around the wounded ear and middle finger.
The bleeding is staunched beneath the dressings. Pyra checks the fan’s breathing and responsiveness while the second officer keeps Lady Naga away from the screen and console.
Lady Naga
You are making an outrageous spectacle out of a private medical incident.
Pyra
The patient is stabilized for now. Medical responders can take over, and your explanation will be recorded after they secure this scene.
Quest Complete
Save the fan
Skill Upgrade: Void Magic Great→Superb