The classified carts remain cordoned behind red and green markers. Clerks wait with covered trays, while the masked clerk stands apart from the leaking cargo and the wardens hold the threshold.
The quarantine warden sets aside her slate and steps near Doku, lowering her voice. The palace examiner remains beside the painted threshold, listening without interruption.
the quarantine warden
How much authority do you truly intend to exercise, Lady Nohara? The staff are frightened, and royal procedure has governed this intake longer than any emergency writ.
Her copper braid shifts against her gray coat as she glances toward the waiting clerks. None move, though every pair of eyes follows the exchange.
the quarantine warden
Will you command every precaution personally, or leave us room to carry your judgment without fearing that one mistake will become insubordination?
the palace examiner
This answer will show whether her authority protects the ward, or merely places it beneath her hand.
The examiner’s silence gives the question its full weight. Beyond the cordons, the clerks wait for Doku’s response, uncertain whether royal custom or medical command will define the next order.
✓ Quest Accepted
Gain the quarantine warden's willing cooperation
“"Depends on how long a proper successor who can manage my hospital well can do my work. There's a reason why I am the best medic. I save lives. However currently I haven't found a proper good successor that I can trust to manage these things effectively. While I can trust a lot of the people to do some basic things to an extent. As seen with some of the sealed containment it has not done the best of favors. We need more competent staff is what we need first before we think of a full transfer."”
SUCCESS (Superb Diplomacy, rolled -1)
Doku Nohara
I will retain authority until I find a trustworthy successor who can manage my hospital properly. There is a reason I am the best medic: I save lives.
Doku Nohara
Some staff can manage basic duties, but the sealed containment has already shown their limits. We need more competent staff before any full transfer.
The quarantine warden records the decision beneath the cart classifications. Her slate now carries both a staffing demand and the continued scope of Doku’s authority.
the quarantine warden
Then I will request trained healers and senior attendants for the intake and hospital. Until they arrive, your authority remains the practical standard.
the palace examiner
Accepted. The writ will be amended to retain Lady Nohara’s medical command while the palace searches for qualified replacements and successors.
The cost is immediate: two ward clerks are reassigned to recruitment records, leaving the intake short-handed. The remaining staff tighten their formation around the cordons.
the quarantine warden
We will work with fewer hands tonight, Lady Nohara, but no container moves without your classification. Competence comes before convenience.
Recruit competent medical staff
Quest Complete
Gain the quarantine warden's willing cooperation