~28th Sun of the 6th Astral Moon, 1577~
(11/28/13)
As I earlier mentioned, someone attempted to kidnap Alice. This was by a Moon Keeper Miqo'te we had actually met a few weeks earlier named Tsimh. She was hired by who she thought to be Alice's father, when it was in fact Alice's uncle. Alice said that it was likely that her uncle posed as her father in order to convince Alice to come back of her own accord, but she knew better. Her father had been killed by her very own hand.
In order to avoid making this unnecessarily long, Tsimh overpowered both myself and Alice (with the aid of non-lethal poisons). I luckily came across Vallon, a Seeker Miqo'te that Alice and I met randomly one day, and he proceeded to aid me in tracking the two down. Our efforts were almost for naught, as Tsimh sought me out herself the next day. She demanded double the amount Alice's uncle offered her (two-million gil) if I wanted her turned over to me as opposed to the Empire, and that I would have a month to produce the money while she held onto Alice. In the time they had been together, Aice must have told her something that made her change her tune. I believe it was revelation that once claimed, Alice would likely be killed... and Tsimh as well.
I was reckless and declared that I was going to initiate battle, despite the fact that Tsimh had two lackeys with her. I did not see what I had to lose at that moment. Alice was right there in front of me. I did not have to agree to such ridiculous terms when I could just take what I wanted. A barbaric thought process? Maybe. But it was efficient. That and had Vallon plus both my siblings as backup. I was well-prepared to fight her on sight before she even proposed the deal.
...But Vallon is even more reckless and spontaneous than I. Before I had a chance to even do anything, he charged forth and slashed whoever and whatever was in his path. Tsimh and Alice got the worst of it. I scrambled for Alice and began healing her. There were few occasions where I use White Magic over conjury... I chose that moment as one of the rare exceptions. My knowledge of the art should not be surprising, when Ingrid is gifted in Black Magic. She and I are essentially two faces of the same coin.
I wanted to kill Tsimh. I was angry at Vallon for hurting Alice, but he did not create the scenario for it to happen. Tsimh did. Were it not for my sister, brother, and even Alice herself all holding me back... Tsimh's body would likely be at the bottom of the ocean right now. This thought does not illicit even the smallest bit of guilt from out of me. She had poisoned Alice twice (the first time was when we met her, but we didn't realize it at the time), kidnapped her, and even hit her. Not mention how she poisoned, injured, and groped me. This woman stopped deserving to live in my eyes from the moment she announced her true intentions.
I do not know where she is now, but Alice did tell me of a good point she made (Ingrid had cast Sleep on me to keep me from killing her). This would not end with Tsimh. Unless Alice's uncle is killed, this will likely never stop. Tsimh was not even first person hired. Someone else that we had met was hired first, and Tsimh was instructed to kill them due to presumed failure. If necessary, I will work my way to Alice's uncle myself and convince him to leave her alone with my blade. In the meantime, we should be alright for now.
There is an issue of Ingrid letting the one thing I wanted to keep hidden from Alice slip. She now knows that I am a murderer. Alice claims that she cares not about such information and I do not even have to tell her the story if I do not want to. But... It is not the sort of thing that can just get thrown out there and then left alone. I need to explain things to her properly one day. I do not know if she will stay with me after that... This frightens me greatly.
