Infamy
“Hey, did you know...? Your name is in papers all over Eorzea. Menphina’s tits, you’re famous!”
Lolah looked down at the crumpled newspaper sheet thrust at her with a note of interest. Sure enough, splashed across a column was the headline that had sparked it all: HANNISH AMBASSADOR’S DAUGHTER JAILED FOR KUGANE HEIST.
“Ah...heh...” She grins slightly, but doesn’t say much to the woman who eagerly watches her expression as she reads on.
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Shock rippled through Kugane as the coveted sword of Kaien, the last king of Doma before its occupation, was stolen from its display at a museum in Kugane. The frantic search turned up no sign of its whereabouts, but the thieves curiously came forward in the days after and made themselves known. Ashley Stone and Lolah Bajhiri, daughter of Ihsan Bajhiri, an official ambassador to Kugane from Radz-at-Han, confessed to the crime in full to shock on the international stage.
In a curious twist to this most unusual tale of a young married couple, they have invoked a peculiar and somewhat obscure law of diplomatic immunity and ownership rights that prevents Hingashi from reclaiming the Doman relic that was in their possession. However, this is not the end of the line for the relic. Officials feared the duo had sold the priceless artifact for money, but instead it seems to have taken yet another turn.
In recent days, Yanxia native currently operating as the head of the Aureate Ward, Miyasuke Ietada, presented this ill-gotten sword to Lord Hien, son of Kaien, proclaiming it a gift not to him, but to the rightful heirs of Yanxia: the people. The move has been viewed as controversial by some, but the locals are repotedly fascinated by the gesture. Some view Stone, Bajhiri, and Ietada as local heroes, going to great lengths to restore a land torn asunder by Garlean occupation.
Finally, the story has taken a dramatic new path as Ms. Bajhiri was arrested by former Brass Blades officer Elia Hext on unrelated charges consisting of suspicion of murders dating back several months that have gone unsolved, brought to light by the news of the heist that launched her to international infamy. Bajhiri has yet to be tried on these charges.
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Her smile faded slightly. Luther and Ashley were taking far too long.