Leja at-Lehiel

Leja at-Lehiel is a Redguard trying to solve the Harpy problem plaguing Kozanset.
==Interactions==
===Feathered Fiends===
Lahiel is investigating why the harpies are attacking Kozanset, and what their relationship is to the mercenaries.
==Dialogue==
In the town hall:
"Meet me at my house. It's at the edge of town, past the smithy. I'll tell you everything I know. See you soon, I hope."
In her house:
"Be at ease. The mercenaries dare not enter my home uninvited. I watched you long before you spoke to my father, Magistrate Andrin at-Lehiel. You spoke to people in town, and listened to their answers. Are you actually interested in helping?"
:Who are you? "I'm the magistrate's daughter, raised here, though now I am a traveling merchant. I came back when I heard of the town's troubles. My father insisted he had it under control. Now I'm doubly sure I returned at the right time."
:What's going on in this town? "The Gold Coast mercenaries, our supposed saviors from the harpies, are our problem. They extort and steal from the good people here. And what's more, they've done nothing but make our harpy issues worse."
::How've the mercenaries made things worse? "Since Daneem and her friends arrived, the harpies are angry with the town. They're usually nothing more than flying rats. The harpies can attack, yes, but only when provoked. And I know the mercenaries are the ones who've provoked them."
:::How can you stop the harpies? "The mercenaries hid harpy eggs around Kozanset. Naturally, the harpies want the eggs back. That's the root of the town's harpy trouble. We must find and return their eggs so one problem's solved. But first, follow me upstairs."
On her balcony:
"I rescued her from them. The mercenaries killed her mother, and the other chicks in her brood. This creature had done no wrong, yet they would kill her to be paid for her feathers! I couldn't stand by and let that happen. Could you?"
:Is that why you want to rescue the eggs? "It's the right thing to do. For us and them. I'll be waiting in the town square for you, if you're willing. What do you say?"
::All right. I'll help you. "Thank you. I can't do this on my own, and my father won't listen to me until I have proof. I don't think the eggs will be proof enough, but at least they will be safe."
:::How long have you been hiding a harpy on your balcony? "She comes and goes as she pleases. This is a wild creature, after all. I do not even name her, for she isn't mine."
::::But won't she attack the town? "Once their eggs are back in their aeries, the harpies won't attack Kozanset. And then we can deal with those mercenaries."
::::You said something about harpy eggs earlier. "Bring me the eggs. I'll wait for you by the town's well. Even though it's in the open, many people exchange goods there, so it won't look suspicious."
:::::I'll locate those stolen harpy eggs and bring them back.
After gathering the eggs:
"You're quite light on your feet. Let me see the eggs."
:Here you go. "Thank you for doing this. I'm sure not all of the eggs survived, but the least we can do is return them to the harpies. I don't have proof, but I know it was the mercenaries that did this. Who else could be so cruel?"
::Do you know where …? "Hold a moment. Someone's coming."
After Daneem intimidates Leja:
"We'll have to find out what they're doing."
:Where should we start looking? "The mercenaries go in and out of the warehouse next to my home. There's got to be a reason. Why don't you go there and find out what they're doing?"
::What am I looking for? "One of them will let slip what their game is. Hide somewhere and listen to their chatter. I'll take these eggs back to my house for now. We can go to the aerie later to put them back."
In the harpy nest:
"You're alive! I thought they might have taken you too …."
:Are you hurt? "Some. The mercenaries decided I was worth more dead than alive. They threw me out with a few others, beaten and bound. That's when the jackals came. Thanks to the harpies, I didn't end up like the others."
::The harpies helped you? "Well, this one did, and she brought some of her friends. They chased away the jackals and brought me to shelter. We must stop the mercenaries before any more innocents die, whether harpies or villagers."
:::Then let's go back to Kozanset and confront them. "We don't need any more bloodshed. If there's a way we can end this without fighting, we must. I have an idea. Find my father. Ask that harpy out there to get you to town. I'll be behind you."
After gathering the villagers:
"The harpies are congregated around this building. Looks like the mercenaries took something every bit as valuable as the harpies' eggs."
:What do you think it is? "I've no idea, but we need to restore goodwill with our flying neighbors. Even my father is in there to negotiate the mercenaries' departure. They should be out soon. The villagers, I mean. They want to cast Daneem from the town themselves."
::And once she's gone? "She's a coward and a bully. Once her nature's revealed, my father won't let her back into Kozanset. We'll need to return whatever she took to the harpies on the balcony. Head inside and find it. I'll try to convince them we're all friends."
After finding the matron:
"Who knows how long those fiends kept the harpies agitated, just to take advantage of this town? If I hadn't returned when I did, and gotten your help, they'd continue to terrorize my people and these harpies."
:What shall I do with the matriarch's body? "Give her to me. I still need to return their eggs, so I'll take her as well. Looks like I'll be around for a while. Though we disagree on many things, my father will need help regaining the town's trust. And, I miss this place. Harpies and all."
==Conversations==
===Feathered Fiends===
In the town hall:
Leja at-Lehiel: "Father! You need to know what's going on out there! Who is this? Someone come to help?"
Magistrate Andrin at-Lehiel: "Enough! I have no patience for your theories!"
Leja at-Lehiel: "Fine. If you want the truth, come talk to me."
In the town square:
Daneem: "Go back to selling trinkets, Leja. You do your job, and we'll do ours."
Leja at-Lehiel: "You hid those eggs on purpose, didn't you?"
Daneem: "Say no more, child. We haven't time for troublemakers."
Leya at-Lehiel: "They're up to something. They must be."
After returning to town:
Daneem: "What nerve, running your mouth right in front of me!"
Leja at-Lehiel: "You've disgraced our town long enough!"
Daneem: "Ugh! A rotten egg? Don't think this is over, child!"
Leja at-Lehiel: "Gather everyone who will stand with us to drive these bad eggs out of town! Father. The dead can't offer their forgiveness, but I can. Stand with us."
Outside the guardhouse:
Daneem: "Take your hands off me! Your pitiful town won't survive without our protection."
Leja at-Lehiel: "We can do without you. Go, and never return."
Villager: "And we'll run out anyone else who tries to bully us too!"
Daneem: "May the sands take your accursed town!"
Villager: "If we see you again, we'll throw you to the harpies!"
==Quotes==
*"It's not safe to talk in the streets. Now, I can speak openly." – In her house
*"Don't be frightened. This is a friend. The harpies are not our enemies. Will you help me convince the others?" – On her balcony
*"I don't know if the harpies will ever be able to trust us. Maybe this is the first step. What do you think?" – On the barracks' balcony
==Appearances==
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