((I actually had to go back and track down the post to be sure I remembered which side she was on, but forgot to link it earlier. My bad.))
((correct...she consumed the vis, in a way, to gain the Venus's Blessing Virtue in Summer of 1224.))
Fiona nods sagely. [color=blue]"Ah, I see. 'There but for the grace of God', perhaps. Are you Tria's mirror, Tranquillina?" Fiona waits for her answer.
[color=blue]"I don't think any of us are the spitting image of our mater. I doubt that you are Tria's, I doubt that Stultus is his maters, and I know for sure that I'm not mine. And I think it does him and you a disservice to treat him as though he is."
Fiona reaches out to stroke Tranquillina's hair in an almost maternal gesture, then reaches into her purse to pull out her flask and hands it to the Bonisagus. [color=blue]"Here...it looks like you need this."
She gives Tranquillina a moment to recover from the whisky, then continues. [color=blue]"Think about what I've said. I personally see no reason to bar any of them from probationary status. But if you still can't give him the chance to prove himself, perhaps we can recommend him to Novus Mane or make him a Protected Guest for a time."