"Sssorry, but I can't let anyone see her. Much lesssss a clanner," the Defender said.
Gukko sighed. He hoped he wouldn't have to resort to this, but he pulled out a bag of gil from his belt and dangled it oer the bangaa's eyes. "Can I see her now?"
Without a word, the guard snatched the bag, bit acoin to make sure it was real, and slid the bar over.
"Thanks." Gukko closed the heavy wooden-metal door behind him.
The jail was not the most pleasant of places. But... The guards were only living creatures, and an aged, once-gorgeous mother viera living in a mud hole for years was too much to bear for a few of them.
Gukko and Hejaat reached the chamber finally after hiking down flights of stairs, only to hike up more stairs into a tower.
"I think this is it," Hejaat said, drew out a lockpick (keys would require extra bribe) and fiddled around in the keyhole until click! The lock fell off.
"Mother?" Gukko leaned his whole weight against the door. "Mother?" Hejaat called also.
The room was a tidy little room no more than a few yards across and back. But it was considerably better than most of the jail rooms with its spotless condition and neat quaintness. Rochelle looked up as she heard their voices.
They both ran over to their long-lost parent.
After an exchange of hugs and "How are you's?", They all sat down on the bed.
Gukko and Hejaat related to her everything that had happened... When they got to the part about Callypso-
"Honey, that's great! I knew you were a born ladies' man, just like your father..." Her voice trailed off.
There was a knock on the door.
"Hey! You! Visiting time's over!" someone's rough voice called.
"We'll come visit again sometime, all of us. And you can see how much we've all grown, and.. Sunny's a Summoner-in-training now... Well, you'll come back with us someday, right?" Hejaat hugged Rochelle as Gukko followed suit.
Rochelle sighed. "I promise. When I get out of the jail..." She straightened up. "The dust bunnies better be worried! And someone needs to make sure you change your underwear, Gukko-"
"Mo-ther!"
Hejaat laughed. "Goodbye, mom."