1.) The assault on the Broken Dove-owned warehouses did have an impact on Colombia’s efforts during the conflicts between the other two families. Once she realized that, despite believing that she would have at least some government support, she relented long enough to agree to meet with the Gembonded other Families. This, of course, led to her ending up in custody after the talks were over.
2.) Daigo’s connections pay off, and he’s granted visitation rights at the Diamond Dispatch Center, where he is escorted to the basement holding cells prior to prison transfer before she is to be shipped off to Lumisade. Prison life won’t allow its ‘tenants’ many luxuries, so Colombia (albeit reluctantly) accepts Daigo’s offering, which the Diamond Guard allows. Between cigarettes and shots of liquor, she becomes increasingly more loose-lipped – not due to any lack of loyalty, but the exact opposite.
“Make no mistake, Pen will try to take advantage of ‘em,” she clarifies and, indeed, Daigo may later hear word that Penumbra is moving in to assume command over the Blood Diamonds. She does not dare to speak of it further, as she’s keeping an eye on the Diamond Guard standing within earshot.
As for her relationship with Alyhandra, Colombia will admit that she now believes her entire role was probably made to be an elaborate distraction to divert security away from the Embassy. Alyhandra has no love for the Cardinal Gems, and would seek to put an end to the awakening of further gods and, thus, the arrival of more Gembonded. She and Colombia weren’t close, but foolishly saw her as a potential ally with a common goal. With no one else she can rely on and betting on the Lotus Family’s judgement for trusting Daigo, she begrudgingly accepts the favor of yet another Gembonded in exchange for this information.
If there was a connection between Alyhandra and the other third party who supported her run for the mayoral race, Colombia claims she’s uncertain. Just as she had told Liem at the talks, however, she is certain that the name she was given had been an alias.
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