Oriens Academy [Phoenix Game]

[Advent Azure]

Azure wasn't to happy to hear him tell another person his awful relation to his sibling, but it was just going to be one person, and he seems to be honest enough and looks like he'd uphold what he said. Still, the fact that Riff said that there was going to be trouble for Azure as a result of telling him their relationship, is exactly why he never tells anyone, because usually he becomes the target since no one could ever make Kylier pay for what they have done, and with that, Azure sighed


"Well... I guess I'll just deal with it when the time comes, so don't worry about me, I think I can handle it."


He wouldn't want to say that he was exactly used to this sort of thing, but he understands that there are 3 kinds of people, those who want to talk it out, those who demand that I turn her over or something, and those who take it out on me, or try to use me as some sort of bait. Considering everything again, hes thankful that he doesn't have a scar on his body really... assuming his hand heals.


"My name is Azure, and its alright Riff. I guess I'll see ya around or something"


With that done with, he turned to Lily


"So what or where are we going now?"

 

[CSA]

Lily hung out and let the dogs sniff each other, occasionally examining her hand to make certain that her nails were perfect. Of course, they were. The conversation itself wasn't interesting, but the implications were somewhat curious. Azure seemed incredibly moody, and Lily didn't particularly care for moody. Then he threw the crucifix across the hall- apparently it was the cause of some distress. A more pious person likely wet themselves somewhere in the world, but Lily didn't particularly care about that sort of thing. She was better than divine, anyways.


Hopefully Azure was ready to stop his whining and crying and see some **** sense.


From what Lily could infer, that Mel girl was upset about how Kylier beat the crap out of one of her lackeys and was looking for some justice. She'd seen what had happened, and that was the only incident that came to mind after all. Normally she wouldn't mind, but this crybaby was her responsibility now.


"Yeah, you've got some errands to run," She replied to Azure. "Menial and time-consuming ones. But first..."


Lily looked at Riff- her gaze red and piercing.


"I know what this is about, and there are a couple of things wrong with what I think is about to happen. First? Kylier doesn't give a **** about what happens to this kid. Second? He's my vassal now. If he happens to come across an 'accident', I'm afraid other similar 'accidents' might occur- that's just what happens when an associate of mine becomes so unfortunate. If Kylier herself were to come across an 'accident', however, I believe that there may indeed be less 'accidents' following, as she is not an associate of mine yet. But said 'accidents' should likely happen soon, because that will change shortly. Capisce?"


Lily had always wanted to talk like a mobster- it was just one more dream realized. Her Goodfellas fantasy lived out, it was time to move on to other inspired performances on her bucket list.

 

[amdreams]

Rose took a minute to think, though she wasn't sure exactly why. Even after rolling Mr. Richter's question around in her mind for a good while, she could only think of one thing. One task that would signify that both absolute servitude and disregard for a human life. "To . . . kill a human?" she asked, in a voice barely above a whisper.


She still couldn't tell what the man's angle was. Was he trying to gain sympathy with a sob story? Was he trying to mislead her in some way? Either way, it was too soon to make assumptions. She'd have to wait for his story to finish first.


~~~~~


Riff's golden eyes narrowed as he stared into Lily's red ones as she seemed to be blatantly threatening Mel. The hands by his sides tightened into fists as a bit of anger welled up inside him. But he held his tongue back, not wanting to start a scene that would trouble his mistress.


"I'll voice your opinion to Miss Mel. However what she does is up to her, not me. Though neither she nor I take well to threats, Miss Lily."


He then stepped back, waving to the two before heading down the hallway. "Good bye Master Azure, Miss Lily. Let's hope we don't have to meet again. At least not under unfavorable conditions."

 

[Advent Azure]

Azure was not used to this sort of thing, and felt a little conflicted. On one hand, she is sticking up for Azure, trying to make Riff and Mel focus on Kylier, rather than them, if only for now, but on another, it was only because Lily sees him as property, which considering his position, is more or less true. Even so, its at least better than Azure having to fend for himself all the time. Still, he was sure that in the end, all that came from this is likely provoking Melly, if shes the sort of person that doesn't take well to that.


"He'll probably be back... along Mel... looking for a fight."


Azure turned toward Lily with a sigh


"At least that Riff guy is... pleasant... or maybe... I'm not sure how to put it, its not exactly regal... I'd say that in your words, he's..... well trained..."


He didn't really like tossing out that word, considering his position at the moment. He wasn't sure how to react, to this new potential threat. He knew it was coming at some point, but he was prepared to fight if he had to. If anything, it'd be the most useful thing about him, considering that he's managed to live this far. Still, if they were going after Azure to get to Kylier, then it stands to reason that Mel might go after Anya to get to Lily, to get to Azure if she really thought she could get at Kylier that way. That seems kinda far-fetched that a student would go that far for a little revenge though, after all, this is a student we are talking about.


That's when Bunny's warning came back up in Azure's mind, telling him that Mel is incredibly dangerous, and if what she said is true, then Lily may have made an unavoidable mistake, given her personality that Azure's figured so far.


"Still... I hear that Mel herself is... well, very dangerous, and a killer, with some proof to back it up... I don't know how much truth to that there is though. Do you think they'd go after Anya as well to get at us?"

 

[CSA]

That Riff boy certainly did seem well-mannered, even taking Lily's little speech in stride. It was somewhat admirable, especially in a Human, that he truly seemed to know his place. As was the folly of many a Human, however, he was not as smart as he seemed. There was a big difference between a threat and a warning, and only one side was delivering a threat.


It was Riff's side.


As he departed, Lily clicked her tongue. Perhaps the thing was incapable of common sense.


Lily doubted that Azure was right about seeing Riff and Mel looking for a fight. If the dog at least wasn't sensible, the owner had to be. How else could a human as audacious as that survive? She did agree, however, that if Riff was anything it was well-trained.


What Azure said next was supremely disturbing, however. A killer?


Lily suddenly remembered what Rose said about Bunny stalking a human serial killer. Ridiculous. Lily had thought it was ridiculous- not as much as Rose did but ridiculous nonetheless.


It was beginning to come together. A human girl serial killer, an angel stalking her, Kylier's fight, and the current situation she had found herself in the middle of.


The situation that she, in her plans to gain power, had placed Anya in.





For the first time in a very long time, Lily was completely and utterly terrified. For the first time, she felt like an idiot. Lily placed a hand on her face.


"****..." she muttered.


"****!"


She had told Anya to follow the girl that, if Mel was in fact the killer Bunny believed her to be, would be the first on her murderlist. Not to mention intimidated her number one lackey who seemed keen on hurting people one was close to for personal retribution. Lily still wasn't entirely certain that any of this was right, but if it was then Anya was in danger and that was enough for her to act.


"We have to find Anya!" Lily told Azure, obvious panic in her voice.


She began slithering quickly back towards the classroom.

 

[Advent Azure]

While Lily was thinking things over, Azure was seemingly absent mindlessly staring at his scorched palm. Surprisingly enough, it has already begun healing during this time after he ditched that crucifix. Although its no longer jet black, its still easily noticeable along his palm.


-Wonder if my weapon has anything to do with the sparking problem earlier...-


His unnecessary train of though was broken after Lily came to a panic though. Clearly she really cared for Anya, and if anything, it let Azure know that she isn't heartless, or at the very least, has way more heart than Kylier has. Still, he's not happy that he probably gave Lily cause for concern over things hes not certain about yet, but its better to act before the potential enemy acts.


"!??! Alright!?"


Azure stormed after Lily, catching up to her quickly, and keeping pace with her. He wasn't sure if this was panic worthy yet, but maybe that's just because he never actually met this Anya person exactly. Still, there's no way he'd let someone hanging if he could stop it. He just wished he knew a way to calm down Lily. Even if she couldn't Azure would be able to think of what the smart thing would be, after all, when you are alone with someone like Kylier, you learn real quick... or at least eventually that panicking makes things worse and try to keep calm.


"If we can't find her, and you think they might do something, it would probably be better to keep tabs on Mel and Riff"


He wasn't so sure how Lily stealthy could be, considering that she's real large, at least compared to Azure... still, being on the small side has its perks. But this did bring up some interesting thoughts in Azure's head. Lily is the only of her kind that Azure has met, but comparatively speaking, he wondered if Lily would be considered small, for the type of person she is, or if she's average or large sized. There was definitely no way he'd ever get an answer out of someone as dignified as her.


-Well, I should be the to keep tabs on them anyway... I don't want to provoke her by saying anything stupid...-

 

[ComradeSenpai]

Richter gave a short laugh, and a wide grin. " You really don't use that head enough. Selene had known how to do that for years by the time this happened; killing and eating humans is the first thing a vampire learns, obviously. But you're close. No, the final task I gave her was to kill me."


He sighed, leaning back. "She wasn't able to, of course. It was a test to see what you could throw away, to ensure absolute ruthlessness; you have to kill the person who's basically your parent. After all I'd given her, and taught her, she still refused to finish me. Or perhaps that's why she held onto that last shred of her humanity. She ran away after that, and I've never seen her since." he gave a short pause.


"She's probably dead." he said. "It's a shame, too. She had the potential to become even more powerful than me. Now, I think you're starting to see the point here. Vampires aren't any normal abhuman; we're different from even a lot of undead. We're among the few species that need humans as food. But we were still once humans. The vampire, by its nature, must be a heartless, cruel, and evil being. That is why my master forced me to kill her centuries ago. That's why I asked Selene to slay me. That's why Selene, to this day, is incomplete in her training. When you fight a vampire, you must be prepared to face a heartless sociopath. My case, where the humanity had to be bred out, is actually something of a rare thing. Many vampires just go mad with power, killing wantonly, seeing themselves as some invincible demigod."


"I can see you're also a bit confused. Why divulge secrets on how better to kill my kind, you ask?" Richter leaned forward again, placing his piece of candy on the table. A cold glare glazed over his eyes. "I'm not in any country ruled by vampires anymore; I won't be labeled as an enemy of the state for this sort of thing. Quite frankly, I've always done as I wish. And what I wish to do now is teach bright young minds how to put shortsighted leeches out their misery. Across the sea, Europe is in a bad state of affairs, Miss Cross. If your sister takes the throne anytime soon, her actions are going to have a large impact on the survival of your country. But that's a story we'll cover later."


He walked to the door before turning around, giving an almost warm smile. "I've actually been around long enough to see humanity fall. Come visit me soon; I'd like to tell you that story next."


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"I know Rose!" Anya exclaimed. "She had a sleepover with me and Lily last night. Look, you can even ask her!" she pointed a finger at the approaching Alraune.

 

[amdreams]

Rose sat in silence for a time after Mr. Richter finished his story, trying to process all that she had heard. A failed test. A lost "child". The loss of humanity. And a warning for the future.


"Mr. Richter, I still don't know why you're telling me all of this. Blaire is the one who will inherit the throne, not me. Even if you want me to tell her all of this, it's pointless. She never listens to me. Unless it's mom or dad telling her to do something, she just goes off and does whatever she wants. As you could probably tell by the fact that she's never here unless she wants something."


Rose sighed as she thought of her sister pretty much leaving all the work to her. She honestly believed Blaire was in no condition to inherit the throne if she couldn't even juggle her vice presidential duties with whatever training her parents were giving her. Always ditching the student council to go play with her bow and arrow.


"Besides, haven't vampires come a long way from what they were in the past. The newer generations don't need to hide themselves from the sun. And their need for blood can be fulfilled with blood substitutes. Though it must be harder for you, seeing how old you are. But I need you to understand that as a teacher you need to set an example. So could you please not be so public your feeding? Also, no students. I can't imagine many parents being thrilled if their child becomes someone's lunch."


~~~~~


Bunny wasn't exactly surprised that Anya knew Rose. What with the half-elf being student council president and a student here since she was young, it was no wonder that her name would be well known. It'd probably be stranger if someone didn't already know the princess. The fact that Rose attended a slumber party with Anya was something unexpected though. But it could be a good thing.


As Anya pointed, the angel followed the neko's finger to see two figures approaching. One being Azure and the other being . . . a giant plant? However on closer inspection, it was revealed to be an alraune. Bunny stared in awe. She had heard of the alraune before, but this was the first time she had actually seen one.


"Um . . . hi Azure and . . . Lily?"

 

[ComradeSenpai]

"If your sister won't even listen to her high school teachers, she's not going to last long on the throne before the people grow unruly. It wouldn't be the first time in history a ruler was usurped by his own sibling, if your aristocracy isn't thrown away altogether. Best you prepare the best you can, unless she changes her habits." Richter replied, his smile gone again.


"And as for the newest generation of leeches... I'd really like to tell you that story soon. The one about humanity's downfall. I think you'd enjoy something that plays into your own heritage as much as my own. Now if you'll excuse me, talking about my largest failure has put me in a sour mood, and it appears my students think they can just run in the halls. I have some disciplinary actions to attend to" he said, straightening his tie.

 

[Advent Azure]

Azure slowed down to a walk and a sigh, seeing that they both were alright. Considering that class just ended, and that they were in a school, it was far from likely that anyone would do anything in as public of a place these halls are now. Still, I guess Lily didn't want to leave things to chance.


"Hey Bunny. Uh, anything weird happen around here?"


Sure they are here now, and everyone's safe and all, but he could tell that this definitely looked weird, people running through the halls and all. Still, now was a good time to meet Anya, since he doesn't exactly know her, but he was sure he wasn't going to get any words in, and was alright with just learning about her through what Lily was probably going to do.

 

[CSA]

Lily didn't like the idea of tailing Mel at all. She supposed it seemed like a good idea to a Human, but the monkeys were generally incapable of seeing past lunch- much less the consequences of their actions at the end of the day. Lily still didn't know how much Mel knew, how Much Bunny knew, or how Mel might act. Tailing her right now would only attract unwanted attention if they were found out. No, the best thing would probably be to stick to Anya like glue.


And when she spotted the Neko, that's exactly what she did. She lifted Anya up and held her tight. Lily doubted Anya could understand just how worried she was, and certainly didn't want to tell her more than she needed to know just in case.


"Oh, Anya! I'm so glad that you're s- uh..."


Lily thought for a second.


"School. I'm so... so glad that you're doing well. In school."


Lily turned to look at Bunny, still not putting Anya down.


"Hello." She said, smiling gently. She briefly wondered if angels tasted as sweet as they looked, but not for long. She had more important things to consider.


For now.

 

[Advent Azure]

Azure felt the desperate need to chuckle. He knew that in Lily's mind, this was a practically a rescue mission, or at least that's how he saw it, so it would only make sense that the objective would to make sure Anya is "Safe". Seeing Lily break from her commanding, if not surpressive personality was certainly something, considering just how much affection she gave Anya right now.


Instead, he just turned around, with his arms laying atop his head with a smirk.


"I guess, that's done with for now."


He then took the time to stretch himself out a little, just in the position he was in at the moment, just spur of the moment to make him feel better after that short dash for Anya.

 

[ComradeSenpai]

"Lily!" Anya gave a laugh as the Alraune grabbed her. As Lily pulled her tight, Anya buried her face in her neck, taking in the familiar scent. It smelled like home now; it calmed her.


"I'm glad I'm doing well in school too." she said.

 

[Advent Azure]

Azure downright almost lost it there when Anya said what she did. It was clear to Azure that these two really enjoyed each other or something, considering that Lily kept Anya up on her while talking to Bunny. He wasn't used to seeing this sort of behavior in people, or affection in general, which only lead to make it seem sillier to Azure, why would anyone need anyone else anyway, if its not just you that you are looking after, you're just setting yourself up for getting sad over anything that might happen to them that's overall bad. Affection was downright a foreign concept to Azure


-These two... they are certainly a pair... I just can't... can't look at them...-


Azure could only remain turned around, waiting for them to do whatever, with his smirk growing on his face, almost uncontrollably

 

[amdreams]

"You could try anyway. I just said she'd never listen to me. She might listen to you."


After Mr. Richter left, Rose thought more about what he had said. She didn't want to steal the throne from her sister. She loved Blaire too much for that. Though the thought of becoming queen was tempting.


Still, back to the more urgent matter. Rose didn't want to see Blaire overthrown. So if Mr. Richter was right, she'd have to go tell her of his warnings.


So after first checking to make sure there was no urgent work to be done, Rose left the student council room and made her ways to the training halls. Blaire always seemed to be there. "Blaire? Blaire, are you here?"


~~~~~


Azure's question left Bunny a bit confused. "Uh . . . no? I haven't seen anything strange. Why? Did something happen with you?"


A smile appeared on Bunny's face when she saw Lily pick Anya up. But that smile soon turned into a frown when the angel noticed the hint of protectiveness in the alraune's actions. Something must've happened. But if there was something, Lily didn't seem to want Anya to know, given her slight stutter, and Lily didn't seem the type to stutter.


Leaning in close to Azure, Bunny whispered in order for Anya not to hear. "Something happened, didn't it? Was it 'her'?"


~~~~~


Vash was in the gardens, lying down on a stone bench with his eyes closed and headphones blasted up as high as he could handle. Today was rather relaxing, if he just ignored how he got lost on the way to class, and was pretty much chewed out thoroughly by Mel for cutting class. Being at school was fun and certainly a lot safer and more comfortable than his last few months.


Feeling like someone was watching him, Vash opened his eyes to see Riff looking down on him rather disappointingly. The white-haired demon sat up, removing his headphones. "Hey, Riff. What's up?"


"Why are you napping at a time like this? You need to be more alert in case Mel is attacked." The blond looked over to Mel, sitting not even 5 feet away, beneath a tree, twirling her stake in her hand.


"Dude, what's your problem? No one here even knows who we are. There's no one who'll want to attack Mel. Stop worrying so much."


"That might be changing, Vash."


Mel looked at Riff. "Did you find anything out, Riff?"


"Unfortunately, yes. Vash? I'm going to need you to leave. I promised I wouldn't say this to anyone but Miss Mel."


Popping his headphones back on, Vash jumped off the bench. "Whatever. I'm getting hungry anyway." He walked away, pouting. He really didn't like being excluded, well, unless they were planning a murder. But they wouldn't be planning to kill someone here. They wouldn't, right?


Riff waited until Vash was out of sight before going to Mel. "It seems you were right about that boy. They're stepsiblings. But Miss Mel, it seems he's under the supervision of another girl now. And she seems to not want us to mess with Azure. Miss Mel, I'm afraid she may do something to ruin your plans if you hurt him."


Mel was silent for a bit, before looking at Riff with a smirk. "Riff, I think we both know I'm going to do whatever I want."

 

[Advent Azure]

Azure whispered back to bunny, to let Anya and Lily have their moment. He couldn't help but look at his damaged hand from Bunny's question, although surprisingly, it is not as dark as it used to be, showing that its undergoing some amount of healing


"I guess..... today has been a hectic day... despite how little has already happened, but it wasn't "her"... or at least not yet..."


Azure expression turned somber as he spoke, unsure of how things will transpire


"Still, I sorta... had my problem solved... or at least its an improvement..."

 

[Karma200]

Blaire hadn't shot any bows at the dummies yet but had sat back and was thinking things through, when it came time the crown would be hers and she knew that she would have to step up. She would have to throw away the title she loved as a huntress away and take the title of Queen. It was not something she truly desired. Truthfully when she had went to her training back at home she had tried to convince her parents that she wasn't made for the thrown but her objects and ideas were shot down. She felt stuck in a corner.


"Blaire? Blaire are you here?" Her sister's voice shocked her seeing as how Rose was always doing other things and the two of them seemed to not see eye to eye lately. Standing up straight she ran a hand through her hair and starred over at her sister.


"Yes, what is it?" Blaire sighed as she tried to wipe the tiredness away from her eyes, that training had lasted far to long with little to no sleep and it reminded her that a small nap wouldn't hurt.

 

[amdreams]

Bunny looked down at Azure's hand and frowned. Was it Mel who did that? Maybe that other girl he was worried about, the one with the pink hair? She took his hand, bringing it up so she could see it more clearly. It looked pretty bad, though it could've been worse. "I'm sorry. I don't actually have any healing powers. Pretty useless angel, huh?" The last statement was coupled with a bit of nervous sounding laughter.


Bunny smiled slightly when Azure spoke of his own situation improving, a smile that faded quickly as her eyes fell to the floor. Her hands, trembling slightly, let go of Azure's. "We need to do something, don't we?"


~~~~~


Following Blaire's voice, Rose came across her sister reclined and relaxing in the training hall. "Really?" she said, hands on her hips. "You're resting here? Has that training of yours knocked some sense out of your head? I know dad built this place but it isn't an impenetrable fortress. This place is full of openings for people to come kill you. You need to remember that you are going to be queen of the Elvin kingdom. If you want to rest, at least do it in your room."

 

[Karma200]

Blaire furrowed her eyebrows at her sister and the words she said, she was in no mood to deal with her sister at the moment and the fact that she didn't like her sisters words didn't help.


"I'm not in the mood to deal with you right now Rose, those words you seem proud of is starting to anger me," Blaire spoke with an annoyed look on her face.


"I'm not resting, I'm thinking. Am I not allowed to do so?" She added as she snatched her bow and walking over to the dummies and letting an arrow fly.


"You know what? Go ahead, complain for all I care. I know it'll happen one way or another," Blaire snorted with a roll of her eyes, her usual poker face gone as the irritation was beginning to eat at her but she tried her best to not let it show.

 

[Advent Azure]

"That's alright... I'm a bit unusual when it comes to magic... er... well... its kinda complicated."


Azure is aware of his virtually ultimate defense about magic, and hated that it did not discriminate between a friends and foe's, and that he couldn't turn it off as well. Its because of this that Kylier always has the upper hand against him no matter what, although it does let him see past some of her tricks that would normally work on anyone else. Even so, its a troublesome boon at best, and has many flaws and holes that can be easily abused to hurt himself and others.


"No... don't say that, its my fault really. Don't worry, its getting better, it used to be a hole lot blacker, heh..."


Joking about injuries, or trying to make light of a situation is what keeps Azure's spirits up, but he's not so sure Bunny would dismiss this so easily.


Azure looked curiously at Bunny about her last statement though, he wasn't sure exactly what she was referring to


"Er... about what?"

 

[amdreams]

Rose's hands turned into fists. Really? Really?! That was an honest piece of advice and Blaire was acting this way? She slammed her fist into the wall, resulting in a slight cracking noise that was probably not coming from the wall. "Why don't you ever listen to me?!"


"You want me to complain? Well, where do I begin? How about that you, despite being the vice president of the student council, are never in the actual student council room? About how you didn't even ask how the school was doing when you were gone?"


"Do you have any idea what has happened? A boy came back stabbed from the camping trip you wanted, planned and still ditched in the middle of it. The head of the student disciplinary squad, actually the entire squad, is missing. A girl accused another student of being a murderer. A vampire, a teacher at that, drank blood from a student, a ten year old. I came here to warn you about possible political problems. Ones that would affect your reign. But I don't even know why I bothered. You've never listened to me."


Rose turned her back to Blaire. "Dad said that the student council was meant to help future king and queens learn what it meant to rule a kingdom. And if you can't even take care of a school, I don't see how you can take care of a kingdom, even with all this special training mom and dad are giving you."


"Blaire, you may become queen someday, but here I outrank you. So if you can't do your job properly, then resign so I can find someone who will. Sister or not, the students here deserve a student council who will actually try to help them."


And with that, she began walking away. The pain in her hand was telling her that she should probably go to the infirmary to see a healer.


~~~~~


Azure's attempt to make Bunny feel better only made her frown deeper. "It was worse? When? Didn't I just see you yesterday? You weren't burned then."


The angel's face turned red as Azure asked what she was talking about. The fact that he didn't know made her a bit embarrassed, given that she had sort of said it out loud. "Oh! Um . . . N-nothing. I-I was just talking to myself is all."


The situation at hand did worry her a bit though. Though Azure had said that it wasn't Mel that had caused them problems, he had also said "yet". Which would mean that there was probably going to be problems Mel starts in the future. And given her crimes, they weren't just going to end peacefully. Bunny would have to act fast.

 

[CSA]

Lily may have sniffled a little during their embrace, but she was tougher than that. There were certain things that children weren't meant to know or understand, and Lily needed to keep certain things hidden from Anya at the moment.


How Azure didn't know what Bunny was talking about made Lily think that perhaps Humans were more stupid and useless than she had thought at first, but it didn't matter. Whether she was protecting a dolphin or a dodo, she would not fail. She was the superior being here, after all.


Lily set Anya down and patted her back.


"You've been very good lately. I will give you a treat later, but I would like to engage Bunny in some private adult words at the moment OK? Can you give us some adult alone time? But, like, don't go too far. Make sure I can still see you. For... taxes."

 

[Advent Azure]

"Oh... you mean Mel... sorry, I was just a little distracted is all..."


Azure felt like an idiot, considering that he just had an encounter with one of her servants, and were talking about her. He wasn't sure if she was referring to someone else, but he had more than a hunch it was about Mel.


"Ya... I think they are going to make a move soon... and I think that I might be their latest target... and if what they try won't work, they'll go for those around me... just to try to get at Kylier..."


Azure tightened his fist, not at all happy over Kylier being the root cause of what is likely to be Mel's attack on Azure. Riff's warning was rather nice however, letting him know in advance that she may try something. If her servants were nice, maybe she could be reasoned with?


"I don't know though, but if anything, my paranoia is not going to get me killed in my sleep thanks to Kylier."

 

[Karma200]

She wanted to scream at her sister about the things that she felt, how her world was supposed to revolve around the thrown but she just couldn't focus on that. Blaire kept her mouth shut. How the hell was she supposed to know what had been going one?


"If you want to inform me about things don't start the conversations off with things that sound like insults!" Blaire shouted after her sister angrily, it'd been a long time since she'd felt so frustrated before. Only Rose seemed to be able to push her buttons and so far, it was starting to piss her off.


"You want me to step up and take care of things for the school?! Then fine! I'll do it! Just... just tell me what I'm supposed to do!" Images of the probability of losing her sister over an argument like this bothered Blaire so much and in truth if she continued to argue with the only person she cared for, she would break down sooner or later. She could already see it.


Blaire bit her bottom lip, hoping her sister would turn around for her. She didn't want Rose to give up on her, if that happened she would have to deal with it somehow.

 

[TenaciousTinkerer]

Victor stood up from his position after listening intently on the most interesting of the voices he heard. He had a bit of a knack for it, singling out certain voices that seemed to be more interesting, but he couldn't hear it exactly but he did manage to get off some things out of it. A conflict, and something about a killer again before the source of those voices rushed down the hall to meet up with the two youngest ones that hadn't moved much from where they stopped at first. ( at least i hope you did )


As they seemed to discuss with each other he raised up his head a bit to examine to see what they were doing. Was it a good idea to interrupt just yet? Maybe not, maybe just listen for a bit longer, it seemed like things may have gotten a bit tense, but he continued to listen with a careful ear trying to stay as inconspicuous as possible. So the giant walking steel cyclops had to go for now. He just moved his eyes over, trying not to move his head and whispered.


" Jayus, go ahead and meet me again at the room later, i'm gonna need to be alone for a while. " And off the Giant went obediently following as his guardianship instructed him to, down the hall and walking elsewhere. Now to see what was going on here, Victor moved closer to the small group, pulling out a book and just looking in it, in a attempt to not look odd tailing a bunch of people for no reason.