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Guarding the preparations in the main square was by no means an objectionable task for the young knight, particularly since it was self-imposed. It gave him some time to order his thoughts, without distraction, before the impending execution of his duties. It wasn’t likely that a cause for greater vigilance would arrive in so crowded an area, right? Despite that hope, as he stood on the scaffolding awaiting the Imperator’s discourse and the arrival of the prisoners, a lone girl within the crowd caught his eyes and held them.

It didn’t take his tome to determine there was something ominous about her, and as she held his gaze he saw her mouth something. [i][color=6ecff6]Play?[/color][/i] He couldn’t be sure, he wasn’t particularly skilled in reading lips. As she disappeared into the crowd, he reached into the inner pocket of his waistcoat and grasped his tome beneath the cloth. Even his trusting nature couldn’t help but be suspicious.

“[color=6ecff6]Form change, [i]True Sight Lens[/i],[/color]” the book took the shape of spectacles within his hand, and he slipped them on, shading the world in front of him in blue. Within the ocean of blood lust, pride, and littles islands of fear, there was a burgeoning wave of malicious desire. Like a maelstrom, it overpowered the emotions of those surrounding the girl and made it easy to track her.

Still, he hesitated. Should he abandon his station to pursue? He was not even sure he wanted to find out who she was, or what she wanted. [i][color=6ecff6]Of course, I’m not actually on duty am I? How could I justify not investigating [i]this[/i]?[/color][/i]

With a flourish of his cloak, he caught the attention of the crowd below right before he dropped down into their midst, scattering them before him. He did not cut an intimidating figure, but few were willing to put themselves in the path of the Judicial Division, and so the crowd parted before him as he pursued the trail of dark emotion left in the girl’s wake.