[center][h3]Exalt Saya[/h3][/center]

Saya relaxed a bit as the large man spoke, he said he meant them no harm, and offered them his service. He was here to volunteer as a Shepherd? Saya hadn't expected people to come already, but it was welcome. At least, she was pretty sure that's what he said, his accent was a little hard to understand. The Exalt gave the man a graceful bow, reacting only after Matthew introduced himself first. "I apologize for threatening you, Jerod. My name is Saya, I am Exalt of Ylisse and second in command of the Shepherds. Thank you for offering your support to our cause." She said, going into Exalt mode and acting in a much more polite and refined manner than before. Though she still was on edge with what appeared to be a dark mage around.

Speaking of, the dark mage woman now spoke, she too offered her services to the Shepherds, but she also spoke in a way that directly mocked the Exalt and her family line. Saya still took her hand to shake it thought, THEN started scolding her. "Miss Nocturne, I thank you for your support of our cause, but do not speak of things you don't know. This place was left alone by request of my grandmother, Lucina. She wanted the passage of time to take this place, in hopes that it wouldn't be needed again. It was out of respect for her and her father that this place was left, not out of neglect. You would be wise not to mention it in front of me again." She gave Cynthia a dangerous smile, then let go of her hand.

The situation quickly grew dangerous as Matthew spotted someone in the doorway of the Shepherd's headquarters, someone who wasn't quite human. She transformed into her dragon self, a very obvious threat at their lives. Saya ignored the others who were around and acted quickly, trying to fix the situation quickly. Matthew had proved himself to be a good negotiator already, but dealing with dragons was a little different than dealing with knights. She ran for headquarters and immediately placed herself between Matthew and the dragon. "Lady Mars, I apologize if my companion startled you. You are safe here, nobody means to harm you. I am Exalt Saya, if anybody tries to lift a finger against you, they will have to deal with me." For proof that she was the Exalt, Saya reached up with one hand, and pulled her hair to her left side, the other hand tugged the black collar of her dress down, revealing her brand which sat the right side of her neck. "Now please, change into your human form, I don't want this building collapsing on our heads."