[color=A0A0A0][h2]Fleuri Jodeau[/h2][/color]

Fleuri didn't expect to find himself back in this place again.  Up until now he had been going on the assumption that Merilia's dream would be a once-in-a-lifetime event.  Clearly, however, his assumption was incorrect, and Merilia wasn't done with them yet.

This time it was different, however.  Instead of being alone, he was accompanied by a number of other knights, including Gerard, Renar, Fionn, and Sergio.  He noticed two sets of horns poking out of the crowd, belonging to Steffen (the towering Ingvarr being quite easy to spot) and Amy, the half-demon empath.  And perhaps most importantly, he spotted the Captain.

He was wondering if they were they his fellow knights, brought to one place in the dreamscape, or if they were just phantoms, but when Merilia appeared and began to address the group, he became confident that it was the former.

He wasn't surprised when Merilia mentioned that she was testing them, nor was he surprised at her unknown contact's assessment that they needed to get better if they wanted to survive.  The first dream made it rather clear that they had a long way to go.  What [i]did[/i] surprise him a bit was when Merilia announced that they had all passed her test.  More than that, the fact that she had narrowed them down for this next test was even a bit flattering.  He wasn't sure what to make of this Witch apprentice that Merilia had handed over to them, but there was definitely some merit in having someone with magical talents on their side.

For now, he should probably focus on the more immediate matter.  He wasn't sure if this Cyrus was a phantom from Merilia's memories, or if it was the real knight, pulled from the afterlife to play a role in the Witch's dreamscape.

It was somewhat amusing that upon meeting this long-departed hero, the first question uttered was Fionn inquiring about their encounter with the twin Hundi knights Raya and Randon.  As far as he knew, it was perhaps the first time the Iron Roses had learned of the Hundi marriage customs.

If anything, Fionn and Cyrus seemed to be hitting it off quite well, as the topic delved into the topic of Tyaethe.  It was somewhat amusing to hear one of the vampire knight's old friends speaking so candidly of her.  Renar, however, didn't care for this jovial conversation, and turned the topic towards the matter at hand.  Figures that a killjoy like him wouldn't appreciate the appeal of engaging in casual banter with a long-departed legendary knight.

If Fleuri wasn't already hanging on every word that Cyrus spoke, what he said next would've caught his attention- his mention of the others.  If he was interpreting Cyrus' words correctly, Elionne and Tyaethe weren't here, but the other knights- and Erich- were around here.  As for the "little one-armed thing", that description could refer to multiple people he knew of in Candaeln.  It was probably Rui, since she was already associated with Merilia.

[color=A0A0A0]"So aside from those two, the other Iron Roses...and Erich...are they here in the castle?"[/color] he asked.

[@Raineh Daze][@VitaVitaAR]