Azavarn's comment seemed to spark a sort of amusement in Clotho.  She opened her right hand, revealing a yellow butterfly that spread its wings and flitted into the air.  A wry smile was sent the demon's way as the swarm queen replied, [color=9F8170]“The time may come...when you prove yourself worthy of my respect.”[/color]  She knelt to examine the young captive, who buried her face into the leg of the old alchemist in fear.  When faced with a being like Clotho, even the strangest human was preferable.  For a reason Clotho couldn't quite place, that rubbed her the wrong way.  Returning to her full height, she remarked, [color=9F8170]“She'll work,”[/color] as she joined Azavarn's gaze at the dying village.  [color=9F8170]“The dungeon would have been that much stronger if every villager had been captured, and every material looted.  Instead, death and destruction lay waste to what could have been useful.  They are so much like children.  To maximize returns, it might be wise for the two of us to work together in the future.  Twitch, Shukra, and Athinar are not entirely irredeemable.”[/color]

With the appearance of That Which Consumes Peace and She Who Bathes in Blood, Clotho felt that her idle time had come to an end.  Perhaps it was her human origin, but demons still perturbed her.  Executing a slight bow in the direction of Azavarn, she unfurled her wings and took off, moving so quickly that she might as well have teleported.  In the air, it came to her attention that the village had not yet been engulfed by a raging pyroclast.  [i]Perhaps the little girl's intentions lie elsewhere.[/i]  She spotted the demon Torrens easily, and from there was able to trace the object of his conversation: Emily herself.  Believing herself to be able to outspeed any sort of arcane explosion, Clotho sped toward the pair and touched down opposite Torrens, lest his incredible heat begin to cook her in her own carapace.  [color=9F8170]“The conquest is complete,”[/color] she told him, not sure if Emily was in a state susceptible to talk, [color=9F8170]“No challenge, just as expected.  Most of the Master's forces are moving off.  Have you two any further business here?”[/color]