[center][h2][color=royalblue]Lorelei Tosen[/color][/h2][/center]

Today was the day Lorelei would finally face the longtime enemies of her family. The blue-haired girl, barely old enough to be considered a lady, sat down at the table next to her elder brother with a stubborn expression. She was also clearly hesitant to relinquish her sword, despite seeing both Slizard and the Aseryo Lord, Ryoichi, lay down their arms. Lorelei clutched the rapier for a moment before also setting down it down on the table for all to see. At least House Aseryo would see that even the Tosen's "little girl" was armed and ready to fight, so hopefully that would instill some kind of awe in them.

However, Lorelei was quick to take offense once Ryoichi spoke of a thief breaking into the castle. [color=royalblue]"What?"[/color] she let out, the anger showing on her face with nothing holding it back. [color=royalblue]"You're just letting one of your men rob us of our valuables? My father is kind enough to invite you in and my brother honorable enough to greet you respectfully and you can't resist making us regret it?"[/color]

[center][h2][color=red]Gael Ingram[/color][/h2][/center]

A loud and heavy thud interrupted the young lady, also making her yelp and jump in surprise and completely shattering her angry mood. On the table, next to her rapier, was now a massive axe. The source of the noise. Beside her was the lumbering Red Beast, placing his axe on the table in total complacence with Lord Slizard's demand. [color=red]"Lady Tosen,"[/color] he spoke, his voice deep but oddly gentle, [color=red]"It is not befitting of you to become enraged with our guests. Give them a chance to defend themselves properly."[/color] Lorelei opened her mouth like she wanted to tell him off, but instead decided against it and crossed her arms over her chest with a huff.

[color=royalblue]"My apologies, Lord Aseryo..."[/color] With that settled, Gael took the seat next to Lorelei. He had no place to introduce himself, being he was neither royal nor noble, so he kept his mouth shut from then on out. He did, however, take a moment to look around the table and examine the retainers that Lord Aseryo had brought to the castle. Evidently there was a missing one somewhere in the castle. While Gael wanted to immediately search for the thief it wasn't his place to do that either. He was called to be present for the meeting so he would do just that. His stoic and intimidating appearance would surely be of use to Slizard, and already he felt that he had proven use by assisting in containing his younger sister.

Speaking of, Lorelei remained brooding despite her apology to Ryoichi. Her opinion hadn't changed, after all, but she knew that Gael was right about her behavior. Even Slizard, her brother, surely would talk to her after the meeting about that outburst. In reality she was incredibly anxious on the inside. Her first [i]real[/i] political meeting. A taste of the gritty side of royalty. And all of this, too, was just a prelude to upcoming battles. The hidden excitement has her wound up, something her brother is undoubtedly aware of. While Slizard had always been calm, Lorelei has always been more emotional. This was just the first step to becoming famous, and so she wanted it to go [i]perfectly[/i].