[@Verse Zero]

Alenios fell to his knees before Amelia as if his his strings had been cut. [color=9e0b0f]"Of course not, my lady."[/color] he said, not daring to rise from this position. Even as his good friend Amyiartis was choked. It was a real pity if he were to die, but he vauled Amelia above all, even above his own person. And though he did not intervene, he did offer the Duke of Magyan a smile. Whether the duke chose to take this smile as a threat or as an apology, he did not care.

As soon as the bell chimed, he rose to his feet and stood at Amelia's side, as he had always done. He saw it in her expressions that she was thinking of how she could deal with this situation. [color=9e0b0f]"My lady, know, that whatever you decide to do, you will have my support"[/color] he spoke, smiling, though for the first time, this was a genuine and caring smile. [color=9e0b0f]"If you order me now, I will gather my men and kill the barbarians to the last man."[/color]

Though he knew that the enemy outnumbered his own Blood Guard by a great deal, all of his men were vampire from throughout Nocturne, be they first generation vampires or the weakest of vampires... they were all vampires and they were all loyal. However, he did not delude himself that he had any chance of victory against so great odds, but if Amelia ordered him to charge into the germanic tribes, he would do so without a second thought. Now he simply stood, and awaited her own answer, whatever that order might be.