[center][I][B][COLOR=Firebrick][h1]Karilis[/h1][hr][/COLOR][/B][/I][/CENTER]

[color=Firebrick][i]Yes, a wastrel who seems unaware of his own heritage and a doddering old fool. Truly a match for the foe you're having us face.[/i][/color] Karilis rolled her eyes at the lady's words and her threat, but little else than that. Instead, her attention was focused once again on her sister, hardly blinking as if fearing she'd disappear again within the next moment. Whatever had led the two here, and to each other, she didn't know whether to thank it or curse it. The longer she gazed, the more questions and emotions began to bubble up inside of her, each one bringing with it a roiling storm of emotional turmoil. She didn't know whether she was more over-joyed or enraged by her sister's presence now that the initial shock had mostly worn off, only that she was feeling a great amount of both extremes. She wasn't sure what she'd do once she got her alone, much less what she would even say.

[color=Firebrick][i]8 years. . . 8 years and here you are, as suddenly as the day you disappeared. Not a single word, letter, nothing for all the time. Does she even want to see me? To talk? Why, Zhen. . . why did you leave?[/i][/color] Karilis tore her eyes away from her sister, taking a breath to steady herself as another wave of emotion came over her, childhood memories of times gone by. It was her sister's voice that drew her out of these thoughts, her weary acceptance of the Lady's quest catching Karilis somewhat by surprise. Before she could properly respond herself, however, the child from before spoke up. His manner of addressing the ruler of Guixang once again caused Karilis to wonder at the boy, as no normal child would dare speak to a ruler in such a manner. Either he was a particularly reckless fool, or there was more to him than one would assume. 

Either way, the sassy remark on the mission given and his admittance to doubting the Lady made the exiled dynast roll her eyes in exasperation. Even if the child's targets where strange, he still spoke with all of the false bluster and intellect that children tended to have when they were to smart for their own good. If they were in less prestigious company, she would've smacked him on the head with the hilt of her blade for his insolent tongue As it were, she held her tongue till the boy was finished.

Once silence reigned in the room, Karilis spoke once more, her voice swelling with a measure of pride[s]and arrogance[/s] that only a dynast could achieve, even an exiled one.

[color=firebrick]"I shall take your warning into account, Lady Goddess. As for the mission you've offered, I guess I shall throw my hat into the ring as well. . . figuratively, of course."[/color] The dynast offered a quick look over to her compatriot and, after a short and silent argument done entirely through facial expressions, informed the goddess that her compatriot would also be willing to join in the mission as well. With that taken care of, Karilis turned her attention to the man beside her, a Lookshian who looked on the verge of falling asleep while standing. As impressive as that feat might've been, she wasn't in the mood to deal with a goddess after a possible third insult. As such, as his head started to droop, she would lash out a none-too-gentle kick to his leg, hoping that would wake him up as she proceeded to hurry along the process. [color=Firebrick]"What about you? Are you going to come with us or not?"[/color]