[b][i]Ashton Andrews and Flame Brooks[/i][/b]

Ashton blinked at the mention of 'Mono'; they were going to [i]that guy[/i]? For a brief moment, the boy chilled with the thought of remembered death, as well as the unnatural fear that struck him when he had tried to tell Mono of their means of transport the first time. So he would have to reword what he would say next in order to tell as much of the truth as possible while not violating the rules of his 'Geas' (single s' not double s'). Pausing carefully, Ashton was the first to speak to Aer.

"It all began in our land, our unknown native land and country. I and Flame were having a romantic walk, close to our house, when all of a sudden, we found ourselves in a sudden darkness." A pause. "Within said Darkness was a figure of pure black, with the initials L.T."

Ashton hoped that not referring to 'Lord Talus' directly would deter the mental block from making its apperance. "This darkness spoke of ferrying us, taking us to someone who was in love with us - even though Flame and I are already taken by each other. And then the darkness lifted and we found ourselves in the middle of a merchant's district in [i]your[/i] land."

A pause. "You spoke of Cultists earlier, and magic, from the looks of it, is based on the four elements, light, and darkness." A guess from his Videogames and Wisp's show of fire magic earlier. "Could it be possible that some sort of darkness-based magic has been cast on us? If so, it might answer an earlier mystery."

Ashton smiled at his discovery, "Basically, if Cultists are being hunted down, there must be some way of detecting them, as well as detecting Dark Magic. If we've been immersed in said magic, then we might show as Cultists to magical senses. Basically, I think a curse has been cast on us by our kindnapper, L.T., as part of an experiment. It could also be that darkness-based magic was responsible for our 'insertion' into Priestella, if that were the case. If so, the reasons why are shrouded in mystery, but it's clear that we are as ignorant of it as you are, and therefore relatively innocent." 

A pause. "Now, would this be within the realm of possibility, and if so, would the one you calll Mono be understanding of it?"