[h2][center][b][color=red]Let the Dance Begin.[/color][/b][/center][/h2]
[right][sub]Interacting with: [@trainerblue192][@Obscene Symphony][/sub][/right]

The plant mage snatched Varis’s response to Aaron off his tongue as he suggested radical change to the monarchy. To the Queen. No hesitation, no brief consideration of his future, no passing self preservation instinct. Laughter threatened to bubble out of Varis but he suppressed it. Compared to Aaron’s puritanical Noila ingrained beliefs, Salem presented an entertaining point of view on the current order. The gears in Varis’s head picked up the pace as the vampire recognize an opportunity in this. Salem presented the perfect hammer with which to shatter his new mage’s silly preconceptions. 

In the corner of his eye, he noticed the slight flinch in the Queen’s temporary attendant. The motion smoothly transitioned into a full movement away from the table but someone looking for it would have noticed. The mage’s flanking his Lady kept their eyes firmly trained on Salem after his little speech. Varis smiled at Salem as his and Ryner’s gamble played itself out. Earlier than the Count would have cared for but Salem accelerated the plan unexpectedly. The pair spent countless nights conceiving a way to counter this nasty habit of his Lady but instead they agreed to use an unprotected mage as bait, someone with little more than rumors and guesses about their internal affairs. The empath would invariably give away his Lady’s actions as she assualted his mind with a cacophony of suffering and Ryner would break the spell as she did. He saw his Lady’s mage turn her head slightly to the Queen’s attendant.

Just as planned. Now Varis had an easily identifiable boundary to work with. As long as the empath was in the room, she wouldn’t try her little tricks again. He would make sure the boy was on his heels while the attendant was out.

[color=f7976a]“Lets entertain the boy for a moment. What is to stop the vampires, anyof them not just the Council, from enthralling the mages like they do now? Wouldn't the mage Monarchy turn into a puppet government?”[/color] Varis asked, [color=f7976a]“And boy, what do you think of Mr.Spellman’s suggestion? Does it warrant any serious consideration?”[/color]