An attractive young woman answered the door and let them in. Eliezer thought that she looked familiar, but said nothing of it and simply nodded to her in thanks while bidding her a "Good day," as he entered with his guards. Inside, the prince was met with an unexpected sight - there were no children to be seen, unlike the last time he had visited. Instead, the establishment seemed to be occupied only by young adults, ones who were currently behaving like the children that were here before. Eliezer was confused by the entire situation and wondered what all the fuss was about as he awkwardly stood there waiting for the group to sort things out. He glanced at both his guards, who seemed just as puzzled as he was.

He saw that one of Raven's companions had to literally pull her out to see him, which was even more strange. She was usually enthusiastic about meeting with him, and he found her confidence to be a distinctive part of her personality. This time, however, she was anxious, and she was acting as if she did not want to see him. The woman who had opened the door mentioned something about Raven's dress and hair, but what did that have to do with her behavior? He had been worried enough after hearing the report about the attack on the orphanage, but seeing her like this now added even more to it.

At the prompt of her companion, Eliezer gazed at her and nodded. He held his hand out to her, offering for her to take it. He would go about this cautiously, considering that she did not seem as if she wanted to be close to him at this moment, whatever the reason for it might be.

"Amazing? As always," he responded, before addressing Raven. "It has been a week, my lady. Why do you avoid me? What happened here? Where are the children?"
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Hildebrand did not think much of crossing paths with Allister in the corridor. It was normal for the staff of the palace to pass one another as they go about they daily duties. However, he raised an eyebrow when Allister spoke, slightly surprised that the butler had something to say to him. It was rare for the two to exchange words in spite of working at the same place. So, the older man had heard him speaking with the Lunarian assassins. The knight wondered what part Allister had in this whole situation, but he figured that he would soon find out. The butler's manner of speech was blunt, but Hildebrand was too caught off guard to even be the slightest bit offended.

"Very well, Mister Cornell," was all he managed, as Allister vanished into the room.