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Ultimately the decision was up to Serenity, and she received no argument from Alicia once she had made up her mind. [color=aba000]"Alright. Stay safe,"[/color] the Seraph replied before hanging up. Whether Serenity made it or not was something she could not affect. She would have to focus on her own trip. 

Fortunately her trip went without difficulty. While she did get the call from Amaryllis, this seemed like it was more important right now. Not to say that Liches and people being in danger was not important, but potentially being jailed by Beacon and excommunicated was a somewhat larger issue. They would just have to handle it on their own for now.

Arriving, she breathed a small sigh of relief to find Sylvia and Sally there already. [color=aba000]"I'm alright,"[/color] she confirmed with a nod. [color=aba000]"I don't think I was followed, but I didn't see Aurelio."[/color] She hoped that he hadn't done anything drastic that would put himself in too much danger.

Slowly she moved, gliding along the ice after Sylvia as the girl relayed her concerns. [color=aba000]"Well I can't blame them for it after we vanished. But I thought we had approval for what we'd done recently,"[/color] she observed. 

The sudden arrival interrupted further conversation, and Alicia tensed as she turned to see the Beckoner appear. There was no mercy to be had there. Merely judgment and action. With the confirmation more girls appeared, both sides evenly matched in terms of numbers. But in terms of skill? That was likely to be a whole other story. 

Sliding to a stop, the Seraph listened to what The Ascendancy members said, as well as what Serenity had to add. For a moment she considered fighting. She could fly, Sally had her luck, they could probably break through and escape if they really tried. 

But those were long odds. Not only that, but it would practically affirm their guilt. Even the notion of fighting against the Ascendancy, the representatives of the central Beacon authority, make something unpleasant twinge in her stomach even with the hostility they expressed. Despite differences in ideology, in opinion, she still respected Beacon and its beliefs too much to go against it. They would have to go with the hand they were dealt and try to make the best of it.

Turning, she flashed a warm smile to her companions before returning to the Ascendancy members as she transformed back. [color=aba000]"We plead innocent of all charges,"[/color] she replied, doing the best she could to keep a waver out of her voice. [color=aba000]"What she said is true, and we request the right to defend ourselves."[/color] 

It might be a case of too little and too late, but she had to try. For the sake of her friends, and everything she believed in.