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More wonders followed on the heels of those that had already taken place, and Alicia watched along quietly as Aurelio descended from the stands to join them  in the middle of the room. [color=aba000]"Show off,"[/color] she teased quietly. Yet in the end it did not matter. Isthar had seen to the core of the matter, and announced her judgment once again. 

[color=aba000]"See, told you,"[/color] the Seraph said to Serenity with a pat on the shoulder before stepping back and allowing her to have some personal space. She was curious to see how the girl would use her White Coin now that she had it. 

That left Sylvia and Kimble. Nervousness rose, more for her leader than for Kimble. Alicia was touched that even after what had been done to her in the short time they had been separated, Kimble was still willing to go through the process of being purified. To say nothing of her boss, who had only acted as she thought was best. Alicia hadn't meant to sell her down the river by doing this. Fortunately, at least Isthar recognized as much. 

So she nodded in approval with a relieved look as the collective group used their White Coins and took on the Shine Spark. [color=aba000]"Hehe, well I guess a verbal tic is harder to get rid of than physical changes,"[/color] she added as Sally lamented the loss of the tails and ears. [color=aba000]"Look on the bright side, Sally's Luck is probably even more out of whack than it was before."[/color] All things considered, this had worked out pretty well. Better than what they had been looking at when they first entered the courtroom at least. 

Then the floor dropped out from under her. Again. 

Wide eyes stared back at Isthar as she voiced her next decision. [color=aba000]"M-Me?"[/color] Alicia pointed back at herself at herself in disbelief. Oh, she wasn't going to get into some cliche about not being ready, especially with Sylvia able to advise, but everything seemed to be happening so fast! She was just getting comfortable with being a Seraph, and now she was being made the leader of the entire branch? Anyone would be uncomfortable in that situation. 

[color=aba000]"I'll do my best,"[/color] she added once Isthar had addressed Rachel's objection. It was too soon to tell whether she was up for the challenge, but it would not be due to lack of trying.

With that the trial came to an end. People began to file out, now allowed the time to think and reflect on what had happened. Hopefully her words had reached them. But there was little time for celebration. She could understand why Rachel wanted to talk with her given their new relationship, but she wasn't sure why Serenity and Aurelio were included. They would find out soon enough. 

Turning to Sylvia, the new Paladin bowed to her former superior. [color=aba000]"I'm...sorry for what happened,"[/color] she admitted. [color=aba000]"I shouldn't have misled you like that. We'll talk once I'm done with Rachel, okay? I'm sure I'm going to need your help a lot, at least for the first couple of days."[/color] There was so much that she didn't know how to do, so if she could take advantage of the experience that Sylvia had, she would. 

With that said she turned to Serenity and Aurelio. [color=aba000]"Let's be on our way. I don't want to leave the annoyed Ascendancy leader waiting longer than necessary."[/color] So they headed off to the Hall, and their next task.