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Maddie watched out if the corner of her eye as the others nearby took their places. Lilie was bubbly and energetic though the nervous sort apparently. Adorably skittish. Aaron seemed energetic during their conversation but the pleased note in his voice disappeared after crossing paths with the one next to her. Max. But the real question was why would they record cinnamon? Ari had mentioned that the Sinnenodel mage was bred for royalty so that meant… She covered her mouth to muffle the laugh that escaped. She had to admire the guy's boldness; she was certain if any Sinnenodel found out about such a blatant display of disrespect, much less [i]Varis[/i] Sinnenodel, they'd have the poor guy's head on a spike. If his vampire didn't get to him first after their social standing was destroyed. She'd stay clear of him but keep an eye on him at least. It should prove rather entertaining. 


She didn't get much about Lilie's companion but he seemed pleasant enough. Not enough information to consider. Aaron seemed to know them all well enough. If they crossed paths again, she'd try and ask him about Lilie and their other neighbor, the Astorio mage. She barely knew anything about them but at least she had something in common with one out of three. 

Maddie watched as Lilie’s partner didn’t wait for a guiding hand but rather reached out on his own. He seemed the proper sort, if not a little dreary, but that opinion very quickly disappeared as his hands roamed his mage’s face. That seemed rather forward for a public setting, blind or otherwise. It wasn’t like he hadn’t seen her face before. She averted her eyes, instead fixing her eyes forward before she could start drawing [i]conclusions[/i] about the pair. 

Her attention was brought back to the present situation as Amaris made her way down the line, a royal guard guiding her. The Countess had her eyes shut and Maddie shook her head. Ari was probably a little afraid to open her eyes and she couldn't blame her; losing your independence must be an awful experience after having it for so long, especially when pride is as natural to vampires as breathing is to mages. When the guard stopped in front of her,  she reached out her hand and the guard guided Amaris' hand into it, gave a brief salute and went back to assist another. 

It hadn't really hit Maddie yet but right now, looking at the blind vampire she was supposed to lead, the enormity of the situation hit her all ag once. There was a blind noble that she was supposed to guide and protect when she had a single arcane spell and enough life magic to mitigate a headache and she had to pass an exam. What a fantastic situation. She doubted Ari would be a handful. She was easy going and relaxed most of the time but what if she missed a root and face planted [i]a noble[/i]? Accident or not, she could already imagine the outrage from others. Ari probably wouldn't be upset but what an embarrassment it would be. All the ways she could mess this up ran through her head but she took a deep breath and exhaled.

Those were later problems. They had some now problems to handle and handle that she would. She gently pulled Amaris closer so she could keep her out of the next guard's way. [color=FC8686] "Stay close to me, Countess. We don't need you getting trampled."[/color] Maddie said, gently guiding Amaris with gentle touches to her side as if they were dancing so her back was to the forest. [color=FC8686]"Just so you're aware, Lilie and her partner are next to us and Aaron Starag one over from here. I'm sure their partners will be here shortly."[/color] Maddie wanted to keep Amaris as aware of the situation as possible, knowing she couldn't tell who was nearby. [color=FC8686] "Did you have a way you wanted to handle your condition or would you prefer I figure it out?"[/color]

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