[indent]As per the usual, Talim was spying through his telescope from the roof of the Chateau.  Talim certainly enjoyed a rather interesting position within the Chateau's ranks, as his quarters were positioned above everyone else.  Of course the position of his room didn't actually mean anything but it was still kind of fun to be 'above' even the supreme beings.  He hadn't seen much action as of yet, mostly because of his ability to spot things before most of the Chateau, so he had mostly been stuck on watch tower duty with a few local visits to locations here and there.

Talim had been the first to spot the defeated ESPER, but considering its speed, there had been no point in warning the Chateau before hand as it would be quicker for it to give its message in person, if it had one.  Of course this turn of events was of great interest to the incubus as while the antics of the Chateau's staff was always amusing to spy on, considering most of the interesting bits happened indoors it made it somewhat hard to keep up on everything, especially when he was up on the roof.

[color=82ca9d]"Time for a peek!"[/color]  Talim quickly started to scan the ground in front of the Chateau as the alarm was raised about the incoming guest.  It did not take too long to find Butterfly confronting the powerful being with Bone Daddy close by.  Using his telescope, Talim was very quickly able to analysis the intruder, but the information he could glean was, minimal at best.  It was easy enough to identify the creature as a Gorgon, no more likely a top class Medusa due to the coloring and form.  Whatever it was, the Medusa was very high level which meant any real information gathering could not be accomplished at such a long range unfortunately.  On the plus size, as long as Talim was far away and only observing the creature through the spyglass, there was virtually no way he could be affected by its eye skills.

[color=82ca9d]"Oh what to do, what to do?"[/color]  Talim pretended to complain even though nobody could hear him.  Despite the obvious danger of the situation, Talim could feel his body tingle in anticipation, it wasn't quite as satisfying as spying on an enemy from inside their lines but it was enough to give him a little thrill.  Now technically with the alarm raised Talim was supposed to go to the Climax Hour with everyone, but that really didn't seem like a good idea, better for Talim to stay on the roof for now to continue to observe the situation, plus as one of the better flyers in the Chateau, it was better for him to be on the outside anyway.

[color=82ca9d]"What entertainment will you provide me with today?"[/color]  Talim grinned as he watched events unfold, his sleek tail with its dangerous barb twitching in anticipation.[/indent]

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[indent]As soon as the alarm was sounded Violet quickly rushed to the Climax Hour, her small, armored body thumped through the Chateau.  An alarm meant that they needed to be prepared for battle, as one of the NPCs with the highest defensive rating in the Chateau, it would Violet's job to tank for the rest.  As soon as Violet made it to the area, she skidded to a halt and started to do controlled breathes to get herself into as calm a state of mind as possible.  If it came to fighting this would be her first real battle in this strange land so she needed to be the best bodyguard she could be.

[color=f49ac2]"Ok Violet, you can do this.  Let's make sure I have everything I need."[/color]  Violet meticulously went over every piece of equipment she had to make sure she was prepared for any scenario.  [color=f49ac2]"Full set of [i]Guardian Angel Armor[/i], check.  [i]Thundernyan[/i] check.  [i]Tower Shield of Spell Reflection[/i] check.  Stock of healing potions, check.  [i]Ring of Size Reduction[/i], check...I hope I don't have to take it off but I will if it means protecting everyone!"[/color]

Violet puffed some air out of her nostrils to try and put on her [i]tough[/i] face.  It mostly just made Violet looks like she was a little kid trying too hard.  Still, one could not help but notice her resolve as her armored hands gripped her Thundernyan as tight as possible.  She would give her life to protect the Chateau if needed.[/indent]