[center][url=https://i.imgur.com/5o9ObXJ.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/5A7C4iJ.png[/img][/url][/center] Freya grunted a noncommittal grunt as she found herself unable to strike down Aurelio, her non-magical self finding that her overwhelming strength was very much unable to crack through his trick of love. She merely glared as Aurelio then used the White Coin, and- -and Freya found herself swirled by a cloud of warmth, trust, safety and family, all the things Aurelio felt from the warmth of the ShineSpark within him. Freya recoiled, her eyes widening. And she… She bit down, frowning hard, baring her fangs and clutching her free fist, closing her eyes as if trying to resist the feeling. [color=D53000]‘[i]No,[/i]’[/color] Freya declared, opening her eyes to glare at Aurelio. [color=D53000]‘This feeling of peace and tranquility… it’s a lie, a cover of things made to be desirable. Comfort will not save you when the enemy’s at your doorstep, tearing down your walls and murdering your family. That feeling is false, artificially made to keep peasants happy. If it wasn’t for this feeling, I’d…’[/color] she shook her head, traces of tears visible through the shadows at below her eyes. [color=D53000]‘We warriors should never forget the cold touch of reality…!’[/color] [center][url=https://i.imgur.com/MkfZ90q.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/eNfA4dD.png[/img][/url] [url=https://i.imgur.com/PYJSxqe.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/q7NoTzR.png[/img][/url][/center] [color=4C7D1B]‘And that’s where we leave! Sorry, really can’t stay…!’[/color] Jelena grabbed onto Freya from behind, holding Esther behind her as Esther had grown an enormous wood-shield from her body to shield them from the incoming wind-attacks, and Jelena in turn had manifested as big a metal shield as she could with all her remaining metal on her left arm to shield in the same direction. As she activated Overcity Shift, she gave an apologetic smile to Aurelio, right by Freya’s glare. [color=4C7D1B]‘Be nice to Dorothy, she really didn’t know anything. Sorry about the arm, please don’t hate us…!’[/color] And then, with a swift magic circle, they’d disappeared into the Overcity. On the other side it was then Freya’s job to grab the other two and utterly bolt like only a minmaxed Strength/Agility girl could. [@Shifter_Master][@Ariamis] [hr] [center][url=https://i.imgur.com/gmRTrWA.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/5ZqyPyV.png[/img][/url][/center] Ronin was blown off by something, and then landed on her butt some distance away, and then was presented with the scene before her. … Yeah, no. She’s not going to do anything yet. Maybe later. Her post isn’t really suited for being the first here. [hr] [center][url=https://i.imgur.com/Y8OSnvr.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/OPMf9l2.png[/img][/url][/center] [color=077ae6]‘… Could you repeat that?’[/color] Mariette had to ask as her informant told her of what had happened at various different places in town… [hr] [center][url=https://i.imgur.com/iLfQK1p.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/2C1b19j.png[/img][/url][/center] Eli looked a little hesitant at Nuncio’s question, but also brightened up when he showed off the Red Coin. She nodded earnestly. [color=57a345]‘Okay. Thank you. So, um,’[/color] Eli thought of the answer to the question. [color=57a345]‘Our mansion is a bad place for anyone unaffiliated with our patron, as that particular dimension is very close to our patron. He may just decide to [i]keep[/i] someone who was only supposed be kept there temporarily, it’s happened before, do tell Alicia we’re sorry about that if you ever see her…’[/color] she said, sounding a bit awkward. [color=57a345]‘… but as for simply places to hide out in, there is nowhere my mistress cannot transport you. We can hide you in different dimensions, in the Overcity itself, or just any safehouse here in Penrose, if you’d so like. Would that be of interest?’[/color] Eli told, looking to see how Nuncio and Sammy reacted to these prospects. [@BrokenPromise][@ERode] [sub]Though, suppose Amaryllis jumped off.[/sub] [hr] [center][url=https://i.imgur.com/N53ToUw.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/5TcL6Af.png[/img][/url][/center] … Lea gently reached forward and took the White Coin out of panda-girl’s hand, ignoring that the girls behind her looked like they got agitated. She felt its power, holding it, turning it and inspecting it. An idea occurred to her. She could use it. She was [i]confident[/i] that she was the only girl loyal enough to Asengav that she could use it, be “purified”, and then walk directly back to Asengav with no blemishes. Besides, while she had no issues with this form that she’d existed for an eternity in, it could be interesting to try anew. That said, it wasn’t something she should surprise Asengav with. He could get so awfully jealous if he lost his connection to her… Still, she found herself moderately seriously considering using it. With that in mind… [color=c1eb9b]‘You’ve proven yourselves different from the Beacon of old. I respect and appreciate that. You have my gratitude,’[/color] she said, taking her eyes from the coins and looking to Lillyn. [color=c1eb9b]‘I have yet to decide. I shall look at the coin and consider it for some time longer. I bid you adieu, for now. Thank you,’[/color] she said, before turning around intending to fly away. Before they could object. At considerable speed. Still holding the coin. And then, should nothing have interrupted her, a second or three later the light of Overcity Shift would overtake her and she’d vanish from this world. The elfin monster-girl was counting on her Awareness to make her aware of any sudden attempts to stop her. Magic and Agility were her stats, after all, she should be decently capable of dodging. What she was gambling on was that they'd think there'd simply been a misunderstanding due to Lea's alien mind. Now, she technically hadn’t lied. She [i]was[/i] grateful, if only because they made her job so much easier. She [i]was[/i] technically considering using it, even if she never intended on turning her back on Asengav. Then it was just a question of if Light-specialized girls can see through someone speaking [i]dishonestly[/i], compared to just [i]literal lies[/i]. If there was any Light-specialized girls there at all, that is.