[h1][center][color=9e0b0f]Lavinia[/color][/center][/h1]
Lavinia was just about to go off on a long tirade to Kaden about how [i]she[/i] was the stronger mage and [i]he[/i] was just an impudent weakling, which would have culminated in her challenging him to a duel to the death to prove who was superior, when she was rudely interrupted by a talking robot crashing through the window. She let out a high pitched yelp, clutching her robes around her and scurrying away from the impact site.

[color=9e0b0f][i]They’ve found me![/i][/color] was her first thought, before she realized that A) the guild wasn’t under attack and B) the machine was a food robot, and thus perfectly harmless to anyone without a peanut allergy. Drawing herself back to her full height and dusting herself off, Lavinia shuffled awkwardly back onto the scene, hoping nobody had noticed her reaction just now.

[color=9e0b0f]”Asher!”[/color] she proclaimed, pointing a finger at the curious boy, [color=9e0b0f]”I hereby designate you keeper of the machine! Stay close to it, and ensure that it does not come to any harm.”[/color] It was kind of a cute little robot, so hopefully he’d be able to do a good job with that.

[color=9e0b0f]”And you!”[/color] She pointed to Kaden, who was already heading over to notify Torys. [color=9e0b0f]”Yes, you handle the pointless administrative approval process. And then when you’re done, you can guide us wherever it is we’re going.”[/color]

There, that was all the important tasks handed off to others. With this, she could let them take care of the hard work and just idly tag along while daydreaming about Ria—or rather, um, about conquering Fiore. And evil stuff. In fact, while she waited for Kaden to finish up she carefully avoided glancing at the water mage at all. Ria would be fine, she was only going on a mission with Leon. And Leon wasn’t that handsome or anything, right?

Unable to stop herself, Lavinia looked their way for just a moment, and suddenly felt a strange tension in her leg. Like… like an instinctual urge, demanding that she rush over and kick a certain young man in the nether regions.

Instead, she clenched her teeth and stared down at her feet, squashing her jealous feelings before she did something she’d regret. [color=9e0b0f][i]Just… just focus on your mission. You can figure out what to do about her when you get back.[/i][/color]