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At least Ben seemed confident about what they were doing. Lilie wondered if maybe there was more than just the objects, if only because this seemed a little too simple to be the solution. Then again, it seemed to be doing [i]something[/i] and that was definitely better than nothing happening. Invigorated, Lilie helped guide the blind vampire to each object, watching with fascination as each one disappeared into the marble. Would she be able to do something like that someday? Maybe it was a cooperative effort? She had a million questions that she couldn't wait to spring on Kanalie the first chance she would get, though she forced herself to focus after nearly tripping over one of the objects.

It looked like their initial guesses of object per house were right, too, so that was a relief. Watching each house crest form, she frowned to herself as something came to her. [color=deepskyblue]"Hey...do you think that there isn't just one answer?"[/color] She suddenly asked Ben. [color=deepskyblue]"Earlier I wondered if maybe we had gotten the answer wrong because the fear the King talked about didn't have to be a bad thing. Maybe none of the nobles feared him back then? I mean, when you're loyal to someone, you're not scared of them, right?"[/color]

As soon as she said that, however, the other part of the riddle came to mind, and she gently laughed at herself. [color=deepskyblue]"Actually, that doesn't seem right, either, since he said 'Fear the one that does not fear me'. Because even if they had a good relationship with the king, we'd have no reason to fear them. Or something, anyway...it was just something that came to mind,"[/color] She shrugged to herself, looking at the stern Noilan King. [color=deepskyblue]"He said 'your friends are close but your enemies are closer'. That's kind of sad, though..."[/color]

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[sub][right]Standing next to [@Bert Macklin].[/right][/sub]