[color=A0A0A0][h2]Fleuri Jodeau[/h2][/color]

Fleuri should have known there was something odd about that girl when she effortlessly identified "Lady Cteline" as a man.  He had simply assumed that from the girl's low vantage point, she had managed to notice something amiss about Lein's figure or some small detail about the way he moved.  As he escorted the girl to the cake, he couldn't help but wonder if Lein had gotten a little [i]too[/i] excited about this game, beyond that which would be conveyed solely by tail-wagging.

When the girl whispered her warning into Fleuri's ear, and when the cake vanished in the few moments that he had turned his gaze away, however, he knew that there was something very strange going on.  This little girl was no doubt magical, and probably not nearly as young as she looked.  It also meant that Lein's disguise took more than a child's glance to see through, but that wasn't important anymore.  What was important was that the Iron Roses be alerted and the Princess protected.

[color=A0A0A0]"Did you catch that?"[/color] he whispered to Lein, visibly spooked at both the message and the very unnatural disappearance of the massive cake.  [color=A0A0A0]"That was no ordinary girl.  She told me that the princess could meet an unfortunate fate if nobody watches her."[/color]

At least he assumed that the girl was talking about the Crown Princess.  They'd better keep an eye on the younger princess as well, just in case she was the one that the mysterious girl was warning them about.  It figured that a mage couldn't be bothered to give a straightforward answer even in the matters of direst urgency.

[color=A0A0A0]"We need to find the Princess, the Captain, and Tyaethe,"[/color] he told Lein, as he took the Hundi's hands as if to dance again.  [color=A0A0A0]"Just follow my lead."[/color]  As he began to step around the Hundi, he looked past his disguised partner, carefully scanning the room without ever turning his head.  After three rotations during which he was able to spot both , he stopped, having spotted the princess speaking to Tyaethe, and the younger one with Fionn.  If it weren't for Tyaethe's striking white hair, Fleuri might have failed to spot the small-statured vampire.

[color=A0A0A0]"I see them, the older princess is speaking with Dame Tyathe, the younger one is with Sir Fionn.  I'm heading over there to warn them."[/color]  Fleuri was no longer asking Lein to play along- he trusted the Hundi to use his own judgment.  Some might question the logic in placing any trust in that roguish gadfly's judgment, but after that stunt with the griffin, Fleuri wasn't exactly in a position to criticize or question Lein's choices.

Fleuri made his way through the crowd to where he had seen Tyaethe and the elder princess.  He tried to avoid having to present himself to Elisandre directly, and consequently, he instead came up behind where Tyaethe stood.

[color=A0A0A0]"Dame Tyaethe, we have a problem.  Lein and I just encountered a mage of some sort.  She vanished the entire cake, and informed us that the princess is in danger,"[/color] he explained, pointing to where the cake had once stood.  [color=A0A0A0]"Unfortunately she didn't specify what danger or which princess, only warning me that we need to watch them closely."[/color]

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