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[b][u]Los Paraisos: The Grande Diamond - Top Floor[/b][/u]

[I]So Lady Vasco knew.[/I]

Selan narrowed her grey eyes coldly in the woman's direction, lifting her chin defiantly. It seemed there really was no hiding anything at this point. She even used [i]that word[/i] word to describe her, too. Selan could sense magic as well to an extent, but interestingly, she couldn't tell that Lady Vasco had the ability to block it. 

Dumont looked aghast, while Kenneth and Neil simply looked on with bemused curiosity.

"I think there's been a misunderstanding here," Selan started, trying to deescalate the situation, but the instant the words left her mouth, Lady Vasco clearly wasn't buying it. It wasn't entirely far from the truth; there was little she could do to suppress the magical effects of her voice and movements. 

A commotion erupted, causing all eyes to fly towards the flurry of movement on the security monitors. For the first time all day, the sight of Don's masked face brought genuine relief.

"Do you know anything about this?! Do you have anything to do with this?!" Iliana shouted at them, looking furious to have lost control of the situation. "Tell me! Tell me or so help me you will regret it!"

Selan pressed her lips into a thin line and continued to stare at the monitors. As long as Marcus's identity remained concealed, she assumed they would stay safe until the rescue party arrived. And perhaps, they might even panic and take them away to wherever Estelle and Josette were being kept...

"Hey, the lady asked you a question," Neil finally spoke up, throwing his empty wine glass into the fireplace. The shatter caused Selan to flinch, but she remained silent. "Now that you [i]can[/i] talk, you better [i]start[/i]..."

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[b][u]The Grande Diamond - Lobby[/b][/u]

"Whoa, whoa!" Lisette shouted as she flinched from Syed's electicity sailing overhead. She goose-stepped over the bodies of the fallen officers; she was unarmed and hadn't had the time to work on her offensive magic...

"[I]Eeeek![/I]" she shrieked, once she felt a hand grabbing at her boot. She looked down to see a very pissed off-looking officer trying to keep her from proceeding. "Let go, let... [I]go![/I]"

With her eyes squeezed shut, she stomped with her other foot straight down on officer's elbow. He gasped in shock and pain, saliva flying from between his clenched teeth. The awkward movement caused her to fall backward on her rear end.

A couple of Don's bros ran over to yank Lisette upright, and following Moira's judgment call, headed for the stairs.

"Lissa, baddie at seven o'clock! Or eight!" Trixie called over.

"Huh...?" Lisette whirled around to see an officer jogging towards her.