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@13org Sophia,
@rai Eros,
@Guy0fV4lor Mason,
@RumikoOhara Ami,
@DreadCzigani,
& @raiLucius
Sophia couldn't help but smile after she saw Dremmick in better spirits. There were a lot of strange things with him. The cut horns, the blood and his blood magic... But Sophia wanted to respect his privacy. If he didn't want to tell her about himself, she wouldn't be the one to inquire about it.
"I'm glad that you choose to stay." Sophia said, nodding with a satisfied expression.
"Just remember, Dremmick. Yesterday is history, tomorrow, a mystery, but today... Today is a gift. That is why it's called the present, enjoy it!" Sophia said with a kind smile before she turned to Ilia.
"You don't mind if I wander around for a bit, do you? I would like to meet the other members and see the library." Sophia asked, looking to Ilia.
"Don't worry, I will be fine. You can stay here if you need to talk more with Dremmick or you can meet me at the library when you're done. Oh and don't say anything about who I really am to anyone. It wouldn't be fun if they knew." Sophia said, putting a finger over her mouth with a mischievous smile as she walked away.
After walking for a bit through the big hallways, a strange sight caught her attention. A bunch of guards walking out of a room, closing it's door behind them. Even though Sophia was still a bit far away when they closed the door, she couldn't help but to see a bit between the doors, just before the guards closed them. It was the library, finally she had found it.
"The library! Finally!" Sophia said to herself with a giggle as she walked in, not expecting that the library would be so crowded as it was.
Hearing Eros' explanation of what had happened, a slight grin formed on Mason's face.
"Sounds like some bastard got what he deserved" he mumbled.
Hearing the library door creak open, Mason turned to witness rather outlandish yet beautiful woman walk into the room. Her skin; white as snow, seemed to brim with energy, the longer the young seraphim stared at this newcomer, the more he felt a sort of.... kinship, one might say.
Blushing, he quickly peeled the book off his face and hurriedly threw it haphazardly atop his pile . Clearing his throat, Mason greeted the newcomer with a nervous chuckle,
"uhh.... Hi! Wh-who might you be???"“Rare and Beautiful Lord Eros?” said Ami her amber eyes resting on his
”You had a more clever tongue first we met” she smiles broadly stepping closer to the two males.
”I remember you when I was 10 years old and in the company of my Nanny Rashell, we met in the north garden.
I remember it because I was allowed the company of someone my age outside of Lucius and Ella. You tried to charm me even back then.Then she locks eyes with Lucius before continuing.
”Not to be a nag my lords but it would be I think good manners to explain what it is I am getting myself into”Sophia was honestly surprised when she realized how crowded the library was. With so many things happening such as the formation of the alliance group and the current crisis, she wasn't expecting to find many people there. Not that it was a bad thing, of course. It was recomforting to see that other people also knew how important knowledge was.
Taking a quick glance around, she noticed that it was a quite... diverse group. A seraphim noble with a exotic appearance and a bright pink hair who was talking with a sol royal wearing a finely decorated armor and having equally long and beautiful hair as the other noble but seemed to b and interestingly enough, a sol woman with bright platinum hair and a curvaceous body and a Tyro woman. Other than them, there was a seraphim that seemed to be a warrior of some type judging by his strong body. Ironically enough, the young seraphim warrior was the only one that was clearly reading. Just as he looked to him though, their eyes met. He apparently was the first one to notice her.
"I'm Sophia, pleased to meet you all." Sophia said, replying to the man who had asked her name, letting out a giggle as she saw him blushing and chuckling nervously. Such an adorable reaction. She didn't expect to see that from a warrior at all.
"Did I interrupt your nap?" She asked to the seraphim with burned wings, with a giggle. Even though he was clearly the only one reading, it was very obvious that he had fell asleep on top of the books.
"Am I interrupting something? I didn't expect the library to be so crowded..." Sophia said, as she walked past the nobles and the tyro woman, giving them discreet bow.
As she went closer though, she noticed the books that the hybrid man was reading... Books about a certain dragon temple atop the gaian mountains. A place which just happened to be where Sophia lived. It was a book about the Temple, the Great Library and Sophia herself. Upon seeing that, she couldn't help but let out a mischievous smile.
"I heard some stories about the dragon temple.." Sophia said, leaning above the table to read a bit about the books. She wondered what that book said about her. There were so few people who actually remembered who she was... And between those, even fewer who had ever seen her humanoid form. Even her own name wasn't all that known as she was mostly known just as the dragon of knowledge.
"I always thought that it was only a myth though." Sophia said, with a mischievous smile as she turned away her long braided hair almost making a spiral around her as she did so.
"Oh, pardon my rudeness... But are you all from the newformed alliance group I heard about? I was eager to meet them." Sophia said, looking to all in the room. Even though Sophia was hiding her aura, there was one thing she couldn't hide, and it was her exotic appearance. Her skin, both white as the snow and black as the night was unlike any other races' Her hair color, her horns... It was simply impossible to say from what race she was from.
As Sophia introduced herself and drew closer, Mason's blush began to deepen, becoming a fiery red, his eyes transfixed on the approaching stranger. However, as soon as the exotic woman inquired about the alliance group, the young knight jumped to his feet,
"Yes!!! That would be us!" he excitedly exclaimed before giving a deep bow
"Mason Drake; Aion knight, at your service my fair lady Sophia."Lucius nodded to Czigani as she introduced herself.
"I see." He said to her. Turning to Ami.
"Yes lets discuss the details of what you may or may not be doing. After all a royal must be treated as such, even in the valley of death." He said plainly. Eros smiled and held back a chuckle.
"I'm sorry. It is Ami here, not you Lucius that wishes to join this alliance? While I have no say in this matter I do think that is a very... bold choice. One that the King wont find appealing." Eros glanced to Sophia and Mason who were talking rather loudly in the Library. He nodded in respect to her presence before returning his gaze to Ami.
"Ami is this your choice?"”I am interested in the Alliance even if I don’t know its details; and yes I am sure my Guardian will resist my inclusion.
So I think it best for me to take a chance and say Yes it is my Choice” said Ami with a smile looking between the two males most responsible for her current state of being.
Eros raised a curious brow. Studying Ami as she stood firmly before him in her conviction. He glanced to Lucius who was looking solemnly at the ground.
"I am proud of you. To risk life and limb for others is a noble act not many royals can say they've accomplished." Eros turned to see Sophia and bowed.
"I apologize for my rudeness but I must be going. I have to see someone for something rather interesting and I want to meet them before it gets too late. May the Divine will be with you all." He stepped off graciously. Heading for a particular Tyro's quarters.
Sophia couldn't help but laugh when she watched Mason's reaction. Although speaking that loudly in a library wasn't the... ideal... Mason was so adorable and his exaggerated reaction to her humanoid form were so curious that she couldn't help but to overlook that fact. Despite that, she still didn't understand why he was reacting that way. He didn't know who she really was... To him, she was but a stranger...
"Oh, please. Just Sophia is fine. 'Fair Lady' sounds like I'm some type of queen..." Sophia continued, laughing and that same mischievous smile on her face as she watched his reaction. She could feel that he was a kind and innocent man. Sophia saw no malice coming from that sweet boy. His love and thirst for knowledge were quite apparent as well, given the amount of books nearby the table he was.
But before she could even talk with the other nobles and the Tyro, one of them, more specifically the seraphim noble, the exotic looking one, turned to her, apologizing and saying he had to go.
"Gone so soon? I was hoping to know more about all the members of the alliance..." Sophia said, as the seraphim noble walked away, looking to Mason immediately after, hoping he had some information to her.
Lucius looked to Ami to see she was fine. He then turned to Sophia.
"That man was Eros. A royal, not an alliance member." Lucius walked over to the shelves of books and searched their titles. He found one within sight a few meters away and to the left and harvested a book form the high shelf. A slow levitating aura surrounding the book and lowering the item delicately into his palms. It read on its title in velvet text.
Book 1 The Art of Coupling by Lord Eros Lucius approached Sophia with it.
"You may learn more about him through his writings than trying in person."Mason's face turned a ghastly white as he saw the book Lucius was about to give Sophia. Such a fine lady had no business reading that sort of literature! Something had to be done!!!
Lunging forward, Mason tore the book from the Noble's hands, exclaiming,
"I've been looking for this!" Before sprinting to the nearest window, jumping out of it, and flying back to his room.
Ami stood straight a smile lighting her face just before she erupted into laughter having witnessed what she had.
"How rude." Lucius said with a puzzled expression. He didn't have much else to say to Sophia as he did not know who she was.
"I apologize for my own rudeness. But I must accompany this fair maiden on her travel to her quarters. Ami." He turned to her and frowned. Not amused by the antics but perhaps she was more kin to the rowdy alliance members than her blood.
"Lucius while I will not argue over your personal assessment of my being I protest the assumption of when I shall be ready to return to my rooms...... said Ami still wearing a bright smile.
"Fine." Upset over something Lucius turned to leave. His hair and attire flowing as he abruptly turned.
"You're capable of making your own decisions. I bid you both farewell till the morning." He then began to approach the door opening it and disappearing behind its closing.
Just after the seraphim noble was gone, the sol noble turned to Sophia, explaining that he was Eros and he was a Royal, not an alliance member, going to the bookshelves and grabbing a book and handing it to her, saying that she could learn more about him by reading his books.
"Oh, Is he a writer? What a pleasant surprise!" Sophia said with a smile, slowly reaching to the book while reading the title.
"By Lord Eros... The Art of..." Sophia said to herself. She only had time to read the name of the author and part of the title before something quite unusual happened. Mason lunged forward, taking the book from the Sol noble's hands and exclaiming that he was looking for that book, proceeding to fly out of the window.
"Hey! W-what?" Sophia exclaimed, surprised by what had just happened. She wasn't irritated, just genuinely confused.
But the only one that seemed to be confused with what happened was Sophia. The sol noble didn't seem to be that affected by what happened, expressing only a minor reaction and the sol female erupted into laughter after what happened. Shortly after that, he apologized, saying he had to accompany the sol woman.
Sophia herself knew nothing about these two, but she could only speculate they had some kind of relationship seeing as how the noble wanted to escort her to her quarters. But much to her surprise, that assumption was almost immediately shattered as the woman spoke with a firm voice, making the noble walk away, upset.
"I... I am really confused..." Sophia said, blinking as she looked to the ones that were still in the library.
"W-well... Anyways, even though half of the people that were here previously are gone, I'm glad to know that at least there were some who choose to stay. I was almost thinking that they were running away from me." Sophia said, laughing.
"What about you? Are you a noble as well or you're also a member of the alliance, just like the Aion Knight, Dremmick?" She asked, looking to the sol woman, curious.
Ami's smile was turned on Sophia, her eyes bright and cheerful showing the young Vrondi woman's amusement
"I am Ami Lovegood Royal Ward of Vrondi, please call me AmiAmi looks at the direction Lucius retreated briefly
"Lucius and Eros have both deserted me it seems and in some small way I am grateful they have, the males of the Royal lines are beginning their performances for my interest and eventual possession.
Am I a Noble? That is a question that is a yes but my rank not stated due to my father being unknown. I could be a daughter of Vrondi or any of the Princes of the royal court, my mother was a royal concubine her line extending into the house of Summer Moon granting me title dame…….buttt that’s all court stuff and we aren’t in court and I will be committing an infraction of the court by joining your group so lets be friends and equals.
I am a healer and my aura an anagathic effect, I wish to help your alliance with my talent, to prove I am more than window dressing.Ami said to Sophia finishing with a playful smirk.
Sophia calmly heard what Ami said with a curious expression. When she heard the word 'concubine' her face blushed visibly for a second, before she regained her composure. Due to her incredibly white skin, it was simply impossible to even try to hide that she was blushing. Other than that, politics, or 'court stuff' as Ami said were something that Sophia wasn't all that knowledgeable about but she was happy that Ami didn't get offended by her assuming Ami was a part of the alliance. Maybe that's why the other sol noble was so upset when he left?
"A healer... A noble position. In times of uncertainty, being a healer requires strength. Both emotional, physical and mental. You are a strong woman, Ami." Sophia said, with a kind smile towards Ami.
"I'm afraid that I don't know much regarding all this 'court stuff' as you said, but I'm glad that you didn't take it as an offense when I mistook you for a member of the alliance. I wonder if the other noble... I think you called him Lucius, right? I wonder if he was that upset when he left because of what I said... Your kind sometimes complicate things far too much." Sophia said laughing.
"I wish I had more time to talk with you, but I'm afraid I still have many things to do before the ceremony that marks the beginning of the journey the Alliance group will have to go through. You are really a kind soul, with a pure heart." Sophia said, with a smile, looking to Ami.
"Our time together was short, but sweet. I hope we can meet again to talk a bit more. Maybe you can teach me the basics of how the court works?" Sophia said, laughing with a warm, kind expression.
"Oh! Are you going to the ceremony? I would like to see you there. I have quite a surprise planned for all of you. Don't miss it!" Sophia said with a mischievous smile as she walked away.
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