Alarm bells rang loud and clear in Saina's head as she listened to the summoner, her eyes slightly widening when she offered Alex to join them. A part of her wanted to pick up the summoner, throw the slightly larger woman over her shoulder, and run for the hills. Outwardly, she stiffened and narrowed her eyes. Suddenly, she felt the need to leave the area. The last thing she cared for was to actually hear the red head accept the offer. Since she had met her, the amazonian had only hurled insults at her, called her a bitch, an ice witch, insulted her beliefs and threatened to attack, if not kill her. Saina exhaled slowly as her brows furrowed, turning to the box Urick had.
She kept her composure, albeit as strained as it was, wishing nothing more than to encase the wretch in an ice coffin and sink her to the bottom of the--she shook her head, pausing as she reached into the box, her hand only extended half way.
"Keep it together..."
The words were spoken just under her breath, and were only to herself. At that range Urick was probably the only one to hear it anyways, and she didn't meet his gaze, her eyes unfocused, concentrating on something internal. At last she continued her motion as if nothing had happened, her face back to being emotionless and uncaring. She plucked a potion and two elixirs out to attach to her own belt, looking rather serene despite appearing so strained a moment ago. Satisfied, she nodded to Urick in thanks before turning back to Eva, spotting the mechanic not far off. With an excuse to depart she spoke up to let the gathering around her hear her this time.
"A splendid idea, m'lady. I shall tie up my own loose ends before we depart. "
She said this in reference to going to heal others. Her gaze swept over everyone in sequence, Urick and the stranger, Maximus, the mechanic and finally, Alex and Eva. She opened her mouth to speak again.
"Perhaps we should allow her ladyship and the newest potential guardians time to acquaint themselves better. However,"
Her pale blue eyes pierced the mechanic. One could almost comedically hear the sound of a bullet being shot off in the background by its sudden intensity.
"I particularly ask you... Sifen... to go with me and Urick. I believe there are some things you should understand about what you have pledged."
Saina began walking off towards the stables. Truly, she only needed the mechanic to come along for what he needed to hear before the journey began tonight, but she felt with a veteran guardian like Urick around it would hammer in the point of her words more. Not to mention she was eager to put distance between herself and the redhead. She would need to be careful. The amazonian women certainly had a way of making her come undone. Something she dreaded with all her heart.
Apollosarcher,
Lucius Cypher
