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[CrimsonEon]

Alec likewise bowed.
: "Duke Sepin. It's an honor."

[Haspen]

"Thank you, Iva, Charles, you might leave us now. I want to speak with these fairy worshippers!" The girl went without a word. The knight hesitated briefly, but then left for one of the corridors as well. "Dear fairy boy, you must be the leader of this exquisite mercenaries! Therefore, I shall speak serious business only with you! Pardon the secrecy, but with all those Imperial advisors prancing about my bubbly butt in Moss, I had to take some precautions before we met! Ain't these chambers lovely, though? Such rustic appearance, oh, my aesthetical sense is making me faint!" He waved his hand at his own face akin to a fan or something.

"But, anyways. You must be very curious about why I have asked you to come here, yes? Ask away! I shall reply in my modest ways!" The Duke clapped his hands together several times in quick succession.

[Xanmyral]

Fezz bowed with the others in respect, although he wasn't sure how to take the situation just quite yet.

[CrimsonEon]

Alec raised his arm to interject, but instead just scratched his head and looked over to Candy.
: "All yours, Prancer."

[Swordstar]

Ciera had slipped in after the rests of the group, staying as far away as possible from Alec as she could, not wanting to have to face him, even if he said he didn't blame her. It didn't matter. She focused on the Duke, hoping to get this over with sooner rather than later.

[Powder Miner]

Efa barely avoided facepalming on the spot, and so she silently moved near Candy. Maybe she could... at least mitigate SOME of the probably impending strangeness.

[SeriousConcentrate]

Leo sighed.

"I don't know the story, Alec. I'm sure you'll tell it to us anyway."

[CrimsonEon]

Alec quickly directed a quiet 'shh!' at Leo.
: _{"I'll explain later, just roll with it!"}

[Furtuka]

"It sounds familiar..." Julius stroked his chin trying to see if he recognized it.

[freeformschooler]

Candy was stunned. He had never been treated with such prestige! In fact, he'd never been paid that much attention to until now, but it seems he'd become the main character for this chapter, just like Efa did in the dream! Could this be another dream? No... but then, the Duke was a dreamy fellow...

: "Right! So, Sir, why have you called us here, and why us, specifically? What would you have us do for you?"

[Haspen]

"It is simple! I have heard from my precious birds and crickets that you have did splendid work for our beloved friend Matilda in doing such a tremendous task that is starting a major civil war. My congratulations, not every one can accomplish such a miracle!" His voice was extremely chirpy.

"Which brings me to the next topic on our little chit-chat! Oh, how it is sad to see such ruination about in the Empire! Everyone is 'politics' 'war' and 'territorial gains', and no one remembers our legacy! So I would like you to go to a certain place and recover an item of utmost historical and artistic value for me. If it would be lost or, Dragon forbid! Destroyed during the war, oh, I would die of a broken heart! Clearly as a fairy, you couldn't allow that to happen, right?" His eyelashes fluttered in a rapid movement.

[freeformschooler]

: "Let a priceless historical artefact with significance to the nation fall into the wrong hands?"

: "Unforgivable."

: "Speak the word, my liege, and we shall set off, lifted to the skies on glittery cardboard wings by the power of goodness and love and super glue."

[Haspen]

"Splendid! You shall ride out at dawn! Well, you could go now, but 'at dawn' makes this so much theatrically dramatic! Oh, I can faint from mere anticipation of your quest!"

"Meanwhile, you should get some rest. By the will of the owners of this castle, I can lend some guest chambers to you and your friends. Iva and Charles can lead you there! Meanwhile..." The Duke twirled about for a moment before he stopped in front of Alec.

"Hmm, too shady." Then he went up to Sheila, and tilted his head.

"Mmmm-no, too unrepresentative." Then he spotted Fezz.

"Aww, I could fall for that shaggy head! You, robed one. I would like to speak with you in private. It will take just a moment!" Iva and Charles, as if on cue, arrived and motioned toward one of the unlit corridors.

[CrimsonEon]

: "..."
Alec scratched his head again.
: "Is 'shady' really the first thing that comes to mind?"

[Haspen]

"It's the coat, dahleeng~"