𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 ─ [ CLOSED, SEE DISCUSSION ]

[Popper_Cornz]

KAILANI ROSENBOUGH
❝I avoid conflict because I'm afraid of me, not you. Temper go from zero to prison real fast.❞
gender; Female age; 25 Years species; Human crush; Open (Might be solctice) sexuality; No label location; Front Garden with Loch
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mentions; Loch, Ainz, Solstice tagged; Solstice, Ainz, Loch

indentationKail looked at the skeletal thing handing her a bottle with what looked like blood in it. She stared at the said potion of healing for a minute before concluding in her brain that she had nothing to lose if she drank it. Hesitantly she took the little bottle and her hand momentarily brushed his bony fingers she fought the urge to flinch away, not wanting to show fear. "Thanks..." she un-stoppered the bottle and drank the potion. It tasted better than she thought it would. Like slightly flavored water, but flavored with what, she did not know. Before she knew it the pain in her head was gone and the wound closed, leaving no sign that it had been there at all.
indentationKail looked at the bottle, examining it for a second. "Interesting..." Kail nodded her head in thanks to the skeleton man, he looked annoyed that Lochlan kept calling him 'Mr. Skeleton Dude'. She tried to shoot him a look that said knock it off, but he wasn't looking at her. He was busy helping the new person who crashed in from the sky. Kail heard a voice say hello and a pretty person stepped up to her. They were gorgeous. Their ash blond hair looked soft and their eyes were a blue-gray color. Beautiful.
indentationKail blushed, she didn't know why but this person made her nervous. She had never felt this way around anyone before."Hey. I'm Kailani, or jus... just Kail." She managed to stammer out. Kail looked down at the ground, nervous that the new person might find her weird and non social. Well, Kail was non social, but the others didn't need to know that. She could act tough with the best of them, but she would never be like Loch and love being around people and at parties with loud music and smelly dance floors with people touching you 24-7. Yuck. Kail shivered in disgust just thinking about it. Never ever.

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LOCHLAN ROSENBOUGH
❝I am not crazy! I prefer the term 'Mentally Hilarious'❞
gender; Male age; 25 Years Species; Human crush; Skybell, Equi sexuality; Bisexual location; Front Garden
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mentions; All tagged; Skybell, Ainz,

indentation"Whatever you say Mr. Skeleton Dude!" Loch did a little salute thing and strode over to help the person who had just fallen face first into the dirt. Loch held out his hand to the fallen figure. "Here, let me help you up. That fall looked like it hurt." Loch smiled and winked at the person on the ground, they were very good looking, longer blue hair slightly messed up from the fall they just took. There was a barely visible bruise on their nose along with a smudge of dirt. Loch reached his arm out and wiped away the dirt from their nose. There, all clean. If it hurts I can take away the pain, make it lesser?" Loch gave them a charming smile. Flirting was so fun. Loch glanced back at Kail who was looking at Mr. Skeleton Dude who was handing her a bottle of dark red liquid that looked like blood. Loch shrugged when she looked back at him, he didn't hear what was being said, he was so distracted by the beautiful person in front of him.
indentation"Name's Lochlan. Most people just call me Loch though. And you are...?" Another charming smile. The person looked so confused and Loch couldn't tell what they were thinking. Did they like him? He hoped they did, they were gorgeous, and Loch loved the attention from gorgeous people. Loch pulled the person up so that they were resting against his side. Standing at 6'4, Loch was by far taller, but he did his beast to steady them. "That over there is Kailani, but you can call her Kail! That is Mr. Skeleton Dude, The knight over there holding the sword, don't know who she is yet. There's a guy with like whiteish-blue hair over there, and a couple people that have wacky looking wolf eyes, they must be werewolves. I thought the white haired dude was a Vampire at first though." Loch added the last part in a whisper that only the two could hear."So! You have a name gorgeous?"

[InfectedHau]

Iduna Starbreeze||Stormcast Eternal||Location: Front Garden||Tagged: Kailani, Ainz||

"You'll excuse me if I don't believe you," Iduna said, keeping her sword raised. "I have saved too many mortals from your damnable legions to trust anything you say." Her face was firm, but there was a flicker of doubt in her mind. Was she wrong? If she could be redeemed, couldn't one of Nagash's vile minions? Was there really any difference between them?

The mortals began to come to the Ossiarch's defense, which only worsened the doubt in her mind. It was a well-known fact among Stormcast that the reforging stripped away portions of one's humanity. Emotions, fears, desires, until they were little more than automatons carrying out Sigmar's will. She had only been reforged a few times, had she already lost something? Some bit of empathy that was now clouding her judgement?

Still, she didn't lower her blade, even when one of the mortal women moved in front of it. She watched as the skeletal sorcerer handed the girl a potion of some kind, every nerve in her body screaming to intervene. But the woman had not yet moved, and she didn't trust herself not to strike her as well. This would be a test, she decided. If the wounded mortal was healed, she would treat that as proof of the undead's veracity. If not... well, she had to hope her healing skills were sufficient to fix whatever damage he caused.

Apparently, and seemingly against all reason, the so-called "Ainz" was indeed benevolent. The girl's wound was healed, and with seemingly no side effects. "Do not think this absolves you, creature," she said, sheathing her sword. "If so much as a hair on one of these mortals' heads is harmed, you will taste my blade, and it will be the last sensation you ever feel. Are we clear?"

[Spiritstar3]

Solstice- genderfluid, usually female pronouns- 28 y- bi; crush is Kail (hehe, I see that, Popper)- OC- could honestly be multi fandom- Ellis x Stella: (Solstice), Equinox, Eclipse and Moonrise- golden eyed gray wolf form, swift and agile- Tags: Kail and others (Ainz, Iduna)

The ashen blonde one shook her head as she watched and listened. The skeletal man, whom now said his name to...someone, maybe the newcomer, seemed agitated. She could just...sense it. She was a werewolf, after all, she could sense things. She also could smell things and hear things easier than humans. She nodded as she looked at him. "Now that I know your name...hello Ainz."

(For Ainz, though probably doesn't help much)

She tilted her head as she watched the skeletal one hand a bottle to the long haired woman. The other woman was still holding the sword out...She sighed and shook her head a couple times. She watched the swordswoman watching them. Solstice could sense that maybe Iduna didn't like seeing Ainz give the bottle to the woman...Ice shook her head a bit. She turned back to Ainz and Kail, not knowing her name yet, of course. She listened as the other woman thanked Ainz.

She watched as the other drank it, and seemed to be healed up by it. She herself tilted her head, wondering how that one worked. Shaking her head, she smiled at the long haired one. She herself blushed a bit, then laughed sweetly. She wasn't laughing at Kail, wasn't making fun of her. She was just laughing in delight, to hear her voice now. She smiled as she said "nice to meet you, Kail. My name is Solstice, but you could just call me Ice if you want; my...siblings gave me that nickname."

She still didn't know why they'd given her such a nickname.

It made them happy, though, so she used it.

Equinox- agender- 24 y- likes boys; Soma but also open- OC- could honestly be multi fandom- Ellis x Stella: Solstice, (Equinox), Eclipse and Moonrise- ambery eyed white toed black phase wolf, swift and agile- Tags: Solstice/Soma, Skybell, Loch

The pretty and slender, dark haired one hummed a small sound as they watched. They smiled a bit when Soma offered a look of reassurance. There'd been no words from Soma. Therefore, they said nothing more but instead just smiled at him. They seemed to relax too as the woman drew a sword. They noticed the skeletal man, Ainz, seemed irritated or upset by it, though. They shook their head a couple times. They sighed and looked to Solstice, then back to Soma and the others once more.

They then tilted their head as they listened to Soma speak to Ainz. They wondered if there was someone named Death, or a personification of death. They shrugged to their self. They then looked at Ainz, taking in that he carried a staff. They looked to the blue haired one that had fallen in the light. The blue haired one wasn't answering...but maybe they hadn't heard Equi. Equi wasn't really over by him, after all. They shook their head a couple times, noticing a guy smile and wink and blushing a bit.

They quickly shook their head, focusing back on Soma and the blue haired one once more. They nodded to Soma and followed after him. As he questioned the fallen one, they noted the blue haired one didn't answer. "Is he...can he not hear us?" they asked Soma.

They then blinked as they heard the blue haired one muttering. The blue haired one said something about...an Antares? They tilted their head at these words a moment. They then asked "Who's Antares?" as they looked at Soma, wondering if he knew.

[Scorpioness]

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It was the first time he was so far away from home and probably out of reach for Antares, meaning that he was in big BIG trouble... Their *much* older celestial sibilings are gonna bully him for this for at least two thousand years. Star spirit was busy panicking, thus not really noticing when other people got close to him.

At first they realized that someone confused saying -"Who's Antares?"-, but what actually startled Skybell was when he finally got themselves back together and regained full awareness of his surroundings, noticed another person, he was tall AND suddenly pulled them up from the ground! -"So! You have a name gorgeous?"- Star spirit got startled enough that with a small yelp, his wings sprouted out sparkling with some leftover star dust and celestial matter, in turn probably startling other people who where close enough, since his wings were almost 5 meters big, he wasn't sure if they didn't knock someone on the ground. Anyway the tall earth beign was holding them and giving very obvious flirty look, which made Skybell blush in a little puff of star dust...
-"W-What...?"- Realizing that they probably confused his panicked muttering about Demiurge as their name -"Wait, wait... I'm not Scorpio Demiurge, uhhh they're going to search for me."- now they were speaking normally, Skybells voice was soft like lazly ringing silver wind chimes and not deep, leaning more towards masculine sound, but probably confusing the earth beings about their identity.

-"My name is Skybell."-

[Kveykva]

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[✦] | undead | male | overlord | front garden ➡ main hall | tags: Soma, Iduna, Kailani, Solstice, others, Open
❝ 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠.❞

Just as he promised, the accepted potion caused her wounds to heal and the pain to fade with no ill effects. Good, so it seems like my items here still function normally. So far, everything he'd learned about this place pointed to an identical situation as when he first arrived in the new world. That said, he still hadn't gotten the opportunity to test his magic in order to confirm it still worked as intended. The feel of it was still there, but he wouldn't risk assuming it worked only for to fail when he needed it.

He turned his gaze back to the armored one, pinpricks of crimson boring into her. She seemed convinced for the time being he had no ill will, but Ainz didn't expect it to last long. "Don't expect me to prove myself to you at every turn." He countered cooly. Inwardly, the voice of so many strangers was beginning to grate on him. Notably, the brother of the young woman, who incessantly referred to him as "Mr. Skeleton Dude" instead of his name. Ainz had half a mind to use him as the first person to test his magic on in response, but given how poorly received his presence had been already, he thought it wise not to harm any humans while he was here if he could avoid it. Still, he hated to stand by and listen to someone so ignorant who would disrespect his friends like that. At the very least, the girls who had been hiding behind the guy with pale hair had the decency to use his name.

Ugh, I really need to start figuring out what to call these people. "Pale kid," "Sword lady," "Head trauma," were all well and good, but had it never occured to anyone besides him that names would be helpful? One of the girls in the back introduced herself as Solstice, and behind him, he could hear a few names being thrown around, so it seemed like they were catching on. Ainz hadn't removed his attention from the woman with a sword just yet, so he figured he might try to get a name from her. "Now that you've seen -" he stopped mid sentence, as if thinking better of it. "Well, never mind. It's fine. I'm just going to go inside and call it a day." Ainz really didn't have the mental energy to potentially get into another spat with her, and so he decided to remove himself from the situation instead. It wasn't cowardice since they weren't actually fighting, right?

Through the grand doors of the manor was an even grander front hall. Pristine floors and luxurious carpets decorated the space, with extravagant chandeliers filling the room with dazzling light. Hundreds of unique relics were placed on display everywhere there was space, and once again Ainz felt a sense of pride well up inside him. It's still not a great as Nazarick, he thought with a smile. Still, there was no denying the greatness of this place, even if his own halls put to shame. Even from the entrance he could see dozens of doors leading to many more halls. Ainz wondered if a place like this had a map. "Better yet," he thought aloud. "I wonder if I could teleport between different rooms in here?"

[InfectedHau]

Iduna Starbreeze||Stormcast Eternal||Location: Front Garden||Tagged: Ainz||

It seemed they had reached an accord. She didn't like it, but she supposed it would be unreasonable to simply attack Ainz when he hadn't shown any aggression himself. That didn't mean she had to trust him completely. Ossiarchs were not the most wily of the various minions of Death, but that didn't mean they were completely devoid of guile. As the skeleton stepped into the elaborate manor, Iduna followed, her eyes scanning the lavishly decorated interior. It was a far cry from the grand, gilded halls of Azyr, but for a mortal dwelling it was the height of luxury. She briefly wondered who called this place their home normally, or even if there was someone who called it home. The furnishings seemed devoid of dust and mold, and the various relics and artifacts that lined the entrance hall seemed to be cared for with no small amount of devotion, but there was neither hide nor hair of any sort of servants. Not entirely surprising, the gate and the mist both proved powerful magic was at play here.

Ainz mentioned teleporting, probably more to himself, but it got Iduna thinking. She hadn't bothered before, but was that folly? Surely she should at least try to escape. The Stormcast reached out to the holy energies that raged within her, the light shedding off her body growing brighter and wilder, until it consumed her entirely, and a bolt of scintillating energy blazed out the door and into the sky. She made it a good way off the ground, but as she approached the perimiter of the grounds the mist thickened before her, her rippling form rebounding off the fog wall and streaking back towards the earth. She landed in roughly the same spot she'd left, the very expensive-looking carpet smoldering slightly in a rough circle around her. "It would seem escape is impossible, even by arcane means," she observed, "but so long as we remain within the grounds, we should be able to travel however we wish."

[Popper_Cornz]

KAILANI ROSENBOUGH
❝I avoid conflict because I'm afraid of me, not you. Temper go from zero to prison real fast.❞
gender; Female age; 25 Years species; Human crush; Open (Might be solctice) sexuality; No label location; Front Garden
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mentions; Ainz, Soltice tagged; Solstice

indentationKail watched Ainz walk inside the manor. He was right There were a lot of people out here. Kail looked at Solstice, who had told her that Kail could call her Ice. That was a cute name. It made Kail blush. It was adorable. She shook herself inwardly. What was happening. What happened to the stone cold warrior she had trained herself to be.But when Kail looked into those pretty Blue-gray eyes, shou couldn't think straight. "I think Ainz is right. It's getting pretty crowded out here. Hey, Ice..." Kail liked the way the name rolled off her tongue. "If it's alright if I call you that? Do you want to maybe walk around the grounds, explore a little bit more than we can head inside, find a place to camp for the night?" Kail wanted her to say yes. But mentally prepared herself just in case it was a no.
indentationKail watched her blue eyes intently, searching for any sign that Solstice found Kail annoying or bothersome. There didn't seem to be any, but she could never be sure what people were hiding in their heads. "You don't have to. I mean it's not like I'm going to force you or anything." Kail closed her mouth quickly. Good one, now this pretty being was going to think that Kail was going to kidnap her and force her to go with her. Kail probably seemed insane to Ice. Not the impression she was going for. Kail stood awkwardly not knowing what to do. Hoping that she didn't drive Solstice off this early in the game.

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LOCHLAN ROSENBOUGH
❝I am not crazy! I prefer the term 'Mentally Hilarious'❞
gender; Male age; 25 Years Species; Human crush; Skybell, Equi sexuality; Bisexual location; Front Garden
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mentions; Kail, Ainz, Skybell, Iduna tagged; Skybell

indentationLoch realized that he must have been making the cutie uncomfortable. He made sure that they had proper footing before letting them go and taking a few paces back. He never seemed to remember that his six foot four figure might be a little intimidating to new people. He looked down, feeling stupid for his impulse decision. "Sorry, That's my bad. I didn't mean to scare you like that. Skybell? That's a really pretty name for a pretty creature such as yourself." Lochlan brightened up when the mysterious star boy spoke his name. Skybells voice was like music to Loch's ears, he knew that he would never be able to get enough of it, but Loch forced himself to stand back while the others questioned the new comer. He tried to send a look that said 'you can come to me if it's too much. I will protect you' but he doubted that in all the confusion it would be noticed.
indentationSkeleton dude or Ainz as he sais his name was, had been looking at hum rather annoyed. Must be because Loch had called him Mr. Skeleton Dude, it just sounded so cool. Loch would have to try and remember not to call him that and instead use his real name. Loch put a hand on the back of his neck and just chilled in the back while everyone was around Skybell. He felt a little bad for him. There were so many people in his face and he had just gotten up. Loch probably didn't help with that by pulling him up, so he hung back. Loch wondered if he should try to move people to give Skybell some space, but he thought that he might just make things worse. Loch saw Kail talking to another person over by the woman with the sword, but she had now lowered the sword at least a little.

[Spiritstar3]

Solstice- genderfluid, usually female pronouns- 28 y- bi; crush is Kail (hehe, I see that, Popper)- OC- could honestly be multi fandom- Ellis x Stella: (Solstice), Equinox, Eclipse and Moonrise- golden eyed gray wolf form, swift and agile- Tags: Kail (Ainz and Iduna mention, as well as Skybell and co)

The ashen blonde one glanced over to Ainz and the swordswoman. She thought she'd heard the name Iduna spoken, but wasn't really sure. Shaking her head, she watched them a moment. The skeletal man headed inside. The tall swordswoman then followed after him. Ice herself was about five foot six. She was taller than her sibling, therefore. She thought she was about the same height as Soma. Shaking that thought away, she looked to Kail once more. She giggled as the other said the nickname, then asked if it was alright. "I said you could, so of course it's okay. I'd love to go exploring with you," she then said. She gave a sweet little smile, as she continued to look at the other.

She felt herself blush a bit as the other looked into her eyes. She quickly turned her eyes away, but nodded to her once more. "Yes...yes, we can explore then head inside. I want to find a good room before everyone else takes them." Though, looking at the mansion, any room was probably really nice. She smiled as she looked head on at the other again. She laughed sweetly again as the other said she didn't have to go with her. "I know...you're not forcing me," she said. She smiled that pretty smile again, then glanced around for a moment. She hummed a small sound, then stopped. She looked to where the boys, Equi, and Skybell were, a moment. Not that she knew the star being's name, of course.

Equinox- agender- 24 y- likes boys; Soma but also open- OC- could honestly be multi fandom- Ellis x Stella: Solstice, (Equinox), Eclipse and Moonrise- ambery eyed white toed black phase wolf, swift and agile- Tags: Soma, Skybell, Loch

The pretty and slender, dark haired one hummed a small sound as they watched. They smiled a bit when Soma offered a look of reassurance. There'd been no words from Soma. Therefore, they said nothing more but instead just smiled at him. They then tilted their head as they listened to Soma speak to Ainz. They wondered if there was someone named Death, or a personification of death. They shrugged to their self. They then looked at Ainz, taking in that he carried a staff.

They quickly shook their head, focusing back on Soma and the blue haired one once more. They nodded to Soma and followed after him. As he questioned the fallen one, they noted the blue haired one didn't answer. "Is he...can he not hear us?" they asked Soma. They then blinked as they heard the blue haired one muttering. The blue haired one said something about...an Antares? They tilted their head at these words a moment. They then asked "Who's Antares?" as they looked at Soma, wondering if he knew.

(Gotta leave this for Soma, I know Skybell already answered. Stuff below is for him and Loch)

They looked to Loch, when the older young man said his name. They didn't know if he was talking to them too, or just Skybell. They nodded to him, saying "Nice to meet you, Loch." They then looked to Skybell, as the blue haired one said a name. They nodded to the star being, and tilted their head a bit. "Skybell is a nice name," they said. They then wondered if they should say their name as well. Yes, yes...they probably should tell their name to Skybell, and...they didn't remember if they'd told Loch.

"My name is Equinox, but...you can call me Equi or Nox." They honestly preferred Equi, but because of the dark hair, and fur in wolf form, the pack usually called them Nox. The pack being just their family members. They didn't go around advertising it...There were humans in their town. They didn't go around announcing they weren't a human. They quickly shook that thought away. They turned a smile to Loch and Skybell, asking "Do you...shake hands?" to Skybell.

[bigwig.]

➹ ── 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 ！
❝ 𝙿𝙰𝚁𝚃 𝙸𝙸 ❞ male • human • hannibal • tags: -- (ment. everyone i guess)

As Will watched, uncertain of what move to make, more people seemed to appear before his very eyes. Did they all live here? He didn't approach anyone yet, just quietly observing them. Some of them looked normal enough, but he stared with particular anxiety at the skeletal figure, of average size but clad in robes that gave him a very ominous aura. It defied all logic, just as the unsettlingly tall glowing woman did. He wanted to approach someone and ask them where he was, but the longer he lingered the more it began to seem that things were...not normal here. Of course, had they ever been normal? He still didn't know exactly how he'd wound up here in the first place. It seemed like some sort of nightmare, but he felt so lucid, so awake, he could not imagine how he could be dreaming. Yet at the same time, his grip on reality had slipped before, and perhaps it could slip again. This seemed...different from that, though. Will took a deep breath, trying to steady his thoughts; he was here, he was coherent. So, for now, he had to deal with all this on its own terms - in spite of how strange it was.

He was willing enough to suspend his disbelief, but then, suddenly, he watched as the tall knight woman pulled a massive blade and pointed it directly at the skeleton. Will was instantly frightened; he did not want to be at the center of this imminent conflict. Who knew what these seemingly otherworldly beings were even capable of? He did not want to be around to witness it. Will immediately decided he wanted to get out of here, turning around and heading right back towards the gate, hurried by fright. He ignored the sudden burst of light from behind him, too afraid to turn around. He assumed fighting had began and became even more frantic. He ignored everything. He had to get out of here now. Will grabbed the gilded gates and pulled, trying to open them. They didn't budge. Were they...locked? How could they have been locked? The gate had just been unlocked when he'd gone through it. How could something like this have just locked itself? Regardless, it was not budging. So...he couldn't get out, then. Well, maybe he could try to climb the walls...?

Will looked cautiously back over his shoulder. It seemed the tension was gradually abating among the group; as he watched, the tall armored woman slowly lowered her weapon, and the skeletal figure in the robes seemed to walk off towards the door to the house on the property. Could one of them be the owner? This place certainly had an...eerie vibe. It seemed like the kind of locale that would be occupied by some sort of unearthly creature, like a vampire or a family of ghosts. In a scenario where those kinds of things were real, of course. But it was already clear enough that this scenario was...unusual. What he would consider 'real' and 'normal' in his average life did not need to apply here. At the very least, it seemed that nobody was actually fighting. And, in addition, the two most threatening figures had now gone inside the house, so Will was able to relax slightly, not having to worry so much about getting caught in the crossfire. Encouraged, he moved forward a little, still eyeing the remaining people nervously. How had they gotten here? It was the question of the hour, it seemed.

Will sort of wanted to go inside, as maybe he could figure out more from the interior, but he didn't really want to follow the glowing woman and the undead man. But at least now he could get a better look around. The house seemed to be a large manor, and it was clear enough the door wasn't locked or anything. It was a huge building, again evoking his memories of Hannibal's childhood home in Lithuania. However, this place appeared to be well-maintained, at least on the surface. Did...anyone live here?

[Kveykva]

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[✦] | undead | male | overlord | ➡ main hall | tags: Iduna
❝ 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠.❞

The sound of one pair a footsteps soon became two as the armored individual joined Ainz inside the main hall. Great, now she's following me. He would have sighed if he possessed any semblance of lungs. "I don't need a chaperone." The overlord stated with clear annoyance. There wasn't any doubt who the comment was meant for, and Ainz didn't see any reason he should be expected to validate his intentions further. He was stuck here - just as much as anyone else.

Before what little scraps of his emotions remained could leak out from behind an undead visage, his gaze was taken by the various relics in the room. He broke off to the left to examine one more closely. It was a gem-encrusted vase, intended for decoration rather than use."I wonder where all of these came from," he mused as he picked it up. As Ainz passed the vase between his hands, he was reminded of Nazarick's treasury. It may have been because he was there minutes before his arrival here (wherever "here" was), but he couldn't help but draw comparisons between the types of relics displayed within both. Paintings, tapestries, scepters, chalices, golden effigies, satin cushions - just about anything you could imagine. The only difference was that every item here was displayed perfectly in the limelight, not an inch out of place. However, Ainz felt no envy towards the organization of the manor's trophies. The reason many of Nazarick's own treasures ended up in piles on the treasury floor was simply because there was no room to display them all in such a way. Not that that mattered here - he was reminiscing.

A streak of light flashed on the vase's reflective surface, and Ainz turned to see the culprit. The woman in armor stood in a now scorched stretch of carpet emanating in a circle around her. He intended to say something to her about damaging the carpet, but instead, his curiousity was piqued by her next statement. "You're a caster as well?" He asked, almost seeming to forget their previous hostilities. "I guess anyone can become a mage these days. I'm curious as to how you can cast spells at all while wearing such heavy armor." He set the vase back where he found it and returned to the center of the room where the woman stood, taking in her full, far larger appearance. He hadn't given her armor much thought before now, but it was stunning. Its shining surface was covered in motifs of lightning bolts and steel struck against anvils, and the weaving auroras flowing from the woman gave it an almost ethereal shimmer. The skeletal caster reached out to touch it, to test and see whether the armor itself had some veil of illusion over it, but he soon realized his wandering hand and immediately pulled it back. What were you thinking?! Ainz inwardly scolded himself. "Er - please forgive me," he apologized urgently. "I've never seen armor such as yours, its craftsmanship is exquisite. Tell me, is it unique where you come from? Or is this level of gear common among your people?" Despite his expression never changing from an unfeeling grimace, his demeanor was different from before. Ainz couldn't help himself - her armor just looked so cool!