The King's Favorites. [PRIVATE]

[junodog]

Tyki
(imagine he looks older than in the pic)

Tyki was interested to see the two Damiens talking as he returned to the garden. He saw Damien Pride flinch as Damien Lee touched his hair, and wondered what kind of exchange he had just missed. He didn't say anything, though, as his attention was quickly drawn to something else. Queen Vitani was approaching, and she was dragging Chez over as she did so. Tyki bit his lip to keep from smirking. It was strangely satisfying to see Chez being dragged like that, and it was a thrill to hear not just Damien Pride, but also Damien Lee, calling Chez a player. Once Rei came over to stand by them, he looked over at her and smiled, then said, "Seems like you can't get through a day without someone bothering you, huh? I still feel bad about what happened yesterday, by the way. I won't pull a stunt like that again... unless you decide you want me to for some reason," he laughed, his tone making it clear he didn't expect that to happen.
Then Eliza joined them, and he turned to her and said, "Glad to see you're behaving yourself. Listen, if anyone asks, tell them you're a family friend who came up with Niko for a surprise visit, all right? Stick to that story, and insist to anyone who doesn't believe you to ask me or Niko, we'll vouch for you."
He winced at Chez's response to the Queen. Did he really have to use the word 'toys' in front of visiting royalty?
But he didn't dwell on it for long. Renny had arrived, and with him he brought an abundance of energy, as well as a small boy that Tyki immediately recognized. This was Kyle, it had to be. He watched the boy as he approached, and was surprised to see how comfortable he looked. He had a pretty good feeling Renny had something to do with it, and he almost grinned over at the dressmaker before remembering he was still angry about what had happened the previous day. He was about to greet Kyle when the boy turned to Vitani and put a hand against her chest. He decided to wait and see what happened, and he was relieved to see that it was just the boy's way of greeting her. It was strange to Tyki, but it was clear that the boy meant nothing but respect, so he was probably going to be fine.

[NaomiHikari]

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║•vitani•lacy•lee•
║_________•demon•of•war•
║"Despite the lies that your making
║Your love is mine for the taking
║My love is just waiting
║To turn your tears to roses"

Vitani blinked as the man took her hand and she went stiff, wondering what he was doing. His touch was gentle so he couldn’t be trying to hurt her. She felt his lips against her skin and she quickly jerked her hand away like she had been burned. Holding her hand. Even with her hair covering her eyes, it was obvious she staring at Chez. She glanced at the others, obviously confused as she stared at her hand for a bit. “Is this your people’s greeting?” she asked and looked at Chez, frowning a bit. It was a bit too affectionate for a greeting. And the feel of his lips on her skin made her a bit nauseous. She sighed and then noticed that the guards were still training and she chuckled, clearing her voice before standing at attention. “GUARDS! ATTEN HUT!!!” she barked, her voice was louder than her brothers and commanding. Surprisingly, the guards all froze and turned toward her, standing at what they thought was attention. She glanced over them, before nodding. She turned back to Chez as he introduced himself, “Chez…” she suddenly stepped closer to him, standing on tip toe and staring at his face hard. He could not see her squinting eyes as they stared in to his. She frowned, “You look familiar. Those eyes…” she murmured and lowered herself, stepping back and tilting her head. The silver tiara shifting a bit. She soon just shrugged it off and turned to see Pride being tackled to the ground by a raven haired man.

She arched a brow, looking back at Chez and measuring his height and then back at the man. That’s a pretty high jump he made. She smirked and then turned back, glancing over the guards. She one goofing off and she frowned, raising her voice again. “DETAIL! DID I SAY YOU COULD MOVE?! BACK AT ATTENTION! NOW!” she barked and he quickly snapped back to attention. She grinned, “So cute, it’s like teaching the new recruits!” She was really enjoying it.

Damien chuckled and grinned at his sister. She loved commanding the troops. Though her favorite thing to do was call jodies and Motivation check. He glanced at the woman who seemed in a daze. She was the one who had been fighting his sister. He arched a brow, curious as to what could possibly be distracting her so much. He moved his eyes to Pride who had returned to his previous position, the raven haired man now stood next to Tyki. He glanced at the emerald eyed man’s hands. Claws. And those were natural, he could tell. Hm… he moved on to look at Rei. The girl was staying away from Chez and he just chuckled.

Vitani had calmed down and now stood her trademark grin on her features. She soon saw another approach; this one looked young, very young. She felt his eyes on her and then his hand over her heart. She didn’t move as she watched him nod his head and introduce himself. She smiled as recognized these gestures immediately. Her home’s greeting. Raising, her hand, she set her hand over his heart and nodded hers in return. “Vitani Lee of the Lee Dynasty, Queen of Assanya,” she introduced and bowed her head one more time before letting her hand drop back down to her side. She grinned, “Yes, meeting an Assanyan in person is quite the honor. We don’t usually leave our country. I’m glad someone in this country knows of us, though you’re not from here are you?” she explained and sighed. She missed her home. So far, many things were complicated here.

She suddenly lifted a hand and ran it through her bangs, pushing them back. Though her eyes were closed and all they got the chance to see was her long lashes resting against her cheeks. They twitched in what seemed to signal she was thinking and whatever it was that was going through her mind, was troubling. Her hand soon dropped and her long platinum hair fell over eyes, diminishing any chances of seeing her eyes. Sighing, she dismissed the guards and rested her cheek against her hand. She was bored and it was made obvious as she twitched a bit. “Damien…” she suddenly whispered and both Damien’s turned, though once Lee did, he disappeared from sight. Vitani’s leg was lifted, parallel with her body.

Renny’s emerald eyes were on the sky and he raised a hand, suddenly pushing Tyki to the side as Lee came crashing down, a crater around him and the land cracking. The white haired warrior’s teeth were clenched and he twitched, blue eyes shooting open and glaring at his sister who was grinning. “Cheap shot…” he grunted and sat up, spitting out some blood and rubbing his chin. She had kicked him in the jaw and those boots sure hurt. He growled, “If you’re gonna play like that. FINE!” he suddenly charged, ramming in to the Queen and sending her flying back in to the rose bushes. He grinned and then looked at the others, “If you wanna watch, I suggest you step-“before he could finish, he lurched forward and they saw why. Vitani stood, fist having made contact with the warrior’s gut.

“Never lose you focus, Damien,” she scolded and suddenly brought her foot up, planning to land a kick on him, but he caught it. This seemed to surprise the Queen, but soon she grinned, twisting her body in a way that simply isn’t natural. Her other foot whirling around and connecting with his head, knocking him off his feet and releasing her. She jumped back and got in to a defensive position. She knew it was rude to start a fight now, but she didn’t care. She was bored and no one was measuring up. “Eliza watch. If you want to learn about me and catch some weaknesses, study,” she offered to the young woman before crossing her arms in front of her, blocking her brother’s kick.

Renny was absorbed in to the fight, his breathing had sped up and his pupils had shrunk. “Awesome!” he breathed and had every urge to charge in and join. He glanced at Tyki and his urges seemed to die a bit. Glancing back, his mind screamed at him to forget about Tyki. The boy was angry at him anyway. If he thought he was a monster, it wouldn’t make a difference. And with that, Renny pounced, charging in and heading for Vitani. He must of taken her by surprise because his roundhouse kick landed and she flew back a few feet, now targeted by two. He and her brother barraged the queen with punches, lashes, and kicks, she blocking each. Vitani was watching Renny though, studying the look in his eyes and his fighting style. He fought like an Assanyan. Those claws were an Assanyan trait. But… how could he? She grunted as she crossed her arms once again, blocking and holding up the combined weight and power behind the attack as the two attacked simultaneously. They were in sync and though Renny was dramatically weaker than her brother, their combined power was quite the force.

Pride watched from the sidelines with the others. “Anyone else joining?” he asked the others, chuckling. He already knew about Renny and he figured the man would join. He never had a good opponent. Though watching him fight, he now knew why no one pissed off the dressmaker. His eyes moved to the boy, Kyle. He hoped the boy wouldn’t be scared of Renny after this. “Kyle, what are you doing at the castle?” he asked his eyes on the fight. It seemed the two were over powering the queen.

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•damien•"heartbreaker"•lee•║
"I'll be the one that's gonnahold you║
I'll be the one that you run to║
My love is║
A burning in consumming fire"║

[junodog]

Kyle Lockend

Kyle felt a wave of relief course through him when Vitani smiled and returned his greeting. He'd been worried that he hadn't remembered it correctly, but the greeting had stuck in his mind when his mother had taught it to him, mostly because he'd thought it was weird that it involved touching a complete stranger on the chest. At any rate, he'd remembered it correctly, and he didn't have to worry about seeming like an idiot. "It's an even greater honor to be meeting Assanya's queen," he said respectfully, amazed at the fact that he had yet to stumble over his words as he spoke with her. "My mother loves to learn everything she can about this country and those around us - while respecting Assanya's desire for privacy, of course - and she taught me everything she knows. I just arrived at the castle today, I'm here to..." he paused and frowned. He knew telling her the truth would be a bad idea; the beliefs of Assanyans were so different from those of Trinits that she wouldn't be too happy to hear what he was doing in this place. He took a moment to explain it in terms she could understand, then said, "My father left a debt to the king in his death, and I am here to serve him in order to repay that debt," hoping that his words wouldn't let her catch on that he hadn't been given a choice and that he was probably going to end up being a toy. Learning what the Favorites were had probably been enough of a culture shock for her already...
He stepped back and watched as she pushed her hair away from her face, and then looked over at the others. Now that he was sure who Vitani was, he knew that the other Assanyan had to be her bodyguard or adviser, or something close. He debated for a moment whether he should greet the man as well, but then suddenly he was gone. He stumbled back in surprise, stammering, "Wait, where-" before the man - Damien, if he'd heard right - landed on the ground next to Renny and started fighting with Vitani. He knew that the fight was nothing more than a sport for them, but he'd had no warning and his heart was still racing by the time Renny joined in. He shook his head once he'd gotten over the initial shock and he muttered, "Should have known..." before walking over to join the others.
The silver-haired man spoke up and Kyle looked at him with a raised eyebrow. "Hell, no. I'm not that stupid," he said in reply. "I wasn't really expecting Renny to be able to keep up with them, though, is he...?" he trailed off and frowned at the silver-haired man's question. Since this guy had to have lived here for a while, he decided to be blunt. "My dad cheated Vincent out of a bunch of slaves, so guess who gets to be a replacement?" he said, rolling his eyes. "I don't think I caught your name, though."
The smaller, light-haired man walked up to him at that point and said, "That's Damien Pride. I'm Tyki, we're two of the king's Favorites. I met your mom in the hospital wing, Kyle, they know what she's sick with and she'll be fine in a few days. I told her I'd help you adjust to life here, do you know what Vincent's going to be doing with you?"
Kyle shook his head. "No, I haven't met him yet. I... kind of ran off before the guy I was with managed to find the king and then I ran into Chez. I'm kind of hoping Vincent's forgotten about me, seeing as my mom dragged me into hiding seven years ago when Vincent decided I'd be a suitable replacement." He shrugged.
Tyki laughed. "Sorry, but I doubt that'll be the case. If Vincent chose you when you were a toddler, he must have seen something in you that he really liked."
"I wasn't a toddler, I was seven!" Kyle snapped, then sighed and flopped down on the ground. Tyki winced noticeably at how hard Kyle seemed to fall, but Kyle was used to sitting and sleeping on hard ground, so he didn't feel anything. "But when he came, he did look me over before my parents came downstairs, and he said he thought I'd be fun to play with..." he snorted. "I thought it him saying that was the coolest thing ever back then. Ha."

[CVKE]

Chez was a bit surprised at the Queen for jerking her hand out from his. He stood up, straightening himself. The Queen was the last person he thought would give him the jerk reaction. His lips automatically smiled as he saw the Queen’s frowning face. He stayed still as the Queen walked forward examining him. “Hm?” There was no way she could’ve remember him, he had concealed himself well in that disguise. He sighed in relief as she stepped back away from him. Chez was about to say something when he caught something flying from the corner of his eyes. Turning he saw one of the favorites being tackled by Renny who he might add, looked quite…unique without his usual attire.

Rei was taken back as Damien was tackled-hugged to the ground. “Ah, Renny!” Rei gasped at the man who was on top of Damien. A moment later the dress maker was picked up by the silver-haired man and set next another one the Favorites. The dressmaker turned to Chez telling him the amount of money he owed him. Rei glanced at Renny again; he looked so…well different. This was the first time Rei had seen look like this. He looked kind of Handsome. Eep! I’m so not suppose to be thinking about that!! Rei’s face flushed with embarrassment, like it usually did when she thought of something she wasn’t supposed to. She hated that, it was like you could read her thought if you looked at her face.

It was right then Chez noticed the little boy; Kyle. He moved next to the little one. “Looks cute.” He commented the boy patting his head. Before looking at Vitani as she lifted her hair so her closed eyes were visible to everyone. Chez whistled and laughed. “How pretty.”

Chez’s whistle brought Eliza back into reality. She looked around, and saw Vitani. She was a bit confused why Vitani had done that but shrugged it seeing that she hadn’t listened to anything the group was saying or doing. Probably missed something. She was about to go into her reverie again when she saw Vitani kick Damien L. hard into the sky. Eliza gasped at the action. Damn. A few seconds after he was thrown in the air, Damien L. fell down besides Renny who had pushed Tyki aside just in time. Eliza's eyes widened as she saw the crater that was made by the force that Damien had fallen onto the ground with. Eliza felt so weak at the moment. How was she seriously going to defeat this women? She was so strong. Eliza could never manage to throw a man in the sky with a kick.

Rei watched Damien get pummeled not once but twice times by his sister. A small grin on her face as she saw him hurt. It was weird how she felt like this for this man. Where had all this hatred come from? Damien L. turned to the rest of group after he had tackled his sister into the bush, he was about to say something but was cut off as he was hit in the gut by his grinning sister.Rei looked at Vitani as scolded her brother for losing his focus. She gasped as Damien L. caught the kick Vitani threw at him but then she sighed as saw the Queen twist her body and hit her brother with her other foot. Rei caught her breath, watching these two fight was restless. Her eyes on the fight, Rei hoped that she would get something out of the battle that would help her take down Damien L. herself.

Eliza nodded at Vitani, her eyes on the fight. A second later a third party entered the fight. It was the raven-haired man. Eliza was shocked at how well he fought. He fought like a monster. Unconciously Eliza stepped a step back away from the trio.

Chez was gaining intrest in the fight. The three fighting made him want to join as well. He knew he was good, probably as good as the Queen herself. But he was better with his Tonfas. No harm in fighting with a weapon? Renny was doing it so why can’t he? Chez slipping away from the group, making way towards a familiar solider. “Hey, you. Go to the weapon room and grab me some Tonfas will you? The special ones. And if guards there Question you…Give them this.” Chez told the solider as he dug into his pocket and grabbed a seal which he handed to the guard. “And hurry up. If you aren’t back within 5 minutes…interesting things will happen to you.” Chez added with an evil smirk.

The guard returned with silver and black Tonfas. Chez grabbed the Tonfas from him and headed back to the group. He was going to wait. This fight was interesting and he didn’t want to interrupt it. He didn’t want to fight the Queen or her brother. He wanted to fight Renny. This was the first time he had seen the man fight…and he was amused by him. He wanted to play with him.

[NaomiHikari]

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║•vitani•lacy•lee•
║_________•demon•of•war•
║"Despite the lies that your making
║Your love is mine for the taking
║My love is just waiting
║To turn your tears to roses"

Damien nodded and chuckled as Kyle answered his question. The boy must not be as young as he looked. He could tell by the way he talked. Either that or the environment he grew up in made him this way. He listened to the boy’s blunt explanation as to why he was here. “Hm… bite his hand,” he mumbled, half serious. It got him out of being the King’s play toy, but he became Valoris’ instead. Though if this boy did it, he’d be thrown in to the dungeon with the other slaves. He winced at the thought and added, “I don’t mean that seriously. I did it and it got me sent to the dungeons. Not a very fun experience,” he admitted and shuddered at the thought of the experiences he endured. He was ripped the memories grip as the boy, Kyle, asked him his name. His lips parted to answer, but snapped shut as Tyki spoke up and introduced him for him. He sighed and listened to the two converse, taking in the information he could gather. So, he was right, this boy is older than he appears. He sighed and strummed his fingers against his cheek before closing his eyes. “Must be special if he came personally. Though I don’t think he’s going to have time for you. With Lucrecia and the Queen here, he’ll be quite busy,” he informed and smiled. “So, you might get off,” he finished and began tracing his scars idly. He opened his eyes, concentrating and thinking about the memory each held. Who gave him this scar? When did he get it? Why? How? He answered each question as his finger traced over them. It had become a hobby of his. Some he couldn’t remember even having, others he knew very well. Especially the ‘V’. He glanced up to check on the battle.

Vitani cursed the two as they continued their barrage and finally she went on the offense. In swift movement, she grabbed their ankles with opposite hands before pulling, smashing the two men together and throwing them to the side. She huffed and caught her breath quickly, grinning as she watched them get up. The two had connected heads and it left them somewhat dizzy. She chuckled and charged, using the same attack she had used on Eliza not long ago. Rolling and thrusting her feet in to the air with her entire body, she landed a kick on each of the men’s jaws, sending Damien skidding a bit, but Renny’s light frame sailing through the air and landing heavily near the ground.

Renny was lost for few seconds before blinking his emerald eyes and quickly jumping to his feet. He rubbed his jaw, “Can’t she at least take off those boots.” He spit out some blood and got ready to charge in when he saw a man run in. He was carrying Chez’s tonfas and he blinked again. Was Chez joining the fight? He shrugged and turned to the man in question, he had taken the tonfas. Weapons? He soon shrugged again and turned back to head back in to the battle. He touched his jaw again and was surprised it wasn’t shattered form the force the girl had put behind that kick. He charged in, but stopped as the Queen held up her hand. He blinked and then followed the finger that she had pointed towards the group, more specifically, Chez.

“Fight him. He seems to of been watching you for some time now. I think he’s interested and I’d rather he got his chance while you were still able to fight,” she explained and then turned back Damien, resuming their fight. The two had moved the fight up a level, charging at each other and meeting each other mid way, connecting fists and snarling. Each pushed for dominance, never breaking eye contact as they tried to move the other’s weight.

Renny was blushing a bit after the Queen’s words. “She could have worded that better. Getting my hopes up…” he mumbled in disappointment before getting himself together and realizing what Chez wanted to do. Wow, someone actually wanted to fight him? He looked over his shoulder at Chez and then at the tonfas. Glancing down at his hands and at the long hooked claws on his fingers, he figured they counted as a weapon. Though Damien and Vitani also had claws, so when he fought them, they weren’t really weapons. He sighed and turned to Chez, “So, what made you want to fight me?” he questioned and cracked each joint in his fingers as he curled them.

Still locked in a stare down, the queen and the bodyguard stood their ground before both jumped away. The first to move in for attack was Damien, rushing at his sister and aiming a punch at her . But his hand met air and he soon figured out what happened as the back of Vitani’s boot connected with the back of his skull, sending him flipping and skidding across the ground. She grinned as she landed where he had been, “You might want to remove a few layers, Damien. You’re more dirt than a worm,” she taunted to her brother as he got back on his feet. A few scratches marring his skin. It’s amazing how durable they were.

Damien had noticed also. Obviously, his sister had been doing some extra training recently. He undid his jacket and slipped it off, the heavy attire falling off his shoulders and falling to the ground below. “You’ve been sneaking some sessions in, huh?” he teased and saw Vitani simply smirk.

Pride arched a brow as he saw Renny had been dismissed from the fight and seemingly was going to fight Chez. He had wondered about the weapons that the dark haired man had ordered be brought. “Hm… hey Tyki, you still mad at Renny?” he questioned even though he already knew the answer. It was obvious the man was still angry at the dressmaker. His long fingers played with his braid. He had a bad feeling and plainly he knew it had to do with him. He gripped the braid and glanced around.

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•damien•"heartbreaker"•lee•║
"I'll be the one that's gonnahold you║
I'll be the one that you run to║
My love is║
A burning in consumming fire"║

[junodog]

Tyki
(imagine he looks older than in the pic)

Tyki could see that Kyle was uncomfortable. The minute Chez touched his head the boy flinched noticeably and ducked away, though he still muttered a low, "Thanks," in response to the compliment. The boy had sense, Tyki could tell. He wasn't about to do something to piss off Chez, and when he was right to do so. Chez wasn't necessarily a bad guy, but he had the ability to scare the kid senseless if he chose to, and it didn't seem like Kyle was very confident to begin with.
The minute Chez's attention turned to the fighting, Kyle let out a sigh of relief and moved so that he was sitting closer to Tyki and Damien. "I wasn't planning on doing any biting," he said in response to Damien. "I mean, my dad pissed him off at least three times and he's dead now, so I doubt it'd be safe for me to follow in his footsteps." He sighed. It was still hard to believe his dad had been dead for so long...
Tyki saw the depression set into the boy's posture and looked over at Damien. The boy's story was similar to the silver-haired Favorite's, with the exception that Damien had been taken because of who he was, whereas Kyle had been taken because of his father. He sat down next to Damien and said in a low voice, "Looks like the kid's going to need some help... I'll take care of him, it looks like you'll have your hands full with whatever that other Damien's planning," he said.
He paused and thought about Damien's question for a while. "Yeah, but there's no reason not to be civil with him at this point," he said, looking down at the boy again. "I mean, Niko didn't seem too upset about the whole thing, so maybe I just overreacted. Still, though, it'd be nice if Renny could just get over his pride and apologize, but I doubt that'll happen anytime soon..."
Kyle looked up at Tyki and said, "Renny was pretty nice to me this morning. I mean, you should have seen the bullshit outfit I was forced into when I got here, but this..." he looked down at his clothes for a moment. "It fits me. A little too well, actually. He's not psychic or something, is he?"
Tyki laughed. "It seems like that sometimes, I've got to say. I think it's just something about the way you look, it's like there's a wolf in you just waiting to be let out."
"That's what my mom always says," Kyle replied. "As long as nobody starts treating me like a dog, then it's fine with me."
"Be careful with how you act in public, then," Tyki said. "By the way, is there something I can do to help you right now? You don't look too good."
Kyle began to shake his head, but then he realized something. "Actually... I had a backpack when they caught me, it has everything I own in it, I'd really like to get it back, if I can."
Tyki nodded. "Yeah, I think I can probably find it for you. I'll be back soon," he said, then stood and walked away.

[CVKE]

Chez had been watching Renny intently these last few moments. The fight itself was interesting too, Vitani was totally kicking a**. His lazy smirk was on his face as he saw both of the fighters thrown back. The fight stopped all to suddenly as Vitani pointed at him. Hm? Was I that noticeable? Need to work on that. Chez grinned mentally before stepping away from the crowd and towards Renny. “Hm. I would have to say…You looked strong. Never knew you had that kind of power in you.” Chez smirked at the dark haired man. His eyes piercing Renny’s green ones. He was curious, Renny was one person that Chez didn’t really know about. The man was mysterious, never gave out personal information. He wanted to know Renny’s past. “So, Renny. What made you this way?” Chez asked ushering the emerald eyed man to follow him to a less crowded space. Chez stopped at a safe distance from the group. He didn’t want any one hurt. That would make everything much more complicated and he would most likely be responsible for it. Turning around so he face Renny, Chez spoke again. “How about this? If I win you tell about your past…and if you win you can do whatever you want with me?” His tone was playful, but at the same time serious.

Rei watched Chez and Renny go off to some distance before stopping. It looked like Chez was talking to Renny. She wanted to see Chez fight not talk. Frowning she turned her attention back to the duo that were fighting in front of her. Rei all of a sudden felt scared of Damien L. and Vitani. The way they were fighting made them seem like monster. Shuddering, Rei moved towards the back of the crowd. Her eyelids closed as she sighed. This is no fun. I want to fight too, but I’m too weak. A pout formed on her face as the thought crossed her mind. Opening her eyes again, she looked up at the bright sky.

Eliza had watched Chez and the other man walk off to fight. She herself, wanted to continue her fight with Vitani even though victory seemed hopeless. The more she watched the fight between Vitani and Damien L. the more powerless she felt. It felt impossible to defeat the women. The only particular reason why Eliza was watching was to see if Vitani’s weakness would be revealed. How can she hide it so well! Ugh. Eliza grumbled to herself. From the corner of her she saw Tyki run off, her head tilted towards his disappearing figure. Hm. Wonder where he’s going…

Rei felt blinded after staring at the bright sky, so instead she looked down at the ground. Moments later her head looked towards the direction of Damien P., Rei hadn’t talked to him for a while now. Making up her mind quickly, Rei walked towards his direction, where he was sitting with a younger boy. Tyki had disappeared once again, but she didn’t really care about that right now. Upon reaching Damien P. Rei looked at the man. “Uh. Hey.” She managed to choke out. It felt like so awkward right now. Rei wished she could get rid of the feeling somehow. Ahhh, Damn! She couldn’t look into his eyes anymore she moved her eyes towards Chez’s direction. Her arms behind her back, her fingers started to fiddle with each other. She felt nervous. Should she feel nervous? She didn’t know how to feel. Rei groaned mentally.

Rei finally noticed the younger boy that was next to Damien P. “Ah.” The words came out of Rei’s mouth as a surprise. She hadn’t seen him there before. The young boy had brown hair and blue eyes. Rei was mesmerized by his deep blue eyes. Snapping out of her hypnotized state, Rei turned towards Damien P. once again. The awkwardness wasn’t helping neither of them. Maybe if she apologized…the awkwardness would end? “Um. Damien. I’m sorry if I did anything to upset you.” The words came out of her mouth as a whisper. She felt weird, so she decided to leave. “I guess I’ll see you later then.” Rei turned her back to leave…


(( @___@u Gah. I'm sorry if its too short. I'm trying to make it longest as I can.))

[The PrinceofHeart]

W h i c h o f m e . . .

Ania simply shrugged at Damien Lee when he told her to keep up the meditation and training and didn't watch as he walked back to the ground. She sighed in annoyance and watched them a bit before walking up to a tree. Rather easily she jumped up into the tree and sat on a branch.
Well, at least she got away with an encounter with him and still lived with no bruises. It wasn't that easy to calm an Assayan's temper, that much she assumed.
Ania watched them with boredom in her eyes. After her little stunt, no one would probably want to train with her just to save their sorry little rear ends. Talk about selfish...
As the Queen started fighting with them, two at first before moving on to her body guard and leaving Chez to fight with the gay clothes maker, she smirked. It would be amusing to see Chez get his overly-smug smile shoved back into his face.
Ania jumped down from the tree and moved closer, staying out of the way of the others fighting but close enough so she could see the fights clearly. As Chez proposed a bet she rolled her eyes. "Win-win situation for you, eh Chez? You probably wouldn't mind getting something shoved up where the sun can't reach."
He acted like such a brothel man or something along those lines. It seemed like he was almost exactly the same as the King in those areas of lust.
Eh, now she could see the family resemblance...
The assasin pulled out her sword and stuck the tip into the ground so she could lean against it. She didn't have much else to do but watch since she now didn't have a sparring partner. Then again, seeing Chez get beaten horribly would be at least a little entertaining.

I s t h e r e a l m e . . . ?

[NaomiHikari]

[D]amien [J]ulius [P]ride

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[R]enny [J]ewels

Renny’s green eyes stayed on the dark haired man as he spoke and his brow only rose a bit as he heard him explain his reason for wanting to spar. It wasn’t surprising. The man he already saw rarely and most occasions it was professional. Or Renny would stumble up on the man making a move (or past that point) with his latest flavor. The man seemed to grow bored easily with his ‘toys’. Anyway, it was pretty rare for them meet. So, they weren’t too familiar with one another. Not the he told anyone details about himself, anyway. The most Renny lets anyone know about him is his name, age, gender, sexuality, and personality, which they normally figure out on their own. He returned the man’s gaze and set a hand on his hip as he waited. Though his next question made every muscle in Renny’s body tense up, his fingers twitched and he closed his eyes. He had not expected that. His teeth clenched a bit and he followed after Chez silently, head bowed and his long black tresses hiding his emerald eyes. He didn’t know if could trust Chez, or what the man’s reaction would be. Nor had he even thought of telling CHEZ. His eyes stared at the ground, unable to look up as he wandered behind his guide. He only looked up as he bumped in to something solid and he discovered that something was Chez. He had been that out of it that he had stopped paying attention. That was not like him. He took a step back and sighed, getting ready to speak when Chez proposed they make a bet.

A bet? As he heard the terms, he swallowed and sucked on his lip a bit. If he won, he had the freedom to pretty much treat Chez like his servant, but… if he loss. Chez would know something about him that he hated to tell anyone. The only reason he told Damien was because he was hurting and his past had always been a heavy weight on his shoulders. It felt good to cry and let it out. To know someone would accept him. Finally he made eye contact and he sighed, crossing his arms and tapping his foot. “Fine…” he agreed and let his hands fall limply to his sides. His hands soon found his pockets and he waited for Chez to make the first move. Renny wasn’t being cocky, just his urge to fight had completely disappeared. He would need to be riled again before he began to fight seriously and actually be a challenge. So, there he stood, not even in a defensive position, just waiting for the hit. One hit. One hit with the intent to kill would set him off. Or at least some blood…

Damien breathed a sigh and nodded a bit to Tyki as he mentioned his situation with the other Damien. He was worried about what was going to happen. I seemed Lee was determined to do something and it had to do with him. He leaned back in the chair a bit and tried to relax, but it was almost impossible right now. His silver orbs moved to Tyki as the man complained about Renny and he winced as he heard the word apologize. “If you want it to happen now, force him to. Just make sure I’m not there when you decide to,” he hadn’t meant for it to sound so harsh. “Sorry, but I was up most of the night with Renny. If I hear ‘I’m sorry’ one more time, I might snap. He’s dressing like a normal boy and isn’t wearing his makeup. It’s because he’s depressed,” he rambled and tapped a finger against the arm of the chair. He had been a bit worried when he had first seen Renny… so plain. But the man looked much more attractive like this and younger. You would swear he was no older 20 or 21. His hair was in his natural loose curls, no longer straightened. And those pants really showed off Renny’s cute a**- Damien’s eye twitched and he blushed as he realized where his thoughts were leading him. He gave his braid a tug and frowned. “Damn it…” he glared in Renny’s direction, cursing him and his cute a**.

Silver eyes flicked to Kyle and he chuckled as the boy spoke of Renny, asking if the raven haired man was psychic. He wouldn’t be surprised if the dressmaker really was. “I don’t believe so. He’s just great at reading people. Nothing escapes his senses, “he murmured in reply and then let Tyki and Kyle talk. His silver eyes closed and he sighed, shifting in the chair. He only opened them as he heard Tyki get up and watched him leave, leaving Damien with Kyle, Rei, and Eliza. His eyes shifted to Rei and Eliza, the two had been watching the fight. He arched a brow as he saw Rei back up and Eliza looked somewhat frustrated.

Damien sighed and closed his eyes, resting in the chair. Maybe after this, he could get Renny to sing… if he’s conscious. Taking a deep breath, he relaxed completely finally and smiled softly, enjoying the sun bath he was receiving. Hearing Rei’s voice, he opened his eyes and looked up at her. He smiled up at her, glad she was actually talking to him. It seemed she was a bit angry with him earlier when she asked to leave. He sighed, “Hey, Rei,” he greeted, offering a smile to comfort her as he saw her fidgeting around. He leaned forward, resting his elbows against his legs and resting his chin on his now braided fingers. He watched her for a few moments, taking in what her actions and arching a brow as she stared at Kyle. His brow only continued to rise and he glanced at the boy himself before thinking back to the pair of clear blue eyes that belonged to another little boy in this castle. He had never learned that boy’s name.

He was awakened from his thoughts as he heard Rei apologizing and he blinked a bit before closing his eyes. “If it makes it easier for you. Think of me as a friend. I think yesterday was kind of fast so let’s ease it up, kay?” he offered and stood, approaching her and stroking her cheek comfortingly. He was still figuring things out. Holding her back and hurting her was not something he wanted to do. Plus, he had a feeling it would better this way. At least while Lee is here. He glanced at the man in question as he and his sister met in a even more blood thirsty battle. Though it was becoming bloody now and he figured it was about time they migrated. “I think we should move elsewhere. Seems their getting serious,” he commented, wincing a bit as he saw the queen’s jaws lock on her brother’s arm, those fangs piercing the bodyguard’s flesh and ripping. He could actually feel that pain in his arm and he looked away, glad Lee had gotten away before the wound became two deep. Damien began ushering the group elsewhere, away from the pair locked in a bloody battle.

[junodog]

Kyle Lockend

Tyki thought of what Damien had said about Renny as he searched for Kyle's backpack, and he sighed. He was sick of all the conflicting emotions the day was setting on him. He felt angry at Renny still, but also grateful towards him for being so kind to Kyle and now he didn't think he could bring himself to force an apology out of the man. He also felt irritation at Chez for flirting with Rei and pushing her out of her comfort zone, an uncomfortable amount of disappointment concerning the previous night's events, anger at himself for feeling that disappointment, and now that Kyle had shown up, he had to force himself not to think of the young boy Tyki had gotten as a slave several years prior. His intent had been to help the boy, and yet the boy still died an untimely death. Tyki now had to repress the fear that his helping Kyle would result in the boy getting hurt as well, and he didn't want that to happen. The kid was in bad enough shape as it was, emotionally speaking.
Kyle stared at the ground for a while, unable to speak now that Tyki had left. He then noticed that a girl was looking at him, and he stared back up at her as she turned and spoke to Damien. He found himself wondering what they were talking about, but he shook his head and tried to focus his thoughts elsewhere. Whatever it was, it wasn't his business. It did irritate him that Damien had started looking thoughtful right after he'd glanced at Kyle, however. If Kyle was the source of the man's spacey nature, then he wanted to know what the hell was going through the man's mind.
"Um, yeah, good idea," Kyle said as Damien's suggestion turned his attention to the battle currently taking place in the garden. He followed Damien quietly, glancing curiously at both him and the girl as they walked, until they stopped someplace that was far enough away from the fight for him to feel safe. "What... uh... never mind," he said, turning his attention to his shoes as he cursed his awkwardness. His mind was turning against him. He couldn't suppress the emotions that he'd been feeling since he arrived, but he didn't want to look like a weakling in front of one of the king's Favorites. He forced himself to hold back his tears and tried to think of something else to talk about. Something that wouldn't remind him of the king at all. "So... how long have you been here?" he asked Damien after a while, hoping that a simple conversation would keep him from screaming obscenities at the top of his lungs.

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Chez waited for the man to speak up, to tell him if he agree with the deal or not. He leaned back on his heels, his hands twirling Tonfas in round circles. His mind in both this world and in daydreaming mode. He was having fun thinking about what would Renny do to him if by any chance he belonged to the him for a day or two. A low chuckle escaped his mouth, as the thoughts wandered in and out of his mind. He knew the man had no intention of telling anyone his past or secrets. But Chez wanted to know, he would know. Even if he had to beat out of Renny. It wasn’t like Chez was going to go and blab out his past to anyone anyway. So there was no reason not to trust him. Even The King trusted him, so couldn’t Renny? Chez knew the way he acted in front of others was a bit “not-trusting.” He played around A LOT, was lazy, etc. His eyes went to Renny’s green eyes, both stared at each for a while before Renny spoke up again. A grin on his face, Chez ruffled the shorter man’s head. “Yay.” With that he moved about 10 feet away, his Tonfas up in a defensive position. His eyes looked at Renny as he stood in his vital position. “So you want me to attack first?” Chez question, twirling his Tonfas again. Truthfully he wanted Renny to attack first. But from the way Renny was standing, Chez could tell he needed some motivation. “Fine, Here I come, Ren-pon” Dashing forward, Chez lifted up one arm bringing it down, while the other one was still in its defensive position.

Damien touched her cheek. Slowly, and softly. His touch lingering there like it always did, and Rei tuned red like she always did. She stepped back, touching where he had touched her, her head hung low. Why did he always have to speak so gently with her? It gave her hope. It made her love him. Love. She still didn’t really understand the full concepts of the emotion. She did know about “Love at first sight.” But was that really what happen to her? Love at first sight? Rei shook her head pushing the thoughts away. No, it can’t be… Rei looked up at Damien P. as the silver haired man spoke again. Her dazed eyes followed the man as he moved away, and the boy with the blue eyes followed. Her head tilted towards Eliza, she was sure that the woman had heard what Damien had said. Shrugging, Rei walked away from the fight to where Damien and the boy had moved. Her eyes lingering on the battle that was resuming. It was one hell of a bloody fight. Rei felt like Vitani and Damien were in there own world, they didn’t even realize the others around them.

Rei sat down on the soft grass, her eyes wandered around before landing on Chez. A soft sigh slipped away from her mouth. He reminded her of someone, but who? His character was different now, he seemed somewhat different. She felt scared of him now more than ever. He felt like a dangerous man. Her eyes moved to Renny, he seemed different as well. The look on his face when he was fighting Vitani was blood Thirsty. Lately, it seemed like everyone’s different sides were being revealed.

Eliza winced as the battle continued, getting bloody every second. She was constantly taking steps back away from the fight. “This is too dangerous.” She muttutured under breath as she stepped back again. Both Vitani and Lee looked like complete monsters. Both were constantly hitting and clawing each other, drawing blood. I thought she said not to draw blood. Eliza pouted, as she once again stepped back. Sighing she looked around and saw that Renny and Chez were in their own fierce battle. The pout on her face grew. I want to fight too! Her attention was caught by a loud “Yip” made by a little dog that was running towards the fierce battle, behind it was a little boy trying desperately to stop the animal. “Shoot.” Both the animal and boy entered Vitani’s and Damien’s range, Eliza ran off after them before thinking. Grabbing the boy and hugging him tight against her chest, her fingers around his, she pulled the leash out and dog went off on his own.

Rei gasped as Eliza ran in the battle, everything happened so fast, within a second. Her eyes grew as she saw Damien L.’s knee run into her back.
A groan escaped Eliza’s mouth as she felt something hard hit her back. It hurt. She felt blood in her mouth, her vision darkening every moment. Her hands still around the now sobbing boy, Eliza fell unconscious.

[[Yay, for grammer mistakes!!! Sorry no time to edit.]]

[NaomiHikari]

[D]amien [J]ulius [P]ride

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[R]enny [J]ewels

Damien’s eyes had moved to look up at the top floor of the castle and he sighed. It was going to bother him. It seemed he was the only one who had to met the mysterious little boy who ran around and hid in the castle. Someone that boy was unknown to the King himself and this was his castle. He wanted to know more about him. Anyone who was that well hidden, deserved to be sought out. His eye flicked to Kyle as he tried to speak, but the boy changed his mind. He watched him fidget and shook his head a bit. Seems everyone’s awkward around him. That was a pretty depressing thought. Sadly, his body matured a bit quicker than he would of liked, so he looks older than he actually is. Though he’s not in his suits, so it couldn’t be the professional air that made it awkward. His brow twitched a bit and he reached up, undoing the braid and letting his hang loose around his shoulders. Raising his arms, he stretched, the ornate V branding on his back bunching and yawning before falling back as he relaxed, letting his arms fall back to his sides. He turned back to Kyle as the boy spoke up and he stared at him for a few moments before sighing. “Almost seventeen years now. I was brought here when I was four to be the King’s playmate,” he answered, his eyes never wavering and reached a hand back, feeling the scar the branding that marred his once smooth skin.

“Eight of those years as a slave in the dungeons and twelve as the advisor’s pet. Six as a favorite,” he added, leaning against a nearby tree and staring up at the sky. He sighed and frowned as he thought about King Vincent. He still felt a strong dislike for the man, but he longer hated him. As depicted in the mural in his room, he is now a pet to the king. So, he feels some loyalty to the man, but still, very little. It’s enough to let him appreciate the life the King has given him. Of course, his life as a slave wasn’t that bad… thanks to Valoris. He wouldn’t be alive right now if it wasn’t for the man. His silver eyes moved to Rei, she was sitting on the grass and watching the battles happening around them. He breathed a deep sigh and cursed “love” for being so complicated.

Lee and Vitani clashed again, the loud sound of flesh against flesh echoing through the garden. They bounced back, heavy boots sliding across the ground before catching grip and launching the two Assanyans at one another again. The battle was bloody because they knew their limits and a little blood would not hurt them. The rule of no bloodshed only counted against others. Vitani grinned and got ready to attack again, launching forward at her brother at top speed, though as a child ran in to her path and then… Eliza! She cursed, unable to overcome inertia and simply jumping at the last minute. “Woman!” she screeched and glared down at Eliza. She runs in to save the kid yet she simply stays put in a battle field. She landed and looked over as her brother also went through the same dilemma as she, though he didn’t stop in time and hit Eliza square in the back with his knee. She couldn’t feel bad for the woman. No she simply felt anger that she froze up on battle field. Stomping over, Vitani pushed Damien out the way and hauled Rei on to her shoulder and glanced at the boy. She soon just stalked off, not bothering with him or the dog. “Where is the infirmary?!” she barked, obviously pissed off. She had reason to be. The woman had been an idiot. She should of just run in, gotten the boy and dragged him out. And the woman had ruined her spar. She ground her teeth and soon just left to find it on her own, grumbling under her breath and cursing.

Damien stood, glancing at the dog and then the boy. He sighed, “Leave,” he murmured to the boy before walking off himself in a huff. All because of that woman, now his sister was pissed and he had harmed a citizen of this damned country. He turned his eyes to Pride and the others. “…” No words came and he simply turned back to his destination, entering the castle and heading back up to the suite.

Renny’s green eyes were focused on Chez, waiting for the man to attack. His eyes soon moved to Vitani and Damien’s battle and he wanted to run back over and join in the fight. They were having fun and it was obvious fighting was more than a sport to them. It was their passion. He sighed and frowned as Eliza and a little boy rushed in, interrupting the terrific spar. It was easy to see Vitani was angry and was not pleased that her battle had been interrupted. He could tell that she was holding back her wrath and had taken mercy on Eliza and the boy. He watched her carry Eliza off, bringing her to the infirmary. His eyes landed on her brother as the man just left, following her in to the castle in a huff. Plainly, what child runs in to a battle? The boy must have been pretty young. He rubbed the back of his head and stepped forward just in time, Chez’s tonfa barely missing him. He cursed as he remembered Chez and their deal. His eyes narrowed. He wanted to help the boy, but he couldn’t just walk out on Chez. “Shimata…” he moaned before setting on foot behind him and turning, his heels meeting as he spun around before launching forward at the man. His jaws clenched and a hardened expression on his features. It wasn’t that blood thirsty expression that signaled he was in to the fight and having fun. No, this expression said this fight was a burden and he would rather be elsewhere. As he closed the small space between he and Chez, he glared, “Attack with the intent to kill!” he growled, pulling back a fist and aiming a powerful punch at the gut.

[junodog]

Kyle Lockend

"Seventeen... so, you're twenty-one now? And twelve, eight... Wait..." Kyle frowned and looked down, trying to count on his fingers. "Oh... did you mean to say you were brought here fourteen years ago? Because I don't... get it..." he said, confusion evident in his voice. "Uh... so anyway... ah, ********." He shoved his hands in his pockets and let out a sigh. "Sorry, I'm not too good with talking to people. The only person I've ever really had a real conversation with in the past seven years is my mom, and that's different from talking to a normal person. Not to mention I get nervous pretty easily, and..." He hesitated, not wanting to force such a personal fact onto someone he'd just met, but then again, this kind of thing was something people needed to know about. "...And I have a panic disorder. If I get too stressed out, even if it's not something that has a huge effect on me, like... I dunno, missing a train or something... I'll have a full-blown panic attack. So, uh, yeah. I just thought I'd warn you about that."
He jumped when he saw what was going on near Vitani and the other Damien. "Holy s**t, is that dog ******** stupid?" he said, then gasped when he saw not only the boy running after it, but Eliza as well. He then covered his eyes so that he wouldn't have to see what happened next, but suddenly, he heard Vitani yelling for directions to the infirmary, and he risked a glance again. Vitani was carrying Eliza off, and Damien was walking off in a different direction. Kyle watched as a guard ran up and volunteered to guide her to the infirmary. He was tempted to go with them, to see if he could find his mother, but he didn't want to be near an angry Assanyan.
"Damn it..." he muttered. All of a sudden his mind had returned to the events of the past few days, when his mother had told him to run and hide, and he'd been caught despite his best efforts, and then hearing about his father and now seeing Damien Pride, who had been sent to the dungeons despite being a child, and now he was pissed again. "I might end up in the dungeons too, right now I feel like I could kill Vincent," he muttered tersely, his fists clenching and tears appearing in his eyes. "I hate my life..."

[CVKE]

Rei was going to volunteer to help take Eliza to the infirmary but Vitani had already stalked off with guard close behind her. But then there was also the fact that she didn’t know where the infirmary was in the first place. Rei felt bad for Eliza, the spy was only trying to save the boy. Yet she was hated by Vitani for doing it. Rei frowned. Didn’t anyone see that once she got into Damien L.’s and Vitani’s field of range there was no escape without getting hurt? Rei had seen Eliza’s eyes dart around quickly trying to look for a way out without getting hurt, except she found it a second too late. “I’m going to see if she’s okay.” Rei directed the words at Damien before dashing off after Vitani. She knew the Queen was pissed, so she stayed a few meters behind, not wanting to be with enraged Queen.

Chez’s attention had been caught by the woman…Eliza for a millisecond before it returned to Renny. He had expectedly dodged the attack that Chez had thrown at him. A small frown formed on Chez’s face as he saw Renny’s expression. He saw Renny’s punch coming, stepping back lightly he pulled one of his Tonfas down. It met with Renny’s punch with loud clang. Sighing, Chez pulled back. Stepping away from Renny, his arms at his sides. “Renny…” Chez began, his tone of voice serious for the first time this whole week. “I want to fight the ‘you’ that was fighting with Vitani. Not this one.” What could he do make this man…well Blood thirsty? Chez contemplated on what to do. What had made him go all out against Vitani? He glanced at Renny, pondering.

Rei continued to follow the duo. It was then when she felt someone was following them, or her. She turned around to see a dark haired man intently gazing at her? No, past her. At Vitani and Eliza. Rei fastened her pace, and decreased the distance between Vitani and her a little. The man didn’t even try to conceal himself. Next thing Rei knew he was beside her, and then in front of her. Rei abruptly stopped, as she gaped at him. Who was he? The man walked past Vitani as well, turning into a hallway then disappeareing behind a door. Vitani was heading in the same direction. Was the man trying to ambush her, or something? He can have fun with that…not sure if he’ll succeed though. Rei smirked, the Queen was strong from what she’d seen. There was no way of her getting ambushed.

Eliza was on a white bed all the way in the corner of the infirmary, the farthest away from the door. Rei looked around cautiously; the dark-haired man was nowhere to be found. Sighing with relief, Rei approached Eliza’s bed. The Queen was standing by the bed , but then left a minute later. Rei looked at her then at Eliza. Not knowing what to do. Stay here or go back? She’ll be okay… Rei followed the Queen out of the infirmary, just as she was closing the door Rei took one last glance at Eliza. But gasped loudly at what she saw. The dark haired man was by her bed. Touching her.

Kaito played with Eliza’s long hair. His eyes on her face, soon his hand moved down to her face. Caressing it lightly and softly. “Never thought I would see you again, Eliza.” He leaned down and whispered into her ear. His hand touching her lips. She looked so delicate right now, so peaceful, so beautiful. Kaito brought his lips over hers, pressing softly, licking the top of lips before breaking the contact. She was the only he had loved…truthfully. But when she had declined his offer to run away with him, it had hurt painfully. From that day onward he had promised himself to forget about Eliza, only he couldn’t He tried his best to rid of the memories with her. He started to play around with her other woman, thinking that they might push Eliza away. It helped a bit, Eliza was almost forgotten. She was in the back of his head. Her smiling face and her pained face. He had almost forgotten her, and now he remembered everything now that she was in front of him like. His eyes were filled with lust. He wanted her so much right now. After about month of seeing her, touching her, he wanted her. He longed for lips. Before thinking, Kaito’s finger opened Eliza’s mouth slightly and his tongue slipped in as he kissed her once again.

Kiss. Kiss. > 3 <

[The PrinceofHeart]

W h i c h o f m e . . .

Ania glanced when she heard the almost screech of Vitani's voice when she got angry, just in time to see one of the girls save a child from getting attacked, but was stupid enough to stay in place long enough to take the blow from the Assayan Queen head on. She wouldn't be surprised if she had been put in a coma or left in the infirmary for a week or more.
The assasin rolled her eyes and glanced back to the fight in front of her. Or lack of a fight. The clothes-maker and Chez were standing apart from each other, and Renny was just simply taking the beat and brute of Chez's attacks. He wasn't even countering or defending! Did this man want a death wish or something?
When Renny told Chez to attack like he was going for the kill, Ania raised a delicate eyebrow. "Huh. That's interesting." The gentle and quite gay clothes-maker seemed to only be able to fight truly when he was in blood lust...
When Chez paused to think Ania scowled in annoyance and walked up behind him. "You're really idiotic." She whacked him upside the head. "Do what he just said! Attack as if you were going to kill him, moron." With that said she turned and went back to her spot to watch.
If he didn't get that, then she'd just fight Chez or Renny herself. She was itching for a good spar...

I s t h e r e a l m e . . . ?