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Evaline looked around the room, glad that she would not be alone of this 'fool's errand'. She beamed and chimed as she bowed to each in the room, "Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!" She straightened up. "I do not know how I would do this without any of you." She smiled mischievously since she had skillfully achieved what she wanted. She clasped her hands together, "So tonight let's focus on preparing for our quest." She held out her hands, "On behalf of Queen Lily and myself I give you permission to use whatever you may need within our castle to prepare yourselves. This afternoon we shall all meet in the dining room for dinner once we have all prepared. Then we will rest for the night." She let her arms fall to her side, "We begin our journey at dawn's first light." She turned to Damion, "Would you be so kind as to let the chefs know to cook for two more guests?"

"At first light," Strata repeated with a nod of his head. After watching Lily rush out of the room, he turned to Evaline. "Where shall we stay for the night?" he was asking for himself as well as Naraku. He assumed he didn't live in the Palace either.

Sighing, he began to feel a headache approaching 'Just more work for me to do today' he thought to himself. As Naraku was leaving he gave him a bow and then turned around to Evaline, "I shall take my leave then get the dinner and my belongings ready, and making sure Lily doesn't spend to much on everything." he said to her though the last part was said more silently then the rest. He bowed again and then sharply turned around leaving the library. He made his way to the kitchen and burst through the doors, What was at first a lively place fell quiet. "I would like to inform you that we will be having two extra guest this evening, so please prepare accordingly," he instructed them. Feeling that they had an understanding of what was said he then left making his way towards his room.

Arriving at his room he opened his door and was greeted with a baby dragon flying towards him and landing on his shoulder. It nuzzled his cheek letting out a soft noise of greeting. "Ah hello there Labera it's nice to see you too," he said as he scratched her under her chin. Walking to his closet he pulled out a bag and started neatly putting clothes inside. When he was done with that he went over to his nightstand picked up the holster with his guns in it and warped it around his waist. Looking around the room he spotted his emergency first aid kit and stuffed it into the bag. Thinking that that would be enough he took Labera off his shoulder, placed her on the the bed, and then left his room.

With all that done he made his way towards Lily's room hoping that she had yet to leave for the town. Making it to her room he knocked on the door and waited.

Naraku yawned as he entered the castle. He walked down the halls towards the smell of cooking food. This was a good change of pace in his opinion. He hadn't eaten real food in over 200 years. Being immortal came with its perks, but not having to eat food was not one of them especially when one used to cook for a living. He entered the dining room and spotted a guy there, sitting alone. "Ah! Hey there," he began, completely forgetting Mike's name, "Raphael!" He walked over and plopped down in a chair two seats from Mike, "How come you're alone?"

After everyone had left the room and she was left with a armful of scrolls, maps, and books she looked around. Seeing how there was not much to find in the library that she desperately need she decided to look elsewhere. Evaline dashed out of the library, clutching her items to her chest as she did. She dashed down the hallway and up the winding stair case till she reached the top of one of the towers. Reaching the end of a narrow stairwell was a single, old, oak wood door. She stopped in front of it and slightly pushed it open with her foot.
Inside were bookshelves filled with all kinds of books. Over by the window was a small cushioned chair with a desk by it. In the corner of the room was a sword stand with 5 different swords carefully placed by size, and a wardrobe right by it. Over in front of a bookshelf was a brewing station with all kinds of vials and flasks filled with different colour liquids. In the very center of the room was a twin sized bed with two small cats sleeping on it.

When Evaline entered the room the cats woke from their slumber. The smaller blue eyed, white cat yawned and looked sleepily up at her while the red eyed, black cat quickly ran over to it's owner. It began to meow and purr, rubbing against her legs. She giggled, "Alright, alright. I'll feed you two. Just calm down." She sat her stuff onto the bed as the cats ran over to their food bowls. She quickly fetched their food container and poured it in, to which they quickly gobbled it down. "Pigs..."

She walked over to her wardrobe and took out a few days worth of clothes and her messenger's bag. She neatly packed her clothes in and placed the books on top of them, sliding the maps and scrolls between the pages to keep them safe. "There." she said as the two cats gathered around the bag to see what she was doing. She walked over to her brewing table, "I'm going on an errand. So I won't be here for a while. You two stay out of trouble." The two cats began meowing hysterically at the sound of this. She glanced at them, "Yin, Yang.. No, you can't come with me. It will be dangerous."
She sighed and grabbed another bag as the two began to quiet down. This one she filled with items from her brewing table and an old spellbook she's had for years. She took it over and attached it to her other bag combining them into one.

Strata explored his room while the others began to gather for the evening's meal. This type of comfort he was not accustomed to. Yes, there were times where he was able to enjoy the luxury of a palace or Mansion, but it was not very often. Most of his life was spent on the rough roads of various Kingdoms and he either slept on the forest floor, or was in a village were the accommodations were not as luxurious. He sat his bag and hooded cloak on one of the high backed chairs and he walked over to the bay window on the other side of the room. He looked out to the courtyard and gazed upon the lush garden below. Indeed, this Palace was well taken care of. He admired it more and more. Material things he did not cherish, but he did admire the architecture and the care taken of various things. Gazing upon the garden below would ease his mind so that he could meditate that night.