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Evaline nodded at her stack of bags. Once she was set she walked out of the room, closing the door behind her and made her way down the stairs. Once she was on ground level she could smell the luxurious aroma of food from the dining room. She had made her way to the dining room and entered to see Lily and Mike joking around with Naraku. She couldn't help, but snicker at the sight. She took her seat a few seats from Lily, "Glad to see you are all enjoying yourselves." Just as she said that the staff began to bring in the food.

Two rather large trays were sat down in front of each of them, and same for where Damion would sit. The first tray contained turkey, a bowl of rice, a vine of grapes laced the edge of the tray. It also held a large helping of mashed potatoes with a small bowl of gravy to the side along with some parsley decorating the turkey. The second tray held a silver goblet of red wine as well as a sparkling engraved glass of water, as well as some desserts such as macrons and a few strawberries with melted chocolate to dip them in, and a loaf of French bread. It also held various seasonings.

Once Thomas had joined them Evaline had raised her glass of wine, "Bon Appetite." She gave a warm smile to all the members of the table before digging in, eating as much as she felt was needed. Though she did not drink from the wine glass, she kept to her glass of water.

While everyone else was in the dining hall eating their meal, Strata was in his temporary room still looking out of the bay window. His eyes were still on the garden in the courtyard. He breathed a deep breath and walked over to the bed he would 'sleep' upon. His mind was on the upcoming fights they were to face. It was unknown to him who would place such a spell on this Kingdom and to what end. What was the purpose of placing such a spell on them? Was it to weaken this Kingdom while the other thrived while they were 'sleeping'? That seemed to be the likely scenario, but until they were able to gather the necessary clues, it would remain a mystery to him. As the evening would wear on, he would ponder on the situation.

Slowly eating his food Damion would sometimes have to deflect the flying fruit that would come his way. 'Annoying human', he thought as he would look up to give Mike a glare. Hearing Naraku's comment he just smiled and continued to eat. When he was done he took small sips of the wine trying to help the food go down.

Hearing Evaline talking about going to bed Lily quickly stood up. "It's that late already? Wow I have one more thing to do before I go to bed." She turned to Naraku and curtsied, "I hope that you found this dinner enjoyable and I hope that you have a comfortable sleep tonight."

With that said she headed towards the garden. Getting there she searched through all the plants and found what she needed. "Ah my sweet sweet spicy goodness," she muttered as she rubbed the ginger and hot peppers. Pocketing it she raced back to her room and went inside. Putting them away in her bag she then slipped under the covers and snuggled into the sleeping Mike.

Watching Lily leave he shook his head at her hurry. Bowing his head to Naraku he got up. Before he got out of the room he spoke, "Oh right good one earlier, I haven't seen her that at lost for words in a while." Turning around he left and went to their room. Climbing in the bed he got under the cover and falls into a deep sleep only waking when Lily comes in and gets in beside him.

Naraku rose from his seat and waved to Damion, "See ya." He then turned and left, not wanting to be the last person in the room. He left the castle and turned towards his home, looking out towards the sun setting in the west. "A beautiful beginnin' to a rather unfortunate end." he sighed, shaking his head at the bats gliding around the roof of his home. He went inside and made his way to his room. He sat at his desk, reading a book until morning.

The sun began to peek through the windows in the east, waking those who were still sound asleep. The birds fluttered towards the window, landing on the window sill as they chirped their little songs of good morning.
Outside the cool breeze blew causing the dewdrops on the blades of grass to sparkle as the sun's light danced on them. Evaline sat outside the castle in the archway, her bags sitting beside her. Unlike her usual fancy long skirts and outfits she wore a more short black and white dress, and more travel appropriate shoes.
A butler walked down the hall of the main living quarters. He knocked on Damion's door before entering, "Master Damion, it is morning. Please take care to prepare yourself." He then closed the door and walked further down, knocking on a door before entering, "Mister Strata, it is morning. Please take care to prepare yourself. Miss Evaline and company are waiting for you down in the front archway." He then closed the door and walked to the next floor. He picked up the shield from outside the door and knocked on the door, he held the shield up as he entered the room, "Mistress Lilium, it is morning... Pl-please take care to prepare yourself..." he said shakily, preparing for the worst.

'Mister Strata' is what signaled him to 'wake' from his meditative state. The warm glow faded from his body and his eyes opened. "Thank you, good Sir," Strata said to the Butler. He rose from his bed and took up his shoulder bag. Then he put on his cloak and left the bedroom.

He made his was through the halls of the palace to meet with the others of the company that was formed. He saw that Evaline was waiting outside for everyone at the archway. Still, she seemed familiar to him. He could not figure out why. "Good morning, Miss Evaline," he said as he approached.