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The other Court members had taught her a few things - power signatures, jumping distances, how to Mirrorwalk properly and escape from danger. Logos had taught herself quite a few things, especially after being thrown from a building by that damned White Moon Senshi who dared to try and stop her from draining a drunk man in a back alley. He would be fine - it wasn't murder. Butting in simply painted a target on his back for her, yet she hadn't seen him in months.

Her shards and wraiths were satisfied tonight, the last bit of her energy quota had been fulfilled using a sleeping bum on a bench in the park. It was easy enough, as he hadn't woken at her approach. Alcohol hung heavily on his clothes and breath while the wraith did its work. Eventually, the shard would be turned in to the Mirrorscape to help further its expansion. That was her duty.

Learning to sense other signatures was both a blessing and a curse, for Leto had explained that newbie senshi couldn't sense as far as those with longer tenure. It was this fact that kept Logos from feeling the intruder before they were practically atop her.

And two ranks above her, similar to Acubens.

Logos' sensed pricked and she found herself squinting at the white-hot, blistering Order aura. It made no logical sense, for one couldn't see an aura, but the reflex kicked in all the same. She was immensely power, so much more so than herself, but Logos would not back down. It simply wasn't in her nature.

Best to find out what they wanted, after all. If she could make it out alive, she could report the interloper to the rest of the Court and see if retribution would be in order.

Wraith dismissed with its mirror shard, the dark-skinned trainee turned to face the Eternal that might attempt a tussle tonight. She wore the white of the White Moon, but her fuku looked... odd? Logos couldn't quite explain it, and her bright eyes narrowed in scrutiny. Wings, just like Acubens' and Leto's, adorned her back. A tiered skirt wrapped around her waist and she seemed almost... apprehensive? No, that made no sense. Someone with that level of power shouldn't shy away from a trainee.

"Yes? Can I help you?"

"Someone you knew?"

So she knew some members of the Court? That in and of itself was suspicious. Logos was under the impression they needed to keep their activities as secret as possible to ensure the survival of the Court as a whole. If someone as powerful and this woman knew all about them, then perhaps the need for secrecy wasn't a need at all.

Logos' blue eyes narrowed at Navi, knowing full well she couldn't outrun an Eternal. "Is there someone you're looking for?"

The trainee wouldn't take any intentional steps towards an Eternal not wearing the black of her Court, but the idea that someone from outside -- an enemy -- might have friends in the Court (or maybe sympathizers?) was concerning. Any information she could gather from this interaction could be used to rat out any sympathizers in their ranks.

She knew Leto. She knew Remarque and the senshi who awakened her - Lesath.

Blue eyes narrowed and Logos turned to face the eternal fully, taking a few tentative steps forward. "...how do you know them?"

Another powered life before this one? What did that mean? This woman knew more than she let on, and Logos didn't like that one bit. Any close might trigger aggressiveness, but the trainee felt herself on the losing end of the information war. "What life before this one? I don't understand what you're talking about. How do you know the Prince and Princess and Lesath? They don't spend time with the White Moon that I'm aware of."

That wasn't to say she was aware of the goings-on of people at the height of power like Lesath and the others. She was merely a trainee, but her interest was incredibly piqued.

Logos squinted incredulously. Friends? Who of the Dark Mirrors would associate with someone whose faction was intent on wiping Chaos from Destiny City? It didn't make any sense. Associating with the enemy could bring ruin to the entire Court as a whole. Any information that was leaked could prove disastrous. Why would anyone in the Court risk such a thing? For friendship? This made no sense.

Something wasn't right here.

"Assaulting you would be a poor decision on my part." Logos knew she was severely outranked and didn't wish to test her luck against someone as powerful as this one. She had more training to do if she wished to be boot-to-boot with a White Moon eternal. "...but you said you used to be like me, and you knew Ares. From what I understand, Ares has been gone for quite some time. And you already know the Prince and Princess."

But you're no longer like me, so you're a traitor... Do the others know?

She stood a small step forward, hesitant but insatiably curious. "...how are you no longer part of the Court? Why did you leave?"

Was it Ares? Was it a disagreement between her and the Court? Why would the reigning Prince and Princess allow such a thing to happen in the first place? Or was this traitorous act performed without their knowledge? She had too many questions and was acutely aware things needed to be played carefully.

"You could kill me in an instant, and you'd like to sit and chat?"

Delicate eyebrows lifted closer to her hairline. Logos had no doubt that Navi knew the disproportionate powers at hand. How could she not? The ability to sense auras while in this powered form wasn't something that could be ignored. Navi had to know how much of a tactical disadvantage the trainee was under. And still, she wanted to simply speak?

Suspicions ran high, but the possibility of uncovering evidence that the crown prince and princess might need, well...

Logos might need to risk injury or certain death for it.

Releasing the heavy breath she'd been holding, the trainee forced her shoulders down, though her Resting b***h Face was on display, as always. Logos simply couldn't not look perturbed at the very least. Standing to a relatively relaxed pose and not a battle stance, Logos considered her options. "Either. The how might have come after the why, I suspect. I can't imagine it's easy to leave the ranks and join up with the opposition."

Dutifully, the trainee followed behind.

While Logos' body language may not have conveyed slight relief, the Dark Mirror found just a tiny amount of ability to put some trust in the eternal. She followed along behind the brunette, at a healthy distance, still keeping in mind that Navi could, at any point, turn around and snap her neck. Logos had to keep on her toes to a certain degree, and filed away a missive to contact the Prince and Princess about this matter as soon as possible.

"Love?"

Logos squinted. Love was no reason to leave an organization such as this one, was it? Then again, who was she to question the decisions of someone who had come before her and who outranked her. Technically, it was none of her business, and the trainee kept her mouth shut. "Someone on the other side, I assume? Did the Prince and Princess try to stop you? If you're out and about here, and consider the Court your friends, I can't imagine they tried to stop you."

Perhaps the Prince and Princess consider this one to be an ally on the other side. Logos was incredibly curious. "Do the other Court members know who you are, and know not to act aggressively? Maybe I didn't get that memo."

Logos, with much trepidation, decided it would be in her best interest to take a seat next to the eternal whose power signature was causing her to bristle. Keeping her hands in her lap, blue eyes trained on Navi as she explained her history within the Court and a man from the other side with whom she was smitten. It seemed to Logos that leaving was an incredibly dangerous proposition, especially considering the Prince and Princess had no idea it was occurring. Logos understood, to a certain degree, that secrecy was necessary in such an endeavor.

But blue eyes grew wide with shock when it came to light that Lesath, of all the Court, was the one to assist Navi in leaving. "Lesath brought me into the Court, but she assisted you in leaving? Why?"

The trainee knew Lesath and Remarque were in a relationship, but would this not be betrayal in the utmost to assist one of their own in leaving? Logos pinched the bridge of her nose.

This was why she didn't bother with politics. Too much at stake.

At least Navi confirmed that the Negaverse was a serious threat to the Court. Whoever Painite was, the trainee made note of her name and to avoid them like the plague if they were at General rank. Someday, Logos' training would pay off and she would become a Super Senshi, but that day was not today. She still had more training to do. "Leto had mentioned there was an alliance at one point. Do you know anything about that?"