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Oujay was still standing outside the barrier when he heard a scream coming from the manor. He turned his head, there were some people running back into the house checking it out. He wasn't sure what to do. He looked at his sword as Rei's tendril was still covering it making it useless, there was nothing he can do to help anyways for both situations, so he just chose to stay there at the barrier. "This is not working out for me well," he thought as he continued to stand there. "I hope the person screaming is alright and hope that the girl trapped inside with Rei is alright too," he thought as he stood there helplessly.

The bishop's eyes hardened. It was going to happen again, it seemed. And this time it would be his turn to "fix" it. One hand gently flipped open a tome of light magic under the bed, finding a non-lethal spell. He only wanted to restrain the boy, not hurt him. "Nils. . . I know it hurts. It's an evil influence on you. Try to fight it." But, most likely his words wouldn't have much effect except to maybe hold off the inevitable for a bit longer. When Ninian rushed in, Renault turned to her and shook his head. "I think he's been attacked, by the same person who attacked Rei. . . which isn't good, because he has the same symptoms too." Although Nils didn't know what that meant, Ninian would; she'd seen Rei a moment ago, most likely.

So, Renault's voice began to softly form the words to a spell, under his breath so that hopefully Nils couldn't hear it. He'd be much less dangerous restrained. Just some ropes, nothing more. . .

"I... I'm trying..." Nils breathed out. It felt like he was slowly going insane. Everything felt so distant, so far away. He felt alone, even though people were within reach. Words just became sounds as he focused on stopping whatever was inside him, for his sake and for those around him. He was aware of the consequences if he failed.
He really did not want to fail. His eyes closed as tried to block everything else out.

Stop!!
... Why.
I'm the one in control here!
... That's what you think. But you're weak. Incomplete. Accept your fate... and stand down.
I... I won't!! ... I-I can't...
... Fine.

There was another jolt, stronger than before. "Aaahn!" His fists clenched tightly, leaving indents in the palm of his hands. "S-stop it..." His eyes snapped open. "Leave me alone!!"

No. Now, disappear!!

... And then, things were eerily calm. Nils just sat there, his eyes closed once more, frozen in position as if nothing had even happened, breathing softly.
He felt... better than before. Stronger than before. A totally new person. He would have smirked if he didn't want the others to notice the turnaround. Instead, he just kept perfectly still, putting up the illusion that he was still trying to fight.

The bard would keep them in the dark for as long as he could.

The rather fearful nomad noticed that Nils had returned, and was fighting his evil side. She saw what happened to Rei though, and how easily the Dark could consume someone. She too put up a deception, aimed at the possessed one and even all her comrades that she was still out of her senses. While her bow remained on the ground, without ammo, she really had just a few more stashed in her robes... emergency ammo.

The nomad was preparing for the strike. When it came... she'd fire and get that demon out of her friend. Both of them. But for now... she waited an continued to put up the act of freaking out. "What... is... happening? Why...? Why... us..? This day..."

She was even prepared to draw the infamous Killing Edge that had ended the lives of many of December's monsters... even if it was fully in its sheath.

". . . Damn," Renault muttered, increasing the speed at which he whispered the spell. They didn't have very much time left until Nils fell to the same level that Rei had. They could only hope to the Goddess that it wouldn't be too late. And then. . . Nils fell silent. This was either a very good sign or a bad one. But it seemed lately they'd been assuming the good side a little too often. . . So, the bishop didn't stop his incantation, and he kept it quiet.

Glancing up at the two near him, though, he gestured quietly with one hand towards Ninian. There were still rings scattered across the floor; she could use those too, and that might help in some way. Then, turning to Luna, he made a motion as if to say, "Be ready." They wouldn't want to kill him, but he couldn't be allowed outside.

. . . s**t. The moment he heard the first notes of the flute, Renault realized he'd waited too long. Damn it, he should have expected something of the sort. . . but he'd thought they'd gotten rid of that flute, not kept it. But for now, all he could do was stare vaguely in the direction of the bed as Nils stood up and left the room. At least he could still sense; within his mind, he tracked Nils' new aura as the boy moved towards the exit. Well, this wasn't good, Nils was going to get outside, and that would put the others out there between him and Rei's tentacles. This was becoming a lot of trouble.

But, then the flute sounded again, and a grin found its way onto Renault's face. The boy had made a mistake there. He'd been unprepared for the flute the first time, but now he had a second chance, and he wouldn't fall under its sway again. Granted, it was a flute, but it used magical power to enchant its subjects; and as stated in the last event previously, Renault's Resistance was as high as it would go, and Bishops were notorious for high Resistance. One hand rummaged in his satchel again, pulling out a small, stoppered bottle; the bishop popped out the stopper and sprinkled himself with the water inside. Just a bit of an extra precaution.

With the wave of a hand, the magic that had been forming before dissipated, and the bishop snapped his book shut. "All right. I can handle this; you can take your time," he told the others behind him. "We'll solve this." And with that, he turned to the window; Nils was downstairs and out the door, and there was only one way to catch him. Renault backed up a couple of steps, then rushed forward. With the sound of shattering glass, the window blew outwards and the bishop slammed into the ground outside, one hand put down to balance his landing. "NILS!" he roared. "Where do you think you're going?!"

At this point, Ephraim was completly stumped on what to do. The barrier in front of him was being worked on by Rhys and while that was going on, a very loud scream was heard from the manor. He was torn from here and from what went on in the manor. However, due to the fact that there were others back at the manor meant that they could handle whatever had caused that scream.

The answer soon became into a quick question when he felt something out of place. He opened his mouth to say something but instead it simply lead to silence. He stepped forward, away from the barrier and the bishop, observing his surroundings until the feeling came more clear. Something or someone was coming and it didn't make the noble feel at ease..not at all. "Something's coming.." he whispered, stepping forward before dashing back half-way down the path.

((Why is it I read so much when I'm not here DDDD:, but then again I didn't post cause I was at a loss on what to do xD ))