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((Thy, you can control Walter too.))

Aldon scurried on to Kai's head. The ferret had taken a liking to Kai, and just as like Dais, decided that the head was the best place. Ok, Aldon. Watch her fry you, Dais thought.

Walter inwardly cursed his misfortune. He still had a communicator of some sort in his robes, if he could reach it. The demon continued glaring at Kai and Dais.

Dais nodded at Kai's action and her suggestion. He pulled up a chair for Walter to sit in, but remained standing. "Kai, you should satisfy your curiosity, as well." The other chairs were too far away for him to reach without removing the sword, and he was taking precautions.

"How long have you been here?" he asked Walter sternly. Dais was sure he had an idea on what Altarion's plan for Mereth was, and how far it progressed would depend on when Walter infiltrated the palace.

((I actually still don't know what sort of sounds ferrets make...haha))

Walter was apparently surprised by his sudden change of position from right side up to upside down. A cry from him demonstrated his surprise further.

Aldon made a sound and bound upward on the demon. His movements would probably be ticklish to the man. The ferret weaseled into the robes and disappeared for a moment. Stuff started falling out including a book, that made sure to hit Walter's head before falling to the floor and a curious looking round object, which Aldon jumped on and rode to the ground.

Dais raised and eyebrow as Walter remained silent. "About a year?" he hazarded. He had heard Leena and Gwen's conversation earlier about the deaths of Leena's parents.

((I was thinking of making the round ball a communicator from Gannel, which will work if operated correctly and self destruct if not. Self destructing will send a signal to Gannel or whoever Walter's partner is. Some kind of magic ball. Up to you?))

Walter looked like he was in pain, Dais noted as he saw the demon grit his teeth together slightly. "A year?" The assassin inquired again, to which he got a nod. The demon fake councillor truly looked like he was going to hold out as much as he could.

It looked like Dais could leave all the techniques to Kai. She was using rather efficient techniques.

The assassin eyed the round ball now in Kai's hands. It resembled one of Gannel's special communicators though Dais was himself unfamiliar with this model. Information was of importance here, and they couldn't be distracted. He eyed Walter, waiting for the demon's response to Kai's question.

The next questions he wanted to ask would be on the progress of the plan and what Altarion wanted to do. If Walter had arrived about a year ago, perhaps, he had aided in the deaths of one or both of Leena's parents. A year was ample time to turn the council against Leena, who was already distraught and unapproved of by a good number of people. By promising the council members safety and assurance, Altarion would not even need to waste his troops on Mereth. He had puppet rulers, the council. Dais was thinking too much. This was what had caused his departure from Gannel.

((Thy, would you like to make up the answers to these? I know they're vague. This ia a blatant excuse to hide my mind blanking on ideas.))

His hunch was right. That left two questions. He could explain himself to Kai later. He was never one to reveal much to those he interrogated.

"Two questions," Dais started. "When is Altarion coming? Second, what else was Gannel planning to do with Mereth?"

Maybe they could also ask about the communicator workings and make use of it to trick Gannel. ...if Dais could betray any Altarion any more than he could, he was doing it. And of course, Dais had no qualms about Kai's magic and its effect on Walter.

((Should we let Maya make up a name for the person Walter is directly under? Not sure if she wants to put some input here on this whole questioning procedure.))

((Alright.))

Walter's response was interesting. If what Walter said was true, Altarion was waiting for Amaya to get stronger just so he could crush her more publicly in front of more people. Namely, in front of her supportive army, whoever ended up in it.

Walter gasped again, the pain continuing. "Hidden button on side. Hold and talk. Bottom self destruct."

Dais blinked. Something was off. The one on the bottom was always the real one on the ones he had used, since it was less noticeable. Oh, no, you don't "It's the other way around. What is the code?" And it was a given that there was a short code. Had Walter purposely answered that way? It was no wonder that the demon had been sent to do this particular mission. Too bad Walter failed the mission.

"What?" Walter rasped. "Code? You mean three clicks?" He seemed a little surprised.

"Good job," Dais mumbled. Apparently, Walter didn't recognize him, probably because he didn't have the eyepatch on. Back in Gannel, Dais always had the eyepatch. If Aldon came out now with the eyepatch.... Dais brushed the thought away. It would just mean they would waste more time.

"Where else does Altarion have those such as you posing in the councils?" Dais asked. It was possible that Altarion had each kingdom infiltrated in a different way.

((Edit: So the questioning doesn't go on too long, I guess we can summarize, be vague, and move on so the others can roleplay.))

((Ok, I'll just wrap up the questioning.))

Dais didn't expect Walter to know all the names, and Walter didn't. But something bothered him about the name Walter gave for Talagand. It was his name, his last name. Either Walter was outdated, or Dais was never taken off the list.

After a few more questions, they were done, and it was a matter of how to dispose of Walter.... not in a painless way either. "Walter, I am Balderon," he mumbled with sigh, ignoring whatever reaction Walter had.

He then turned to Kai. "I'll explain later. Kai?" He was expecting some massive random magic from her. He had no more questions. And afterwards, it was about time to explain himself. Especially if Amaryllis saw the list Kai had gotten from Walter.

Leena sighed heavily, noting to scold him when he decided to come back, knowing how large his stomach could be. "Of course... Forgive him for that. I know Talia had to go deal with other things." She said softly, taking a deep, calming breath before she answered since she was still seething a bit thought she refused to show it. "It went well I suppose. Got a bit hectic, but ended fine." She answered, not quite giving the whole truth since it wasn't necessary. And well, generally one didn't talk about the faults in their kingdom unless they had to.