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Bran watched as the second person came in, another girl. He was becoming more and more concerned about the appearances of these people. Why now, all of a sudden, did they all come here? What was their purpose for this intrusion? Since they weren't doing anything in particular, Bran decided to return to Rowan. They needed to discuss some things concerning their visitors.

Bran stood and went into the castle taking the quickest route to reach Rowan and the first two girls. He jumped down from one of the balconies and moved briskly to Rowan's side, a grim look on his face.

"What do we do?" he whispers to Rowan. "Who are all these people?" His arm sweeps out marginally to indicate both the two girls in front of them and the new arrivals. His eyes looked dark, stormy almost, intense.

Breeze saw the first man approaching at a fast pace, Bran, or so Makai had called him... surely he wasn't Lilo... She noted the austere expression gracing his face and wondered what had caught everyone's attention so suddenly. Bran whispered something, not loudly enough for her to catch, and made a slight gesture that included the two girls.

Seeing this gesture, she began to get slightly angry, knowing he was talking about them and not sharing. As looked at his tempestuous eyes, it became obvious to her that something was wrong and he was worried, but that neither stopped, nor hindered her growing ire.

"If you're going to talk about us, could you at least not do it so obviously in front of us?" She spat out, immediately regretting her short tempered, ill thought out remark. Despite her regret, she refused to back down from her statement and glared unflinchingly at the two men standing before her.

((Looks like the party is all here, shall we continue onward?Or would Mr. Smiley like to take another post first?))

((Mr. Smiley?))

Lilo snarled at Breeze. The little daemon would not stand for anyone speaking to Ro that way - no one had that right but herself. Immediately, she was on all fours, her teeth bared and her fur on end.
'Lilo.' A single unspoken thought from Rowan brought his daemon back to a calmer state of mind. The dog stared mercilessly at Breeze, her eyes never leaving the girl's. But her teeth were no longer visible, and her stance relaxed a bit. Lilo's posture and glare were still aggressive, but not at the same level it had started at.

"Miss Breeze, I would appreciate it if you kept your tongue where it belongs." Rowan's gaze was hard and unyeilding, his expression allowed for no argument or protest. They were the uninvited guests, as well as suspected spies, they were in no position to grow angry. This castle was built of secrets, for it to be so found by such a large number of people within the span of an hour by chance was not only unlikely, it was impossible. When Rowan turned his attention back to Bran, it was only to put a hand on Bran's shoulder reassuringly.
Rowan looked at his daemon, his expression unreadable, but the meaning behind it was unmistakable.

Lilo was off in an instant, her claws clicking against the rocky ground so fast that it sounded more like a whir, and she disappeared behind an outcrop of rock.
Rowan stared at the girls again, his gaze stony and unfeeling. It was easy to interpret the far-off glance in Serene's eye, he knew immediately that she also knew that they weren't the only uninvited guests here. His expression didn't change as he turned around. "I do not know who they are or how they are connected. These two are here, I will take them to our high sitting room." Rowan spoke softly in reference to the 'sitting room' at the very top floor of the castle. It wasn't so much a sitting room as it was an empty chamber. The walls seemed to be made of eyes and ears, Rowan and Bran would know everything that happened with their guests while they were in that room. "The other four are being held. Would you like to fetch them here, or shall I?"
Rowan's voice was soft enough that none aside from Bran could hear them, and he made no gestures to indicate who he was speaking of - though Bran had earlier made that quite clear.


It didn't take Lilo long to find the intruders, her sense of smell was top-notch, and their scents were drifting right towards her. She growled softly as she approached the two women and two men. She appears around the rocks, russet fur afire in her aggression and her intelligent eyes ablaze. What were they doing here, anyway?
'I have them.' Lilo whispered softly into Rowan's mind. She'd hold them here until either Rowan or Bran was ready to take care of them.
'Good. Thank you' was the quiet reply.

Still surveying the area quite interested in the workings of such a place, Arianna only noticed the dog when Brody swore and pulled her attention back to the present. She almost laughed when she realized for what reason Brody swore. Though this certainly was no laughing situation.

She regarded the dog silently taking in its stance and stopped at its eyes. Smart, smart dog, she thought taking in the alertness and intelligence in its gaze, or rather glare.

Having no weapons of her own or, really, any wish to engage in combat with anything, she took a fraction of a step backwards to stay out of the way of anyone who may wish to do something though by the looks of it, the animal was not going to attack as it stopped as it made itself known instead of attacking before they were aware of its presence.

Breeze watched the dog react to her short tempered statement, but refused to back down. Instead she glared at the dog and its master, refusing to back down in the slightest. Now that she had gained a bit of courage and had some anger to bolster it, she would not let them bully her around.

When Makai spoke, she didn't answer, but continued to glare at them, as her body grew rigid in anger and defiance. She undestood that visitors were probably not often seen here and that they were, for some reason, suspect, but she hated secrets and blatant rudeness. They were talking about Serene and herself, and hadn't even tried to hide it. If they were going to be rude, then she was not going to be any more polite than they were.

She saw the dog run off, with Bran following behind her, and unconsiously ground her teeth. "They're not going to tell me anything," she thought to herself, feeling herself slide into a cynical mood, "and neither will Serene. That's just great..."

Breeze was surprised when Serene began to speak, knowing that she usually lost touch with her surroundings when she was in the trance, and felt some of her ire leaking away as she was updated about the events.

"No wonder they're not happy," she thought, "I guess they have more right than I thought to be suspicious of us."

As the picture began showing in her mind, she examined the people standing around looking slightly awed, confused, or wary, and realized she didn't know any of them. "Oh well, I guess we'll just see what happens," she thought. She watched as Bran walked up to the group of people, and was astonished when by his polite, gentlemanly behaviour. It was a vast contrast to the side that he had showed herself and Serene. She made note that he could be polite when he wanted, and avidly continued watching the proceedings.

"Is this a situation most ladies should be in, sir?" Taking a short bow, Brody took a more casual position, yet still one from which he could fight.