[b][center]Town Square - Zin[/center][/b]

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Seeing the citizens working together to help the wounded and put out the fires, and that they were following her suggestion to stay safe in this area, Zin decided there wasn't anything more for her to do there. She could do nothing to help the wounded, aside from offering blood to her fellow vampires, but those needs were already being taken care of by the townsfolk. The fire was being dealt with by them as well, and everyone seemed relatively calm and orderly already. Perhaps she could have stepped into the confrontation between her fellow Queen's Blades, but that was not something that appealed to her at the moment.

Zin quietly headed off away from the town square, making for the lakeside and the queens to see if there was anything else that must be done.

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[b][center]Lakeside - Kasim[/center][/b]

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Kasim could feel his heart beating quickly, just as insistent as it had been during the brief combat with the orc. It had started upon seeing Queen Kouri and admiring her delectable assets, and he couldn't help but feel a strong sense of jealousy toward the lycanthrope woman who seemed to know exactly what was on his mind given the smugness on her fact. Well, it wasn't quite jealousy for Queen Alexandria's situation exactly, because Kasim was not one to be treated as a pet, but the idea of having Kouri in such a position instead...

However, the one thing stronger than Kasim's libido also came into play here: his desire to be known as a hero. Here was his opportunity, a chance to regale the queens of Renalta with his heroic deeds. Dean had provided a great avenue to move forward as well, with the news of the foul mage's whereabouts. Kasim could make a doubly heroic maneuver here, both boasting of deeds done and declaring deeds to be done in the future, and this with a grand audience the likes of which he'd never been privileged to address before. That was what kept his blood pumping at its frantic pace after the initial rush of lust had passed.

Kasim was, of course, the first of the group to step forward and respond to Queen Kouri's question. He did not bother with any nonsense formality like bowing or kneeling, instead getting right into it. "The eastern watch tower was guarded by three fearsome orcs. I slew one of them in single combat, while the others struggled in their own fights. Two died to the leader's warhammer, but the bomb was disabled in the fray. The enemy let us leave unharmed after that, likely too afraid to face me after seeing my sword tear out the throat of one of their companions." Kasim paused to flash the lovely queen a grin, a cocky and prideful expression. "I will hunt down the evil mage now, by your leave. An arrow through the heart should be fair payment for his horrible deeds this day."