Cassius found himself passing Itzal and Hitori, he briefly looked to them before having Beatrix move with him down the marble halls, the reflections of them moving with every motion they made. "I take it I am to wait here while you retrieve my bounty?" Cassius found himself looking to the General who gave a nod, the guards dispersing while Cassius sat in an ivory like chair... It was clear he was meant to wait here... Though it was quite boring in the position he was meant to wait. Yet... Something did not feel right... As if something was breathing down his neck so to speak... There was a powerful presence he could feel near him... 

Hitori and Itzal had a clear passage to Garnet, where they'd meet Karn... On there Front, the two Imp like beings cartwheeled down the hall with extreme agility and reflexes despite their decrepit faces. They seemed to emanate some unified danger... Just what were they doing...? Guards were making their rounds as they should, only they seemed quite slow, even if they had tight formations... while there were clumsy ones from the Knights of Pluto. Yet there was a form of Zeal of them, one that contrast that of the regular female guards. 

Beatrix came back with quite a hefty sack. "Ten Thousand Gil... And this should held with the Singing Ministry's discovery... of a Homunculus as you say...?" Beatrix stood firmly, Cassius standing up, rolling his shoulders, cracking them as he held the sack. 

"Homunculi might be a more universal term... A class of threat rather." Cassius sputtered out.
"I see Masked Knight." Beatrix spoke, saluting him. "You're invited to see the Queen... if you wish. You're free to decline. You've done your commissioned work... You're free to the kitchen. Library, and court yard... As well as the audience pit... But you're to stay on the ground floor." Beatrix was firm with what she spoke.

"Hmm... A drink would do me nicely, though if I am to see the Queen, tell her I wish to relax before indulging in the show. It isn't every day you get to lounge as a guest in a Palace." Cassius nodded. "One more thing, I'm not a Knight. You honor me with such a title however."

Beatrix chuckled. "You've been a great knight. For a Man." Beatrix saluted once again before dismissing herself.

Cassius found himself moving to the left wing, that of Which lead to a Kitchen... What he saw was quite interesting. He found a Window that was close... He did a service to another... When the Cooks were not looking, he pulled some form of sleeping agent from his waist belt, dropping it into the brewed beverage pool that the Knights would be partaking in shortly... For the Kitchen, it was poorly guarded...  Hopefully this would aid those around him. 

With that, Cassius moved to the Library, it would take some time before the Knights of Pluto would be served their Dinner... Unfortunately this meant that Tantalus still had a show to put on, but all in good time. He pulled a book from the nearest shelf, scholars watching him as they studied the archives... And then Cassius turned to a page abruptly... 

[i]"What is a man? But a miserable pile of secrets!"[/i] Cassius was recanting some form of a line... He rolled surprisingly well. The scholars were old, but they smirked at the art form. 

"Very Good! Except you look like a Monster Slayer, not the one to play the monster." An older gentlemen spoke up, he had very short tame hair, a salt and pepper like color to it. 

"I tend to appreciate art despite my line of work... Such as slaying the being that was in the dungeons." Cassius closed the rather hefty book. Placing it back where he belonged before looking at a rather oddly proportioned book... Something told him it would be unwise to touch it... 

"Hmm... Guest of honor?" The man said before going back to his book.

"Yuup." Cassius bowed formally before exiting the library... Now there were sleepy guards falling over... perfect.

Now if only Karn found the Kitchen Window...