Holding a dignified gait and stature befitting one of monarchy and with shimmering golden eyes none possessed that caused the courts to wallow at the supremacy she possessed. Though they were not looking at her; they never did. She sat on the lowest pedestal with only enough power to trickle at Enid's stupid boots. They both sat down at their new, temporary stations and reclined back within them. What -she- had brought, he would address; such was the duty of a King and -not- a Queen. It left her bitter. [i]"So? What is it? You bring me twenty mages through an unstable portal and risk shattering the thinly veiled defences we set up upon arriving to keep the shadow at bay. For..?"[/i] He addressed her, for once; it was mildly refreshing - even if his eyes didn't speak of formality. He was still such a child. [i]"Because, husband, they are here to bring an end to tyranny. We located a certain... incantation your sorcerers can keep up. To hold down and subdue malevolency itself."[/i] That caught his interest, as did Ge'es - who promptly craned his ugly head around to look. Thank the goddess he wore a helmet. [i]"-What- incantation do you speak of? I know the books through and through, and have the gift to cast every spell once written by Gall'an. Do you question his solidarity?"[/i] If he could pull that awful grin, he would have. She could positively feel it though it would not get under her skin -at- all. Not today. [i]"Of course not, venerable Ge'es. I merely -know- more than you, is all. Isn't that right husband?"[/i] She grinned this time, with no one to question it - the power felt intoxicating. [i]"It's simple, really. But we'll need to practice. It took quite the research. With you leave, my King." [/i]She could feel Enid sneer and twist his fingers around in the gauntlet he cherished. He finally stood up and nodded. [i]"So be it. Work with my wife and queen, wizard. Compromise your pride for the evening and then join me in the morning; we finally ride to battle."[/i] The gracious King of the Riders wandered off and brought all the mages with him; clearly having a better purpose for them than target practice, or so she hoped. They were all so young. [i][b]Her poor apprentices...[/b][/i] -- [hider=My Hider] https://youtu.be/TRT3FOOk9ZI [/hider] She pulled up her skirt and descended the stairwell, taking to leaning against the wall to avoid falling down the genuinely tiny steps. Ge'es followed behind with a far bigger struggle. He had to walk sideways to avoid smashing through the rock beneath him. [i]"Can we not simply teleport ourselves to the bottom? Surely we can just-..."[/i] He stumbled, hissing. All she had to do is calmly wander down; her feet were small enough. At the bottom she gazed around the terribly droll and bland dungeon level. It was awfully dark, though a swift flutter of the hand was enough to ignite all of the scorns and torches hanging from the walls. It illuminated what she expected, an equally droll and foul place. Ge'es soon joined her, falling down several flights of stairs and sending a good portion of the ornamental parts of his armour flying all across the room. The Queen barely lowered her head, gazing down at the slumped mess of a man with a tactful grin. "I didn't know you were in such a hurry." Again, magic made things uncomplicated as with a flutter of a wrist and a spoken word the man was on his feet once more. [i]"My thanks."[/i] He uttered in a sharp tone. He proceeded on ahead, unsure what they were looking for. She chimed in. [i]"There is a portal down here, one that leads to the white gates of eternity. Where only spirits may enter. But... we mortals are damned to endure damnation if we enter; which leads me to believe that is a lie. For we have surpassed death itself with magic. Why can we not pluck the spirits one by one from their resting places? Claim this land for our own. You know full well of what I speak, grizzled wizard."[/i] The last line made her giggle softly, covering her lips to seem prudent. Ge'es was hardly amused. [i]"Are you mad, woman? We cannot just gallivant into the eternity beyond and come out the same. There's no spell known to anyone able to withstand the unbridled fury of these spirits. They can level our world ten-times ov-..."[/i] She interrupted him as they walked, tracing her golden stave across the ground - it left behind a golden trail of magic in its wake. [i]"Silence your false fears and anxiety. You know full well they are on the same plane as us when we enter. We simply need to centre ourselves there, becomes -spirits- ourselves, or at least have the guise. Benevolent and malevolent, we will seem as one and can wander freely until we find what we seek. This."[/i] She produced a book from the trail of magic, it opened up and began to fly past pages so quickly it created a gust of wind in the barren, stale dungeon. With a delicate cough she brought it to a halt, setting a finger on the spine of the page, pressing inwards. "Golden essence, that of what spirits are truly born from in the great, dark beyond. Pure cosmic energy itself. It is apparently falling from the very sky in this plane of existence. And will give us the power to bind anything to our whim. To end tyranny, as my husband aptly put it." Ge'es seemed awe struck, then went to grab the woman's arm firmly and without care for her station. [i]"This is -madness-. Where did you get all this? Who gave you it?"[/i] He demanded. She gave him his answer. [i]"Who else, sweet wizard? I have travelled to our homeland and back. Oh and such a tale it was. We -were- the masters before. The spirits cried out for mercy and we gave nothing back. Monsters they called us, immortal devils. They decimated our plane of existence. I simply... used a tool to get there myself. You'll never believe it."[/i] The Queen's smile could shatter bones, it twitched cruelly before the book disappeared and opened up an image through the guise of a mirror. An image of something Ge'es had no idea what it was. It looked to be a woman, oddly enough. Shimmering in red and silver. [i]"This is your tool? A mere Human-being? Let alone a woman, in armour."[/i] [i][b]"... Her name is Freda and she's going home. We will use her to ascend to the very heavens."[/b][/i]