[center] [color=gold] [h1] Maria von Hohenzollern [img] http://i.imgur.com/mHxQYPc.jpg [/img] [/h1] [/color] [/center] [center] [color=gold] [h2] Royal Capital Lugnica [/h2] [/color] [/center] [@liferusher] Another strange individual had appeared before Maria. These last few 24 or some odd hours have definitely shown her there were many foreigners in her city now, and for whatever reason they had appeared without warning. Kidnapped or not, there was clearly an issue with the immigration in this city, or perhaps even the kingdom as a whole. Someone had allowed another strange person into her station. It was not unheard of. She had given an order to her Knights to be on the lookout for anyone that looked suspicious in the same vein as the other “otherworlders”, though Maria had no understanding of where these people came from or just who they were in general. [color=gold] “Well, I would not be able to assist you if you do not tell me your home. This is the Kingdom of Lugnica, and I am a Knight. Even if you are not from Lugnica, it is my duty to assist those who have strayed from their flocks.” [/color] Maria was someone who believed in the ethical treatment of all those around her. Unless someone has proven themselves irredeemable in her eyes Maria would at least treat them with the respect they deserve as individuals. Perhaps that is why the Iron Bell Knight’s commander tended to be liked by the people. She had no concept of elitist views that would disrupt the likening of a pretty typical knight. [color=gold] “There have been several cases of people being displaced from their homes and not being able to identify where they had come from. At the very least the maps of Lugnica held little understanding to where each person had arrived from. Where do you come from, Shiina?” [/color] There were only four nation states that Maria knew of, and none of the dressings or the mannerisms of those she had met matched any description of these other nations. Perhaps there were other lands that no one had ventured to where these people came from? The world was said to end at the Great Waterfall, but even then it was not certain and there was reasonable evidence to suggest the world was round, but this information has been mostly suggested to be the dribblings of scholars who’ve had one too many. [color=gold] “Though I might be a stranger, I do wish to help those in need. Do not be shy,” [/color] Maria said with a smile upon her face. Though she had been defeated as a person only yesterday, she could not ignore the strifes of those around her. Being a rolling stone might mean you don’t accumulate moss, but the world would be boring if everyone avoided creating ties with others. “Humanity” was more kind than that, no? That was about the time where Maria heard a certain sound. It came out of nowhere, but it was abrupt enough to remind her of herself, if only a moment. There were times that Maria would force herself into working hard that she would collapse from hunger in her trainings. Perhaps she was not the best teacher, but she did try her best as a student to learn the style of swordsmanship her adopted father was proud of and to live her best to match the Hohenzollern name. With a cough to try and dispel any sort of awkward feelings that might have been lingering from her “outburst”, Maria spoke. [color=gold] “Eh hem. I am sorry for my outburst. Though I don’t really know what this … ‘Baumkuchen cakie”, was it? Not really sure what sort of meal that might be, but if you want I would be willing to pay for a meal in the city if you are hungry. I am not so heartless to let you starve yourself.” [/color] [hr] [center] [color=MidnightBlue] [h1] Chastity [img] http://i.imgur.com/mfBWCK2.png[/img] [/h1] [/color] [/center] [center] [color=MidnightBlue] [h2] Royal Capital Lugnica [/h2] [/color] [/center] [@Zelosse] [color=9966CC] “Ah I see you have arrived, friend. Just as I had been told by my Fair Lady, you have arrived. Your ‘love’ must be grand if the Fair Lady wished for you to meet with a Bishop of my calibre. [/color] It could not have been anything less than a simple house in the middle of the city. Something so simple, inconspicuous, and perhaps even dreary. Surely not the sort of place you’d expect to see a Bishop of the Witch. Perhaps that was why it worked out as a hideout. It was decorated, designed, and constructed as if a layman home. Perhaps some farm that produced local groceries or something akin to that.It was a bit out of the way from most roads in the city, and was a bit difficult to travel to under normal circumstances. One wouldn’t just “pass by” the area unless they strictly had business in this section of the city. Sitting in the living room table was Chastity. Perhaps he didn’t seem too out of place in the simple area, but his personality was too eccentric to be a workman. Of course, he seemed to carry himself with some sort of dignity, but his crazed obsession would not allow him to be a “simple man”. There must have been a reason why he was chosen as a Bishop over any other individual in the entirety of the world. And that was because … [color=9966CC] “Fear not about anyone hearing you. This place is so isolated that it would not be untrue to state this place to be deserted. Not only that, but in the event we were discovered, I have a few of my “friends” around to call out anyone coming, and there are a few paths underground that lead out of the city.” [/color] Chastity was not the sort of man who didn’t plan ahead. Even with his Authority, of which was one to rule all of the world, But he was not the one to sit in the throne. It was decided long ago, when he had made his deal, that “She” would be the one on the throne. [color=9966CC] “But enough about me. I want to know more about you. More specifically, why my Fair Lady has gained an interest in you. Perhaps you were made to be like me? But then where is your gospel? Ahh, it is confusing. I don’t like confusing things, so I figured you could clarify it with me, seeing as we are friends, right?” [/color] [color=9966CC] “Well I suppose none of that is too important. I simply am glad to have gotten an ally who enjoys disarray as much as I do.” [/color]