[center][h2]Southern District[/h2][/center]
[center][h3]Wayland Keep[/h3][/center]

[center][@Xaltwind][/center]

"[color=goldenrod]Ahhhh![/color]"

"[color=lightskyblue]Dance! Hold me![/color]"

The flash of light blinded all the knights in the room, everyone except Aun who managed to cover his eyes just in time. Almost as if he was aware of the magical insect the entire time.

[quote=Vanessa][color=lightblue]"You're coming with me~"[/color][/quote]

As the other Lot Knights recovered, the Incubus Knight faced Vanessa alone. His helmet concealed his face, but the Dark Mage could feel his intense gaze at her. "[color=lightyellow]This isn't amusing anymore, Vanessa.[/color]" He said to her, humor absent in his tone. "[color=lightyellow]I'm off to a mission far away from here. Somewhere full of danger. Please, I'm begging you. Just take Iskah away from here and find her another man. There's plenty out there.[/color]" He tried reasoning, nay, begging the Dark Mage. "[color=lightyellow]If not for your sake, then for Iskah's.[/color]"

Upon getting their bearings, the other Lot Knights pulled out their pistols and aimed at Vanessa. The cowled knight asked first. "[color=burlywood]Another suitress, Inky?[/color]"

"[color=lightyellow]Working for one. You remember the Lizardman Iskah?[/color]" The Incubus Knight replied. "[color=lightyellow]She managed to hire a helper for her... cause.[/color]"

"[color=burlywood]Then pay her off then. Double the price! How much is she working for anyway?[/color]" The cowled knight cried out.

"[color=lightyellow]I already tried. She was furious at the offer.[/color]" Aun recounted his and Vanessa's earlier talk. "[color=lightyellow]She's an [i]honorable[/i] Dark Mage.[/color]"

The cowled knight was in disbelief. "[color=burlywood]That's... a first. Never thought I'd ever meet one.[/color]"

"[color=lightyellow]Neither did I-- Huh?![/color]" Aun was suddenly lifted into the air, seemingly by telepathy but it appeared the still-invisible Iskah has opted to simply seize her target and hightail it out of there. It was a testament to Iskah's strength that she could lift a fully-grown knight in full armor seemingly without effort. "[color=lightyellow]Iskah! What are you--[/color]"

*CRASH*

The invisible Iskah and the still-shocked Aun hurtled out of one of the windows in the mess hall, leaving Vanessa with the other flabbergasted Lot Knights who were still aiming at the Dark Mage. "[color=lightskyblue]S-Shouldn't we be going after Sir Incubus?[/color]" Sir Dreams asked. "[color=lightskyblue]Or, you know, fighting this Vanessa woman now?[/color]"

"[color=goldenrod]We're not exactly equipped to fight a monster.[/color]" Sir Dances replied. "[color=goldenrod]I mean, these pistols will hurt but only if the bullets manage to hit her, and we each only got one shot.[/color]"

The cowled knight released an audible sigh. "[color=burlywood]I'm glad you two are polite enough to explain all that to her--[/color]"

*SLAM*

The doors to the mess hall slammed open and in came a very peculiar knight: This person wore the clothes of a Zipanguese onmyoji but wore a very knightly great helm. He pulled out a paper talisman, like the ones that Vanessa purchased from Rie, and accurately hurled it at the Dark Mage. Vanessa could feel powerful magic from the small piece of paper. It might be best not to get hit by any of those.