[Kaguya]

She looked to him with a smile “Shade did not accompany me, I do not think the queen would like his presence, he will attack if I feel threatened” he said in honesty, it was more for the safety of others than anything else “Besides, my kind do not normally take companions... nor does his kind so I guess we are perfectly matched” she say happily as she watched the small dragon climb up his companion to sit on his shoulder, and watched as Demo came to sit on the chair beside her.

[Demo]

"Ah well that makes a lot of sense." He said in complete understanding. "Though would you excuse me a moment, I will be right back." He said rising from his chair. "I promise I won't get lost this time." He said looking at richard.

[Kaguya]

She smile contently as he spoke “Very much so, it is a pity he must stay where he is I feel so very vulnerable here without having a weapon or my mask on” she say her hand going to her arm, she would look down, she was lonely without her companion but smiled none the less “Please take your time, the ball is not going anywhere and nor am I” she say gently closing her eyes humming to herself

[Demo]

"Well then here hold my mask for me if you need." He smiled laying down the mask next to her. "I will be back lickity split, I mean soon." He laughed at the phrase he had just used and made his way to the lavatories.

[Kaguya]

She opened her eyes and held out her hands to take the simple and elegant mask “I will take good care of it for you” she say her eyes falling to the mask as she moved her thumb over it delicately “I understand, I haven't became that inhumane yet” she would say her hand clenching a little as she felt a little insulted that her intelligence had been attacked, but still she smiled “As I said I will be awaiting your arrival once more” she say closing her eyes

[Demo]

Demo cringed at the inhumane comment. He though inside his head, "What did you say dummy?" He tried to decipher it as he made his way to the lavatories. He ended up looking in the mirror and thinking to himself, "What are you hiding for?" And with this he removed the enchantment upon his appearance. His hair was now cut short and a golden blonde. His eyes now glowed like gold. Why he even thought that changing his hair and eye would stop him from blending in with the crowd before was beyond him. Along with this, his clothes transformed into a white and gold ensemble. Honestly if it was not for Richard he would look like another person. "Well lets see if I can figure out my way back." He said wondering down the halls, thankfully Richard had payed close attention and they were back to the grand hall. Sunlight now staring to slowly brighten the hall.

[Kaguya]

She would have continued to be sat in the same position that she had done before he left, her eyes where closed but her cheeks where wet, it wasn't like one such as her to show emotions let alone shed tears, but here she was a few specks of water on the delicate mask that sat on her lap as she realized one day she would lose all that she was and become like the rest of them. Hearing the quiet footsteps she opened her eyes and once again smiled “I am glad to see you have now dropped your façade and showed your true self” she whisper to him, as she stood her left hand going to her chest as she bowed “Warm returns” her voice was gentle and soothing as a mid-summer breeze

[Demo]

Demo pleasantly returned the bow. "I am sorry for that Ariiana. I was a tad foolish and scared to come here I must say. But you saw right through it. I appreciate it, you have know me for only a short while but you have been more of a friend than any before." His smile was warm and genuine as the sunlight that now leaked through the windows. He gently wiped the tear stains from her face. "What is wrong Ariiana? Was it what I foolishly said before I left?" Demo was not aware of the reason for the tears but he felt her tinge of pain at the touch of her skin.

[Kaguya]

She would stand and look to him with a faint smile “How where you to know? Not many of my kind still hold onto memories” her hand going to her necklace “One day I too will lose mine and at that point...” she bit her lip a little and shook her head, her ivory strands of hair once again dancing around her lithe form like newly fallen snow “I must not forget, I must remember” she would say quietly to herself before letting go of her pendant “You said you where of light, your hair and eye color where not right for a light Ascent so it wasn't to hard to figure out that you were wearing a mask” she would say as if it was a childish puzzle

Feeling his touch on her face she found herself pinking a little, it had been so long since someone had done such a thing, and for that second she relished in the kind act “You're words stung, it was almost as if you thought I didn't understand what you meant, that might be true in the future but for now I understand perfectly” she say holding his mask out to him “When I become like them fully, I will forget everything, even you... I want to cling to my happiness for as long as I can” she say letting him know why she had cried

[Demo]

Demo maintained his smile while she spoke of her dark fate. "Ariiana, how can you ever truely forget when you are not forgotten by those who knew you?" He had hoped he could comfort her in some way. "Tell you what, once you have finished what you are to do here, you can come visit my home and think it as a place where you are safe to remember. Where no one can take your memories away. You can..." He pondered to himself. "You can even write about your experiences in a diary of sorts? The mental memories might fade with time but you can always read that instead?" He was making sense to himself but he didn't know how Ariiana would interpret what he just said.

[Kaguya]

She looked to him with sad eyes “You may remember me, but to me you'll be nothing more than a stranger, and annoyance” she say remembering how others had treated the ones they left behind, the mere thought of such a fate made her feel cold and dead inside “I would like that...” closing her eyes she shook her head “Time will remove them it is part of the curse that comes with what I am” she say sitting once more “I will cherish my memories as long as I have them” she say the continued smile on her face showing that she had accepted her fate “Even if I was to write them down it would be as if it was someone else's life” she would finish “Thank you for the concern though Demo, it means a lot to me” she finish her glowing blue eyes looking out the window as a dove flew by

[Demo]

Demo sighed and made his way to the windows, leaning against the panes. "Well think about it then, But if you do ever write your memories down. It will be safe in my Library." He said smiling as the he also noticed the dove. "It is amazing how something so pure can survive around these walls."

[Kaguya]

She looked to him and nodded to his word 'memorys are important they make us who we are' she though to herself for a moment "Perhaps I can write them down anyway so I am not forgotten" she whisper, as vain as it was she didn't want to be forgotten, she wanted to leave some evidence that she had actually existed. Hearing his words she nodded "Think of it as balance... nothing is purely evil... there is always that small flicker of purity" she would say keeping her voice low lest her words be heard

[Michael]

Michael had been just beginning to enjoy his evening when it seemed the universe saw fit to draw chaos his direction. The instant he merely scented that aggressive aroma, his ears went back against his head and he let out a low, long suffering sigh. What was it now..? He'd had plenty of hatred from other races- but this one smelled like his own.

The tone alone made him straighten himself up unwittingly and out of habit, shoulders poised as his hands splayed along the table; as though he were getting ready to begin furious work at his sewing machine. A slip one way or another would take the tip of a finger and thread it mercilessly.

The question though, had the hair at the back of his neck standing on end, and he turned to look at this stranger who saw fit to use the same tone his mother always had when he was a kit. "Not that I don't appreciate the so nostalgic tone of disapproval; but what have I done Sir to warrant such a sudden and rude tone? I'm sure we're not acquainted enough for you to have that privilege." He fairly bristled, tone sharp, fingertips pressing into the tablecloth if only to keep them from jumping up to slap the intruder's face. He didn't care who he was- Nobody got to speak to him as though they were disapproving parents. He'd had enough of those already.

[Demo]

Demo looked to Ariiana, "You cannot have the light without the dark." He turned his head to gaze out the windows into the gardens. "Make no mistake of course, Darkness does not always mean evil as well as light is not always pure."

[Kaguya]

She kept her eyes on the sky and smiled "Yes, there nothing truly pure, be it good or evil there is always push and pull within existence" she say standing once more "Perhaps if we find a shadow I can introduce you to shade" her voice filled with longing "I didn't say that either did, that is misleading Demo..." she began and walked away, her movements as graceful as they always where "I believe that there is only one pure force within this universe..." she stopped and turned to look at him her eyes making contact with his own "twilight" she finished in a gentle tone