Aeriseth
Outside the Temple
Always one to rain on people's parades, Aeriseth headed straight for the Temple, calming down a bit from her anger. She could be a bit of a hothead when things didn't go her way, despite her normally lax and sensual nature. As she approached the looming edifice, the Envoy slowed, fluttering her wings at a much more leisurely pace than before. As she expected, he was here. She knew Alexander would be here because she knew him like the back of her hand. There was nowhere in this city that her old friend could escape from her.
Ignoring her son and the guards who were expecting her, she flew towards him, crossing her arms over her chest in mid-air. "Can you
please tell me what the
hell is going on? I'm honestly at the end of my patience here, and if I don't get an explanation soon, someone's going to get punished." She glared down at where Galizur stood, grabbing Alexander's elbow and pulling him towards the ground after her. "Don't think you're getting out of this one, Alex. Don't even try. This is
your responsibility, too." With the full intent of finding out why the boy was spreading these rumors, she landed swiftly, willing her wings to disappear from sight once more. They'd served their purpose. As she walked towards him, carrying an air of haste and hostility, the guards cleared a path for her and bowed to her presence. Aeriseth paid them no mind.
Eddie, the thief girl from the golem, and a random dancer seemed to be there as well. Just in time, she caught Eddie releasing the kid from his grasp, looking quite peeved. Of course, she understood the sentiment. With her hands on her hips like your typical pissed-off mother, The Temptress glowered down at her son with her chin tilted upwards in a condescending gaze, as if she were establishing her superiority. He looked so much like her. Uncannily like her, in fact; down to the hair color, eye color, skin color, face shape... His horns were different, though. Much smaller.
"You. Listen. I'll give you ten seconds to explain this business with the Cradle to me, and you'd better make it snappy. Thanks to your loud mouth, the entire city is starting to gossip and panic over a rumor." Taking a glance towards the Temple, Aeriseth's lips pressed firmly into a straight line. There was no way someone could've stolen the artifact. Only the best soldiers were stationed there and- ...
The golem attack... She thought, turning to stare down her guards. They must have abandoned their posts while all of that was being taken care of.
I swear, after this is over, every one of them will be executed. Can't believe we hired such fools for this task... Whether the stone had really been taken or not, it didn't matter. She wanted to see some discipline. Thinking these things, she turned her stern gaze towards Alexander next to her as she waited for Galizur to spill.