"Don't worry, sister. At least my image still commands respect and fear." Lilith proudly tells Eda before posing in front of a Coven recruitment poster of herself, in which she is making the same pose. The poster is promptly torched by a garbageman holding a flamethrower.
"You're a traitor!"King laughed.
"What's going on? This is anarchy," Lilith remarks in disbelief, "who told you to do this?"
Three new Coven recruitment posters are launched against the wall behind Lilith - who ducks to avoid being smacked in the face by one. The posters presenting an image of the Golden Guard and Silver Knight.
Luz carefully examines the posters before grabbing one off the wall asking, "The Golden Guard and Silver Knight? Did you know them in the Coven, Lilith?"
"Unfortunately, I did," Lilith responds with displeasure before snatching the poster from Luz, "they always got special treatment because they were the genius teen prodigies. But they're both really just a bunch of brats. Especially the Silver wretch. If they end up in charge... vomit."
Lilith quickly crumples up the poster and tosses it to a trashcan. The paper hovers over the trashcan right before entering it, and flies back to adhere itself onto Lilith's face. The woman tries to tear it off to no avail, and gives up when stalking off.
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The Silver Knight, breaths out in relief when stepping out of his room and sauntering down in one of the many stretched out hallways of the Emperor's Castle. Numerous Coven Scouts and Guards immediately straightening up in position by the incoming Knight; not wanting to be caught slacking off.
However, The Silver Knight was highly aware of their lackadaisical approach to their current duties before he appeared - so he can't wait to concern himself with tormenting them another time.
The Knight reaches the entrance hall of the castle, spotting just the person he was looking for - the Golden Guard.
"What are you doing here?" The Guard lamentably questions the Knight when turning around to face them.
"Why so displeased to see me? Can I not bid my fellow superior a farewell before leaving for his mission?" Said The Knight, a noticeable patronizing tone to his voice.
"You are staying here and completing all the files and documents given to you." The Golden Guard sternly averred - knowing the Knight, he'd wander off to entertain himself from dying of boredom with sorting documents.
"I have already finished off with those. I think it is about time I was sent on a proper mission - I have been cooped up in my room for centuries." The Silver Knight whined.
"Then they will be more papers for you to keep yourself entrainment," The Golden Guard shot back and pointedly looks at the Knight, "you are going to follow orders and doing as you are told - you will listen to me because I am, as you so eloquently put it, your superior."
The Silver Knight scoffs with a roll from his eyes. "Of course, I also do as told and never get in your way," the Knight says when turning around to head back in the castle, "even if we both know I would do bring back far greater results than you ever will."
The Silver Knight promptly walks away with the Golden Guard huffing loudly and pulling out his artificial staff to ride to the location of his mission.
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At the Simmering Shoals of the Demon Realm, the Golden Guard looks up and spots shadows upon the open cave wall of the ridge; Eda and Luz 'fighting' the Selkidomus. Luz slays the beast, and begins dragging its head into the Guard's view.
Upon the many jagged peaks of the ridge, the Silver Knight's presence goes unnoticed from the others as he watches the whole situation from a great distance.
"Oh, that thing smells awful. Why are you touching it with your hands? Gross." The Guard gagged at the disgusting smell.
"You're gross," Luz shot back, "now give me King."
"Actually, he smells pretty bad too. Take him." The Guard tosses King's birdcage to Luz, and the Knight spying decides to silently take his leave.
"Thank you for your service. You can find your own way home. And try to stay out of trouble," the Golden Guard states sinisterly, "the Emperor is not a merciful man.
"Byeeeeeee!" The Golden Guard waves before he gets on his staff and vanishes in the blink of an eye. Luz blows a raspberry after he leaves.
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Hunter enters his room once reporting back to the Emperor.
"I know you are in here." Said Hunter as he closes his bedroom door; revealing Aspen standing there with his arms behind his back.
"If I were you, I would have killed both the Owl Lady and her rugged human - torture them even before their arrest just to be merciful and generous." Aspen wickedly claims with glee; Hunter already knowing that he had a twisted smile on his face even with their silver mask obscuring it.
"Would you get out of my room? No one is allowed in here at all times no matter the circumstances, and the rule applies to you as well." Hunter expressed his displeasure to Aspen invading his personal space.
"You are really no fun, urrgh, how dull. All I wanted was a heartfelt chitchat on how terribly you performed on your mission - I am surprised Belos was fairly pleased with you, seeing as you managed to be easily tricked." Aspen responded, seemingly unconcerned and insinuating to something else.
Hunter doesn't bother on looking further into what Aspen could be hinting at and continues on, already fed up with the other boy. "Your opinion of me and what I do does not matter to me. They are not absolute in my eyes and never will be. Your are also getting on my last never, now get out!"
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