Channelknight Fadran

They reached a kitchen, and Val gestured at Ni. "Veila, meet Ni. Ni, meet Veila." She turned to Veila and whispered into her ears. "He doesn't talk, like... at all, so..." @S4S

"You... understand this pain, then?"

"A spy? Who? And from whom?"

"Execute them both. Is it safe to end the lockdown?"

"Alright. Follow me." Valzwyn started running up some stairs.

"I hope 'we caught the assassin' is part of it."

"Yep! Plenty!" Val looked over her shoulder. "Do you mind if we bring one more person?"

Tears silently worked their way down Janice's face. She grabbed her cloak--she'd gotten a new one during their shopping trip--and flung the hood over her face; but the once-familiar served only as a reminder of her pain, and a time when nobody had ever loved her. How could she have thrown away something so valuable as her best friend? What had led her to do something so rash and wrong? She pulled her hood down lower, shoved her hands deep into her pocket, and kept her head down. Hiding her pain was something she'd grown weak at doing during these last few weeks, but her old instincts came to her aid steadily. Don't cry. Keep your head low. Don't think about it. Don't think about it. "She's not my friend," Janice whispered, trying to convince herself, but the words only hurt more. Why couldn't she push the pain away? Why couldn't she push any of her pain away? "I ha--" she swallowed. "I hate--" But she didn't. "I want you back..." her voice cracked. "Come back, Cadenza... I'm sorry..."

"Nice to met you, Veila!" Val shook her head. "Want a tour of the secret rooms of this place? I guess you already found your way through the tower proper."

"Okay. Let's go." Janice started walking towards their apartment, hands in her pockets; head hung.

"Well... we're changing that. Here and now. I've decided that you're going to be my friend now." She stuck out her hand. "My name is Valzwyn. Yours?"

"Really? I wish I never had to go to school." Val shivered. "Rough three years I had there..."

"Could you come with us? We... have extra... space... now."

"Thanks. Let's... go back to our apartment."

"Um... before we go anywhere or do anything... can we go to bed?" Janice asked. "I need... time." @Random Bystander @Vapor @Matrim's Dice

"You have perfect memory? You must have amazing grades in school..."

"Same. Fire away, kiddo."

"Nath?" Fadran frowned. "You... okay, pal?"

"Sure! But you have to promise not to just walk into other people's houses and towers and stuff, because that's kinda rude."

"You can stay with us, if you want."

Val shrugged. "I dunno. But she can be here, at least."

"They can be here if they want."

"Sure! What, were you trying to tell them to leave?"

"Hm?" Val looked at them. "Oh, hi! Welcome to my tower!" @Random Bystander

Val poked her head out from a secret passageway. "Hello? Someone called my name."