Knight of Iron

"Wait! This is someone's property."

Orpheus immediately went on the alert. "What are you doing here?" He reached for his knife.

"Uh, hello?" asked Orpheus, who was just exiting one of the rooms.

Exodus snarled at Avren's weakness and stretched forth his hand, pulling something from his robes before doing so and pointing it at Avren. He muttered something under his breath, and a small silver tendril of light whipped forth from the small object in his hand and, without any sound, slipped straight through the boy's chest. He took a step closer towards him and gave a small smile. In his moment of magic, his illusion of Xeus flickered, for a second revealing himself underneath. Exodus's expression became peaceful, and his eyes stared directly into Avren's. Suddenly, without so much as a twitch of his smile, still maintaining eye contact, Exodus's voice speaks in Avren's mind. You are bound to me, Avren. Now, let's get ready to leave, shall we?

"I just had four babies." - @AonEne

Fresco looked around and found some people. "Hi!"

Cruz coughed.

Orpheus took the plate from Ni and felt the darkness that resided within him, that drove him to his anger, retreat slightly. Where had that mysterious boy come from? And why had he made such a mess? He hoped Val wouldn't be too mad he had smashed some old dishware. "I... I must say goodbye. To them." He moved to leave through the door with them and to find Minuet, Ara... and Xeus, he supposed. Exodus's patience was just about over with with Avren. He grabbed the boy's wrists in quick motion and sent a jolt of energy through to him. "Avren, please. Pay attention. Your life could be at stake."

"Why are they leaving!?"

"What?" said Orpheus. "Where are they?"

Orpheus rolled his eyes. "Like, with the dead dragon and all that."

"Up where you came from."

"What's going on up there?"

As soon as Cara finished her words, Orpheus felt something stir in his mind. Something wasn't right, but he couldn't place what. "Correct," he said.

Fresco kicks his snowman over and walks on in the direction the group was going.

"I... can't say."

"If you stay, I'll need to tell Shadow what you are. But... you'd be safe with us." Orpheus looked at the mess he had made and sighed. Why had he been taking out his anger? "Just... frustrated with this stupid quest."

Orpheus turned, somewhat surprised. "...who's this scary little thing?"