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It didn’t take Khajhan long to pick up Sebastet’s trail and came out of the shadows close by to her and just stood there his hands crossed as he observed. He could tell that she was having a difficult time, and simply lowered his hands and stepped over to her and placed a hand on her shoulder, but didn’t say anything really he there wasn’t much he could say since he really had never lost like she had, it was one thing to lose your village, it was something else entirely to lose a love one. As he stood there with Sebastet his senses picked up on someone being close by and just looked in the direction of the person.

Sitting on a stone bench not far from them Arqden was quite content to sit there and read a book she’d barrowed from the library, her days were for the most part rather quiet and uneventful apart from the injuries she had to heal not long ago. She was deeply involved in her book as she occasionally would turn the page as well as every now and then reach for a cup that was sitting next to her with a pitcher sitting on the bench as well and would take a drink of tea she had requested be brought to her and resigned herself into a quieter lifestyle than she was perhaps used to but surprisingly it suited her quite well, all the while humming simple child’s lullaby she knew from her childhood.

Ashigaera moved about silently attending to things behind the scene during times when Lidia was asleep, the day was coming to a close which meant that she would be waking soon but seldom ever woke up much after dusk. A list in hand most of the things being handled and having been Lidia’s familiar for quite a long time it was no surprise that she tended to get the long list especially when there was work around the castle to take care of. Going through the garden she couldn’t help but notice someone heading towards the Library, looking up the sun was below the castle walls but still up, shaking her head there was only one person who was foolish enough to come out at the oddest of times and not be concerned about their well being her small form made her hard to see but perfect for when she needed to move around quietly. This time though her eyes were on Cain who appeared to be out sooner than he should be, must of thought that it was dark enough she guessed as she caught the attention of one of the maids and pointed in Cain’s direction “he’s at it again” she said, her almost childish voice hiding her age the maid sighed and replied “yes he is thank you best i go put something on him before he burns up” Ashigaera nodded and watched as the maid took off in his direction with some haste in her step stopping by a door briefly to get a cloak to throw on him before continuing, Ashigaera shook her head a moment before she looked at her list and looked around finding Sebastet out in the garden with a strange man and the elf that had arrived not long ago and just darted off in her direction.


Arqden looked up from her book and closed it when she heard Sebastet speaking to her about an issue and stood up stepping towards them “of course, I’ve got nothing pressing going on and the book isn’t going anywhere, I’ll do what I can to help however I can” she stopped when she heard someone “HEY Sebastet!” Ashigaera hopped up onto a bench close to everyone and stood there her eyes focused on everyone as she spoke “what do you want done with all the new equipment and old equipment that was in the armory? A lot of weapons and armor was damaged or destroyed, and the new stuff isn’t what we normally have laying around, think Lidia’s gonna be unhappy about that when she wakes up, also what’s going on?” Ashigaera was honest about Lidia’s mood she’d be very unhappy meant she had to spend a day or two figuring out what to do with most of it since the armory was before the attack filled to the brim with weapons and armor, now… well the first floor was full of holes and the equipment fairing no better, though she was somewhat curious about what was going on at the moment since she caught the tail end of what the Elf said.

Khajhan simply followed Sebastet wherever she went, though the elf’s assistance was a plus but what somewhat surprised him was the creature who’d shown up and just started talking to them, he had never really dealt with what appeared to be a familiar more so one that obviously had some free will and independence, Arqden looked at Ashigaera only having seen her a couple of times since arriving here it wasn’t very often she saw her or Lidia having met Lidia once one evening when she was heading to her room to turn in for the night, and Ashigaera following close to her.

Ashigaera nodded understanding fully and grinned “of course we’ll take care of everything per usual, as for Lio’s stuff” she hopped off the bench and walked over to her and placed a hand on her leg “don’t worry we’ll make sure it’s stored correctly like the rest” she looked at the Elf who seemed uncertain about her and just smiled “don’t worry elf, i’m harmless unless you are my enemy, you better hope I don’t find you if we are enemies” she looked up at Sebastet and continued “It would be nice to come out to hunt every now and then but I understand why, Lidia’s got this place running smoothly” Arqden spoke up “Lidia?” Ashigaera looked at Arqden and nodded “yup! She’s my contract holder, I am Lidia’s Familiar though if you ask me that could be a curse or a blessing, depends on the day” she chuckled a bit and continued “we’ve been together a good portion of her life and well beyond my own life” looking back at Sebastet and continued “we’ll make sure that runners are standing by with a couple of carts to scavenge anything useful after the battle is over” Ashigaera stopped when the maid showed up to inform everyone that Bane had returned and had a quest and just moaned and watched as Sebastet took off to see him with Khajhan close by looking back over to Arqden she shrugged before she darted off after Sebastet to see what was going on, Arqden wasn’t really sure what to think about a dragon being here but if they knew this dragon then obviously he wasn’t a threat to them and just sighed and started making her way that way as well.

Ashigaera nodded and replied as they made their way into the garden “no problem, if Lidia doesn’t get to it I’ll make sure that they are raw silk, I believe we have a sizeable amount of raw silk sheets in storage somewhere that was acquired since you’re time here” she paused when they entered the garden and accepted the ride on Bane’s shoulder graciously before she continued “as for the lighting might want to see it first as lot has changed since you were here last” she grinned and continued “the lighting was admittedly inadequate even for walking around that cave of yours so Lidia and I spent some time sprucing the place up a bit and making it more livable” she stopped when she heard Jenny Gasp in surprise, Ashigaera having a toothy smile on her face as she continued “Sebastet has done a lot with this garden though, Lidia’s efforts in finding the right people to care for it after it was restored is where the real work came in. Have to admit those humans do have a gentle touch when it comes to plants, could make some Fae envious for the skill and care they’ve put into keeping the garden maintained” Jenny was amazed by how vast it was but also how beautiful it was, without realizing It she had rested a hand on Bane’s forearm before she pulled away and stepped forward “it’s beautiful, to think that if things had been allowed to proceed, this place would have likely been put to the torch by my hand without realizing it was here” she paused when she heard someone clear their throat and turned to see who, a woman in a cloak casually walked towards them and spoke in a clear voice “that would have been most of unfortunate considering the time and effort put into this garden let alone this castle” Ashigaera waved at the woman and giggled “well, well… look whose up early for once” Lidia briefly looked up as the light was fading and pushed the hood back revealing her face and replied “kinda hard to sleep with all the racket going on, though having an unwelcome guest in my room when I got up was a unexpected surprise” Ashigaera looked confused “unwelcomed quest, I don’t recall anyone being there last time I looked” Lidia shook her head as replied “well there was someone there huddled in a corner he wore an unusual patch on his shoulder, was terrified, more so after he saw me get out of bed” she raised her hand revealing an RRT suppression patch and continued “must say he was a fine meal, especially after he tried to put a hole in me when he realized what I was” looking at Ashigaera as she sat on Bane’s shoulder and continued “though we’ll need someone to clean the mess up” she walked over to Jenny and smiled lightly “I suppose you’re a new resident here, we’ll have to get you sorted out, though it seems you’ve already been sorted and you…” she looked at Bane and shook her head “back from the dead are we, took your dear sweet time to show up again, we’d all figured you’d croaked at this point, I think at one point there was a discussion on how to handle the cave but since you’re back we’ll put that thought aside and sort out any issues you might have along with anything you’d likely need” looking at Bast and Desmond she raised an eyebrow and stepped towards them stopping in front of them both “does Sebastet know about him” Desmond nodded “yes she gave her blessing” Lidia nodded and replied “that’s good, I’ll see about making sure that the staff has moved your belongings to whichever room you two are bedding at, as well as have the tailor come in and verify your sizes for clothing so that there is a supply of adequate apparel that fits you”

While Lidia was talking Ashigaera looked at Bane and spoke softly to address his question “well the cooking staff has been outdoing themselves with a lot of meal choices, though I think the favorite is the smoked meats and fishes, as well as the fresh veggies, though honestly I think most of their meal choices are quite appetizing. As for what’s changed well, besides change in residence, I guess a lot of remodeling as taken place to make this castle more comfortable, though I think the biggest change has been getting the southwest tower in a livable state, Sebastet insisted on it getting it done sooner than later so a lot of staff and people from the village chipped in to get it done” Ashigaera stopped when Lidia stopped talking and looked at her “alright Ashigaera don’t hang around to long, we’ve got work to do later on now that we’ve got new residence to get sorted” Ashigaera chimed in “and attend to all the new gear and remodel of the entire first floor of the armory” Lidia sighed “seriously was that where all the noise was coming from, what happened?” Ashigaera replied before Desmond could “a fight the goons who’d shown up shot the place up damaging armor and weapons in the process and left us with stuff we don’t normally have laying around” sighing heavily Lidia nodded and replied “alright I’ll take a look at the armory and see what needs to be done, when your done, collect a couple of men to assist in sorting the gear out” Ashigaera nodded and watched as Lidia walked passed them heading into the reception hall a moment to attend to any issue that have arose since last evening. Ashigaera smiled as she checked the tobacco in her pipe and was happy it was still holding a light and just took a deep draw from it before she released it and grinned as she sat on Bane’s shoulder quite content to remain there for a while before she had to leave and attend to the matters at hand.

Jenny during that time had walked further into the garden just amazed by it and couldn’t help but look around, at one time she’d had a small flower garden that she tended but when her duties with RRT started getting in the way she couldn’t afford to look after it. For a moment she was lost in the garden until Arqden passed her by and smiled lightly as she sat down at the bench she’d been at not long ago, her tea having been refreshed by the staff and sat there looking at Jenny “amazing isn’t it?” Jenny looked at Arqden and nodded “haven’t seen anything like it” Jenny looked at Arqden slightly confused “you’re…” Arqden smiled and replied “yes an Elf, I’m a Liaison from the elvish realms at the request of King Lareth of the demon realm, I’m Arqden Graylock a pleasure” Arqden was being kind as her station required and watched as Jenny approached her “Jenny Lancaster” she was hesitant, Arqden could see It and spoke up “well Jenny, if you want some clear advise, why not spend some time here you may find that you’ll enjoy it here” Jenny was surprised and replied “I don’t know how I could, it’s not like I have a choice” Arqden raised an eyebrow and replied “everyone has a choice, after all he did why not you” Jenny looked in the direction Desmond who was occupied with Bast and replied “I can’t see how he could as well considering what we are and who we work for, it’s not like they’d let us leave willingly” Arqden nodded understanding a few things “well perhaps that is something you’ll have to talk to him about” Jenny simply nodded.