The Machine [Open/Accepting]

[lil_lollypop1]

"Sure..." Vincent muttered.
"Uncle..." Valkyrie finished. Both their words were dripping with sarcasm.  

[Eternal_PrinceOfFire]

"Oh, dear. The attitude's come back. Guess we have to do something about that. Well now that you know I'm family, then I can administer spankings" Dustin said.  

[lil_lollypop1]

Both of the twins glare angrily at Dustin before walking into the lab and starting to clean up.  

[Eternal_PrinceOfFire]

Dustin sent for some clean up tools and also for a few gloves and masks in case they were needed. Dustin began sweeping the area the closest to the door so that he knew the twins couldn't leave while he wasn't watching.  

[lil_lollypop1]

((Sooooo... since the twins are cleaning... I guess it's back to Lianne! ))

Lianne left the rebels and had them escorted out by a few of the guards so they didn't wonder off. Hearing that Damien was sleeping, she went to go work in the library until he woke up.  

[Eternal_PrinceOfFire]

Damien slept for a little while longer before waking up. He sent a messenger to see how his military suit was doing because he was not stepping out of the room in what he felt were pajamas.  

[lil_lollypop1]

The messenger returned, telling him the suit was already cleaned and pressed and waiting on a chair next to the bed.  

[Eternal_PrinceOfFire]

Damien thanked the messenger and also asked if he's supposed to keep the pajamas or leave them. After that he changed back into his military uniform and headed out. "Alright, soldiers. It seems we are done here unless the Grand Priestess has said she wanted to discuss something else" he said.  

[lil_lollypop1]

One of the guards walked up to Damien. "Sir, the Grand Priestess is in the library waiting for you. The clothes you can take or leave. Please follow me." The guard said.  

[Eternal_PrinceOfFire]

"Alright" Damien said. He took the clothes as a gift, but handed them off to one of the soldiers. He then headed down with the guard to the library.  

[lil_lollypop1]

The guard stopped at a set of large doors and turned to Damien and his guards. "I caution you to stay close. The library is larger then some king's palaces, and most of the grand priests could not even get around it without a guide. Some of the scholars go as far as to call it a labyrinth. Even I could get lost in it very easily if I get off track, and only few know it well enough to find you and help you out if you get lost." The guard warned, then opened the doors to the huge and gothic library. The guard led the group through several arches and tunnels coated with thousands upon thousands upon thousands of books, manuscripts, and ancient stones with texts carved into them. After a few minutes, the guard led them to a large opening where the ground spiraled with an ancient design made out of polished jewels. The entire library was dully lit, it held a dark and captivating air that made the entire place seem like some forbidden place. The entire scene was astonishing, and most would never believe that such a place could exist, let alone in a holy place. In one of the only corners of light in the room, Lianne sat a desk towards the window while reading a book on philosophy. Her figure seemed to glow against the sun's radiance in the room's darkness.  

[Eternal_PrinceOfFire]

Damien thanked the guard and then took a seat across from Lianne. "This is an interesting place. Why did you want to speak here and what would you like to discuss?" Damien asked.  

[lil_lollypop1]

"Yes?" Lianne asked, clearly lost in her book. She looked up slightly, then jumped with surprise when she saw Damien sitting down in front of her. She quickly put her book aside and pulled her veil back over her face, which she pulled back so she could read easier. "S-sorry. You surprised me." She said.  

[Eternal_PrinceOfFire]

"I see that either you're afraid of me or that you wish just to not show your face to people. It is unfortunate because you do have a very pretty face. However, that's not what we're discussing. Now back to my previous statement, what did you want to discuss here and why here?" the Diethelmian dictator stated.  

[lil_lollypop1]

"T-that's why I don't like people looking at it." She stuttered, but took a deep breath to regain her composure. "But yes, onto our discussion before we were interrupted. I was wondering what your punishment was for those who oppose your anti-religious rule."