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She wiped her face remembering she was a warrior now and shouldn't have the time to cry. She put the small doll down looking to herself once more. She debated leaving the room but decided it better to stay in once place until someone came to get them for dinner. She was uncertain letting the others see her like this.

He took some time speaking with the king though he wasn't thrilled, he was happy it wasn't anywhere as bad as he had thought. He wondered though knowing it wasn't completely good but knew it was nothing that would put his friends in danger. He looked to the sky from one hall seeing the time of day and knew they still had time. He would rejoin the others looking about as they were all dressed up. He couldn't help but smile. "Well well, don't you all clean up nice. Where's Andrea?" He looked about the room not seeing her and wondered if she were avoiding once more.

He smiled nodding to each. "We're in no trouble. Apparently I'm stressing out over nothing. He wanted to meet my friends. For the most part is really is just dinner and entertainment. I do believe he plans on allowing us seats at one of the theaters, but only if you all want to go." He looked to them all a moment more. "Apparently Elizabeth had been spying on the group for some time and reported we needed someplace to relax safely where none could reach us." He sighed after a moment looking towards the doorway. "Think we should get her? Andrea I mean. I'm not sure how I feel about her being alone so much. I can't imagine it's healthy for her."

Andrea looked about her room soon seeing a door to a balcony. She decided it was time to clear her head and went out to overlook the inner walls of the castle. Everything was so light and bright. She could see people and guards about the inner streets and such. Many both mystic and human, even an elf or two she noticed. At least this place seemed to hold up to the rumors. She put a strand of her hair back as the wind blew. It had been too long since she took in the fresh air.

He chuckled at Sam's reaction then shrugged at Jack's question. "Or something." He turned towards Locke wondering but figured a nod would be fine. "I think I'll wait here. Though I hope she likes the formal wear. I guessed with everyone on who may like what."

Andrea continued looking about before closing her eyes. she wondered if there were a way other then where she hid her dagger to bring her sword with her. She didn't particularly like being unarmed, but given her outfit she doubted it would be in good form, nor would it match. She was used to wearing dark things, this was a bit lighter then what she was used to. She sighed opening her eyes once more looking about the streets below.

She turned hearing Locke and nodded before she realized he couldn't see her. She sighed turning back towards the view below. "It's unlocked." She would then wait for him unsure of what he wished to speak of to her.

He turned watching Locke go to Andrea's room and smiled. "I know it's not my place, but, is anyone else wondering if he still loves Andrea like he had before Demona came into the picture?" He knew Jack would know what he was talking about but wasn't sure if that was one of the things that had been eating away at Locke.

She listened as Locke spoke nodding and shrugging here and there. She eventually would turn entering the room from the balcony once more and looked to what he was speaking on. "It was my only defense for a long time, weak or not." She looked about the room then back towards him. "I've seen worse castles. And nowhere is a prison if I don't wish it to be. I'm not a fan of most royalty. But that's not why you're checking in on me is it?" She looked to him trying to see what his true thoughts could be though knew she didn't have that gift.

She looked to him, then away. She sighed nodding. "I lied earlier, I remembered before I went through the portal, during the time you lost your arm. I remember home, the destruction, the things I did for the order leading up to being in that tube for many years to heal. A battle with the portal opener, not the one that was taken, but the lead. It had almost killed me. The tube was sustaining me, and growing my gift. I remember everything, even you." She looked back to him. "I didn't know what to say or how to tell you without you being hurt." She moved to the door of her room opening. "She loved you you know. Your stepmother at the village. You were her baby as far as she knew, just as Zhin was. You both were adopted by her. She couldn't have her own children. Zhin once told me letting you go was the hardest thing she ever had to do, but had you stayed that night, you would have been killed like all the others." She turned leaving the room and entered the hallway looking about. She knew someone would come soon to bring them to dinner.

The steward soon came gathering the guests and bringing them to the dining hall. Within beside the king's chair was a woman with a gray almost black hair in a dark green dress, her eyes also a gray in coloring. She would stand smiling before taking a seat like the others, Drake taking a seat across from her, Sam and Jack to one side together, Locke and Andrea to the other.

The king would finally enter the room seeing all rise before taking his seat and calling for the meal to begin. The chatter would be light but he was curious. "So tell us Drake, however did you manage to become part of such a mixed group? It's so unlike you to be around others in general. I'm glad to see you're not being as antisocial as you were."

Drake looked to the king as they ate and shrugged simply. "It just sort of happened. I didn't agree with the way the Order was treating someone, and they were on the same goal I guess you could say." He looked to the woman across from him not having seen her all dressed up in a while. "It's nice to see Elizabeth is being so formal this evening." He listened to them chuckle but looked to his friends unsure about how they were doing.