Then the being's gaze moved past her, to Noah, and to the small girl on his shoulder, and openly considered the both of them with interest.
"Though I confess, when we sent word to THE Hallowed Demesne asking for help with what is happening here, we did not imagine the answer would arrive in the form of a new Sword. I literally had to do a double take when you sent that message that you were escorting the potential solution over..." The gaze lingered, assessing.
"And a child. You will forgive our curiosity. Arkethys is not where one brings the newly sworn"
"You will forgive mine in turn if I keep the reasoning to myself for now, Andro" Dame Seraphine said evenly.
"The Order came from above. From THE Domicile. I assume that answers more than my explanation would."
That shifted the attention in the three Fifth Scale beings!
The foremost one's eyes sharpened, and the courtesy in his bearing deepened into something closer to gravity.
"From THE Domicile..."
