KISS AND MAKE UP ⚜ astrid

Waking up at midnight wasn't something that the holy mage expected to do. It probably had something to do with going to bed exceptionally early last night. She usually made herself get up at least after sunrise, but today seemed to be a special exception. Sighing, the Ace of Black Rose would step out of the Silver Moon Inn and see the sky painted a black colour. It was completely dark and there was no hint of light anywhere. It seemed to be snowing as well, except the snow was completely black as well. It felt more like powder as it slowly fell to the ground, however, the holy mage felt a dizzy spell come along based on the amount of powder to make contact with her skin. In a flash of gold light, Arthur would shield the holy mage from more powder as he carried the dizzy Saint back into the Silver Moon Inn. "Ah, thank you, Arthur. That could have gotten a lot worse if I stayed there longer." The aforementioned Heroic Spirit would shoot her a sideways glance, she usually didn't acknowledge his efforts so this was already somewhat jarring.

Arthur was merely assisting in her in walking because she was somewhat wobbly. Sighing somewhat loudly, her hand would gently go to her head as she felt a dull pain that was beginning to grow. While she probably should have checked her window instead of physically going outside, she didn't think that going outside would have consequences like this against her. Rolling her eyes, she'd look at her Heroic Spirit as she spoke, "Ah, that was silly of me. Sorry for burdening you when you were probably resting, Arthur." Arthur flinched in surprise due to expecting a sharp hit to the head. Usually, the holy mage's kind words were followed with flustered hitting but this time she just looked like she was contemplating her actions leading up to this point. She wasn't quite sure as to why she made such a simple mistake. She should have realized that it was dangerous. The powder that made contact with her skin, glowed a faint purple as it faded away. Her breathing calmed down and she sat down at one of the bar stools. Arthur looked at her with complete concern in his expression, "Lilium, are you okay?" Nodding wordlessly, the holy mage would barely keep her eyes open as she looked at the increasingly blurry figure of her Heroic Spirit. "Ah, don't worry about me. Just head back to Arcadia." She couldn't stop herself from closing her eyes and after she did, the holy mage would fall into a slumber as Arthur tried to rouse her awake. She was already acting somewhat odd so he knew that this was a lot more serious than it originally seemed. "Lilium, get up. This isn't funny." A somewhat uncomfortable expression overcame her face as Arthur scowled. She usually didn't act this careless, so why did she not react quickly to the black powder? It seemed to have no effect on him, so he needed to find some help while he could.

Holding his master in a bridal carry, Arthur would leap up to the second floor of the Silver Moon Inn. He usually didn't explore this floor because the only time that Lilium was up here was when she wanted to rest and he could do the same in Arcadia. He did have a general idea of whose room was where though. Running through the halls, the former king would find himself in front of the room of Astrid. There was a 50% chance she was in there because she doesn't always stay in the Silver Moon Inn. Hopefully, this was a special exception. Knocking somewhat loudly, Arthur would ask from the other side of the door. "Miss Foss, it is Arthur. I require your assistance at the moment." There was a sense of urgency in his voice and he looked at his master who seemed to grow more uncomfortable after he said Astrid's name. The fact that she was reacting badly to the White Dragon Slayer's name was a good sign because it proved that she was still able to process what was happening around her and wasn't in a comatose state. Under the ceaseless knocking Arthur was persisting with, the only other side in the hallway was the sound of the holy mage breathing, however, outside of the guild hall, the sounds of various creatures were growing closer and the ground began to shake gently. It seems that the night was just getting started.

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Hearing Astrid's unnatural confidence caused Arthur to almost want to warp back to Arcadia, sit down and scream quietly into something for a little while. What was even happening right now? First, Lilium was voluntary thanking him and praising his work and now here Astrid was full of herself, when days before, Lilium did everything in her power to make sure everyone around her thought less of themselves while Astrid was the most fragile thing in the universe. His master's eyes would flutter open, a shade of gentle green, which was someone odd compared to her usually golden or blue eyes. Was she planning on using the magic that she hardly ever practiced but then Arthur heard her calm breathing. She was using her empathy abilities to make sure that she had a level head while talking to Astrid.

The holy mage had blinked silently while Astrid spoke and contrary to what Arthur would expect, she simply smiled towards the rude comments toward her. Hitting the White Dragon Slayer with a genuine smile, the holy mage would curtsy, and take in a breath while preparing her response. Arthur breathed in and almost forget to breath out, depending on what his master said, it probably would decide if he was going to try to drink to forget this night. "I'm glad to see you with an air of confidence, fellow Saint." The holy mage would smile as she looked to Astrid's eye socket more than the woman's actual functioning eye. It seemed like she sort of jabbed the common maggot comment by saying fellow Saint. Even when she was acting weird, she found a way to make sure that Astrid didn't feel better than her. Without the gentle smile leaving her face, the holy mage would speak, "While I regret to inform you that I am still alive and I am asking for nothing more than your assistance, although perhaps my dear knight has feelings for you and has been using me as a front to get closer to you." The holy mage would feign an innocent gasp as she covered her mouth while commenting to herself. "Arthur, I never would have thought of you as the lewd type." Fanning her face, the holy mage would delicately place a hand to her head, almost mimicking someone who is about to faint.

Arthur had seen it all. How Lilium and Astrid were asking already pushed it in all honesty, but seeing them team up to almost bully him was jarring. The blond male looked like he was ready to scream but contained himself by clearing his throat. Astrid acting like she was all that was something but seeing Lilium almost act like a dignified noble made him want to throw up. It was so horribly out of character he didn't even want to think about it. "Sorry to betray your thoughts, but I just required assistance to see what happened in the surrounding area because outside of the Inn, is complete and utter darkness." Lilium nodded gently as the former king said this before turning to Astrid. "As one noble to another, I am requesting your assistance in investigating this issue. With our powers combined, we can solve this problem with utmost haste." Arthur turned to gag for a moment at the somewhat archaic language that Lilium was speaking, although it seemed she was ignorant to the sarcasm as she summoned a golden handkerchief from Arcadia in addition to a gold vessel of water in case he needed it. Her being this sweet and kind almost made him want to leave them by themselves to solve this issue by themselves, but like this, they might cause even more problems than usual.


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Lilium's smiling noble demeanor seemed to completely swap when Astrid leaned against the doorframe and scowled so openly in front of her. She didn't want to be groveling in front of this poor excuse of a woman in front of her. Deep inside, the holy mage was screaming for actually asking for Astrid's help. She knew that she was better than this and didn't need her help. But, due to the influence of the moon, she couldn't help to smile crookedly. Nodding quietly as Astrid spoke about her being a goddess, Lilium turned around to the front of the guild without another word. Arthur tried to get her to go back, but she simply brushed off his touch. Turning to glance at the white haired woman who was in the door frame, Lilium would have a sad smile on her face as she spoke. "I guess it'll be fine if the guild gets destroyed a second time. Once from you caring so much that it caused your emotions to run wild and a second time from a lack of emotions altogether. Good day, Miss Foss. May you enjoy your beauty rest." Lilium leaped down and began to walk towards the door, while Arthur stood bewildered in front of Astrid's door.

There was many things wrong with what just happened. Astrid's a side note at the moment because how Lilium just acted was... just terrifyingly cold. He sensed that she completely meant every word she said and she's never that honest with other people, much less herself. She'd probably had those thoughts only come across her mind once but the fact that she still spoke them said a lot. The power that the black moon was emanating was something horrifying if it could cause someone who is usually a pushover while insulting someone to legitimately mean every bad thing that she said. Arthur opened his mouth to apologize for the words that his master just spoke until he heard a screech. He caught Astrid walking over to the window and noticing the carnage first hand. With how she was acting now, she probably would cackle. Although, he raised an eyebrow in surprise when she turned back.

Chuckling as Astrid laid out her terms for helping, it seemed that the actual Astrid was still there buried under there. "Of course. I can pay you back and I'm already used to addressing you formally." Reaching his hand to shake Astrid's, Lilium would appear in a golden flash and stop him Heroic Spirit from shaking the White Dragon Slayer's hand. With closed eyes and a wide smile, the holy mage would coat her hand in gold magic as she took Astrid's man hands with her delicate fingers, almost reluctantly shaking them. However, when Lilium opened her eyes, they were a brilliant green as opposed to the normal blue or gold. When she opened her mouth, Arthur braced himself to hear the odd noble tone from her but he was surprised. "Ah, it's fitting that you'd be that cheap. You being called mistress probably isn't anything new so, now you just get to hear it from a refined tongue." Winking, the holy mage would smile kindly at Arthur as she spoke, switching tones. "Ah, Sir Arthur, if you would be so kind as to locate the source of all these tragedies, I would be extremely grateful."

Ah, she was using her experimental magic. By playing with her emotions, she was able to speak how she was truly feeling about Astrid specifically while still being under the influence of the black moon while talking to anyone else. Leave it to Lilium to use her magic to let her act petty even when she should not to be able because the world is literally forbidding her.


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