"I feared this day will come." The dark lord says. "Excuse me?" Kira asks confusion evident in her voice. The Dark Lord takes in a deep breath and lets it out. "You're not ready yet" The Dark Lord says. "Excuse me? I've been working my ass off all day every day, nights included, I hardly even have time for myself. Why? Just so I could be told this? I don't think so." Kira says, the anger in her voice evident even though she tries her best to suppress it.
"Watch your tone when you speak to me woman." The Dark Lord says with a warning tone. Kira is a bit shocked by the words of the Dark Lord. "Oh…So you get to get angry huh?" Kira says. "Fine. I'll play your game a bit longer." Kira says and then walks towards the door, opens it and tries her very best not to slam the door to the Dark Lord's study as she heads out. When Kira gets out of the Dark Lord's study she regains her usual posture, back straightened, chest out, head up high then heads for her quarters in the old castle. On her way to her quarters, she notices that everyone is staring at her as she passes, she tries to ignore them until it gets on her nerve. She stops walking and stands still in the middle of the hall. "Ok, that's it." She says as she halts in her steps. "You." She points towards one of the maids close to her. Shaking in her boots out of fear of what the Empress will do to her, she replies "Yes my lady?" "What's going on? Why's everyone staring at me?" Kira asks, her voice cold and emotionless. "Nothing my lady." The maid says. "Oh, so you're telling me that you all just decided to stand about idle and stare at me as I walk by." Kira says in a mocking tone. "No, my lady we were just looking at how stressed you are. With all due respect my lady, you need rest." The maid said. Kira lets out a sigh and mumbles something under her breath. "What was that my lady?" The maid asks. "Nothing." Kira says and is about leaving when she turns to the maid "Send the new girl to my quarters." She says and then finally leaves.
On getting to her quarters, she sits on her bed, taking off her coat and placing it on the hanger. She loosens the lace of her shoes and then takes it off. Just as she is about taking off her shirt, a knock is heard on the door to the main entrance to her quarters. "Good evening my lady. It's Neon's daughter, Clare. The one you kidnapped?" Clare says from the other side of the door, sarcasm and mockery evident in her voice as she spoke. She was about speaking again when the door to the room opens, reveling the Empress with an unimpressed expression on her face. "Seriously?" The Empress says while leaning on the door frame. Clare just stands there looking at Kira with a bored expression. "You called?" Clare finally says. "Yeah." Kira says as she leaves the door way and enters into her large sitting room heading for her room.
Clare enters the sitting room and her breath is taken away immediately. The interior decoration of the sitting room and most likely every other room in this quarter is better than anything she's seen so far in the castle. From the big double oak doors that welcome you at the entrance of the quarters to the inside, everything is beautifully decorated with no color other than red and black but still the place looks beautiful, the way the two colors complement each other in ways she has never seen before is what makes her wonder. "E-hem" The clearing of throat brings Clare out of her short daze. "Hmm" Clare says as she looks at Kira. Kira raises an eyebrow at her. "Oh yeah. Sorry." Clare says when she finally realizes and remembers why she was there in the first place. "You asked for me" Clare says. Kira just stands there looking at Clare. The silence is awkward for Clare as she stands some distance from Kira avoiding her gaze. "Follow me" Kira finally says. Clare heaves a sigh of relive as the cold gaze of the Empress finally leaves her. She follows the Empress quietly as they go into the hall, once again she is surprised by the delicate designs and decors in the quarters of the Empress. They finally reach an entrance with double doors decorated once again in black and red. The Empress pushes the door open and enters into the room, which happens to be her chamber or bedroom as others call it. "Woah…." Is all Clare can say. The size of the room is something else, the bed is so big as well. The paint of the room is a faded black and red, the furniture matching with the paint. Some of the decorations have a touch of gold on them. "Clare." Kira calls snapping her out of her daze. "Yes." Clare says. "Get my bath ready." Kira says. Clare stands looking at the Empress in disbelief but obeys anyways because she knows the Empress can have her head if she disobeys her. "Yes, my lady" Clare responds through gritted teeth.