Twilight On The Fields of Rice

[Ress]

Resplendent wood, 2

* Sentinel nodded, then smiled a strange, yet excited smile, before giving Lirimana a bow*

" Yes, yes of course. do wait outside... I will request Zeriku would bring the manse around for you... give me fifteen minutes"

* With that, Sentinel disappeared in a shimmer of golden essence, leaving only a portion of distorted space in his wake*

* Sai said nothing, just smiled a nostalgic smile at the sight of Sentinel*

[Lirimana]

Resplendent Wood, 2

*Lirimana's eyes narrowed a little at the expression that was painted across the guardian entity's face. There was something fishy going on, and perhaps Sentinel really was a part of these murders. She just hoped she was wrong... She nodded to the disappearing image of a man and shrugged. Turning, the Twilight saw the smile that Sai held and she sighed inside. It was as though there was something that everyone was hiding from those in this current lifetime. Could it be that this event was something predestined or planned by the previous incarnations and, in the case of the Field Gods, current lives of the land's residents? She never knew any of them in their former lives, so who knew what they were really like? It wouldn't be hard to believe that none of them were as they appeared to be, not after meeting the people she had. Especially Arachnia, that many-faced spider-witch*

Well, Sai, I guess it's my time to head out. Thank you for the help

*she smiled, trying to keep the wondering expression from her face, as she walked towards the door. She had fifteen minutes to dwell on these things. Even so, she knew for sure that she was farther behind the others than she would like. Most likely, anyways. Though with a Manse that can travel across the empire in only a few minutes,the Twilight was sure that Arachnia was farther in the investigation on her end than she was. Once she was outside, Lirimana simply stood and waited, letting her many thoughts roll through her mind*

[Ress]

Resplendent wood, 2

*Truer to his word than she would have guessed, within five minutes, the form of the huge silvery structure phased into existence, a good walk away, but far closer than it had been moments ago. The gates of the manse were left open, as if beckoning her to enter. A soft communitive click could be heard, the same sound Sentinel made whenever he phased in or out of an area*

[Lirimana]

Resplendent Wood, 2

*Lirimana blinked out of her reverie as the grand Manse appeared nearby and she looked at it in a giddy wonder. Maybe now wasn't the best time to be admiring a building, when her Emperor was losing days, but she just couldn't help it. To her, attractive men and women and well-built wares and buildings had a very similar effect. Taking in a breath, the chocolate-skinned woman walked towards the doors and inside the Manse, looking around at the flowing silver walls and the soft lighting of the place. Walking down the hall, she looked for the control room, trying to keep note of where she had gone already*

[Arachnia of the Hour]

Resplendent Wood, 2

*an image of silver essence formed twenty feet down the hall in front of the Twilight before she found the control room and the figure bowed. She was a voluptuous woman with long legs and hair that fell to a little past her shoulders. She wore a dress in a style that we would recognize as modern chinese, though the garment was sleeveless and the sides of her skirt were missing, showing off those well-designed limbs. The figure bowed to Lirimana and gestured as the Manse stopped*

We have arrived, Solar. Shall I show you the way out?

[Lirimana]

Resplendent Wood, 2

*she looked a bit startled as the woman showed up. Lirimana assumed that this was the Zeriku who operated this Manse, just like Sentinel. She shrugged, disappointed that she couldn't continue to explore the place*

Sure, I have to go find Quar-Zagot, now, but I hope that I can travel in here more often. It's so much faster than running...

*As she was shown out, Lirimana continued to look around and enjoy the place, knowing that she would have to go and talk to the Elemental. He didn't seem so bad once you got to know him as him and not a slave..*

[Ress]

Resplendent wood, 2

* Waiting just outside the mobile manse, stood the 5' 10", cloth wearing dragon. His white and black streaked hair spiked up in all directions, accenting his marble colored skin. A small smirk played across his lips as he saw Lirimana exiting the Manse.. seeming as though he were almost nostalgic from it.

Despite being a Lesser Elemental Dragon, Quar-Zagot was still used to being a diminutive elemental, much like how he remembers himself in the first age.*

" I was told to meet you here, Lirimana,so here I am. What is there I can do for you?"

* He spoke as though he were still a tiny rock elemental with a Gilligan build, rather than the ( Appearance 4) potential mover and shaker with a Goku build*

[Lirimana]

Resplendent Wood, 2

*As Lirimana stepped outside she laid eyes on the extremely attractive man nearby. At first she thought it was just a very hot passerby of some sort, but then she realized that the color scheme and the marble texture of the man's skin just didn't work. She had never seen Quar-Zagot in his human shape, but she really didn't mind the opportunity. She realized, after a moment, that she was staring and closed the space that was growing between her lips and averted her gaze so as to recover her composure and attempt to make it look like she wasn't doing what she obviously was. Why did he have to be so sexy? Those muscles and that cute demure attitude made her face heat up and she couldn't help but smile. Reminding herself that she was here to question him on the murder, Lirimana nodded to him and finished walking over to a more appropriate space. No use in yelling, right? There seemed to be quite a bit of nostalgia going around today, Quar-Zagot being the second one in the last hour. With those expressions on everyone's faces, the Twilight couldn't help but feel a little left out and out of place. There wasn't any good reason for it, but it seemed like everyone was expecting the considerably more powerful and likely more respected Empress to show up and it was just Lirimana. She shook the thought from her mind and focused her thoughts on the task at hand*

Well, Quar-Zagot, I understand that you ran by just before the attack on the city I've been given governance over and I would like to ask you some questions

[Ress]

{ Continued in City proper under " Dragon at Twilight " }