Back at the ship, she finds everything still as she left it, the bots and disciples in defensive positions. "Hmm..." Mary tilts her head. "This...
The scientist clad creature looks confused for a moment, as though the idea of an individual name is strange to it, but it recovers. "This form...
Lord Wulkin stands silently for several moments, before striding to his desk. "The boy wants to discuss a personal matter with me? Or is it you,...
"I'm afraid not." She shakes her head. "Only the project director had the access card, and I haven't found their body among the fallen."
"Yes." She nods. "Either the human researchers, or the entity which took over their bodies. Possibly both." The scientist shrugs. "Yes, your ship....
An imperial escort flies her through the city, to the capital manse of House Wulfkin. Elevated on a hill over the rest of the city, the building...
"I've still been trying to ascertain the utility behind these." She points to the fleshy beings in the tanks. "They're mostly human derived, but...
He chuckles, and kisses her forehead. "As will I, my love." He gives her ass a smack. "Now, time to get to work." He exits the room.
"My own hypothesis was that it, if it's corporeal in nature, would be located in one of the cities. Most likely, the largest one." Vizelle notes...
"Good idea. I owe her, too, for getting solid proof on Ingrid." He frowns at the mention of the woman he once trusted, before shaking his head....
[SPOILER] Surprisingly, the prince is still mostly sober, but Elena is able to probe his thoughts nonetheless. She quickly discovers a fact he...
"My kind do not think like yours. I have no 'feelings' on the thing in control here, other than curiosity. When we have made contact, and I gain a...
"Not much, I'm afraid. We only had the one conversation." He shrugs. "From the sound of it, though, she's still on the planet, or at least she was...
"Being on bad terms would require that we know one another. We do not." The scientist frowns. "Nonetheless, I believe that it has not appreciated...
The maid curtsies, and leaves without another word. Carius kisses her softly as she approaches, before raising his arm so she can help with his...
Reaching out, she feels that whatever is controlling the scientist is incredibly alien, and physically located somewhere else entirely. She could...
Carius looks at her in the window, as the maid silently pins on his ceremonial medals. "Hey there. It felt like a crime to leave you when you were...
"Unfortunately not, at this moment." The scientist shakes her head, before laughing, the sound alien and strange coming from a being who hasn't...
The next morning, she's awakened by the cold and empty realisation that her son is no longer in her arms. Opening her eyes, she sees him standing...
The scientist shakes her head, and then shrugs. "Something is in control of this planet. I don't know who, how, or why, but a force, a foreign...
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