[b]Chloe tried not to stare, hiding the blush that wanted to rise in her cheeks... Instead she turned to the pale man with hair red like blood... Quite different than Chloe's who had hair like a warm fire.[/b] [i]"Well... Interesting seeing you here, Aurie..."[/i] [i]"Likewise, Empress..."[/i] [i]"Care to explain?"[/i] [i]"Crisis at the citadel... Your parents have been overthrown and the laborers are being executed... I came to seek your help before your... Mutt... Came and disrupted me..."[/i] [b]Chloe raised her eyebrow at the Inquisitor who was mostly left in burnt rags... He was fit, but lean and lengthy... Most likely a man who issued commands more than carried them out.[/b] [i]"Is that so...?"[/i] [b]Chloe's gaze clouded for a moment as Aurox looked at Desmond, his expression still reading like a frustrated military officer... But he didn't move, continuing to lay still as the monks whispered among themselves...[/b]