Kathy
**Elias Armin
Stormalong, S. Feyshore**

Elias walked with Anya, and after he finished his words, he heard the ones that she had to share. They were good ones. He was glad she agreed with his sentiment, perhaps even more than he himself did. But, she had every right to, considering what the man had put her through. 

Then the questioning resumed. Oh, the questioning. This one even more pressing than the last. But, as last time, Elias had an answer, and it may be one that would shock her to hear. 

"Why did I come here? I think it an obvious answer, Ma'am. I'm simply obliged. To hear the direct call of the Eclipse Gaurd and to not answer it? I would have to be a man of no honor." 

The first question was of Anya's was answered. But that was the easy one. All Elias had to do was to be honest about it. He thought himself an honorable man, or, at least he liked thinking himself one. But, now, it was time for the grander of his two responses. 

"As for why I reached out, it is because I know that you are not like your father. Or, at least that you were not... You see, Miss Durkhan, I mentioned earlier that I had not seen you. But, some had. Those some being members of the Eclipse Guard." With the reveal of what may possibly be a hard truth to Anya, Elias gave the lady just a short moment to process before he continued on. "Yes, the Eclipse Guard had watch on you. Ordered by the Head Knight, seniors of the guard would watch you. Ensure your safety."

"I was not one of those people. But, they had things to tell. Like you and I both know, people talk. They told us, they told me of a little girl. A little girl with friends. One who chatted with those friends, thought seemingly happy thoughts, and at times looked as though she dreamed of more even in the face of the hardships in front of her. And, so, if even a bit of the spirit of that little girl stands in front of me now, I do know that you are not like your father." 

With his quiet speech finished, Elias fell silent and allowed the woman in front of him the floor of conversation once more.
Alex
Anyanka Durkhan
Stormalong, South Feyshore

The woman's lips parted at his confession, and she felt her expression harden and crack at both the same time. It was a difficult thing to hear, and her brow knitted together as she turned her head sharply to look away from him. Her tongue ran over her top teeth beneath her pursed lips, and she took a moment to keep her voice tame. 

"They watched me?" She questioned, finally turning back to look at Elias,the crack in her features gone now. 

"They saw where I was, and they left me there?" A beat. "Intentionally?"
Kathy
**Elias Armin
Stormalong, S. Feyshore**

Elias watched the wave of realization come over the lady standing in front of him. What he said was not news he particularly wanted to deliver, but it was something that he had to say regaurdless of his own wishes. 

"Yes. They watched you. And, yes, they did nothing." Elias confirmed Anya's worries before glancing to the ground and allowing a sigh. He looked back to her and began to try and explain. To try and reason it all. Something he had done with himself quite a number of times before. 

"Yes, we did nothing. But, Ma'am, if you will allow me to tell you why, I hope it will make sense to you... Your father had ordered the Eclipse Gaurd to not intervene. According to the Head Knight, the man had no interest in dealing with any mercenaries or sellswords that the brothel might pay to get their revenge. Or, at least, that's how he saw it."

"And, to the rest of us, well, who were we to question the Head Knight? And, I imagine, to him he wondered the same of your father. But, the Head Knight did wish to see you safe. And with no order against it, I think he did as much good as he thought that he could do."
Alex
**
Anyanka Durkhan
Stormalong, South Feyshore**

It was a terrible excuse, one that twisted in on itself with even the slightest bit of logic applied to it. She had been the daughter of a Duke. The _legitimate_ and _known_ daughter of Kath's ruler. And she'd been pawned off for debts not her own, and then _observed_ instead of helped. It made bile rise in her throat, and she remembered why she never spoke to her son of his grandfather. 

"You could have been good citizens, Mister Armin." She told him, though none of the resentment carried from her mind to her voice. She'd gotten out, it was long over, but it didn't help to know they had watched her struggle to do it for so long. 

"The Eclipse is not the same beast it was under my father's rule. Your oath is invalid as far as I'm concerned, so if you're looking for a dismissal know that you're not required to find one from me." The woman spoke with an even tone, trying to pull her mind from the beginning of memories she didn't care to relive. Her fingers wrapped around each other, tips threatening to blue without the help of leathers to keep her warmth. She could have summoned a charm, something to trigger the sigils that ran up the length of her forearms, and spark that sickly sweet warmth that came from her magic. But she wanted to hurt a little in this moment. 

"If you're wishing to join _My_ Eclipse, you're going to have to earn your place as the others will. I'll keep in mind your past, and what truths you have shared with me, but I will not hold a bias towards you, Elias Armin."