Joe
As Auriel finished her time in the circle Scylla received her sister by placing an arm around the young aasimar. As they moved on to the meeting room Scylla cast a spell that allowed her to talk without being heard by any but her intended party and something to block any mind reading for good measure. It would cut off her link with Cyrus, but she wasn't too worried for the time being about the need for it. As they entered she steered Auri away from the grand meeting table in the middle and towards the edges of the room. When she spoke it was only her sister and twin that would hear. 

She carried her wings wider now that they were farther from people. Her back ached a little from holding them tight to her body. It also provided a shield between them and the rest of the guests so they could talk and not be watched. "What in Divina's name are you doing here sister" Her tone was harsh and edged with just a little anxiety, "I have to admit your first impression was well received and of course I commend you on that, but do you really think you can uphold that for this whole meeting" Having Auri here was more a danger than an asset, decorum was a thing of carefully weighing one's words and how they would be received. Scylla firmly beleived her sister was not capable enough to do that for a full day, let alone however many days this event took.

The oldest princess was unsure whether or not to reprimand her sister for the offering of ambrosia, but since it had been received well the copper eyed woman decided not to further lash at her sister. "What is your plan here, do you really think your presence is going to help. You've demonstrated little more skill in politics than in magic and all of this is politics" Scylla was worried the guests behind her would get suspicious of their conversation, but it was one that needed to be had. It was only right they were making conversation anyway, this was a big event with rather gargantuan stakes a little discussion was expected.

At least she hoped it was.
Theresa
_The moment she felt her sister place an arm around her the young Aasimar knew she was in trouble, though her face bore no outward expression of it for now besides her smile being slightly strained and her stance a tad more rigid. She had hoped that she might have been able to flit just outside either of her siblings reach long enough for the discussions to begin and thus avoid any confrontation until after everything. Unfortunately it seemed that the older woman had other ideas as she steered her away from the rest, causing Auri to have to gulp slightly, Scylla wouldn't **Murder** Her in front of witnesses... Probably._ 

_Ouch, sure she had always been a handful at home and despite her best attempts at trying to be more, well whatever the word was, in the few political things she had been allowed to go to being... Less then successful, did Scylla really think that little of her?_

_Well it was Scy she supposed, she probably thought better of her handmaiden when it came to political intrigue then herself. However this was different! Those events had been stuffy and boring, people squabbling about minute changes to things that did not matter or didn't need to be changed, like seriously who cared about whether someone was allowed to plant certain flowers in their garden or not? Or if some noble wanted yet **Another** Title added and the debate around if they were worthy of being called by it, seriously b-o-r-i-n-g!_

"Hey! In my defense I haven't been around anything political that wasn't something unimportant! This is sister, and it affects **Everyone**." _She said in a hushed tone, her eyes sparking with a little defiance as she crossed her arms._ "Were you planning on only waiting to inform me something was coming the day it was at our doorstep? Or when it started chewing on my leg?"

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"I know I'm excitable, and naïve and not _that_ bright. But Kara-Tur is my home as well, and they are my people as much as they are yours. Keeping me in the dark isn't fair and if there's anything I can do to help I want to do it." _She continued quietly as she looked away somewhat meekly, sighing before she continued._ "But I am good with _people_ , how else do you think I found out about this? People trust me because I'm open and friendly, Kress says that's an asset - so I'm going to use it... Somehow."
Joe
"I planned on informing you, and everyone else, when we returned. When there was more to share instead of just a vague threat that could still very well be a trap" Scylla realized the king had not stated his purpose for this meeting in the circle of truth. She'd thought nothing of it until now, it made sense that he'd wish to know their intentions and keep the other royals safe from party crashers more dangerous than Auri. Should she speak up about it? Scyllakhalari fiddled with the edge of her sleeve. This whole thing made her feel like a child playing pretend, sure she'd attended politics in Kara-tur but her sister was right. Nearly every matter had been trivial, nothing of substance. Cyrus had messed up the introduction, Auri was tagging along like toddler and in that moment she felt like she did not belong.

Her gaze fixed on Cyrus and the woman sighed. Scylla thought this was entirely fair, if Auriel chose to act like a child it was only right that she was treated like one. Except if she pissed her off the young aasimar would ruin this purely put of spite, so for now she'd endulge the kid. It was too late to send her home. "I know you are good with people, but there is more going on here than simply making friends this is not something you can just figure your way through" Auri was right, she was good with people, but etiquette not so much. "I can understand wanting to feel included, but for the sake of not ruining our already shakey reputation just keep your mouth shut and if you really have something that cannot go without being said I beg that you think it through"

Scylla felt like saying any of this to her sister was practically useless, like everything else it would be forgotten the second something caught her attention. Despite Auriel claiming that those on Kara-tur were her people as well the older aasimar felt it was an empty statement, they were her friends sure but not her people. She had no investment in these politics before now.

She'd not studied like Scylla and Cyrus, she'd not placed any interest in politics now until it meant she got to go somewhere fun. Auriel couldn't just pick and choose when she was going to play princess. "I know you're excited to play princess, but now is not the time to play if you don't take this seriously it's not just you that reeps the consequences. I know you usually don't care how your choices effect us but today, today is the day to start caring or at the very least to pretend to" As Scylla spoke the words she could feel the sharp edges on them and hoped they wouldn't cut too deep, but she needed Auri to hear her and feel the weight of all of this. The elder sister hoped maybe if she felt the weight she'd take it seriously and step up to play her part.
Theresa
_The words cut deep, probably deeper then her sister had intended and the girl looked suitably crestfallen. She knew that her family expected precious little of her to begin with as did most of the nobles of Kara-Tur, she was the joke of the family after all. No wings, no magic and as far as many were concerned, no brains. She was aware that many of the upper class and even those of lower classes saw her as such, at worst the Aaracocka tended to either ignore her existence or believed she should have been put out of her misery as a babe._ 

_Part of her wanted to lash out back verbally, to snap at her sister and bring her down a few pegs. For a moment she almost did, she didn't **Play** Princess, she was just bad at everything that she was expected to do. She was no master schemer, plotting a hundred different ways of making a situation go in her favor. She was not someone who found it easy to hide away from her feelings either and put on a mask to hide them from the world, she was who she was and she knew some part of Scylla likely wished she didn't exist either - much like most of Kara-Tur's nobility. She didn't understand how to help with all the small day to day tedious affairs, they did nothing but give her headaches, this was big though - and important._ 

_So she opened her mouth, about to tear into Scylla for her lack of faith in her, her general nasty attitude and a bunch of other things she was sure would come out. However something made her still her tongue, the sleeve, she had never seen Scylla do that - not in her memory at least. It was then that it hit her._

_Scylla was afraid, and as out of place as Auri usually felt._

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_So she sighed, her anger deflated as she gently took her elder sisters hands in her own, still pouting slightly as she gently rubbed the woman's knuckles the way one of the servants had shown her when dealing with nervous folk. Seeing her sister this upset had done more then any of her words, **Needed** To make a good first impression and Auri could understand that having her around to her, would make that harder._

"I know you have no faith in me sister, but I am not here to cause trouble, and I **Do** Care." _She said softly as she folded her much smaller hands around the paladins._ "I would not be here if I did not, I am not here to cause trouble or make a mess of things - and Kara-Tur is my **Home**. You know there is nothing I would not do to protect it, including keeping my trap shut."
Joe
*I know you have no faith in me* Scy squeezed her sisters hands gently and pulled her into a one armed hug. "Thank you" She wasn't sure what else to say now. She'd seen the words hit their mark perfectly, if not a little more forcefully than intended. Scylla had to wonder what Auriel thought of her, she was harsh of course and her youngest sister wasn't exactly tough in that sense. It was just frustration that always took it to this point, Auri just didn't listen if it wasn't extreme. There had been a point in time where Scylla had been willing to say the same things over and over until they stuck but as the younger aasimar had grown so had her sister's impatience. Less willing to speak on ears that wouldn't hear her, she'd gotten more forceful and now she didn't bother with things she'd learned wouldn't work.

Of course there were times Scylla disliked the youngest it was natural, sometimes she even hated her and yet she always loved her. Scy had to wonder if Auri knew that. She released her sister from the hug and put a hand on her shoulder, "All I am asking is that you speak carefully, weigh it out, maybe you'll learn something here" The edge was gone, as was most of the frustration. It seemed the worst of the family crisis had been averted and now her thoughts were on the day ahead. Scyllakhalari did have faith in her sister, she knew that Auriel could be better if she tried harder; Auriel just never tried hard enough.
Theresa
_The hug was a surprise, and she couldn't help but grin as she felt her sister pull her close. Her anger dissipating as quickly as it had grown, glad for now it seemed she had been able to help her older sibling with her nerves. Perhaps that was why she had been so harsh with her, a place for her own nerves to lash out at or vent at. That was probably it, and if it wasn't then for now it was not worth thinking about as far as she was concerned._

_So quickly she hugged her sister back, after all an extended hug was probably not proper in this setting. She would be doing her best as promised, though how well that would turn out would be anybodys guess at this point. Looking up at her sister she offered her trademark grin, nodding before she spoke._

"Of course, you and Cy are in charge here not me - I'll do my best not to speak out of turn sis."