Upon their arrival, Aria glanced around the grand dining hall in all it's Gothic, but beautiful decor. It was dimly lit, but still held a sensual darkness to it like the rest of his domain did. There was something about this castle that always swayed with seduction in the air, but perhaps it was because of the castle owner who showed no shame in showing fiery desire in his haunting eyes around her. Sometimes Aria opted to play a naive role in carefully planned moments, displaying just like everyone else, she was none the wiser. However, she was quite the observant woman who caught the displeasure on King Kryo's face when he glanced over the slave that obediently followed her order when beckoned over. Or the pleasure that swept across his features when he realized she snagged at her emotions when she witnessed her father being tortured by hungry vampires. What she also realized was that King Kyros was no incompetent man. Oh no, he was far from, that for the first time she felt that she must always be on her toes when near him.<br/><br/>Everyone took their place in their seats, where Aria was placed along side the King. His left hand gently squeezed her, but she not return the same gesture. In fact, she was tempted to yank her hand away, but she wasn't ready to cause an unnecessary scene and ruin the feast that as yet to begin. Instead, Aria forced a tight, closed lip smile. She refused to express her anger towards the monster next to her and as challenging it was, she must push her father's well being aside in order to survive the night. Just like her, it was evident to see how anxious and how uncomfortable Darian was sitting there. Aria's orders to attack the Dark King were stuck in her throat as they never managed to escape passed her soft, kissable lips. Aria was ready to end the torturous night, needing to find a way to grasp all the control as a Queen should.<br/><br/>"To our two kingdoms," Kryos announced.<br/><br/>Aria too picked up her matching golden goblet, raising into the air as high as he did, still remaining that well trained composure on her soft, beautiful face. "To our kingdom<i>and </i>peace", Aria added into the toast. She took a small sip of the fine wine. Initially she was a bit skeptical of the drink, seeing the liquid being as dark as blood can be. Granted she didn't think Kryos would feed them their own source to survive, but Aria can never be too careful. Yet, she drank it out of respect, attempting to show some appreciation towards his grand hospitality. Her royal guard did the same, only they only took more than just sips. When they got the first taste and the first swallow their sips soon turned into gulps, chugging down the crimson liquid as if they were parched. Sensual laughter, friendly chatter, and subtle pleasured groans were soon to follow as her guards seemed to be more...relaxed?<br/><br/>Aria watched down the long table, seeing everyone, but herself having a rather good time along with King Kryos subjects. Her eyebrows furrowed in confusion, wondering why all of a sudden her guards seemed to abandon their duties and concerns to indulging in this feasts with the creatures so willingly. What she was hearing was not like them and it certainly was not like Darian, yet they sipped some more, dove into their food until the vampires approached them, indulging in subtle sinful pleasures. Fangs sunk into her guards, causing her hand to tighten around Kryos. "Kryos...may I ask what is happening", she asked him quietly, her tone sounding concerned and defeated. Aria was ready to jump in her seat and order them to defend themselves, but they were all quickly whisked away per his order, giving her no time to counter.<br/><br/>The doors closed behind the last guest with an echo, leaving both the King and Queen alone for the first time. Aria's heart bashed into her chest slowly, but painful as her hand still kept a tight grip on his without realization. Any sense of security she had left had fled away, with no one there to defend Aria if Kryos were to attempt to scheme on her. Aria hadn't touched her food once, looking down at her plate full of delicious, mouth watering food. Then her head moved to her hand that held his, noticing how he hadn't retreated his from her once. Aria slowly loosened her grip and allowed her hand to slip away before she looked up to see The King himself, sitting there with a pleased, malicious look on his face.<br/><br/>"King Kryos, with all due respect, but I did not order my guards to leave my side and it was not your place to do so. I command to have them back in here and allow them to resume their duty as the should. I will not repeat myself again with that. I also would like to make clear that you mentioned about them leaving in the morning. They are not to leave in the morning without me. In fact...", Aria trailed on as she stood up for him royal seat, now looking down at him as she began to build up her power again. "I would like to discuss the rest of the terms this evening so I can very well be on my way back home. I enjoyed your hospitality, but I'm afraid I do not want to over stay my welcome. So please King Kryos, let not waste your time,<i>my</i>time, and discuss the matter."