The Doge smiled, and leaned forward to smile up-front to the angel. "As your reward, have another drink.<span style="font-style: italic">Dunk her again</span>!"<br/><br/>The guards grinned at each other and dunked her head in for another second, before lifting her head up and down the surface of the wine barrel like a toy.<br/><br/>-----<br/><br/>Ashton recovered her composition, and looked at Nathaniel with a hint of annoyance in her gaze. She didn't really want to go on some suicide mission, but Aris gave her a sense of hope about Roy she hadn't had in years.<br/><br/>"When the rest arrive. It's strange that my steward isn-"<br/><br/>A shadowy figure landed right next to Nathaniel from the rafters of the stable, its white smile appearing before the rest of its face. "Ready to serve," announced Capet.<br/><br/>"How did he get there?!" asked Silas, still upside-down and bewildered.