<strong>NPCs:</strong>Fera Lacres<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Warengion starship Xotlendi.<br/><strong>Tags:</strong>Raven, Alice, Callius and Iliarya<br/><hr/>Fera watched the whole circus unfold before her and seemed to be at least partially amused. But she really had to steel her eyes into the Warengions to stop them from beheading Callius. And they would have succeeded. Compared to anyone but herself these two were of Akkhan's personal guard, warriors of several centuries that could quite literally kill with their tongues and a glance. As they rattled off to no doubt warn Akkhan of her stubborn arrival she looked at the others and smiled.<br/><br/>"Very good Callius, though I think they would have appreciated a yummi-cake better." She started to walk off to one of the elevators that were unoccupied. While most races built their ships to have its gravitational pull go along with the length of the ship, the Warengions preferred it flipped to the side. As such the very long needle like vessels weren't a few very long floors but several hundreds of circular levels set up around a drive-core running along the whole length of the ship. It was a fragile design, but then again the Warengions never engaged in direct confrontation with anything larger than a single seat fighter. As they entered she cleared her throat and turned to the others.<br/><br/>"There are a few things you should know before we meet the Warengion Matriarch. First and foremost, it is not at all like an Asari one. This Matriarch is the sole ruler of the entire Warengion species. The only Warengion with powers even close to hers is the Vizier, Akkhan the Sharp. As such, treat her as royalty. Do not speak to the Matriarch unless spoken to, keep your head lower than hers and should she speak to you answer respectfully. You, Callius, are not even allowed to lay eyes on her and if you pull any of your pranks while we're in her court her wrath will be the least of your problems. I. Will. Kill. You. Is that clear?"<br/><br/>She turned away from them without listening for their affirmation. The door to the elevator slid open and they were instantly hit with a wall of smoke, humid air and the thick smell of myrrh and honey. The room within was dimly lit and with the heavy clouds drifting before them it was heard to make out any details except for the high vaulting pillars and glowing multitude quads of eyes in the shadows just beyond the few cones of light that were available. As they walked out they could hear rattles and slithering scales along the ground around them as smaller Warengion slithered around their feet to avoid their steps.And there in the middle of the room, surrounded by starkly colored veils that looked merely like solid smoke was the supposed Matriarch. She was so large as to rival anything in the human imagination and her coils seemed to roil on endlessly around her. Her head seemed more curved, a bit more elegant than the jagged shapes that usually made up the faces of the Warengion race. Her eyes sparked with the blue energy of Element Zero and between her rows of needle-like teeth hung a large ornate pipe which spewed fumes like dry ice. Fera stopped well away from the esteemed figure which had turned its eyes upon them when they entered the room. She took a low bow, holding it until a long hiss emanated from the Matriarch.<br/><br/>"Fffera the Reader of Lacresss. I am pleassed to sssee you." Fera raised her head and the Warengion queen cocked her head as shee looked at the others. "Ssstrangerss you bring, and one of Akkhan's Defilersss. However..." A tail tip slid from a midst the coils and pointed at Alice. "Approach, childe. What iss you legacy with sssuch delicate inssstrumentss attached to your sshoulders?"