Anethrial screams into Laszlo's hand, and he pulls her tightly against him. Had it been loud enough? He pulls her behind a pillar just in case. He hears metal boots at the entrance to the temple, "Is everything alright, Lady?"<br/><br/>He whispers the the girl, "Stay quiet and you stay alive," He thinks for a moment, approximating the girl's voice from the whispering he'd heard.<br/><br/>"Lady?" The guard takes a tentative footstep.<br/><br/>"I'm fine, a spider scampered across my foot," Anethrial's voice cries out from the darkness at the back of the temple. Two golden orbs hang at the approximate source.<br/><br/>Laszlo hears the guard shift in his armor, "Ahh, disgusting creatures, pardon my intrusion, Lady." The guard clanks back to his post, and Laszlo relaxes, the golden lights fading away. He'd expected frenzied biting or flailing, but the angel child doesn't resist, wings still against his chest. He notes no trembling, and closes his eyes, analyzing her scent again. There's fear there, barely standing out amongst the floral perfumes. It's much less than he'd expected, is it fading? If the girl is planning something he may run into trouble down the line. 'Burn that bridge when I get to it,' he thinks, slipping the cloth on his face down with his shoulder. Laszlo leans down to her ear, Anethrial's hair brushes against his lips.<br/><br/>"You're going to take a walk through the temple with me," He whispers. "When the guards and clergy see us, you will remain silent. If they ask about me, I am a student priest, and you are showing me to... my station, apprenticeship, whatever you people call it." He presses the point of the sheath further into Anethrial's back, "If you do this, you're free, and no one dies. Nod if you understand." He lessens the pressure of the sword and his grip over her mouth slightly. The girl needn't die either way, Laszlo is a thief, not an assassin. However, if this doesn't work, a blow to the head will keep her out of the way until his mission is complete. He readies himself to do just that.