Roland, Katarzyna, Raevyn, Heldrik in Amber

[Wired*Nun]

Josh continues to watch, taking a seat. Roland continues to sketch. Heldrik continues to sit, and appears to be suppressing an urge to fidget.

About ten minutes pass before Flora steps out of her office. She is dressed in trousers and practical boots, and a leather jacket, unusual for her. She looks like she could go for a short hike or a long walk.

Seeing the tableau of the three youngers, she pauses, then walks up slowly. She looks over Roland's shoulder as he sketches. Lester's beady eyes never leave her, and Flora pointedly ignores him, staying well away from Josh.

Stepping around Roland to avoid blocking his view, Flora sits down and stares at Heldrik for a moment, then stands back up and crosses purposefully back to her office. Another five minutes pass before she returns, holding a book and a handful of cards. Sitting back down, she shuffles through them and looks at one. Placing it at the back of the deck, she then starts leafing through the book, which seems to be a large leatherbound tome of art. Photographs of pictures can be seen as she turns the pages. Finally she settles on one page, puts the card she had into the place as a bookmark, stands up and walks in the direction of the doorway the King and the other elders took.

[Thanos]

Never been much into blonds, or incest with aunts, but I will be damned if that wasn't one of the most attractive women that I have ever seen in my life! This place becomes more and more curious.

[Wired-Nun says that Flora is a blond ;-) so just s little bit of a change]

"You know, its not as if the family couldn't track me down very handily if I were to escape now that they know what I look like. I fear that your effort watching me are much wasted. Of course, if you have some orders I would not want to interfere with them, but I am not going anywhere regardless. I will see my good name cleared."

With that Heldrik removes the IV as it has finished dripping and holds his thumb over the needle hole for a few minutes waiting for it to heal.

[LynMars]

Raevyn nods to her cousin, setting down her glass. 'I need to relax. I'd like to paint, but don't know if I should leave...I have some scratch paper, maybe I'll just doodle a bit, take my mind off things.'

Raevyn looks in the small case where she keeps her Trumps, finding a pencil and some plain paper. "Hope you don't mind if I doodle a little while we chat; I think I just need to keep my hands busy," she says a bit apologetically to Kat. She starts drawing, short, sharp strokes with no real idea what's going to come out on the page. No Trump energies or anything; just drawing to get some emotion out.

[Shutter]

Roland looks up from his sketch when Flora comes over and examines Heldrik. Ok...So now she knows who his parents are I'd guess...Which means he's likely not going to be killed...Which means he'll likely be free soon enough...

"You know, its not as if the family couldn't track me down very handily if I were to escape now that they know what I look like. I fear that your effort watching me are much wasted. Of course, if you have some orders I would not want to interfere with them, but I am not going anywhere regardless. I will see my good name cleared."
Roland looks up and cocks his head at Heldrik.

"Like you said, I have my orders. And, yes perhaps my efforts watching you know are wasted, because you are in Mighty Castle Amber. But really, being in Mighty Castle Amber wouldn't be a hindrance to you causing trouble if no one was watching you now would it? And yes indeed they likely could track you down, because in all probability you aren't that special. But what if you are? What if you're playing the fool right now and you've actualy got us all right where you want us? Well then, might as well have a younger relative take the first blow and serve as a warning to the others...Either way you look at it, no reason not to keep you under watch, from their point of view."

"As for my point of view, you've given me nothing to work with. You are hear, you are unknown, you have powers that warrant caution, and you refuse to give me any real information. That's fine. What you said, incoherent as it was, was enough for my father, which must have been your intention, so you've got the big players taken care of...So, thanks for pointing out that watching you is futile, but unless you have something interesting to say, I have a sketch to make." He abruptly returns to working on his sketch.

That wasn't very friendly of you...Ah, he's being a pain. Obtuse and arrogant...Guy's just lost trying to deal with a difficult situation...maybe...maybe.

Roland sighs then. "It's been a rough day, my manners may be slipping." Yeah, that's sort of like an apology.

[Wired*Nun]

Julian returns shortly before Roland finishes his sketch. "Take off the irons, Rik. Roland, finish that up, then round up your cousins, we're going to have a family meeting to deal with this crisis. Heldrik, you are still under house arrest until the King decides your status. Joshua, he's in your charge. Everyone meet in the dining room as soon as you can, and I mean soon." He goes over to speak briefly with the officers in the operations center, then heads out the main door toward the dining room.