A Legal Guild ? (Duchess Rae Havoc Entry Thread)

The sun was up high. No clouds were visible as the brilliant blue sky made contrast with the crimson hair of Rae. The infamous Havoc Duchess had her arms crossed over her chest and was staring out of the window of the moving train. She was deep in thought. Her black body suit was covering everything up to her neck and her broadsword, Ghelgath, lay on the seat next to her while the female's red hues scanned the approaching paysage of the town of Clover. Surely enough her eyes landed on the massive building which was visible from miles away- The Grand Hall of the Blue Pegasus Guild. It stood tall in the middle of the large Clover Lake, attracting the attention of all of the tourists in the train.

The Red-haired female's heels clicked as she walked confidently through the town. Rae knew that she needed to find a boat which would get her to the massive marble building in Clover's center. As she walked towards it she could hear her name being whispered around and surely enough, within the first ten minutes of her arrival the Duchess had a crowd of fanboys following her around. "Your Grace, are you on another mission?" "You looked amazing in Sorcerer Weekly Rae!" The nobility felt no need to reply to any of these shouts as she continued confidently towards her destination. The Lord of Frost's crown glittered on her forehead while Ghelgath was draped over her back, causing the usual commotion. Of course her fans knew that her weapons were both vessels of Demons and as she passed by more and more people she could hear the crowd comment on them as well. "I heard that she caused a blizzard in one of our mines using Ghelgath." A voice exclaimed. That was true. "I saw her freeze over half of Clover Lake with the Lord of Frost." Another voice said. That was a lie, but Rae found that there was no need to correct the "commoners" as they would continue spreading these rumors anyways.

Getting off of a random ferry onto the island in the middle of Clover Lake, the Duchess ran a hand through her long red hair. She could tell that the Blue Pegasus grounds were a famous destination for both tourists and towns people. As she looked around Rae felt a flash and the sound of an lens snapping at her. "It's Duchess Havoc!" She heard the owner of the camera shout, immediately attracting the attention of both tourists and inhabitants of Clover town. "So much for peace and quiet." The nobility muttered calmly as she continued up the stairs towards the Grand Main Hall of The Blue Pegasus Guild.

Zephira had caught wind of some noble heading towards clover town, she had been waiting at the train station. Her intel on the woman marked her as a menace to the city, but that was to be seen. Zephira sat leaning against a wall reading a book, her blade leaning against the wall. She didn't bother looking up right away, she figured that a noble would wait till the train station cleared out. She also expected their to be some sort of guards trying to hide amongst the crowd, she was proven wrong on both counts. A commotion with the people caught her attention, she looked over the brim of her book to see a red haired woman walking toward her. As the woman walked past Zephira closed her book and moved to the door as well, picking up her blade as she did. She slung the blade and followed behind the woman, relying on her natural skills to keep close and yet go unnoticed. Thankfully a trait of her family was the abilty to be overlooked, which for a ninja was a great thing to have. The only way the woman would notice her was if Zephira wanted her to, which would come in due time. Zephira watched as the crowds fussed over the woman, causing Zephira some displeasure. She dislike the nobility that was all about being the face of everything, it was at the point of a camara man getting involved that Zephira stepped in.

"This is getting Ridiculous dont you think?" Zephira said from only three feet from the woman, easily enough to end the woman's life. Zephira stepped out of the crowd, or more like out of the gap the crowd made when her presense became known. The crowds stared at Zephira, her brownish blonde hair blowing in the gentle breese. Zephira eyed the woman up and down, she was hardly impressed, she got the impression of brawler. "Have you come her to cause trouble?" Zephira's eyes moved to meet the womans, her eyes... Icey as her demeanor.

"This is getting Ridiculous don't you think?" A voice spoke out, causing the Duchess to stop in her tracks. Her red eyes met those of a girl around her age. Rae could clearly hear the hostility in her voice as she addressed her. The crowds of fans simmered down and stared quietly at the interactions between the two women. Turning around to fully face the girl, the Havoc heiress greeted her with a curtsy and a polite smile. "I'm sorry for any inconvenience that I've caused. Trouble is the opposite of what I've come here for." She said, her voice was gentle and friendly. Strangers were to be treated with respect until proven unworthy of it- that was one of the Havoc Duchess's rules. Ghelgath let out a wave of cold air, the sword was rather frustrated at the nobility's kind approach towards the girl.


Standing back up from her bowing position, Rae looked around calmly before speaking again. " I have actually come in search of a new place to call home..." She started explaining before pausing. Her red hues meeting the eyes of the girl in front of her. "...hopeing this would be it." Her face was blank and emotionless but her honesty was hear-able in her voice. At the end of the explanation the crowds of fans started whispering about this new event in confusion.

Zephira raised a eyebrow as the other woman spoke, She could understand the idea of a new home and of wanting one. But she didn't understand why a Noble would want to join a guild, she found most nobles wanted to stroke their own ego. While she could do that by being apart of the guild, Zephira was worried that she would use it just to boost. She started circling the woman as she spoke, not like a predator but someone who was restless. "A new home? I'm sure you have some grand home far better than anything out here" Zephira was not in the mood for games and it was very clear. "I am Zephira Ame of Midi, Head of the Ame clan. Sub-family for the Royal Mizu clan..." Zephira came to a stop. "Why would a noble like you... wish to join our guild." Zephira was one to talk honestly, she had been reqruited after trying to kill Zack, the guild master. She felt the blade give off a blast of cold air, which cause Zephira to smirk, Ice was her element. She place her blade tip, which was in its scabbard, tip down in front of her and placed both of her hand on it. "Are you hear to simply increase you own fame at the expense of the guilds?" Zephira's words were bold and the people around the two nobles all looked at the Duchess. It was clear they didn't know what to think, though she could most likely guess.

Zephira could hear whispers in the crowd, they didn't know who Zephira was and the pleased her. They sat watching the two, but clearly the crowd was aligned with the Duchess. Some had picked up rocks and other objects, who was this unknown noble to question anything. Zephira knew that things would get ugly eventually, but she would not stand idle again. Many years ago her family had been used by another noble, they had been used so that he could gain fame and fortune, at the cost of her family. If this guild was to be her new home... she would not let that happen to it.

"All those not in the guild or wishing to join it will disperse immediately. All those who are arming themselves will think again of their actions. Any violence here today shall be put down by myself, and I will not be gentle." Came a new voice from the back of the crowd, a crowd which quickly began to separate out of the speakers way.

Through the crowd came a tall, muscular man. White hair, an eye patch, and a ten foot sword resting comfortably on his shoulder would make him stand out surely, but he had a reputation in town as well, and any in the crowd who had been considering throwing rocks or getting involved would quickly step back. This was Akryn Motomiji, a veteran of the guild at this point, and known for a vicious streak. He had thrown two men through a building once simply for insulting his guildmates before, and when he threatened to put down any offensve actions, it was well known that he would do so.

Akryn approached the two women, pulling his sword from his shoulder and letting the tip of the massive blade drop to the ground, where it would crack the pavement and produce a deafening GONG sound before starting to glow a bit. "Zephira. It is not your place to question new members on their motives, nor come against them with such hostility. Our guilds doors are always open, to all legal mages, and we will not turn them away, nor push them out if they are looking for fame. Also, her blade is not drawn, her sword is simply displaying its displeasure. Put your sword away." Akryn said calmly before suddenly spinning around to face the still present group of fan boys and camera men, his right hand bursting into flames and his gigantic sword raising into the air. "DISPERSE I SAID! Blue Pegasus guild inductions are for guild members only, be gone!" He roared menacingly, slamming his sword into the ground again. It was obvious Akryn was in a bad mood again.

Rae listened quietly to the girl quietly; she was starting to slowly get annoyed at all of the assumptions which she was making about her. The facts were that the Duchess kicked out of her own house not too long ago due to a certain issue of her inhuman heritage.  Of course these details were never released to the public as they would harm her Uncle’s image of a “kind ruler who accepts all.”  Rae’s mood was easily ruined when she thought of those past events so she brushed them out of her mind and focused on the lady in front of her.

The female devil descendant nodded at Zephira’s introduction, so the she was a minor royalty then? The Duchess’ red hues scanned the girl- she did have the posture and finesse of someone of such a descent. Meeting someone with a similar position to hers would usually give the nobility a good reason to be friendly with them, sadly Rae was starting loose her patience due to the constant verbal attacks which she was taking from the head of the Ame clan.  She had no intention of answering any of those questions.  Were all Blue Pegasus mages this hostile? Looking around Rae noticed that her fans were even more annoyed that she was, some of them were about ready to start a brawl with Zephira causing a sigh to escape the Duchess’ lips. This is why she disliked her fans. Just as she was about to politely ask the crowd to not “butt in” she heard a loud and clear voice shout over the whispers.


The fans moved apart, revealing a tall man, his hair was a shade of snow white and he wore an eye patch, the thing that made the largest impression on the red-haired female, however, was his weapon. Its structure was similar to her own. “That’s Akryn!” “Let’s get out of here.” Rae could hear shouts from the crowd. She raised an amused eyebrow at this man’s influence over the on-lookers. She had heard rumors about him, Blue Pegasus’ scariest mage, Akryn.  As he approached Zephira and Rae, she turned to face him fully. Despite his fearful demeanor, the man seemed to be more welcoming towards the Duchess, not questioning her motifs or her heritage.

“I apologize for the commotion sir.”  The red-haired nobility said with a bow before introducing herself. “I am Duchess Rae Havoc, it’s a pleasure to meet both you and miss Ame. I look forward to possibly working with you in the near future.” She curtsied politely before standing back up straight and letting her crimson eyes wander off to the Blue Pegasus Guild Hall. It was grandiose, there was no doubt about that. “If you’ll please excuse me then, I will get back to looking for a way to make this place my new home.” The red-haired devil gave the pair of wizards her usual business smile and a bow before heading back up the stairs. Who exactly was she supposed to speak to anyways?

'I sense darkness.'

That was the first thing that Akeya noticed, and it was pretty much the most important thing as well. She had been training, lifting weights that would crush a normal human if they tried to hold them above the ground. Being a half dragon had some perks, and one of them was the immense strength Akeya possessed. However she also had to make good use of that strength, since raw power without skill or focus was still useless. Only those who understood their power and trained it could be considered worthy of using it, and would actually survive to use it more than once or twice. Thus she was actually consciously developing that strength instead of just being glad she possessed it and leaving it alone. Training was a very important part of Akeya's life, and like almost every single other part it was something she had decided on herself. Although she wondered where Akryn was right now. He usually was there training with her, since he was also somebody who had plenty of strength but was still smart enough to cultivate it instead of just letting it be. Of course his focus was more on just being strong enough rather than developing enough control over his strength, but they still ended up training together quite often.

Well, Akryn had the tendency to actually go out there and deal with people. It was a thing which baffled Akeya, mostly because she couldn't imagine why you would do that sort of thing willingly when you could also be improving yourself and refining your skills. She had her pastimes, but none of them really included enjoying the company of others. She was very much a solitary creature to the core, and she didn't regret that at all. Of course that presented a bit of a puzzle: if Akeya didn't regret being both unwilling and unable to mingle with others and enjoy their company, was that truly a conscious decision or opinion on her part or was it just her being both unwilling and unable? Some people might be inclined to not like their current lifestyle, but if you didn't have any issues with your current life of course you wouldn't really be inclined to be sad or regretful that you didn't have another. And Akeya was actually pretty content right now.

However all of this wasn't really important. What was important was that she was sensing darkness. This was not a common occurrence. She always sensed tons of shadows, as there were very nearly no places in the world where there weren't shadows present. Shadows were as much a part of this world as the ground or the skies. This world had so many things which provided light, from the sun to the moon to the stars, and wherever there was light there would be shadows. But actual darkness was less common. That could only be found in the places which were almost completely shut off from the rest of the world. Where no light ever reached so it couldn't be counted as shadow, instead being utter and complete darkness. But now there was a source of darkness approaching the guild. It was a magical source, which made sense since you couldn't really expect darkness above ground just moving through a town without there being magic involved. The sensation was strangely intriguing, making the half dragon put down the weights as she stared in that direction. She wanted to know who or what it was that was attracting her attention like this. She could already sense at least two other mages of Blue Pegasus near that darkness, but she would still have to investigate for herself. Leaving the room with the weights Akeya turned into shadows, slipping through the guild hall unnoticed by many as she approached the entrance of the guild. Shuhei was also there, as recognizable as always since his magic was like a beacon of light. Which didn't really make Akeya happy at all, but at least she could somewhat tolerate it thanks to the tattoos underneath her eyes.

Exiting the guild hall Akeya saw that Shuhei was standing right at the top of the stairs ahead of her, looking down at the source of darkness. The half dragon turned back into her physical form and stepped forwards, until she was standing next to Shuhei and could look down at the person who was attracting so much attention. What she saw made her raise her eyebrows as if in surprise. It was indeed a person, a female, but she had a certain scent around her that made Akeya's nose twitch. It was a faint smell, but it wasn't going away. It wasn't a very pleasant scent either, although it could have been worse. For example, it could have been a lot stronger. The female herself was quite attractive, as many female mages appeared to be: Akeya wondered if that was sheer coincidence or there was something about magic that had a tendency to improve your physical appearance. Either way, she was attractive, although that was not what Akeya was looking at. Her eyes could see magic, and this girl's magic made her eyes first widen, then narrow. It was a magic which felt very familiar to her, yet in some ways was vastly different. Darkness, true darkness, with a hint of vileness. A darkness which would taint that which it touched. Yet at the same time it felt very similar to Akeya's own magic. The half dragon was pretty sure she could guess what magic this was. Her own magic was the magic of dragons to slay dragons. The Shadow Dragon Slayer magic. But this girl's magic was not related to dragons. Instead it was what Akeya had heard of before, had seen before. Another Slayer of Shadows, but instead of dragons this one was to use the vile darkness to slay gods.

From Rae's point of view she would see a girl step up next to Shuhei, proving a great contrast with the white mage who was greeting her. A female with some very inhuman traits, with no qualms about showing them. Large draconic wings, a long reptilian tail covered in scales, and further signs of her draconic ancestry. The half dragon with the midnight blue scales looked at Rae with eyes that were filled with both curiosity and suspicion, although hearing about Shuhei's invitation to Rae the half dragon scoffed and folded her arms.

"I doubt that is part of that hospitality humans are always proud of."

The emerald eyes looked at Rae, with midnight blue tattoos underlining and accentuating them. Those eyes weren't hostile or unfriendly, but they were cold, and calculating. The half dragon wasn't trying to intimidate or scare the newcomer, but her personality, behaviour, and draconic ancestry all meant that sometimes she intimidated without meaning to. A gaze so focused that one would have trouble imagining a sane person having it, with no real friendliness or warmth in them. Rae was being inspected thoroughly, and the eyes didn't tell if they liked what they saw.

As anybody who had been in Blue Pegasus for a while could tell Rae, that was how Akeya always looked at people, especially people she didn't know well yet.

"You have curious magic, and a curious scent. Care to tell me what that is about?"

Akeya's tail swayed behind her as she kept looking at Rae, clearly expecting an answer. It might have been phrased as a question, but if it was meant to be polite and allowing Rae the freedom to decline the half dragon was terrible at carrying intentions through her voice.

"Down Shuhei. She just got here, try to control that silver tongue of yours at least for an hour." Akryn said before turning to Akeya and giving to her a smile and a nod. "Rae you said? Welcome to the guild. Don't mind Shuhei, he is the former guild master, and a world renowned womanizer. You would do well to keep an eye on him." Akryn said, smirking at the white wizard. "And this draconic lady is my team mate, Akeya, the shadow dragon. She acts very standoffish and mean, but get to know her and you may like her. "

Rae paused as she felt the movement of wind in front of her. Tilting her head she saw a man land gracefully in front of her. His hair was a shade of snow, in complete contrast with his skin tone, which was quite tan. His emerald green eyes looked friendly as he spoke to her. He seemed welcoming enough, not only that but he introduced himself first, showing that he has basic manners. A small floating animal was standing next to him causing the Duchess to tilt her head curiously. So this was the rare exceed breed that she had heard about. Just as she was about to politely greet Shuhei back, she saw another person step out next to him. A purple-haired female.

The nobility's crimson hues widened at the girl's appearance. She wasn't human. Maintaining her calm, Rae explored her features. Her wings and tail seemed much different from her own, but somehow the fact that there was another non-human in this guild took a load off of her chest. Was there acceptance for none-human beings here? The devil felt herself being scanned through by the mage, causing her to calmly and confidently stare back at her. She had blue tattoos under her eyes and her demeanor was  if not more, just as calculating as her own. "You have curious magic, and a curious scent. Care to tell me what that is about?" The girl's sentence wasn't a question, it was almost  a demand. She did not enjoy the feeling of being demanded to do something, but she needed to remember that this was, if not a possible new home, business. And her business partners needed to know what they were working with. Akryn's voice came from behind her, introducing the two wizards in front of her briefly. So the non-human was Akeya? What surprised her even more from Akryn's words was that the man in front of her used to be the guild master of Blue Pegasus. She had always imagined that guild masters were old, small and strict, with a lack of friendliness and just a business attitude. Shuhei, however, missed the tick on all of those categories.

Curtsying politely, Rae introduced herself to the two before her with a calm, but yet confident voice. "I am Duchess Rae Havoc..." She began and shot a glance behind her to check if there were any fans left on the grounds. "...I am a devil..." The red head continued, as she allowed her black tail and large wings to pop up from behind her. If there were still human onlookers left who were to see her true appearance, she would have an even bigger problem dealing with her fan club. Lifting her head up from the bowing position and allowing herself to look back up at the two mages her calm crimson hues turned to slits. "...and I am also a God Slayer." The nobility finished as she walked up the stairs to the top so that she was standing in front of the two mages. A small lady-like smile appeared on Rae's lips as she locked eyes with them. "It's a pleasure to meet you both." The devil said coolly, ending her introduction with a polite bow. Her attention turned to Akeya as she ran a hand through her long, blood-colored hair. "Would this honest answer be satisfactory for you, Miss?"  The Duchess asked Akeya back, referring to her as she was taught to by her maids when she was young. Tilting her head slightly to look at the tanned male before her, a small question popped into her mind. "Does Blue Pegasus accept devils with honor?" Yes, the question could be regarded as mocking in some way, she did however ask it without spite. Her crimson eyes met his with simple curiosity. Shuhei had said that the guild would be honored to have her before knowing what she was, would that change the answer?

Akeya snorted when Akryn quickly informed the newcomer about Shuhei's reputation with girls. Not that the former guild master of Blue Pegasus lived and breathed for flirting, but he definitely was the kind of man who would not say no to the opportunity. Akeya actually couldn't remember him trying anything with her, which might have been because even when she had only just joined Blue Pegasus she already had the tendency to give everything and everybody her calculating 'what would be the best way to kill you without you noticing' look. She could at least vouch for the fact that Shuhei wasn't one to chase any female who made it clear that she wasn't interested. Unless perhaps if he his decisions were influenced by alcohol, in which case Akeya couldn't really predict his actions accurately.

As for the way that Akryn described her, the half dragon found what he said somewhat inaccurate but didn't feel like arguing about it. She could see why from the humanoid point of view she could be seen as standoffish, mostly because she had little use for frivolities and as a half dragon whose mind was most definitely more dragon than human didn't really have the same attraction towards groups and social interaction as all humans and humanoids inherently had. Their species had developed like that, so it was natural for them. Now that Akeya was leaving behind the human world and heading into the realm of dragons the attraction of speaking and interacting with others was quickly losing its grip on her. She had no problem working together with others, and if they had something of interest to talk to her about she would listen and respond. However she didn't partake in that thing they did where they would meet up and hang out purely for the sake of meeting up and hanging out. If there wasn't a direct objective to be attained by interacting with others the half dragon couldn't tell you the use of it even if her life depended on it. Well, she could make a guess, but it'd be a pretty bad one.

As for her being mean... She guessed that Akryn didn't really appreciate the fact that whenever he or somebody else said or did something stupid and she was in a position where she had to react to it her reaction tended to include a bout of dry sarcasm accompanied by poorly concealed disdain. Possibly because he provoked that reaction too often himself. This newcomer might also become such a person, but so far Akeya had higher hopes for her. She looked like the type to be more careful with her actions and deeds.

And then came the revelation that this newcomer, who introduced herself as Duchess Rae Havoc, was a devil. This immediately demanded all of Akeya's attention as the half dragon's eyes suddenly narrowed, her already thorough inspection becoming even more wary at this little piece of knowledge. She wasn't one of those who would immediately denounce Rae as a monster and call for her to be done away with, but no matter what some delusional people might say demons and devils had earned their reputation. A reputation for being the bringers of suffering and disaster. They had not been given that reputation for no reason. There might be good devils and demons, which is why Akeya didn't damn Rae on sight, but the majority were tricky, cunning, and completely amoral. And in sharp contrast to the half dragon they were solely focused on fulfilling their own desires, desires which usually brought naught but trouble for anybody else involved or merely in the vicinity.

"Your answer explains most of it, although I would still like to know why a devil wants to join a mage guild, even more so a legal one. We are not like the ignorant peasants living on the fields who would immediately chase you away with farming tools, but your kind does not have a good reputation. Neither I nor anybody else will keep you from joining, but you'll have to get used to me being wary. In case you are offended, you can ask Akryn how many people he knows who I don't act wary towards. Also, I am Akeya Kuusai, not Miss."

The half dragon finally unfolded her arms and shifted her weight to her left leg, resting her left hand on that same hip as she kept inspecting Rae. She was already done with her initial inspection, but the time that Akeya stopped looking at you as if searching for concealed weapons was the time when you were dead and all your marks on this world had long since disappeared.

"As you can see Blue Pegasus accepts non-humans, so as long as you don't cause trouble you should not have trouble here."

She then pointed at Shuhei with her tail, who had just told her not to act weird. Which from Akeya's point of view was a rather strange thing to say, which she was going to explain to him right then and there.

"Coming from you that is rich. The one Rae Havoc was warned for was you, not I, and Akryn knows me better than you so if she needed warning he would have told her."

She glanced back at Rae.

"However I will admit that since Shuhei here is the one who played a large part in the creation of our guild hall he would be the best guide, should you want one. Granted, new parts have been added even after he finished his part of the job, but he still knows more about the place than Akryn or I. That and I don't feel like acting like a tour guide."

With that she looked past Rae towards Akryn, who was still standing further down on the stairs.

"I was surprised that you weren't training. What were you doing that you found this one outside? I heard some commotion before, but besides you shouting I could barely make it out from inside."

Akryn smirked at Akeya a bit. "I was checking out some new security measures. After someone messed with the airships a little while ago I decided to implement some brand new security measures, including a secondary and tertiary detection field,  new anti personnel cannons, maybe an animal or two.  I won't give details, not after the last time, but know that security is much tighter now." Akryn said before turning back towards the guild. He had taken the last two breaches in security as a personal challenge really, and he hated that he did not know how the intruder got past. He trusted his guild implicitly, but he didn't know what methods the enemy had. He wouldn't risk anything.

Rae tilted her head at the white-haired mage in front of her. He seemed to be quite friendly- completely the opposite of the female next to him, Akeya. The noble was quite surprised when she saw the rare exceed sprout its wings and fly away into the guild hall. She still found it amazing that she was able to see such a creature up-close. The shock was not visible on her blank facial expression, but her eyes definitely showed it, even if just for a brief second. Putting a hand on her hip and regaining her composture, the Devil though about the option of taking up Shuhei on taking her around the Blue Pegasus Guild. It didn't seem like a bad idea as he was the previous guildmaster and all.

The Havoc Heiress sent a small polite smile at the dragoness. She could easily understand her weariness and did not mind it at all. "I am not offended at all, it is only natural to be careful towards people you don't know." The noble said. Her broadsword, Ghelgath, seemed to agree with his Mistress' way of thinking as he sent out a wave of cold air. Akeya kept on scanning through the Duchess' appearance giving her little to no discomfort at the action. She had people staring at her every single time she walked on a street, she had gotten used to being checked out, stared at, scanned and everything else of the same matter. Rae nodded when the green-eyed female told her to not cause trouble and immediately hid her wings and tail, making her look fully human again. This is when her attention was turned back towards Shuhei. So she was supposed to watch out for him? The Fallen God Slayer raised an amused eyebrow at the idea. Akryn did indeed mention something about the white-haired male being a "womanizer" however she doubted that he would be capable of "womanizing" her so she simply decided to ignore both warnings quietly. Scanning through Shuhei's figure she did note down that he was indeed handsome, however this fact did not impress her as it was kind of expected. Blue Pegasus was supposed to be the guild with the most gorgeous mages in Fiore, after all. Reverting her attention back to Akeya's explanation, Rae nodded. An ex-guild master was probably the best option she could actually ask for guide-wise. The Dragoness had turned to speak to Akryn so she took the opportunity to make a decision.

The Duchess' cool crimson stare then switched back to Shuhei as she walked up to him, her black heels clicking after her. " I wouldn't mind a tour, if the option still stands?" She asked calmly as she gave him her usual business smile. The smile never carried any emotion, it was practiced again and again to perfection. It was quite rare nowadays to see the Devil smile with actual feelings. "If you don't mind me asking, that creature which just flew in, that is an exceed, is it not?" Rae asked, a small knot of curiosity was clearly hear-able in her usually prideful but cold voice. When she was young her mother had often read bed-time stories to her about a legendary species of flying cats, thus she did have a child-like fascination with them.

Akeya nodded when Akryn began to explain that he had been busy looking after the guild's security system. That was in fact fairly impressive. She hadn't been expecting him to be concerned about something like that, but it was actually quite important that the guild's security was top notch. Akryn was right that there had already been times when somebody had managed to sneak in and mess about before they were caught and dealt with, the method of dealing with depending on what they had actually been doing. If somebody had only been trying to get pictures of the mages of the guild without permission they'd just have their pictures confiscated and themselves escorted out. However the one who had tried to tamper with the airships had experienced something a lot less polite once he had been caught. And all of them had been caught. Akeya herself had made sure of that, since besides being very good at never being detected herself she was also very good at detecting others.

Having Akryn focus on making sure that breaking into the guild would be even harder than before was good. It couldn't help to add some extra measures, and it showed that Akryn, no matter how sometimes he seemed reckless beyond all belief, still had a head on his shoulders and that head new about the importance of carefulness and preparation. Out in the field he could be a reckless fighter, who just rushed in and beat down anything which opposed them. Akeya had come to terms with that straightforwardness of him during a fight, even if she still thought it was reckless. He could be like that in the field, and while she didn't approve of it as long as it worked she wouldn't complain. However he was making her feel better by showing that at least when it came to protecting their lair he was being a lot more careful. If he approached that with the same straightforward behaviour as he used during his fights she would have had to educate him on how the lair was where the enemy should never be able to enter without your permission, and unable to do anything you didn't want them to. The half dragon watched Akryn enter the guild before turning back to the newcomer and Shuhei.

It seemed like the newcomer was aware of the fact that Akeya's suspicion wasn't rude or unfair. That at least meant that she was able to put sensibility ahead of personal pride or other silly concepts of that nature (Akeya completely missed the hypocritical part about calling pride silly). Rae might receive a bit more suspicion than most newcomers because devils were always tricky, no matter if some of them didn't have evil intentions, but every stranger would and should always be treated with caution and suspicion. Akeya nodded firmly when Rae claimed that she understood, the half dragon looking satisfied with that. She then watched in silence as Rae asked Shuhei whether the offer of a tour was still available, and what that flying creature was that accompanied the former guild master. Or more specifically, she wanted confirmation that it was what she thought it was. Many Dragon Slayers had an exceed as a companion (Akeya didn't, for no particular reason other than that she had never encountered any she felt like taking with her), but since Dragon Slayers weren't quite that numerous it was no surprise that the newcomer would show surprise and at least some minor curiosity at seeing one for the first time. As for Akeya herself, she was just waiting for Shuhei to begin the tour. She didn't feel like continuing her training, so she might as well follow Shuhei and Rae around and see what the former guild master would be telling the newcomer.

Once Shuhei and Rae entered the guild hall Akeya followed, staying silent and moving without making a sound, as she was accustomed to hiding her presence. She wasn't planning to actually become a big part of this tour. She'd just follow the two of them around, and that was it. Once she got bored with it she'd return to her training, and see if Akryn was up for some sparring. Since she had already seen the guild hall herself plenty of times she didn't look around like Rae most likely would be doing. Instead she was watching the Duchess herself. She had said that she'd be wary of Rae, so she was. She would carefully observe the devil, and see what she could learn about the woman that she wasn't willing to give away. Rae didn't give the impression of being a fool who gave everything away through carelessness, but Akeya wasn't your average watcher either. One thing an assassin ended up doing a lot was observing people and places to look for vulnerabilities and other things which could be of use during the assassination. Even if Rae was used and good at hiding any and all information about herself it was impossible for her to successfully hide everything, and a good observer should be able to pick up on one or two things.

As for the statues, the first thing that Shuhei was showing Rae, Akeya wasn't particularly impressed by them. Well, she wasn't saying that those heroes hadn't actually performed heroic feats, because they had. She hadn't been there to see it for herself, but from what she had gathered Shuhei's fight with Lichborne had most certainly earned him that statue. However on principle she would be more impressed by anybody who could do things on the same scale, but did it without being exposed so they ended up with a statue in their honour. Being able to do such things in the first place was already a sign of both great power and great skill. To be able to do such a thing and keep yourself from being noticed by the populace, on purpose, implied even more skill, and subtlety to boot. Not that such subtlety was necessary if you wanted to be renowned, but that was Akeya's view on things.

The library below was a lot more interesting to the half dragon, and she secretly hoped that the Duchess would also express interest into that. A lot of people would become a lot smarter if they learned to be enthusiastic about having free access to giant founts of knowledge like the library that Blue Pegasus had managed to form over the years.