Lady Morgana was Queen Remedi's special friend. Quite a pretty viera too- showed no signs she could have been the mother of a pair of twins. She too, was an Assassin, and that never wore down even after the marriage to the nobleman Karus. The sword was a fine piece of work that Kayi had always admired everyday- the blade being polished on her mother's lap like a baby was ornate, elegant, but deadlier, quicker,and stealthier than even Starkin's staff. Kayi loved stroking the silver red-tinged blade like a pet. Indeed, instead of any lap animals like dwarf monsters that were all the rage with the nobles, Lady Morgana had a sword as a companion and pet.

"Kayi, Carlos. It seems that Bruno has a complaint about your comduct, you two." The Alchemist with a very angry face was standing near the throne holding a basket of vials.

"Yes, as a matter of face, I do." Bruno's age rivaled even Starkin. He pulled out a vial. "Does this look familiar to you?" the nu mou asked, teasing the bottle in front of Kayi's nose. "Does this ring a bell?"

Kayi opened her eyes wide innocently. "Sir, I have never seen this bottle-"

"Tell our Alchemist the truth!" Morgana bellowed, slapped the side of the fancy chair angrily. It was impossibleto describe in words how terribly angry Lady Morgana could be, but anyways, Kayi did not chance at lying to the nu mou again.

"Actually, it looks real familiar," she admitted slowly.

"Where have you seen it?"Bruno asked calmly.

Kayi glanced at her mother. One glimpse told her that a lie would mean a serious beating. "Yes, I've seen it before, I believe.Your lab."

"Where in my lab?"

"I don't remember where."

Bruno scrutinized Kayi's seeminly innocent expresion. "Well, where in my lab? In the basket where you two forcibly took it from?" the Alchemist asked quietly.

Carlos nodded. "Yes- how did you- whoops!" He covered his mouth.

Kayi smiled innocously. "We were only borrowing it! Educational purposes!"

A shadow of a frown crossed the ancient nu mou's face. "Are you sure, Kayi? What about the arrows you were dipping it in?"

Morgana suddenly intervened. "Bruno, I believe that I will handle this situation myself. You may leave if you please, or stay to hear yourself out."

Bruno adjusted his hat. "I will see to it that she does not exaggerate too much."

Her mother turned her steely eyes on Kayi. "Explain?"

Kayi shifted uncomfortably. "Well, it wasn't much, Mother. Me n' Carlos were expirementing with potions, and we tried to make a sharper-shooting arrow. So we borrowed a vial (there were more, no difference made anyways) to try to use. "

"And that vial?"

Bruno interuppted. "Love potion. I even sent out a request at the pub saying that I needed advice. It will make me famous forever."

Morgana's expression softened. "I see. You were trying to get a creature to fall for you, I suppose? A human?"

Kayi's face flushed. "Mother! No, it was just an expirement-"

"JUST AN EXPIREMENT?!?" Bruno suddenly started waving his mace around. "JUST AN EXPIREMENT? WELL GUESS WHAT, LITTLE VIERA?" he bellowed. "THAT WAS AN UNTESTEDPOTION! COULD HAVE KILLED EVERYONE!"

Morgana had made the policies and the consequences for Kayi's misbehavior clear when her daughter was a mere little toddler.And Kayi knew that anything that could hurt someone was strictly zero-tolerence.

"Kayi, that was stealing and inappropriate behavior. I do believe that... The consequence is that you will have to help Bruno out until I feel that your sentence is served," Morgana said in a tone used to deal with disputing village heads.

Kayi could have sworn the now-stoic nu mousmirked.

"I will make her pay her sentence, but what about Carlos?"

"He will be helping you out too, Bruno. I am terribly sorry."

Kayi's brown face was completely white now. Her? Helping Bruno the old Alchemist?Horrors!

Bruno seemed pleased. "Well thank you, Lady Morgana. I believe this expierience shall... Improve upon their behavior," the Alchemist said, looking extremely pleased.

Kayi's horror was mirrored upon Carlos's white face.