Chapter 3 ((Daniel))

A white-haired man was sitting on the sofa with his back at me; Dian was nowhere to be seen.

"Hush princess, you might attract the knight."

"You're a kook." Dian hissed. She must be somewhere in the room, yet out of sight.

"Kook is a name referred to my clan by aliens."

"I know that. I offered you a very simple task and you couldn't do it with perfection; or at least, simply finish what had to be finished. You treated my orders as if they were something to amuse with. A game!"

"CLINK!" I heard glasses breaking.

I was about to rush in when suddenly I felt a great force upon the door. I kind of staggered backwards while the door closed with a loud slam.

So what was happening inside? Who was the guy Dian speaking to?

He said his clan was called as kook, could he be a Malkavian? Hmm...I guess it must be so, because he spoke like one, too.

Then I heard more conversations from the inside:

"My princess, I did not do the job in your way does not imply it is not done."

"Go on."

"You have asked me to exchange words with the Asian Daughter nose to nose, but I have discovered our diagram would be much enhanced by leaving a nameless paper to her close messenger."

"I'm listening."

"Without seeing their visitant, the Asian Daughter felt fear and rage. And now she has sent most of her guards in the tower to the streets in search for me, the mysterious comer, their pain. So are you pleased, my princess?"

No immediate answer came, not until some minutes later did Dian replied, "Yes." Just one simple word.

"Ding-Dong!" and the door bell rang. Without thinking much I reached for the door, after all, Dian didn't say I couldn't walk around the house by myself.

Once the door was opened, to my surprise, there stood a pair of twin young girls. I guessed they were no more than 17 years old, or perhaps even younger. They both got straight brown hair, very straight really, up to their waists. And they both had eyes with irises of inhuman whiteness; now when I said white, I mean white as paper; just that the edges of the irises were trimmed with black that's all.

"Greetings good sir. May I enquire if Lady Dian is in the house?" said one of the unidentical twins.

"She is, but I think she's dealing with some business right now."

"Mind not, we shall wait." said the other twin.

I nodded slightly, "Okay. Well then...come in." and I stepped aside to let them in.

But they did not enter the house, for Dian was - to my surprise - standing not far behind me. At the sight of Dian, the twins froze. For a second I thought they were scared of Dian, but then slowly, they smiled, and turned then walked away.

Dian followed. And not even glancing at me, she closed the door softly as she went out to the twins.

I was puzzled.

"What's up in your head, you feeble knight?" I turned, how could I almost forgot! The mysterious man was still in the house.