Later, out in the hallway, Charlie and her two bodyguards Razzle and Dazzle were carrying gift baskets for Sir Pentious and his two Egg Bois.
Back in their hotel room, the Egg Bois were finishing up organizing their clothes into their room's bureau.
"Okay, boss," one of the Egg Bois said as the Eggs laid their sleeping bags on the floor. "We're done organizing everything. What's the next step?"
"Now, we scout and wait," Sir Pentious said adjusting his hat. "We can't have the princess or her friends sniffing up our scent. We're going to ingratiate them into liking us so that they do not suspect a thing. That shouldn't be too hard with her highness, but that purple church bell and Dust are going to be a challenge. But whatever happens, remember this. After everything the Devil did to force me…us into spying on his daughter, we can't risk doing anything that might get us exposed."
"Awwww!" one of the Egg Bois groaned sadly. "I thought this was going to be a vacation…Guk!"
Sir Pentious slammed his tail on top of the Egg Boi and growled sarcastically, "Oh, you thought this was a vacation?! Well, excuse me! Would you like to order room service?!"
"Uh, no thank you, sir," the Egg Boi said nervously. "I think I'll just walk to the cafeteria to spy on the princess."
"That's better," Sir Pentious said while wrapping his tail around the Egg Boi and tossing him over to the bed. "But to be safe, you're going to be replaced with Toulouse for the next rotation."
"Awwww!" the Egg Boi whined crossing his arms while laying upside down against the pillows covering the head board. "Why does Toulouse get to do everything? You just like him best because he's the original."
"No, I like him best because he has more brain cells than any of his clones," Sir Pentious retorted while rubbing his temples. "Now, drop the attitude or you go home now!"
"Okay, sorry, Mr. Boss Man," the Egg Boi apologized.
"That's better," Sir Pentious replied crossing his arms and smirking wickedly. "As for the princess, you leave her to me. I will keep her so distracted she won't even have time to think."
Then, all of a sudden, a knock came to the door.
"Oh, Sir Pentious!" a familiar cheerful and melodic voice called out from the other side.
"Oh, no," one Egg Boi said quietly as he and his colleague pulled out their guns and knives respectively. "It's the princess."
"What are you doing, ya stupid gits?" Sir Pentious whispered loudly. "Put those weapons away right now. We can't hurt her."
"Then, what do we do, boss?" an Egg Boi asked.
"Just listen closely," Sir Pentious whispered. "I have an idea."
Charlie knocked again and said, "Sir Pentious, are you in there? Hmmm…Maybe he went to the cafeteria…"
She turned to her bodyguards. Razzle looked at her in worry while Dazzle shook his head.
"Oh, you two worry too much," Charlie said optimistically. "I'm sure he's just fine…"
"Do you have any twos?!" Sir Pentious called out in a focused voice that led Charlie to open the door without thinking.
Charlie saw the snake demon sitting on the floor playing a card game with his Egg Bois on his bed.
"I have a full house," the Egg Boi said throwing his cards down on the bed. "I win."
"Thrhys, that is not how you play this game," the other Egg Boi protested while Sir Pentious tried his best to pretend he was calm and resist the urge to facepalm in frustration.
"What are you talking about, Austen?" Thrys asked in annoyance. "A full house is good in Poker."
"No, we're playing Go Fish, you moron," Austen replied.
"Who are you calling a moron?" Thrys retorted.
"Okay, okay, everyone, calm down," Sir Pentious said calmly with a fake smile and a serious glare that they quickly understood. "All that matters is that we're having fun, right?"
"Yeah!" the Egg Bois quickly cheered while rushing over to give their boss a hug.
Sir Pentious grimaced briefly at their touch, but he forced himself to put his hands on their backs to look more convincing.
"Awww," Charlie squealed quietly as her lips curled into a big smile.
"Oh, your highness," Sir Pentious said pretending to suddenly notice her presence. "How can I help you?"
"Oh, uh, Sir Pentious," Charlie said nervously with a blush. "I am so sorry. I should have known better than to enter your room."
"Don't worry about it, dear," Sir Pentious said slithering over to where Charlie was standing so quickly that the Egg Bois fell on their faces. "All is forgiven. Are those baskets for us?"
"Oh, yeah," Charlie said walking in and placing the gift basket on the bureau while her two bodyguards laid the gift baskets on the other side of the floor as the Egg Bois quickly ran over to get them. "This is just a little something from all of us to welcome you to the hotel. I hope you like it."
Sir Pentious quickly slithered over to where Charlie was standing, gently took her right hand, and gave it a little kiss.
"I know we will, your majesty," Sir Pentious said sounding as charming as he possibly could. "Thank you."
Unfortunately for him however, he heard growling coming from Charlie's feet. Sir Pentious opened his eyes to see Razzle and Dazzle give the kingpin a warning growl. He slowly let go of Charlie's hands and slithered back a few feet.
"Hello, there," Sir Pentious said nervously reaching his hand out towards Razzle. "Who might you two be?"
Razzle opened his jaws and lunged forward towards the snake demon's fingers. Sir Pentious had just enough time to pull his hand back while involuntarily making a small yelp.
"Razzle, stop that!" Charlie exclaimed. "Sir Pentious, I am so sorry! These are my bodyguards. They were gifts from my father. They can be a bit overprotective."
"I see," Sir Pentious commented.
Dazzle grabbed a cupcake out of Sir Pentious' gift basket and hid it behind his back before Charlie turned back around and warned, "You two need to behave yourselves right now or tonight you're not getting any dessert!"
"Don't worry about it, your majesty," Sir Pentious said reassuringly. "I feel blessed just to be in the presence of an angel such as yourself. Besides, how can I stay mad at these two? They're so cute."
Sir Pentious opened his arms and cooed to the Egg Bois, "Come on, you cuties. How about we kiss and make up?"
Dazzle and Razzle glanced at each other for a moment before Dazzle chucked the cupcake he was hiding straight into Sir Pentious' left eye.
"OW! My eye!" Sir Pentious squealed in pain as the two goat bois keeled over in laughter and the Egg Bois trembled in fearful anticipation of how their boss would react.
"Razzle! Dazzle!" Charlie yelled angrily. "Get out right now! I can't believe you just…"
"No need to fret, princess," Sir Pentious said in a surprisingly calm tone.
The two Egg Bois tentatively walked to their boss in disbelief before he took the cupcake from his eye, took a bite out of it, and continued, "This cupcake you made is quite delicious, your highness."
"Oh, please, call me Charlie," Charlie replied nervously before turning to her bodyguards. "You two can go to your room and come back later when you're ready to say you're sorry! Now, go!"
While Razzle and Dazzle sulked and walked away, Sir Pentious slithered over to the bathroom with his Egg Bois to get the cupcake out of his eye.
"Boss, are you okay?" Austen whispered while wetting a washcloth.
"Yeah, that look like it hurt," Thrys said holding the cupcake in his hands.
"It did," Sir Pentious whispered angrily while wiping the icing off his face. "I swear, if we weren't undercover, I would turn those goats into lamb sandwiches."
Once all the icing was gone, Sir Pentious lathered the washcloth with soap and proceeded to wash his face.
When he finally finished rinsing out, Charlie stood by the bathroom door and said, "Hey. I'm really sorry about that. I'll be going. Be sure to let me know if you need anything…"
"Wait," Sir Pentious said wiping his face with a towel. "Charlie, I would like to tour the premises if it's not too much trouble. Just in case the Egg Bois or I get lost. Would you be willing to oblige?"
"Of course," Charlie replied cheerfully. "We have about an hour or two before our next session anyway. Just follow me!"
"But boss, we're hungry," Thrys complained.
Sir Pentious glared at him, but Charlie grabbed another towel from the bathroom and said, "Oh, that's fine. We can eat food from the baskets first. Let me just set this towel and we can have a picnic on the floor!"
"Yay!" the Egg Bois squealed while Sir Pentious put on the best fake smile he could muster.
After about an hour of eating and chatting merrily in Sir Pentious' room, they finally got around to the tour.
As he, his minions, and Charlie walked through the hallway, Sir Pentious couldn't help but notice all the portraits of the Magne family and the other fallen angels who made up Satan's family. He hissed in silence as his eyes fell on the Devil that he hated and feared. He didn't dare to stare though for fear that Satan's eyes would start staring back.
Instead, the portraits of Lilith stopped him in his tracks. He stood in awe of the succubus that every incubus like him wanted but could never have. He got a closer look at the portrait to get every detail and noticed that there were scratches on her back when she posed revealing her back. They were faint, but his snake eyes could see them.
"So, Satan is violent with all his lovers," Sir Pentious whispered to himself. "Lilith is the most powerful succubus, but Delilah…"
"Sir Pentious, are you coming?" Charlie asked calling back to him from down the hall.
"Forgive me, princess," Sir Pentious said. "You have many interesting portraits here. I couldn't help but take a look. Your family is quite large."
"I know, that's how my father can spread so much evil on earth and in hell," Charlie replied somewhat sadly. "They're outnumbered by the angels in heaven, but that just makes them work harder."
"Interesting," Sir Pentious said quickly slithering to catch up with her as they continued walking around the hotel until eventually.
"Alright, here's the lobby and over there is the café and that concludes our tour," Charlie said writing something with her pen on her clipboard.
"Thank you very much, your high…I mean, Charlie," Sir Pentious said. "Now that that is out of the way, I think we'll be returning to our room now…"
"Alright, everybody!" Vaggie shouted to the small group of demons entering the meeting room. "Session 5 is about to begin. Move it or lose it!"
"What is she talking about?" Sir Pentious wondered out loud.
"Yay! Our group therapy session is about to start!" Charlie said wrapping an arm around Sir Pentious and pushing him forward into the room.
Sir Pentious gulped audibly and protested meekly, "Your majesty, I don't think I'm ready for…"
"Oh, don't worry," Charlie said walking ahead and pulling him behind her. "There's no need to be shy. We're all friends here."
Sir Pentious started sweating nervously as Charlie finally pulled him into the room with the Egg Bois following behind him.
