"I told you not to follow us," Lilith sighed, pulling up your mask and wincing when she saw the dark bruise around your eye. The woman was the closest thing you'd ever had to a mother, and you wanted nothing more than to make her proud. To be just like her. So when she'd gone on a mission you'd followed without a second thought, despite her command to stay back at the palace.

"Your time to serve Belos will come, child," She assured, kissing your forehead and smiling.

She placed the first aid kit in your lap and pulled out a bandage and disinfectant for your scraped up knees. "For now it's important that you stay here and stay safe. You're the future of the guard, the future of the emperors coven... it's important that you train yourself and hone in your abilities to be worthy of such a great fate."