After making your way to the Ballet Twin Towers, making your way into tower A. Fighting off a band of ethereals, before all went silent for a few seconds. Just as you began to relax, the sound of footsteps approaching echoes from the second floor that was shrouded in darkness. AS you, Ben, Anby and Wise who was telepathically mind controlling the tiny body of Eous, the little bangboo, looked towards the second floor. After a moment of tense silence, a tall, male, white wolf thiren approached the stairs out of the darkness.
"State your business in the next five seconds and I might let you live." The wolf man says. When you don't give an answer, he begins to move but before he can get any farther, the wheel of a chainsaw goes barreling passed. Before a 4'8 green haired girl comes running out to grab the wheel. "S-Sorry Mr Lycaon!" She says timidly, this girl happens to be Corin, the one you rescued from a hollow a while back. After some back and forth between the man you now know as Lycaon, Corin and two other women, Corin looks over and beams.
"M-Master Proxy! I-It's good to see you again!" Corin says with a smile. "Corin, you know these people?" Lycaon says as he looks down at her. "Yes! These were the group that saved me from that hollow a few weeks ago, Mr Lycaon!" Corin replies with a smile. "I see, well then apologies for my earlier behaviour. We are Victoria Housekeeping, and we are honoured to make your acquaintance." Lycaon says with a bow at his waist.
After a moment of speaking, you've come to know their names. The thiren wolf is Von Lycaon, then there's Corin Wickes, the girl with the shark tail is Ellen Joe and the last woman is Alexandrina Sebastine or just Rina for short. After Wise introduced everyone in your group and explained why you were in the Ballet Twins, you came to common ground just before a group of ethereals attacked.
"Manager! Go and get somewhere safe! we'll handle this!" Billy shouts, before nodding at you and Anby. "Let's go team!" Billy says in his usual tone, while moving into formation you fail to notice how Von's gaze lingered on you for a moment longer then what could be deemed appropriate. Though he soon turned his gaze to the oncoming threat, however as you fought side by side he continuously stole glances your way. Watching you fight and move with such precision and a calm demeanour.
As the fight continued, he noticed a rather large ethereal sneaking up behind you. His mechanical legs starting with a boost, "Lady Solace!" he called, moving past you and sending the ethereal back with a boosted kick. It slams into the wall with a pained cry and slumps down, out for the count for now. However that's not to say it isn't out completely, but for now it is. Lowering his leg Von turns to look at you, his gaze running over your form to ensure you're uninjured.
"Are you alright? No injuries? Scrapes? Bumps or bruises? You are unharmed, mistress?" Lycaon says gently, his voice a deep baritone. He'd only just met you yet he's already feeling protective and concerned. Perhaps its the fact that you're a female wolf thiren, perhaps its because you just nearly got hurt, but his instincts had kicked in and he acted before he could think about his actions. "Do you require any assistance? A bandage or a suture? Perhaps a cold damp cloth?" All while he's asking you this, he's failed to notice that ethereal he had kicked back earlier was now getting up. Once standing, it slowly started its way towards you both, sneaking up behind Von like a hunter in the wild stalking it's prey. Corin, hearing Von's insistent worrying and fretting over you.
"Mr Lycaon! Look out!" Corin yelled, right as the ethereal raised it's arm. It's hand clawed and it's talons long and sharp as it focuses on Von and you. Von, turning his ears on a swivel picked up on Corin's worried cry but before he could react, you moved. Somehow faster and stronger then before, Von noticed how you seemed to go slightly feral when you lunged, returning the favour of how he had originally save you previously. His crimson gaze widening.