*Taking Off The Cloak:

Sinyster wasn't sure for just how long that she stood there and allowed Malice to hold her, but pulling herself out of her momentary weakened stupor she pushed herself from him.

Malice stood there for a moment, staring down at her before he decided to break the silence, " I'm not one to judge or care about others problems and it's obvious that you got yourself into trouble and clearly don't know how to get out of it." Malice stated coldly because he wasn't one to not notice when someone buried themselves too deep and needed help to get themselves out of it.

He also couldn't help but be a little bit suspicious of Sinyster, she was after all here with Vishious.

Something he needed to keep reminding himself of. Sinyster lifted her head to look Malice in the eye and the look of insult was clear in her eyes as she glared at him.

"Let me make myself perfectly clear, I don't need or expect anyone to take care of the shit that I get myself into! If you honestly think that I cried and let you hold me as some kind of ploy to get you to help me, than you can get away from me and get out of my room now!" Sinyster was more than a little pissed now and didn't need anyone to think they needed to save her.

" I never said anything about you needing anyone to take care of your problem but you do need help with it, isn't that right?" Malice said with clear annoyance in his voice. " So you can either tell me exactly what's going on or you can keep glaring at me like that and see what happens? I'm not going to beg you, but if you want help I suggest you start talking.!" Malice said to her where there was no room for her to argue.

He wasn't gonna keep trying to comfort her if she couldn't let him know what was going on because he wasn't going to blindly step into a situation without first knowing the details.

It was obvious Vishious had something over on her that tied her to him, but Malice couldn't help her if she wasn't willing to work with him and talk. He also wanted to know what Vishious was up to concerning Slayer and right now she was the one that could help him get some answers.

After a moment of Sinyster not making any attempt to say anything Malice was over trying to be patient, "Suit yourself,?" Malice said in a dismissive tone and turned to leave, but was stopped by Sinyster grabbing his arm.

Malice turned his head to look at her and she instantly let go of him before saying, " Ok, I will fill you in on a little of why I'm working with Vishious." Sinyster said in a quiet tone as she just kept looking up at Malice where she stood.

Sinyster didn't know how much she could rely or trust this Kamaira. Malice was right though when he said she needed help and right now, he was the only one who could possibly help her.

A soft knock came from the door and Sinyster quickly grabbed her cloak and put it back on, pulling the hood over to hide her face, " Just be quiet." She whispered to Malice before walking to answer the door.

She opened it a crack just enough to see who it was that had knocked. It was the maid from earlier, Loree, and upon seeing the door open up a little the maid quickly bowed her head before saying, "MiLady, I just wanted to let you know that dinner will be ready soon and His Majesty is expecting you to attend."

"Thank you for letting me know, Loree. I appreciate you coming and telling me, let me give you the empty tray from earlier and I want you to come get me when dinner is being served." Sinyster ordered the maid nicely.

"Of course, MiLady." Loree said and bowed her head slightly to Sinyster before leaving.

Sinyster closed the door and pulled the hood of her cloak down. She walked to where Malice was still standing and said quietly, " Well I guess I better get ready for dinner now. But Vishious has yet to return back to the Palace." Sinyster wasn't sure if Vishious would be back tonight or not because if he did return to his Realm, she knew the time frame was different from this one.

"I'm sure His Majesty is aware of that." Malice said and he knew he better go and fill Slayer in on what he found out so far; which wasn't much. "I'll see you at dinner." He said and bowed his head slightly at her before turning to leave out the balcony door.

Sinyster watched Malice walk out to the balcony and step up onto the railing. He turned his head to look at her again briefly before looking forward again, opening his massive wings he jumped from the balcony.

Sinyster stepped out onto the balcony so she could get a better look at him flying. She watched him fly up and land on the highest tower of the Palace before loosing sight of him. She stood on the balcony staring at the place she saw Malice disappear from for a few minutes longer before going inside and shutting the door.

She walked over to the large vanity that was placed against one of the walls. It was made from the finest red wood and had beautiful intricate carvings that went all around it, really captivating the woods beauty. A large oval shaped mirror was placed in the middle, allowing one to look at themselves as they got ready.

She sat down on the cushioned stool and stared at herself in the mirrors reflection for a while before getting up and walking into the bathroom.

She walked over to the tub and sat down on the side and turned the knob to allow the water to start filling it. She felt the water, making sure the water was nice and hot to her liking, before she walked over to the cabinet that held all kinds of different soaps and oils to put in the bathwater to make ones skin soft and smell good and after looking at a few She decided on the lavender honey oil for her bath.

She walked back over to sit on the side of the tub to pour In the desired amount of oil She wanted. She then waited for the tub to fill before turning it off, she then stood up and walked to the door of her room.

Sinyster slowly opened the door and peaked her head out to look in the hallway, she was hoping that she could spot the maid that she had become familiar with and ask her for her help with something.

But, the hallway was deserted and Sinyster knew she would have to step out to try and find the maid without anyone seeing her.

She looked both ways to make sure that no one was coming and she quietly started walking down in the direction that she knew the maid had headed last.

She slowly walked down, passing the doors that were on each side, hoping that no one would come out and see her. She reached the end of the hallway and was about to turn the corner when she heard one of the doors that belonged to one of the many rooms open up right behind her.

All she could do was freeze where she stood, she didn't have time to try and hide from whoever it was who was coming out into the hallway.

"MiLady?" Sinyster heard the familiar voice that she knew belonged to the maid that she was looking for.

She turned around and the maid just stood there with a look of surprise on her face. "Loree, I'm so glad it's you", Sinyster said in a relieved voice. Exhaling the breath she was holding.

"MiLady, so it is you" Loree said with a light bow and a smile on her face. " I didn't know if in fact it was you or not but seeing a woman I had never seen before I had a feeling that it could possibly be you."

"Yes, and it was you actually who I was looking for." Sinyster said. Returning the friendly smile to the maid as she spoke.

"What can I help you with, MiLady?" Loree asked.

"Well, could we possibly talk more in my room before someone else should see me?" Sinyster asked the maid, not wanting to be seen without her cloak on to cover her face.

"Of course" Loree lightly bowed her head and followed Sinyster back to her room.

Once they got back to the room and were inside, Sinyster than turned to the maid.

"So, I wanted to ask you something that is going to sound a little odd but I was hoping that you could possibly help me?" Sinyster started asking the maid who still stood by the door.

"Please ask and I'll do my best to help you, MiLady." Loree said, who still had the friendly smile on her face while speaking to Sinyster.

"Is there by chance any way that you could get me a dress that I could wear for dinner tonight? I was thinking of attending in a more formal way and not go wearing my cloak tonight but I don't have any extra clothes with me to wear." Sinyster said to the maid with a hopeful look on her face.

Loree's smile widened at what Sinyster asked help for. "I'll be right back, MiLady!" The maid said excitedly and turned and rushed out the door before Sinyster could even say anything. Sinyster was so grateful for meeting the maid and for how kind and helpful that the maid has been to her.

Back at home, Sinyster had a very good and close relationship with all her maids and with those who served her. They were more like a big family and she would always invite her maids to join her for tea and never treated who served her harshly.

Sinyster didn't agree with how the ones who had money and power, treated the people who served and worked for them.

Servants were treated cruelly by most who owned them, thought of as if they're lives didn't matter and used however their owner chose. The servants were either a servant to take care of the home and serve the owners family or were bought to be temporary entertainment in their owners bedroom.

Once the servant was of no longer any use in the owners eyes the servant would be killed or traded for another.

Life was mostly hard and cruel for those who lived a life of being a servant and it was rare for a servant to be bought and taken in by a owner who treated them kindly and didn't beat and kill them.

Sinyster couldn't help but think about home while she waited for Loree to return and she couldn't help but think of Payne.

Sinyster had created Payne. Using her black magic and some of her own blood, she had experimented and after many failed attempts she was finally successful in taking part of her very own soul out. It nearly killed her using her magic and her own life force in this way, but she was finally successful in her mission to creating another life. Something that went not only went against the laws of nature, but it went against the Rules of the Realms as well.

Sinyster was pulled out of her thoughts by a light knock on her bedroom door and she quickly went to open it and allow the maid to hurry inside. Loree was holding a couple dresses in her arms and it was obvious to see that she was excited and looking forward to helping Sinyster.

" MiLady, I brought you a couple of dresses that I had that are made from high quality materials and made for the higher class people. They had been given to me by one of the princesses that belong to the neighboring Kingdom Chiloquin, when the King visited last year for the peace treaty renewal with His Majesty." Loree said to Sinyster while holding up a dress in each hand for Sinyster to see.

Walking closer to where the maid was standing, Sinyster could see that the dresses that Loree had brought for her to chose from were in fact beautifully made. "Thank you so much for helping me out with this. I also hope that I'm not interrupting your duties that you need to get done, I wouldn't want to cause you to get in any trouble." Sinyster said to Loree and was glad she saw the maid didn't drop her friendly smile.

"You're very welcome, MiLady. I also appreciate your concern but I have already finished what chores I was assigned to do today and was just doing extra to keep myself busy, so I should be fine." Loree filled her in and Sinyster couldn't hold back the smile that came to her face. It was nice to have someone who was nice and cheery with her.

"May I speak openly with you, MiLady?" Loree asked while lightly bowing her head as she spoke.

"Please feel free to say what's on your mind." Sinyster answered.

"First, I would like to say thank you for being kind to me. It's not something that I receive from His Majesty's guests very often and wanted to let you know that I truly appreciate how you've been.

Also, I hope you don't mind me asking but I would like to help you to get ready for dinner." Hearing this from Loree, was something that touched Sinyster's heart. She stepped closer to the maid and without thinking she hugged Loree.

This wasn't something that had ever happened before in all her years of being a maid and it surprised her how compassionate this woman she just met was towards her.

"Sorry if I made you uncomfortable for hugging you?" Sinyster apologized while taking a step back. "I would very much appreciate it if you would help me." Sinyster said and hoped she didn't make the maid uncomfortable by her actions.

"You didn't make me uncomfortable for hugging me, I've just never had that happen before and would be honored to help you, MiLady." Loree told Sinyster.

"Thank you, ok, I'll go hurry and get in the bath and get myself all cleaned up, so we can start getting ready for dinner," Sinyster said before she turned and hurried into the bathroom. She quickly bathed and when she got out she walked out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her to pick what dress she would wear tonight.

Loree had laid both dresses on the bed so Sinyster could get a better look at them. The dress she chose was black with a blue inner skirt that went to her knees and the sleeves were long yet loose enough not to press tightly on her skin, and it had a blue scarf that went with it to go around her neck. It fit her perfectly and complimented her figure, showing off her womanly curves and how perfectly proportioned her body was.

Sinyster sat in front of the vanity and silently watched Loree as she took extreme care to put her hair up in a partial bun, with two braids, one on each side that she had crown the sides of her head, letting the back part stay down. She then curled the hair in the back with tight curls that Lore left beautiful spiral curls before draping her hair over one of her shoulders.

Loree then applied a light pink gloss on Sinyster's lips and just a little eyeshadow that had a glittery look to it to bring out the colors of her eyes.

Sinyster was surprised to see how she looked when everything was finished.Turning to look at Loree who was standing behind her, she said, "Thank you, for helping me get ready and for making me look and feel beautiful tonight."

"You're already beautiful, MiLady. I'm glad you like it." Loree said with a big smile on her face.