* No Leaving Dinner:

Sinyster who had anticipated seeing a room with two or three people, was surprised to find that there were more who gathered in the dininghall for dinner.

On either side stood black stone pillars, and at the center of the dining hall a big window that held a tomb shape was present. In front of the window sat six people at a table that sat a couple steps higher then the other two tables that were placed. The rectangular tables sat vertical of each end of the main table that was placed horizontal facing them, the tables made a "U" shape. The guests suddenly sat watching every step she placed on the floor.

She noticed there were five men and a woman who sat at the higher table and out of the six people she knew three of them and one of them being her brother, Slayer.

'The rest of the guests must be the families to the head people that are sitting at the front of the dining hall.' Sinyster thought.

It had been years since she last saw and spoke with her brother. The big brother who she loved the most and held higher than any other person in her life. The one who stood by her and who had always protected and loved her for who she was, not caring that she was different from all her brothers. She was overwhelmed with such happiness to finally see Slayer again, and could only pray that he would be happy to see her too. She wouldn't be able to bear it if Slayer were to refuse her presence and demand her to leave.

Sinyster slowly made her way to where everyone was sitting, trying not to pay attention to the stares that she was receiving from the guests and the maids and servants, as she made her way to come to stand in front of Slayer. She didn't raise her eyes from the floor yet, focusing on her steps as she walked forward.

When she stood right in front of the table, on the opposite side of where Slayer sat, Sinyster bowed her head feeling the piercing stares coming from those seated on either side. Her heart beat so rapidly within her chest, that it was all her ears could hear.

"Who is this woman?" Commander Anguish said in a disapproving tone. He than went on to ask, " Tell us what's your name, I've never seen you before and who are you to think it's ok to just walk in here?"

Sinyster didn't expect that there was going to be other guests attending dinner and if she would've known, she definitely wouldn't have attended and now regretted her decision.

"That woman, first of all who stands before you is My Little Sister!" Slayer said in a threatening tone as he looked over at Commander Anguish. But when he turned his eyes to look back at Sinyster, his eyes softened and a smile came to his lips.

Quickly raising her head. Sinyster's eyes widened on hearing"How's my sister doing?" Slayer questioned, with a hint of mischief in his eyes. Sinyster could feel her heart thudding rapidly in her chest.

"Everyone, before dinner gets started I'd like to introduce my little sister, Sinyster. She will be joining us this evening." Slayer said, his eyes subtly narrowed. It was obvious that there was something on Slayer's mind.

Sinyster quickly raised her head and when their eyes met, her eyebrows furrowed in worry.

It had turned Sinyster's throat slightly dry and left her speechless. She had not expected her brother to greet her so casually, as if her appearance here was normal, and unsurprising.

"Why are you here?" Slayer questioned while staring at her with his blood red eyes. The five people who sat there were shocked hearing who Slayer just introduced, and were confused by what Slayer was asking her. 'Doesnt he know why she's here?', they all thought to themselves.

"I find it rather surprising that you, sister, decided to visit." remarked Slayer.

Sinyster didn't know exactly what she should say to Slayer's questions because the extra company that was attending dinner made it harder for her to talk openly with Slayer, like she initially wanted.

"Well brother, I have missed you and I actually accompanied Vishious here, I thought I'd surprise you?" Sinyster said with a innocent look as she spoke.

Curious, Slayer decided to be direct and said, " I'm glad that you decided to attend dinner tonight without the cloak that you were hiding behind or is it only because Vishious isn't here, that you decided to make yourself known to me? It's a little odd for you to say you missed me and wanted to surprise me when it was last night you came here only after Vishious called you. You didn't seem like you wanted to let yourself be known, until now? Please let me know if I'm wrong, but It seems like you want to think of me as stupid." said Slayer calmly but the look that he now was giving her was cold and bone chilling.

Sinyster couldn't hide the look of shock on hearing this. 'H-he knew?' She thought to herself, she had never seen him like this. Not directed towards her anyway, ' Did Malice tell him?' Sinyster wondered.

"One thing is clear and that is she obviously cannot be trusted," said Beast.

"Your Majesty, she shouldn't be allowed to roam freely. She's acting as if coming here with Vishious is nothing and just lied about why she's here. It's only obvious that she's up to something!" Grievance added to what Beast said.

While the men continued to discuss, Sinyster felt some stare at her in suspicion and distrust in their eyes, even the maids and servants. Sinyster was slightly overwhelmed by the unexpected attention she was receiving. She knew now that Slayer had planned on this dinner to lure her out because he knew she was the one who came with their brother and probably figured it was the best opportunity to get her to reveal herself, thinking Vishious wasn't going to return tonight.

She sighed and said, " Yes, I came here with Vishious but I didn't come here with any Ill intentions towards you." Sinyster bowed her head, feeling everyone's piercing stares. "Please believe me when I tell you that, Brother."

Slayer raised his hand to silence the members from discussing further. He then looked directly at the one in front of him and said to Sinyster, " Having heard from Malice of your presence here in the Palace after he had caught you following him, makes me wonder?" Slayer spoke. " Don't get me wrong, I'm more than happy to have you here and to see you. When I found out it was you who was here with Vishious, I had to really stop myself from going to you." Slayer let her know.

Sinyster wasn't expecting things to go like this and understood where Slayer was coming from and couldn't deny it or explain why she hid from him until now. Slayer was right with everything that he was saying and she knew she was in the wrong. She just wished that there wasn't other guests joining the dinner so she could try to explain herself but she just couldn't defend herself with people around that she didn't know and knew that she had to be careful.

Sinyster took a deep breath to try calming her nerves before she said, " I'm sorry and you're right, my actions would make anyone question my motives but please brother give me the benefit of the doubt and know that I wouldn't ever do anything to bring any harm against you." Sinyster paused before she continued, " I can't even begin to tell you how happy I am to be able to see you,to be able to speak with you, even if briefly. I won't hold up things longer. If it's ok I'll retire back to my room, unless you want me to leave? I'll respect your decision."

Sinyster couldn't bring herself to meet Slayer's gaze and instead kept her eyes lowered to the floor. She could feel her legs shaking out of nervousness and prayed silently that her legs wouldn't give out on her. She suddenly heard a chair screech against the floor and looked up to see that Slayer was now standing.

When Slayer heard what Sinyster had to say and was ready to leave, he was suddenly angry that she would choose to run and hide so quickly without really trying to make amends. He could only wonder if the sister he knew and who he was once very close to was permanently gone.

His sudden action caught everyone's attention, and everyone held their breath, waiting to see what Slayer was going to do next.

" No!, you won't be leaving and will come sit and have dinner like I invited you to do! After all,There's a lot that we need to catch up on." Slayer said in a demanding voice that left no room to argue.

Sinyster could only nod in agreement, as she knew that she wasn't going to be able to avoid this situation with Slayer.

Slayer then ordered, " Start serving the food, I think we all are here now and have been waiting long enough for the meal to be served.!" The servants and maids bowed before hastily hurrying to go and bring the food and drinks from the kitchen.

Sinyster walked forward and took a seat in front of where Slayer sat. The way he looked at her made her extremely nervous and she quickly looked away from him to look at the other guests that were gathered.

On one side she knew was his Commander Beast, who still had a look of suspicion as he looked at her. She than turned her gaze, only than making eye contact with Malice, who was seated next to Slayer on the other side of him.

She didn't know why but when their eyes met, she could feel her cheeks heat up and she shyly tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear as she looked down at the dish that the servant just placed in front of her. The food looked delicious and only than did she really notice how hungry she really was.

On her plate was mashed potatoes that was lightly covered in gravy, steamed vegetables with melted butter, meat that was covered in sauce and a couple rolls. The servant than placed a bowl of freshly made salad, next to her plate. She could feel her mouth start to water by smelling and looking at the food that was sat Infront of her.

"You don't have to wait to start eating," Slayer let her know. He could see that she was starving by how she was looking at the food. ' has she been kept from eating?' Slayer thought to himself and the thought didn't sit well with him. He knew he had to find out what was going on with her and Vishious and it had to be tonight. Because this could be the only chance he might get where Vishious wasn't around to know what he was trying to do.

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Vishious and Payne finished their dinner with each other and Vishious thought it'd be nice to take Payne out and show her the Demon City Sprague.

"If you're not tired and feel up to it, I would like to take you out and show you the city. That is if you'd like to?" Vishious asked. He then stood up and offered his hand to Payne to take to help her up from her chair.

"I enjoyed dinner and appreciate you allowing me to join you," Vishious said, with a slight smile showing on his face as he looked at Payne as he spoke.

She knew in the back of her mind somewhere that she shouldn't be allowing herself to be entertained or even enjoying this man's company, but she just couldn't deny that she liked his company and for some reason her heart beat more quickly when he was around her.

She even found herself to be shy and nervous around him, and she didn't hate this feeling that he brought to her, but she had to guard herself and be careful when it came to this man.

"Yes, I would really like seeing your city and would like to thank you for the dinner and for your company, Lord Vishious," Payne said and gave a slight bow of her head as she said this. " But I don't think it would be good for you to be seen with me and so I'll just go and return to my tank, where you have kept me" Payne avoided looking at Vishious as she tried to make a stand in reminding Vishious why she was even here.

This made the charming demeanor that Vishious held this whole time while he was with her suddenly fall and the smile he had slowly dropped as he heard the words that Payne just spoke to him.