* I'm Glad I Didn't Miss Dinner:

Sinyster, as well as the other guests began enjoying the dinner that was served to them. The maids came out with trays that held beverages of Blood wine or water for the guests and Sinyster was so focused on her food that she didn't notice the maid that came to stand right behind her until a glass of water was placed in front of her, next to her plate.

She quickly looked over her shoulder to see Loree who held a polite smile on her face and Sinyster was happy to see the maid who she had become familiar with.

"Thank you very much for the water," Sinyster said with a light bow of her head.

"Of course, MiLady, can I bring you anything else?" Loree asked, giving a bow to Sinyster as she spoke.

"No thank you," Sinyster answered and watched the maid turn and head back to the kitchen with the other maids who were done handing out the beverages to the guests.

She than heard Slayer speak and she quickly turned to look at him, " Let me properly introduce you to everyone," Slayer said. He looked to his right side first, "This is Commander Beast, as you already know, of the Howler's Kamaira Clan."

She gave a polite nod towards Beast, "It's good to see you again, Commander Beast," Sinyster said politely. Noticing How the Commander had a predatory look in his slitted eyes and Beast choosing to not greet her back, ran his tongue along one of his razor sharp looking fangs. Sinyster understood what was meant by the Commanders action.

"Next is General Grievance and General Gruesome, of the Ryot Kamaira Clan." Slayer introduced. Sinyster politely smiled and nodded at the two Generals, whose appearance was something that she found to be scary and something you'd think you'd never see. Their huge humanly looking bodies were massive with grey scaly skin and their boar heads, where one had horns coming out on both sides on top of its head, while the other had horns protruding out of its lower jaw, made Sinyster feel uneasy and nervous. They both also chose not to greet her back when Slayer introduced her to them and instead just looked at her with their intimidating eyes that held nothing but bloodlust in them.

'Slayer doesnt seem to think that the lack of response from his Commander and Generals was rude or unusual.' Sinyster thought to herself while her brother just continued on introducing her.

Slayer than looked to his left and continued, " You have already met Malice. Next is Commander Anguish, she is also of the Howler's Kamaira Clan."

Sinyster noticed how Malice didn't even look up from his food when Slayer mentioned his name. She stared at him for a few seconds longer before finally making eye contact with the female Commander. She offered the Commander a small smile and light bow of her head.

"So how long are you visiting exactly?" asked Commander Anguish. This caught Sinyster off guard because she was expecting not to get any response to her introduction, like she had gotten from the others.

She quickly looked up at the Commander and noticed how she looked at her with a hint of amusement and curiosity in her slitted eyes. Sinyster couldn't help but feel intimidated under this Kamaira's gaze, "I'm wanting to spend at least another week or so here. That is if my brother doesn't mind me staying that long?" Sinyster than moved her eyes to look at her brother when she finished saying this.

Slayer didn't say anything to what Sinyster just said and after a few seconds just gave a small nod to Sinyster.

This left Sinyster a little confused and unsure exactly what Slayer meant by that. She would have to confirm his thoughts on her staying with him later and chose to just brush it off for the time being.

When Sinyster moved her eyes to look back at Commander Anguish, she noticed how the Commander hadn't taken her eyes off her. "Well I'm sure he wouldn't mind having you for as long as you're wanting to stay here," Commander Anguish said and continued, "So is Lord Vishious staying as long as you or does he have other plans? You did mention how you came here with him after all."

Sinyster wasn't sure as to how she should go about answering this question because she honestly didn't really know how long Vishious' stay would be. " I'm honestly not sure how long brother Vishious is planning his visit for " Sinyster answered and she was becoming really uncomfortable with the way the Commander still never took her eyes off of her. As if trying to read if she was telling the truth or not.

Sinyster noticed the stark contrast between Commander Beast and Commander Anguish.

Beast who looked vicious and his presence demanded fear and respect from all who came to be in his company. Whose massive build showed how strong and formidable he truly was. Scars could be seen all over his body, but they didn't tarnish the Commanders looks, who was still magnificent to look upon. She also couldn't help but notice the distrust and suspicion towards her was clearly seen in the way he looked at her.

On the other hand, Commander Anguish exuded a aura of stunning beauty and poise.Her fur was a shiny silk black and the light from the chandeliers hanging over them reflected off her, letting everyone see how her fur glistened in the light.

A diamond - shaped patch of fur on her forehead was a striking feature that caught ones attention immediately because she was the only Kamaira in the Howlers clan that had such a marking on her face.

Sinyster admired the Commanders confident and grateful demeanor.

Sinyster was snapped out of her thoughts when Suddenly two young Kamaira's came running up to the table and stopped next to the female Commander. One was from the Howler's Clan and the other was of the Ryot Clan. Sinyster noticed the gentleness and love that the Commander's eyes now held as she looked at the two boys.

" Are you boys already finished with eating?" Anguish asked them in a sweet tone.

"Yes, mother," they both answered together.

Sinyster was a little surprised to hear both of the boys call the Commander mother, since it was obvious that one of the boys wasn't a Howler.

'Is her husband from the Ryot Clan?' Sinyster wondered.

"Are you boys ready to get going home then?" Anguish asked them and this had both the boys nod. "Did you thank His Majesty for the dinner tonight?" Anguish asked.

"Not yet mother but don't worry we were just letting His Majesty have more time to eat His dinner before we interrupted Him." one of the boys said.

Anguish then looked at Sinyster before saying, "I would like you boys to meet someone, this is His Majesty's sister, Sinyster. Sinyster these are my two sons, Tantrum is the one standing on the left and Mischief is the one on the right."

"It's a pleasure to meet you two," Sinyster said to them with a smile and bowing her head lightly at them. The boys were quick to bow to her and the boy named Tantrum surprisingly spoke in an excited, rushed tone, "It's nice to be able to meet you." He had a big, sweet smile on his face and his eyes sparkled with fascination and interest. This melted Sinyster's heart seeing the genuine sweetness from the young Kamaira. Tantrum was the son who resembled his mother.

Anguish laughed seeing how excited her son was to meet Sinyster. " I hope you're ready to answer a million questions?" Anguish said in a friendly way. " Tantrum is my son who likes to learn and study the different creatures and demons that he meets."

"Well I'm more than happy to answer any questions that Tantrum may have and would like to know," Sinyster said. This had Tantrums eyes grew wide with excitement hearing this, but before he could say anything Anguish quickly intervened to say, "We'll have to plan for another time for you to ask her your questions Tantrum." this had the boy instantly look disappointed at his mother as if she had just denied him his dreams.

Sinyster couldn't help but laugh at this

reaction from Tantrum and this got all three of their attention.

" Your mother is right it is late and how about tonight you go home.and write down every question you'd like to ask, that way you don't forget anything when we see each other again?," this brought the excitement back to Tantrums eyes and he quickly nodded and said, "That's a great idea, thank you and can you come see me tomorrow?"

This question had Sinyster quickly look at the Commander, she wasn't sure how she should answer her son's question. It was Anguish who answered her son's question, "Why don't we give Sinyster a couple days to spend with His Majesty and then we can make plans for us to get together again? Maybe she can come have dinner with us at our house?"

"Will you really come and spend time at our house with us?" both the boys asked. Sinyster looked at Anguish not sure if her invitation to dinner was genuine or if the mother was just trying to get her son to leave the Palace more easily tonight. She was surprised to see the Commander smiling at her in a friendly way and then said," We'd love to have you over for dinner, if you have the time and would like?"

Sinyster quickly nodded her head before answering, "I would be honored to join you and your family for dinner, thank you. Just let me know what day exactly and I will definitely show up."

"Would three nights from now work?" Anguish asked. The Commander could tell that Sinyster's appreciation and excitement was genuine and this made the Kamaira wonder if His Majesty's Sister was a good person and really had no ill intentions coming here with Lord Vishious.

"Yes, that'll work," Sinyster answered.

"We'll see you then." Anguish confirmed and she then turned to look at her boys before saying,"Why don't you two go thank His Majesty now for the dinner and wish Sinyster a good evening. It's getting late and we should be heading home now."

"Ok, Mother." Tantrum and Mischief turned and walked on the opposite side of the table to where Slayer sat. Slayer gave the boys his full attention when they came to stand next to him.

"Thank you, Uncle for dinner," the boys said, bowing their heads to Slayer. This shocked Sinyster to hear them call Slayer Uncle and realized just how close her brother actually was with the ones sitting at this table.

" I'm happy you came. You two take care of your mother and don't give her a hard time." Slayer said and sent a look at Anguish with a teasing smile on his face.

"Good night, Your Majesty," Anguish said as she rolled her eyes at Slayer. She then looked at Sinyster and said, " It was nice to have met you, have a good night and we'll be seeing you soon."

"Thank you, and the same to you," Sinyster said to Anguish. The boys waved good bye to her and quickly went running towards the doors with their mother trailing behind them. 'I wonder where her husband is?' Sinyster couldn't help but wonder.

Sinyster than heard General Gruesome and General Grievance say while getting up from their seats, " Well we also should be getting our families home, it is getting late. Thank Your Majesty for having us tonight." Both than bowed to Slayer.

"Goodnight," Slayer nodded to them. They both didn't bother to even glance in Sinyster's direction as they turned and left the dining hall. It was then that she noticed the Commander Beast was no longer in the room. 'Im pretty sure that he never said anything and I would've noticed if he walked out. So when did he leave?' she wondered to herself.

She than heard Slayer say to her, " So did you enjoy your dinner tonight?" She turned her head towards her brother and was glad to see that his eyes had softened again when he looked at her.

"Yes, the food was delicious," she said with a smile. She had truly missed her brother and she felt a prick in her chest when she thought of why she was here. If Vishious wouldn't have called her here, she didn't know when she would've seen Slayer again.

Slayer noticed the sadness in his sister's eyes and how she looked conflicted as she was sitting there lost in her thoughts. He knew she was hiding something and knew he had only a little time with her without Vishious. " I'm glad you decided to come to dinner tonight and that you didn't come hiding behind your cloak," Slayer tried reading Sinyster's expression as he said this to her and continued. "You have always came to me when you had something going on that you needed help with, and I'm sorry for it being so many years that you've felt like you couldn't come to me. It was never my intention for you to feel as if I wouldn't be there for you."

Sinyster couldn't hold her brothers gaze as he said this to her and she had to look down to avoid her emotions from showing for Slayer to see. She knew as much as she wanted to tell Slayer everything about what was going on and what mess she was in right now, that she just couldn't involve her brother in this.

Vishious' intentions were still unclear to her, and therefore, she couldn't provide any clear answers that Slayer was looking for.

Vishious wasn't someone who could easily be taken down and he could possibly kill Slayer if he tried to go up against him. She couldn't bare it if something were to happen to Slayer because he tried to protect her.

"I understand why you chose to stay away from me after the last time we saw each other and I never blamed you and never had ill feelings towards you for it, brother." Sinyster said in a quiet voice. "And I know that you'd always be there to help me and wouldn't mind stepping into my problems if I came to you but I just can't get you involved this time. I'm sorry but please try and understand."

"So you are in some sort of trouble and that's why you're working for or with Vishious?" Slayer said with a frown coming to form on his brow.

"It's complicated but I need you to know something...." Sinyster started saying before what she was about to say was cut off.

" I'm glad I didn't miss dinner," this had Slayer and Sinyster quickly look towards the direction the voice suddenly came from, just to see Vishious was now standing a few steps away from where they were sitting.