[scene : The four of them are walking home, the weight of the words of the farmer obviously crushing Luc and Lea's minds, Colt and Luna walking a few steps behind, whispering]
Luna : "What did you figure out?"
Colt [looks at Luna for a few seconds] : "You remember nitrogen, right?"
Luna : "Yes."
Colt : "Nitrogen is necessary for plants to grow, their soil hardly has any left."
Luna : "Can you fix it?"
Colt : "Of course I can fix it and so can you, we need to put some nitrogen compounds in the soil and that's it."
Luna : "Will you do it?"
Colt : "I'll be honest here, before, I wouldn't have cared, but… your influence is growing on me, so yes, I'll help*stays silent for a few seconds* besides, this , in a way, is my fault."
Luna : "Do you really think it's because of Robert?? You said he wouldn't talk and even if he did... why go after the Starleas instead of us?"
Colt : "He didn't talk, I'm certain I hurt him so bad he wouldn't open his mouth, but his father must've noticed. And the only thing that poses a threat to a noble is a noble, or so he thinks, and who's the most suspicious??"
Luna : "The Starleas."
Colt : "Exactly."
Luna : "What now?"
Colt : "We sneak out at night, do the deed, and we're done."
Luna : "That simple?"
Colt [In a playful tone] : "We can stay in our room if you want."
Luna [smiling] : "No, please, we have to help."
Colt : "Thought you'd say that."
*After a while, they reach the mansion, they enter to find victor in the living room, they each take a seat, Victor facing Luc, Lea next to Luc, Colt and Luna are sitting on the side*
Luc [getting frustrated] : "Father, what happened to our domain? How did things crumble this much?"
Ok, why are we allowed to see and hear this?? I thought these things are supposed to be family matters.
Victor [calmly looks at Luc] : "That shouldn't concern you right now, you and your sister shouldn't bear this burden yet."
I have a feeling we're being ignored here.
Luc : "Why would you say something like that father??"
Victor : "Because you're not ready, and because this isn't the time to discuss this*side glances at Colt and Luna*"
FINALLY !! HE SAID SOMETHING!!
Colt [standing up, taking Luna's hand] : "Right, we'll be out of your way."
Luc [getting even more frustrated, and starting to lose it a bit] : "*to Colt*Please sit back down. *to Victor* Father, I invited them here, I trust Dolion with my life…"
Please don't.
Luc : "Dolion's seen how this started and I want him here to see how it's resolved."
Am I crazy? Or does this make absolutely zero sense?
Victor [getting mad] : "I told you this isn't the time for that, besides you invited them here prematurely without knowing the state the domain's in, what did you expect? That everything would work out? This world is cruel and unforgiving, one mistake could be your undoing, learn from this."
This guy just earned my respect.
Victor : "What do they have to do with our problems? It is ill manners to trouble your guests*turns to Colt (Who's still standing not knowing whether to sit or leave) and Luna* I apologize for this mishap, I hope it doesn't ruin your stay here."
Which is the polite way of saying : "I don't want you to hear this."
Luna : "Not at all, if nothing else, we apologize for being in the way."
Victor [takes a deep breath, lets it out ,trying to calm down] : "You're not in the way, it's not your burden to bear."
Wow ! he really doesn't want outsiders involved.
Colt : "We'll be upstairs-"
Victor : "No, I insist you stay a while longer, there's someone I want you to meet."
*Colt and Luna look in anticipation*
Victor : "It's Lea's mother…"
*Lea looks at Victor in shock*
Lea : "But mother is-"
*Victor gives her a stern look, Lea instantly stops*
Interesting…
*Colt sits back down*
[internal evil grin]
What are you hiding, Victor?
*After a while, six guards enter the room, then a seventh one comes pushing a woman with violet hair and yellow eyes, she's sitting on a wooden wheelchair, behind them comes Violet, as soon as they pass through the door Violet gently holds the woman's hand*
A wheelchair??!! In this age?? What the?
And.. is this Lea's mother?
Victor : "This is Ellie, the one I wanted you to meet."
*Ellie nods with closed eyes, raises her head, slowly opens her eyes ,looks at Luna closely, she seems to ignore anyone and anything else*
Ellie [In a gentle, warm voice] : "Please, come closer."
*Luna complies*
*Ellie stares Luna deeply, those powerful yellow eyes seem to have a faint glow, touches her cheeks*
Ellie : "How beautiful, you are a very kind, very gentle soul."
*Victor breathes a sigh of relief*
Ellie : "I'm so happy I got to see someone like you, I wish you a life of happiness *let's go of her face*"
*Luna slowly backs down, with Ellie's eyes still focused on her*
*Ellie slowly turns her head to look at Colt*
*As soon as she takes a single glance, her once calm face wrinkles with terror, her skin becomes pale, her entire upper body is shaking*
Violet [as the first to notice the change, worried and in a bit of panic] : "WHAT HAPPENED?"
Ellie [speaking slowly, in a tone filled to the brim with terror] : "What calamity have you brought upon us? *looks at Colt* What is that thing?"
*The 7 guards draw their swords in reaction to her terror*
Victor [stunned and shocked] : "What do you mean?"
*We see Colt getting darker and darker, until he's just a black figure, around him there's profound darkness, it seems to emanate from him, darkness that seems like void itself*
Ellie : "Whatever he is, he isn't a normal human, he isn't motivated by lust, greed or anything else, he's… he's transcended all of it."
*Victor, Violet, Luc and Lea look at him in horror, Ellie's fear has become contagious*
Luc [breathing heavily] : "But he-"
*The guard behind Ellie takes a step forward*
Ellie : "DON'T, someone like that will kill us all, he's already taken many lives , someone like that has no remorse, he won't hesitate for a second."
Victor [In fear] : "WHAT DO YOU SEE??"
Ellie : "He's the darkest, of all the souls I've seen, he's the darkest of them all"
*Everyone in the room looks at Colt in horror whose face remained expressionless until now*
*Slowly, a demonic grin is drawn on his face*