Crime and Punishment

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Aeragon thought not to come back here. Not only had he committed himself so fully to a goal with the end result being world destruction, but the byronic "hero" had done anything attain it. The ends justified the means, even toying with a being a extraordinary power by assuming the face of someone she desired. To come back was foolish, but he was unsure of who to turn to.

"I hope this woman can help you, Yeul. As I understand you've belonged to her family all along."

Just to see her again, Aeragon felt the words he had to express choke in his throat. Very much was he... sorry for what had occurred, but pride prevented him from wanting to express the words. She still seemed mistaken about his identity. Good, it was better that way, he wanted to think, but he needed to clear it up. It was probably the only way to acquire her aid, if she didn't think to use her power against him instead.

"It is my understanding that she belongs to your family."

He stopped there, standing at the end of the table he had been seated and watching as she turned around to meet his gaze. He did not avert from her glare, but he did think that maybe she wouldn't be familiar with this form of the girl in his arms. He hadn't been familiar with the form before.

"A controller of passages between worlds, here. A seeress in others, mine specifically."

So that was her name, it drew Aeragon's eyes down to the girl in his arms, but not for very long. It would be rude to stare at her while he was busy with a conversation. Unfortunately, the questions this woman asked were... complicated to answer. In truth, if what her sister spoke of were the case, then he had been "mixed up" with her family for many years. Him knowing she was related to this woman wasn't particularly coincidence, for he had a small amount of knowledge from the man he showed himself to be, but he was unsure about how they were related.

"To keep it short. I've been her protector for many years. It may confuse you to explain the entire situation, but know that you were the only one I could think to turn to. You are the only one I know from this world."

"I see... then I must return there, if it is the only way." Caius responded, to the Judgemaster of this world, turning his gaze downward to Yeul, who could only be trying her best to give him a direction in which he needed to go that the Judgemaster could not provide. He wasn't a stupid man, it was easy enough to understand, for the most part. There were other things mixed in that weren't as simple to comprehend, but they weren't relevant to the conversation and so Caius decided it best not to dwell on them.

Caius shifted Yeul around, so traveling her would be easier and comfortable, before preparing himself to make the jump. "I couldn't ask you to get anymore involved than you already have." He preferred not to asking anymore of this woman, considering how much he had already bothered with her. He fell silent for a while, looking down, but not at Yeul.

"I... should apologize as well." He finally said.

She was right, of course. Caius figured that keeping his mind on the situation at hand and getting the deed done would be much more of an efficient use of time. With that realization and her affirmation, he didn't dwell on it anymore.

There was no surprise when she assumed the form of Lindzei, since it made the most sense. This girl he carried was Etro, so it only made sense that her older sister would be another of the deities of his world's lore. Honestly, it was of no consequence to him, and he didn't necessarily care either. At the end of the day, whether she be deity or not, they were comrades in arms now: Equals with a common goal.

He nodded his head and jumped into the portal.