[video]/[action for sakuya][backdated to the day of the announcement]

[scarlet_devil]

[video]

[ Oh it's her again, the childlike, French vampire that hangs out in Castlevania with her little sister and a certain maid. ]

It is I, Remilia Scarlet, and I have a question! Would it be correct to assume that the current Guardian of Everglade isn't human?

[action]

[ Remilia has taken a moment to retire to her room for the privacy she feels she and Sakuya will need. There are things she wants to speak to the maid about, including the new laws put in place. While she has no intention of registering or anything like that, since she thinks she doesn't need it and doesn't trust the idea, she'll follow some laws when it suits her.

And now, she calls for Sakuya. ]

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[sakuya_izayoi]

Sakuya appeared with the promptness that she was known for, bowing deeply, albeit somewhat stiffly to her lady. She had been tense lately. Well, moreso than usual. She was not one to share her hardships with Remilia though. At least, unless pressured to.

"You called for me, My Lady?" She straightened up, heels coming tightly together as she folded her hands over her apron.

[scarlet_devil]

That had not exactly gone unnoticed by the vampire, perhaps she'll bother about whatever it is soon enough, but for now...

"Indeed. Have you seen the announcement?"

[sakuya_izayoi]

"Announcement?" Sakuya frowned some. "You are referring to the new guardian's laws passed in everglade? I find them rather amusing myself. The amount of control these various guardians attempt to have over everglade as a whole..."

[scarlet_devil]

"Considering I will not harm humans of those ages and disability, they seem reasonable to me. These kinds of humans do not present much of a threat or challenge anyway." She looks her maid right in the eye.

"Sakuya... I want you to obey these laws."

[sakuya_izayoi]

The maid just grew more tense. There was a look about her that was almost resentful, her brow knitting more firmly. She took a steadying breath.

"Since when did you have such high morals? And respect for humans and their laws?"

The question was out of line, but the outburst was not without reason, undoubtedly.

[scarlet_devil]

There was a terrible ghastly silence. The little vampire's face twists into a scowl once the shock wore off, leaping to her feet, not caring in the slightest that she knocked over her chair.

"You dare...! Children have always been off limits, as are the very old and the disabled!"

[sakuya_izayoi]

"No. They've never been off limits. Not explicitly." Sakuya's face was dead cold. "You've always understood I do what I must for you. I do not kill small children, but many an evening I've butchered the elderly or crippled to fill the cups of both you and the young miss. Because there was no one else."

Sakuya's eyes were smoldering. "This and many other things you've never bothered to mention to me, and wouldn't have before you vanished some months back. You've changed and I can't help but feel that wasn't 'you' who left me behind. You are Remilia Scarlet, but you are not my lady."

Sakuya's hands were balled into trembling fists, nails digging into her palms. Remilia could undoubtedly smell the blood that had started to seep between her fingers.

[scarlet_devil]

Remilia was shaking now, caught between her anger and her sorrow at the realization that... That this wasn't her Sakuya. This wasn't the woman that was so special to her.

"That can't... Sakuya!" Remilia slumps onto her knees... All she had here was Flandre, in the end...

[sakuya_izayoi]

Sakuya watched Remilia fall, her jaw setting firmly against the twinge of guilt she felt bubbling in her chest. She hadn't meant to do this to Remilia.

"... I'm familiar with alternate universes and timelines. I suppose I was in denial up to this point. You are Lady Remilia. And I am your bound thrall. My fate is unraveled and woven back into your service. This I can feel, and so I know you truly are Lady Remilia. But you are not the one whose hands reshaped me as I am now."

Sakuya took a deep breath, looking somewhat relieved of her burden, though no less upset. "The Remilia before you came, though. That was My Lady. The one I swore fidelity to on bent knee. And she left me behind. I do not blame you nor her for this. And I will serve you as per my obligation but..."

She hesitated, the cold anger slowly melting. "Forgive me. I could not keep silent any longer. I cannot serve you the same as My Lady. Your expectations of me seem different. And I am still your maid."

on the bright side, she won't care who she dates?

[scarlet_devil]

Remilia takes in a deep steadying breath and stands up... looking into Sakuya's eyes once again.

"...I suppose I was in denial too. I... I am very close to Sakuya... the one I know." Though still, Sakuya would serve her even if she wasn't her Remilia...

"...It is better that we both know the truth."

Not much of a bright side.

[sakuya_izayoi]

"And I was to My Lady..." There was a pause, the maid shifting some, her arms restless and crossing in front of her chest. "Take solace in that I believe the Young Mistress is the one you are used to. You work with her flawlessly."

Another pause. "Regardless, know that I am far from incompetent. As I said, I will serve you Lady Remilia. That is my duty. So please have more trust in me. Tell me what you want done and do not concern yourself so much with how I do it. I am as reliable as the Sakuya you knew."

She flinched slightly, the smell of blood becoming more potent as her fists unclenched, her right sporting several deep cuts on the palm. she stared for several moments as the blood pooled in her palm. Flicking her wrist, she produced a small teacup, tilting her hand and letting the crimson liquid flow into it. She would probably need some sort of healing magic.

"You have not answered my question, incidentally. Since when have you paid any mind to human laws, Lady Remilia?" Her tone was softer this time and she was no longer questioning the vampire's morals.

[scarlet_devil]

"That... Yes, I have her at least..."

She sighs a little, watching the maid for a short while, trying to calm herself more. "Very well..."

And now she watches as Sakuya let her blood pool in her palm, and watch as she fills the cup with the vampire's favorite 'red tea' as she calls it. As for the injury... normally she bugs Patchy about it, but she isn't here...

"I only pay them mind when it suits me... But you've hurt yourself, Sakuya. Go get it seen to once you're done here."

[sakuya_izayoi]

"I will. Food from the castle has healing properties, and it seems inclined to give me roast chickens on the regular. I often wake with one or several on the table in my room. Please, don't worry yourself."

Sakuya flexed her hand once and stepped forward, offering the blood raw. It certainly smelled like Sakuya's blood, and would no doubt taste the same. "I will... try to abide by your 'higher' morals, Lady Remilia. But if food is scarce I will not hesitate to turn my blades on a more defenseless target. Survival is more important than any law put into place."

A pause. "Besides, the people here are nothing more than hollow shells. Kill one and they return to life within days with no memory of the previous incident. Truth be told, why anyone cares to 'save' or 'protect' them is beyond me."

[scarlet_devil]

"...This castle is weird." Because what else does she say to that bit of news?

What happens should be very familiar, the vampire's eyes glowing a touch as she closes in, the familiar scent tugging at her instincts... She moves in. "Perhaps... but I am no beast."

She takes her hand, bringing it to her mouth where she licks at the wounds.

[sakuya_izayoi]

"But, at the same time, you are greater than any one human's life." Sakuya held still as the cup was taken and set aside, suppressing a shiver as Remilia tasted the wound directly. This was Sakuya. There was no doubt about it. And she was clearly in excellent health if her blood was anything to go by.

She remained still and quiet, fighting to keep her focus as the vampire's saliva took her pain and deadened her arm slightly. She didn't try to pull her hand back should she intend to take more, but, at the same time, she refused to lose her composure.

[scarlet_devil]

"That I do keep in mind..." She would prefer not to get into that situation. It'd be... unbecoming.

Remilia shivers a little, the thought going through her mind that the blood, the taste, everything about it was the same. She realizes she forgot the teacup, though, and let herself get carried away...

So she'll just stop and pull away sheepishly, releasing the maid. "Ah... pass me the cup, Sakuya."

[sakuya_izayoi]

"Then we will have no issues. I will do what I must to keep you fed and comfortable. As was, is, and will be my duty. All will be well in due time."

She pulled her hand back, regaining the sliver of lost composure as she picked up the cup and offered it. This time, however, Sakuya offered an accompanied plate containing several bite-sized tarts.

[scarlet_devil]

"Mn. Only if there is no other choice."

Remi takes it, and notices the appearance of the plate of tarts in the corner of her eye..."Ah? Thank you, Sakuya."

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[icyheart]

You would think so, otherwise having someone who is human would be wrong.

[Not that she honestly cares either way.]