{Day 53, 3:00p.m. - Under the White Flag}

[king_of_wolves]

A human youth, dressed in Dai Shimeron livery, carries a banner of a herald down the long, dark corridors of Blood Pledge Castle. The escorts flank him front and back; their weapons sheathed but at the ready. The herald trembles slightly under their scrutiny -- the dirt on his clothing is not only from the road. He knows full well he is not

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[yuuri_maou]

Yuuri is sitting at his desk, his inside desk, because Gwendal is still working on getting him a place outside. He’s been trying to go through the stack of papers he has, and sign everything that needs his attention, but its hard. It’s not fun to work alone. No Wolfram, no Greta, no Greta, no Conrad, no Murata, not even Gunter or Gwendal to keep him company right now. He’d even welcome the Shinou right now. Luckily for him, someone brought him a glass of water recently.

He concentrates first, that’s what Murata said he was doing wrong for awhile, and then pours the contents of the cup into his hands. The water collects in his hands, flat as a mirror, reflecting his face as he looks at it. None of the water slips through his fingers, kept entirely in his hands.

Then the surface of the water trembles.

UpThe water swells upwards slowly in a domed shape. It’s harder then it looks. Murata has been working a lot with him to even get this far. Once you get the idea, moving the water up and down isn’t so difficult. Moving it out

[king_of_wolves]

The demon king controls water.

The messenger freezes about twenty steps away from the desk, terrified. The very elements are polluted by this Maou. He closes his eyes and prays for strength. The Maou looks about his age, but he's heard the rumors -- the demons are deceptively young looking. No doubt their king is much, much older. Probably centuries.

A guard pushes him forward and the messenger stumbles, white-faced. "Y...y...your M...m...ajest...ty." Must not faint. Must not faint.

[yuuri_maou]

"Huh?"

Yuuri blinks, and Blobby Buddy dies a horrible watery death of as the result of his lack of attention and concentration.

"Ah!!!" He jumps up quickly, trying to save the paper Blobby Buddy just fell on. Gunter is going to be soooo dramatic when he sees this. He looks up as he's shaking them off and smiles. "At least I didn't get it all over my clothes huh?"

Yuuri smiles. Who was this guy again? He looks like he's going to fall over with a heart-attack. He can't be too much older that he is. Yuuri glances past the stranger, and blinks. Why do the guards look so.... burly today?

[king_of_wolves]

Despite having been raised in Dai Shimeron, the messenger's Mazoku is passable and the Maou's lack of recognition is a little confusing. The confusion helps numb the fear enough to speak like a respectable herald, not a child facing the boogeyman.

He coughs into his fist to clear his throat, then squares his shoulders. "Your Majesty, I bring a letter from King Belal of Dai Shimeron. My instructions are to give it to you alone."