They had returned with less of them than they had left with. It seemed Myla and Elena had taken it upon themselves to do as they wished, and had run off for even more fun. She refused to admit what she felt about the older women not including her in their fun. She knew she was not Myla's favorite, but she had thought her and Elena had become good friends.

Needless to say, it had put her in a sour mood. She had called for @xanthe upon returning home to run her a bath so she could clean the blood and filth from herself and then seek out food to fill her empty stomach.

Leaving Xanthe to clean up whatever mess she left behind in the wash room, she told the girl to join her in the dining room after she was done. In her own twisted way, she had begun to see Xanthe as a kind of friend. After all, she was the only one who was always around to speak to.

Trudging into the dining hall, she spotted Hiram who looked just as moody as she, and deciding to tempt fate she slid into a chair across from him and also began ripping into the food in front of her.

Azazel on the other hand couldn't have been in a better mood. He didn't care where Myla and Elena had gone, instead he was filled with the adrenaline of their first big battle in ages. He'd finally been able to be truly let loose and cause as much destruction as possible. His only regret? Not killing more Arynnites. But that had not been the task at hand and he had remained focused on destroying the wall before those weak, silly little Arynnites could manage to gather themselves enough to stop them. The fact that they had failed was a delight in and of itself.

He whooped as he entered the dining room and when he didn't spot his sister, @yeva, right away, his gaze fell upon @adeline. Not picking up the notes of how moody she and Hiram were, he moved behind her and grabbed the back of her chair as he playfully tugged it backwards with her still in it until it was balancing on the two back legs and he was looking down at her upside down. With a mischievous grin he pressed a hard but brief kiss to her lips, his nose touching her chin. "Excellent work at the wall, your Majesty," he said. "I heard you were rather formidable out there. Only a shame I didn't get to see it."

With that he'd move her chair back to where it was unless she acted otherwise in the time in between.

Adeline was about to turn and tell Xanthe to simply take a seat. After all, it was the presence of a companion Adeline craved most in this moment, but then Azazel Eldouir was waltzing into the dining hall. A squeak ripped from her lips as he tipped her chair back and she was suddenly looking up at him, the gleam in her eyes promising death if he didn't release her chair.

But Azazel seemed completely oblivious to her ire and instead pressed a kiss to her lips. It might have been his biggest mistake yet, if he hadn't followed it up with praise. With a few blinks, and her hackles smoothed down by the kinder words, Adeline sniffed as he pushed her chair back into place and said, "I suppose you didn't do too bad yourself, Lava Man."

Her eyes flicked briefly to Hiram before she turned to Xanthe finally, "Sit and eat, Xanthe. I trust nothing went astray while we were away?"

'Lava Man'. He liked that and grinned at @adeline before he moved to step away. He spotted @xanthe then as the Queen addressed her and he gave her a cheeky grin before making a chomping action, his teeth clacking together. But he made no further move towards the dresmondi, possibly because he was distracted as his sister entered the room.

He beamed at the sight of her, looking all perfectly creepy with her extra limbs but before she reached him he saw that there was damage there too and his smile instantly faded as his anger flared up. "They hurt you," he said with a growl as @yeva reached him.

Adeline only smirked in Azazel Eldouir's direction as he accepted her nickname before turning back to stuff another bite of food into her mouth. "That's good," she spoke around the food in her mouth. "I'm far too tired to have to hand out punishments."

So tired, in fact, that when @yeva walked in with all of her extra and even half chopped off limbs, all Adeline could muster was a roll of her eyes. "Show off," she mumbled before draining an entire glass of wine.

Hiram remained only vaguely aware of the bodies and conversations around him. It didn't take him long to come to a conclusion. He' been overthinking this, and with time and food his wits were reigned it and his mind was able to sit back into the comfortable place it normally occupied.

After a hard swallow, he spoke, and his voice carried loudly enough to draw the attention of most in the hall.

"Tonight we celebrate." His golden gaze flickered over @adeline and Azazel Eldouir, then past them to Drystan and then others. "Tomorrow, we take a trip back to where our family began." A smile followe his words, one that promised mischief and malice. Now, whether tomorrow was literal or if Hiram simply meant "next" was yet to be discovered. They would simply have to spend tonight and then wait with anticipation and see. Regardless, the trajectory of the family was clear: they were going to be going back to Lorendale.