Even with October Montgomery at her side, with Regan Lassiter at Cassian Rainecourt’s, Iliana’s eyes couldn’t leave the Eldouir. Not with the smile that had been give by her, something that made her pretty in the way a venomous snake had its bright colors. Something that some might see as a welcoming thing, but Iliana saw it as a warning. Little alarm bells ringing in her head and collar or no, she didn’t trust to let her eyes linger far or long from her.

Which is why her eyes briefly passed over the woman that Cassian called forth next and then shot to @mara. It was only then that she thought of Augustus… why was he not in the room? Had something happened to him? Brows scrunching slightly, she once again found Elena Eldouir in her sights.

Remiel let Oriana squeeze his hand as tightly as she needed, he didn't look at Elena. She wasn't Hiram. She wasn't Myla. She still seemed childish enough to do what she had done but not experienced enough to escape...she was the lesser of evils in truth. He hated this. He wanted to tell his kind to just give their name and resolve their names but Remiel feared his words would be turned against him. He stood quietly waiting their turn.

It was as Florina Bellerose was answering the question that the prince slipped into the room. He'd discreetly seek to take his niece's side, wherever she was. There had been much business to attend to, but he wasn't about to let Cassian Rainecourt handle such a thing unsupervised where he could manipulate @iliana to his will. The new information about Florina was quite the revelation. She was known to the prince, of course. But it was not the fact she was gifted so much as her gift itself that caught his attention. Magic detection; an exceedingly useful skill. No doubt others, the king included, would recognize that as well.

As everyone knew--and everyone knew this, there could be no exceptions, they had made sure of that--it was the law to be registered. Collars were removed for those who were registered. It had been clearly state upon its establishment now 7...perhaps 8 years ago, that those who didn't come forward to be registered were subjected to the law and risked being collared. Cassian had these things in his mind when Mara announced that Florina was not on the registry. But then she asked the woman's gift, and Cassian's interest was surely piqued. The likelihood of her committing crimes with a gift like that was slim to none. In fact, he, like Augustus, thought only of the usefulness of her gift.

Cassian waited for @mara to add the gift to the registry, and when she was finished he simply nodded at her and then looked to the woman beside Remiel, @oriana. He'd nod at her indicating she was next.

When the door opened, it broke the trance she had on Elena Eldouir. Drawing her attention to Augustus Rainecourt who didn’t look thrilled about this at all. Not as she slid into the spot beside her, opposite of Cassian Rainecourt and in front of October Montgomery. There was a tension that built within her body in that very moment. The thoughts of what had been said suddenly flooding her mind until she heard the gift that was not on the registry.

Eyes raised to look at Florina Bellerose with something akin to curiosity and thought. She wanted to ask how it worked, and her lips parted as if she would ask except she saw the way Cassian’s head turned and moved to the woman with Remiel Allemeade. Iliana lingered only a few more moments before she met Remiel’s gaze. Out of all the gifteds in the room, she wanted to speak to him on his own. Criminal or no, Iliana had more trust in him. Yet she had a feeling after what just happened, he was less than willing to speak with her.

So she turned her gaze up to Augustus Rainecourt at her side, a question lingering there: ‘what happened’. Yet the task at hand took precedence. And with a small movement, her arm brushed against her husbands as she shifted slightly closer to him as an act of comfort for herself.

There were a few other (NPCs) to get through before their time was finished, but everyone was extremely agreeable. They quickly got through the list, everyone else registered and without a gift that might have been an aid to the Eldouir.

With the task finished, Cassian said,

“Thank you all for your compliance. You may leave.” To Florina he said, “I would request that you return to the palace in two days time. The queen and I,” he glanced at Iliana, “would be pleased to make your acquaintance.” He then looked to Oriana. “Your gift could also be an asset to her majesty and her military. Please consider returning as well for an audience with us.” From the nod of his head, it was clear he was finished. There were things to talk about, sure, but for now there was one primary goal: tend to the Eldouir.

Remiel would let Oriana say what she needed to Cassian with one last look at the Queen with a small nod of his head and then he'd take Oriana's hand and depart with her.