Delilah Kensington

@EmeraldMajesty —you, actually! Er— Oh gods, I’m sorry, my name is Delilah. I literally just got here the other day!” She is now eagerly and anxiously shaking Em’s hand with both of her own.

@EmeraldMajesty “Nervous? Who’s nervous?” She stammered, quietly swallowing her nerves while laughing NERVOUSLY. First she failed the written exam, now THIS?! What kind of nerve-wracking initiation was this?? “N…Nice to meet you! It’s a pleasure. A REAL pleasure! I’m honored to meet—

@EmeraldMajesty — Delilah’s eyes shifted back to Em and widened with realization. Now suddenly sweating nervously. “………………….Could I get you some tea? Coffee? Wine?? Anything?”

@EmeraldMajesty “Oh— Yes, I was just—“ Pauses. Her eyes catch sight of one of the picture frames on the wall inside Emerald Monarchy, with the inscription of “This guild is dedicated to the inspiration for all that I, Julius Grandeur, do: Emeraude Verde” below it. Blink. Blink blink. —

@EmeraldMajesty “………….Hello.” Hm. This woman looks familiar…

@CastingHands ".....Hello."

@SpellColIector @MagicGrandeur —I will always strive to do my best at Emerald Monarchy!”

@SpellColIector @MagicGrandeur —for that. Sometimes I get a little hard on myself.” She laughed sheepishly. Then, turning back to Julius, the woman stood from her seat with a resolute nod and then quickly bowed to the two with respect. “Yes! I just wanted to say thank you for taking a chance on me, and that—

Lyriel stood at the front door to Emerald Monarchy, suitcase in hand. She raised her free hand to knock, but stopped as she heard several shouting and several loud crashes. Curious, she just opened the door and walked in, and saw several young mages engaged in a fight. It -

@SpellColIector @MagicGrandeur Delilah was face down on the table with a defeated expression. She had already assumed the worst was about to happen. “That those questions were better suited for a Fiore University scholar?”

@CastingHands @MagicGrandeur table where Delilah sat. “Tell me, what you were thinking while you took that test?”

@SpellColIector @MagicGrandeur —sad smiley face. ☹️

@SpellColIector @MagicGrandeur 30 minutes later, that same bird from earlier came sweeping out through the crack of the door and landed in Lyriel’s hands to drop off the papers. Upon reading them, however, Lyriel would find that a majority of the exam answers were either left blank or answered with a simple—

@SpellColIector @MagicGrandeur —picked the fight.

@SpellColIector @MagicGrandeur —lacrima mine located?] “How…” Next! [Which of the following is the chemical compound of ethernano?] “…..WHAT ARE THESE QUESTIONS?!” Lilah’s head fell to the table in a defeated fashion, stressed out beyond comprehension. She should have—

@SpellColIector @MagicGrandeur —the other hand, a show of power would also be a piece of cake; at the expense of the health of those around her. That also wouldn’t be a good first impression. “I guess… I’ll try my hand at the exam?”

@SpellColIector @MagicGrandeur “Hm…” Lilah crossed her arms and leaned back in her chair, eyes turned up at the ceiling in thought. This was a hard decision. On one hand, fighting someone would be an easy introduction to the guild— but maybe not a good first impression on those she wanted the befriend. On—

@MagicGrandeur @SpellColIector “Yes, I 100% want to join!” She chimed in eagerly, already at the edge of her seat with anticipation. “So what happens now?” Lilah’s eyes darted back and forth between Lyriel and Julius. “Do I fight someone? Get pushed off a ledge? Take an exam?”

@SpellColIector @CastingHands need the practice for the members to come.” He took a seat at the table, one leg crossing the other as he now waited for them to begin.

@MagicGrandeur @SpellColIector “Oh—” The awkward silence dwindled away quickly as the room filled up with the force of Julius’ powerful presence. This was, without a doubt, a man that commanded attention with his magic alone. It seemed the stories were true. “Uh— Lilah is fine! Wow… it’s an honor, Julius.”

@CastingHands @SpellColIector Delilah, correct? I’m Julius, the guild master here. It’s nice to finally meet you.”

@SpellColIector @MagicGrandeur “Surely he’s on the way….!” Optimistic smile.

@CastingHands @MagicGrandeur “Excellent answer” Lyriel said with an approving smile. “I see no reason not to let you join. Julius should be able to take care of that quickly enough once he’s here… What’s taking him so long anyway? The message should definitely have reached him by now,” she wondered aloud.