Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-24849899-20151028205131/@comment-26948101-20151029044756

"Koyoi-"

"My apologies, Ilassa-sama. My first priority is your safety- not protocol or the sensitivities of our guest- and that display by the human gave me reason to believe-" the inari bowed her head deeply in deference to the Lilim as she sheathed her wakizashi.

"Koyoi..."

"-Reason to believe that your well-being was in jeopardy. I would rather err on the side of caution than-"

"Koyoi-"

"-than make a most unforgivable error in which any harm comes to my mistress' sister or the Demon Lord's 13th daughter...."

"Koyoi. You are dismissed." Ilassa sighed.

The tension in the dining hall was thick enough to cut with a knife. She supposed that the nine-tailed vixen had a point, but on top of tonight's unpleasantness and preparations for the upcoming state dinner, Ilassa knew that she'd have to somehow make amends to their guest now.

"Ilassa-sama?" Koyoi asked sadly.

"That will be all, Lady Koyoi."

The fox demoness bowed demurely before taking her leave.

Ilassa sat in uncomfortable silence for several moments- the food on her own plate getting colder. Finally, she got up from the table and made her way to where Laskey was sitting.

Without even thinking, she scooped up his plate. It was filled with a savory pork and rice dish from Zipangu that he hadn't even touched. Grabbing a cloth napkin and silverware, she took the plate to the guest room where he had excused himself.

''What's the worse that could happen? He'd say no?'' she thought to herself.

Gently rapping on the door, she spoke up.

"General- I apologize for the outburst. If you're still hungry, I brought you some of tonight's dinner"