The Guild was silent as the Abyss Watcher walked down the stairs, the silence caused by both the tension in the air and the small amount of occupants. Kayla sat with the kids on one of the vacant circular tables, an awkward silence present as they did so, Argent occasionally glancing towards Caelan as she tried to peer underneath his hood, a curious look in her eyes. Skyla and Xander stood worried by the door not having noticed him walking down the stairs.

Aaylia stood near the bottom of the stairs, a hint of fear in her eyes as the blue haired woman spoke in a quiet voice, her katana held in it's sheathe by her side.

Her gaze flicked to the Abyss Watcher as he reached the ground floor before the blue haired woman quickly snapped her fingers, bringing Aaylia back to her rapt attention. Ignoring this the Abyss Watcher glanced at the blue haired woman for a second before walking past the two of them, remembering the threats she had given.

At this point Kayla noticed the Abyss Watcher walking towards them, her gaze catching the attention of both of the children present. They all remained silent as he approached them, not really sure as to what to say. The Abyss Watcher stopped as he reached the table, looking between each of it's denizens. He once again looked to Aaylia and the blue haired woman, the former now looking right terrified as the latter most likely subtly threatened her.

Looking back to the group he jerked his head toward the door, signaling for them to follow him. Both Caelan and Argent hurriedly acquiesced to this, with Kayla lingering for a few more moments, an unreadable expression on her face before she too got up and began to follow him to the door.

It was at this point that both Skyla and Xander also saw the approaching Abyss Watcher relief flooding both of their faces as they approached. Skyla quickly rushed ahead towards him.

"Oh thank Celest you're alright." She said, an apologetic look coming upon her face, "I'm so sorry about what happened. Me and Xander got [Teleported] away before we could intervene."

"Yeah, I almost strangled Aaylia myself!" Xander added, glaring at the elf in question.

The Abyss Watcher nodded in thanks. At least she and Xander did indeed seem to be quite apologetic that they couldn't intervene on his behalf. A small smile came upon his face. He had barely known these people for a day yet they wanted to help him when he was attacked, even if it put them in danger. The smile dropped slightly however when he remembered the blue haired woman's threat. Deciding to not see how far he could push his lingering he quickly walked between the two of them and out the door, Kayla and the kids following after a brief pause.

As he exited the Guild and went onto the street Skyla spoke once again, "Alright you go on now, we need to have a chat with Aaylia anyways." She shouted after him.

And so, the Abyss Watcher stood in the streets, looking up and down the tide of people walking to and from their destinations. He glanced at Kayla. Well, the orphanage seemed like a good place to wait until that strange woman found whoever she was looking for.

Alissa groaned as she entered the Guild. She had not learnt much so far about the Abyss Watcher, making that whole excursion with Zack a complete waste of time. Although, she wouldn't actually call it a complete waste of time, after all she got to experience those wonderful 'burgers'.

"-OH NO, YOU DON'T GET TO MAKE ANY EXCUSES!" A familiar voice suddenly assaulted her ears. Looking to her left she found the Guild almost entirely empty barring a single adventurer sitting in the corner as he drunk the ale in front of him, occasionally glancing in annoyance to the source of the noise. "WE HAD A CELEST DAMNED DEAL! YOU BROKE THAT DEAL SO YOU DON'T GET TO TALK!" That source happened to be Skyla absolutely laying into Aaylia, who was currently cornered against the wall by Skyla and Xander, angry expressions strewn across both their faces.

Aaylia gulped nervously before speaking, "I followed Guild protocol. Deals made with Royalists don't change that." She said, somehow managing to maintain an even tone despite being beared down on by two Platinums.

"THE HELL IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN!?" Skyla yelled, kicking the wall violently, leaving a small dent in the wood. "YOU THINK YOU CAN BACK OUT JUST BECAUSE WE'RE LOYAL TO THE QUEEN!? JUST BECAUSE WE DON'T BELIEVE YOUR DAMN COMPANY IS FIT TO RUN THIS DAMNED COUNTRY!?"

Aaylia's gaze hardened, "I followed Guild protocol. A deal made with a small branch of royalists within the guild does not change that."

Skyla blinked in shock for a second before gritting her teeth, "You damned Guildsworn." Skyla spat taking a few steps back, "You can be damn well sure the Queen is going to hear about this." Skyla finished before walking away.

Alissa frowned in worry as Skyla stormed toward the door, grumbling angrily as she did so. Alissa stopped Skyla from walking past her by grabbing the livid mage by the shoulder, shocking her greatly as she didn't seem to notice the familiar archer. "Do you understand what you just did?" She whispered, nodding to Aaylia and Xander, the latter now talking in a low and threatening manner to Aaylia, who occasionally whispered back, the exact contents of their conversation unknown.

Skyla growled as she brushed Alissa's hand away, "I know damn well what I just did." She hissed, jerking her head back to Aaylia, "And so does she." And with that she stormed off.

Confused, Alissa decided to approach Xander, who was now walking towards her, "What the hell just happened?" She asked, panic entering her voice slightly.

Xander sighed as he glanced back to Aaylia who was moving back to her usual position behind the counter, "That...is a long story that can be told as we chase after Skyla before she does anything rash." He sighed as he said before walking past the now dumbfounded Alissa.

"Wh-Long story!? I left you guys alone for like a three hours at best! Just what the hell have you been doing!?" She yelled in exasperation before following him out the door.