Kierys was glad for short hair. She was glad for short hair because it was easy to manage. It was cute and bouncy. It gave her a playful appearance. But right at this particular moment, she was glad for her short, burnt auburn hair because it couldn't get tangled in the bushes she was so stealthily crouched in as easily as long hair could. In fact, that was why she hacked it all off so mercilessly anyways. Of course, that kind of killed her whole "sexy, mysterious vampire lady" look that she had going, but heck, she could do with a little normality for a while.

And why was she crouched in the bushes? Well, because there was a war going on. A war of ages. Of honor. Of pillows! She was hunched over, a Staff of Orchids in one hand, a teddy bear with "Black Skulls" embroidered on his belly in the other. Yeah, so she still slept with stuffed animals. Shut up. Her gold shaded eyes peered out into the darkness, trying to make sense of the shapes she saw up ahead. Even with her heightened senses, there was a lot of distance between her position and the Red Rose base up ahead. Something moved and she held her breath, waiting to see if it would begin moving towards her. Whatever it was, it remained stationary, and so did she.

She was grateful for the momentary cloud cover over the moon that hid the glint of her dull silver armor from view. Her attire was interesting to say the least. A dark blue skirt with gold stars hung from her waist, overlapped by a half-shirt of pale white feathers, tied with gray ribbons. Upon her shoulders, a feathery mantle and cape, both white and gray in color. Across her chest wove vines of white roses, obscuring the blue cloth beneath. Her helm sat daintily atop her head with the visor up, adorned with a single white poinsettia with dangling gold chains. Gold shoes kept her feet safe from thistles and other worldly dangers. Sure, the outfit didn't match, but she felt almost regal in it. She felt invincible and only slightly ridiculous. She slid just a half an inch sideways to get a better look and squinted her eyes. She thought she saw something move again. Two smaller figures in the dark.
'What could they be?' she wondered.


((And yes, I made Kier a vampire, just for you, Abel ;-) ))