then we'll lie, cheat, steal and murder everything

He kept her waiting. It was almost immediately that he came to her calling; however, Lucian decided to linger a good distance away, just close enough for his red hues to reach her. Carefully, he surveyed the small woman, watching her eyes shift to inspect the land in wonder as if it were some type of rare gem. Though, perhaps it was. To her, in the very least. If she had chosen this land as her own then maybe it did have some hidden potential to it. Maybe this girl could breathe life back into this kingdom.

It seemed like forever before the demon moved. And when he finally did, he cared not to hide the heaviness that inhabited his footsteps as he neared the center of the land, and most importantly, her. When the shadow himself emerged from the tree line into the sparse clearing, he found himself standing directly across from the woman.

"So you've come to be queen?," his voice did not hesitate to break the silence of the environment. An attempt to strike a conversation, — an awkward one at that, but considerable effort taking in his usual introverted habits. Still he continued to snake his way across the terrain until he stood a few feet away from the woman. It was to no surprise that he towered over her greatly; the boy was massive, and stood higher than most of his breed. But the size difference was not obvious long, for he placed himself on his haunches before the female, his banner loosely falling around him. "My name is Lucian," his dark crown momentarily fell in greeting, "I've come to commit to your pack.. if you'd have me." Crimson stargazers carefully peered up to observe the woman.

"if you don't want to dwell in the light, then dwell in the shadows with me."