Eldora looked up and tilted her head. “I know who she is, I’ve seen her. I know what she is.” There was the quirkiness in Eldora that they had missed.

“Looks like everything is back to normal now that she isn’t pregnant.” Lotus cooed at Estelle softly. “Baby cries can be the hardest thing to sleep through but here in the Cradle you are lucky you get to make it all sound proof.” Lotus smiled up at Riz. “Oh Rize, I excel at chaining things up.” Lotus handed Estelle back to Eldora so she could slink around Dante. “And keeping Dante’s mind busy.” She chuckled a bit. “My sister is an easy target to keep Dante entertained too.”

“Remind me to punch Dante when Estelle isn’t in my arms,” Eldora smirked a bit at him.

There was a smirk on Lotus’s face as she slinked away from Dante. “We would know you all anyway. I only have Colden’s best interests in mind. My little brother… Your little brother. Even if Dante and I weren’t a thing, I have always kept an eye on Colden… Eldora has kept an even deeper eye. Eldora is bound by more than just being Steele’s wife but also as a servant of the realm.” Lotus leaned over and took her sister’s hair. “And I am Dante’s life partner I suppose if he should keep me.”

The succubus was doing her thing with her words and Eldora sighed softly. “Speaking of our little brother, he and Crystaline will be here to visit shortly… I have a tingling sensation whenever you say his name.” There was a smile and before long both women were looking at Rize. “I hope you know what you’ve gotten yourself into being related to the Rose family.” They said it together and Lotus even winked, that small dangerous smile lingered from Eldora back to Rize.

They were all on the same boat to hell anyway. The girls knew full well by know what they were getting into and the road to hell never looked so bright.

Rize hadn’t needed to soundproof her room up until when the baby was born. Since then, the slacker needed some sound of mind to cope with the lack of sleep. Or really in her case, oversleeping. Much had indeed changed since she saw her brothers; the raging wolf and the horny little rabbit being tamed by mere women. The idea was almost laughable and had it been Carrie instead of her, she would have been more crude and obnoxious about it. Instead, she was more so mellow about these things, at least when they weren’t as interesting.

Dante rolled his eyes as he snaked his arm around Lotus’ waist. “Don’t hurt me, Eldora. I didn’t do anything to you yet…” Meanwhile Rize thought with some care towards the aforementioned person that she had to recognize as Colden. She had recalled the last time she heard that name was when her father instructed her and the others to seek him out and keep him away from Cyprus’ clutches. To be frank, she barely knew the boy and didn’t care too much for him or his demented mother. “Ah yes, Colden. I’ve heard what happened with him and the life he lives now. At least he isn’t causing much trouble anymore. Just be careful of the crow’s wanting desires. They may prove too hasty for them.”

“I know about you two as well, at least from Father. He instructed me and my sisters about everything that happened in our absences. Carrie, Beelze and Freya have yet to arrive to the Cradle, likely taking their time and partaking in their own vices until they had their fill. Either way, they weren’t her problem, and unless her father told her otherwise, the same could be said for Colden.

“I know about you lot from Father; how you are starting to increase your ranks again. A fairly small bunch.”

“Don’t let her appearance or act fool you, she is more dangerous than she let’s on. There’s a reason why she’s one of our father’s favorites….” Steele explained and Rize shrugged. There was lack of worry across her face; hopefully they would garnered some interest in her and let break free of the funk she was in. “Be weary of who you let see the baby. Carrie might eat her if she catches wind of it.” A part of it was merely a jest but she and the boys knew just how dangerous and self absorbed the eldest child could get. “No, no I was wrong. Beleeze would likely do so simply because of her eternal hunger… Freya would just flat out steal her if given a chance and reason."                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Eldora tilted her head at her brother in law and clicked her tongue. “I’ll make sure that when you do something the next time I repay it ten fold my dearest brother.” There was a threat oozing from her lips as she gave him a smile. Turning her attention to Rize she nodded. “I’m well aware of what my brother could cause should his sin get too far out of control. So far as long as it doesn’t hurt Crystaline or is in her best interest that is what he does.”

Lotus nodded a bit and snuggled into Dante. “The boy sees nothing but love when he sees her. She could ask the world and I think he would give it to her. A dangerous thing for one person to have so much power. At least it’s Crystaline and not some random wench.” She pressed her lips to Dante’s cheek lovingly.

“Aye, you can thank our bitch of our mother for our family being so small.” Eldora held onto Estelle just a bit tighter now as she thought about Cyprus. “She’s damn near killed everyone in our bloodline.” But she couldn’t do that anymore. “We’ll never let such a thing happen again.” Because of Estelle.

“We’ll take your warnings to heart. I wouldn’t want to see Estelle get hurt or stolen for that matter.” Lotus was the one who spoke instead of Eldora who had been working on the words. “Speaking of protection…” Lotus was amused. “Kirika just gained the protection of Dalanesca… Our little sister is crafty for someone so young Eldora.” Eldora nodded as she looked down at Estelle. "Pooling all the power into the Black Court that she can get. Something our mother tried to do but for herself. Since it is for all of us… It appears to be working."

"Go figure, being a selfish bitch doesn't work out so well in the end," Eldora chuckled a bit.

Rize merely smirk wider; the boys definitely found some feisty ones. There was some mild shock that their father would allow for them to indulge even further into the Black Rose Court than the god already had. Then again, as long as they were obedient enough for him, he didn’t really care what they would go after. It was just strange that he would let Steele carry on so far with Eldora- getting married and now having a bouncing baby girl.

“My, you are just full of moxie, aren’t you?” She rose a brow to Eldora before letting out a snide chuckle. “Don’t let this one go, puppy” Steele muttered something underneath his breath at her comment, but wasn’t going to give her the time of day and reply. “Of course, but the power of the sins can’t exactly be measured fully. Take Dante for example. He’s one of the few of us that can wield it to his leisure. Others like myself and Beelze just simply go with it. Colden is a hard case to read; it ruled him at first and now he’s trying to control it. Will be hard as hell though.” She might have seemed unsympathetic towards him, but she was speaking matter of factly.

The turn of the conversation was starting to bore her and after come careful thought, or lack of, she moved over to Dante and Lotus and slipped behind them. “How about we leave the lovebirds be and tackle the pixie?” Obviously she would assume Lotus to be confused by it and waited for Dante to explain. Her older brother gave a whimsical sigh before looking to his lover, “Pixie Dust. Not exactly what you are thinking, either. It's a concoction that we had made up in our youth between the two of us. A very potent drug and a lovely favorite of demons. The name was actually made up while we were on the stuff.”

Not awaiting for either one of them, Rize took off from the room and ventured into one across the way. As she navigated through it, the blank room sparked with vibrant colored walls and plush pillows and couches every which way. It was almost as if they were in one of Abed’s most esteemed clubs. In the very center of it was a set of alchemy vials and breakers and the like. Various substances were also lined up with the kti and she set off do grind and mix them together while waiting on the two of them to join her. By that time, she had already lit the flames underneath and the thick smell of sweet scented smoke begun to fill the room. When everything was complete, she brought out a pipe and poured the finished product from one of the vials into it and took a deep puff of it. Throwing her head back, she allowed for a stream of smoke to slipped through her lips steadily. Dante circled around her and stole the pipe while she reclined against a mountain of pillows before he took his puff and handed it over to Lotus.

“Careful. The Pixie Dust takes effect almost immediately”, Rize warned in a hazy tone, proving her words correct.

Lotus smirked just a bit and stretched as they brought up Pixie Dust. “I would be careful if I were you. You’re opening up a door I don’t often open.” There was a hint of hilarity to her voice. “The last time I got high I was on Furtuna’s ship and it didn’t go so well for the guy I was with.” She rubbed up on Dante as they left the room. “Just warning you.”

She was sure a demon like Dante could handle her as she came into the room and plopped herself next to Dante. “Oh it could take a while to hit me and I guarantee you the outcome is the same.” Still, they let her have it despite her warnings and she took a hit of it. It was small but it was still just as effective if not more than the shit that Furtuna had given her.

“Don’t say I didn’t warn you, Dante…” Lotus began to laugh as her tendrils latched onto him and she rolled over on top of him. She would have her way with him and more now that her mind was hazy and her control was gone.

When Dante first heard Rize speak about letting Lotus try the Pixie Dust with them, he was a bit hesitant. Unlike most of the realm’s drugs and substances, this one was a favorite among demons, particularly among them and their siblings because it had been a creation of theirs personally. Anything having to do with the sin children was relatively a bad thing, so he wasn’t sure if Lotus could keep up. But she seemed to be fine with it, though she issued a warning to them. As usual, Rize heard and acknowledge, but didn’t care and he wasn’t too worried himself.

“I do like how you surprise me, so might as well see what comes from it.” He was one that lived without regrets and danced along the thin line. He wanted to see what she was capable of. His devilish sister had offered her a good warning herself, but everyone threw caution into the wind. He smirked as he felt the effects take to him and his eyes lingered on his lover, knowing that it would likely hit her rather harder than him or Rize since they were used to it. She would be getting the full blunt of the effect quicker.

He soon felt her coming on to him and some of his energy drained. It took a moment or two longer than usual to realize that he was being feed on, but that merely meant that she was ready for him. His hand roamed along her form as he embraced her. She was definitely less restrictive of herself, not that it's ever been a problem before, but something was vastly different this time. He didn’t even think about Rize being in the same room as them, but to be fair, she was lying about in her own little world and likely paid them no attention whatsoever as she continued to hit the Pixie.

An unrestricted Lotus was a dangerous Lotus. The only reason she had even decided to take the hit was because she thought Dante could handle it. However, she hadn’t counted on the full unleashing of her hungry nature. She was a glutton, the only time she had ever unleashed her full hunger was when she was in a room full of men ripe for the picking.

Their clothes didn’t even need to fully come off for the fun to begin. A succubus’s ultimate pleasant was feeding on the person they wanted to screw with. Lotus had kept it in check, she had minded her manners and kept Dante whole. Unfortunately, she was unrestricted and that part came at a heavy price for Dante, or would.

They began to usual dance even in the presence of his sister but her hunger was so fierce. Their love making was more fierce because of it but her draining on him would become a problem. When her appetite attempted to take over and her aura literally began to glow visibly in that soft red color that most succubi were known for Lotus threw herself off on the floor panting. Her hand was over her eyes.

No matter her ambitions or number of drugs in her system she couldn’t allow herself to hurt Dante. That’s what she had begun to do and she could feel his energy surging in her. “I need a nap.” Her laughed a bit. “Before I end up killing someone.” That was the honest truth. Her tendrils were still lightly wrapped around Dante but she was pulling them off bit by bit.

He felt her ontop of him even through his drugged haze and soon they were off doing what they did best. Even with Rize there not too far from them, he didn’t really care. He knew of her preferences but like him, even she didn’t cross certain lines. Anyway, he was completely focused on Lotus, perhaps much more than he should have considering that he could feel himself being drained a lot quicker than usual. It didn’t faze him as they were aggressively having their fun.

But the longer it continued, the more he started to sense something was off. Her tendrils were indeed taking a lot more from him than usual and soon he was regaining himself some. Dante would have pushed her off of him, but he didn’t have enough energy to do so immediately and it was by fortune itself that she had picked up on it and forced herself away. At least he was sure that was the case as he breathed heavily and looked at her. Rize, laying upside down from them  looked up and laughed herself before reaching for the pipe and took another hit. “Someone’s got the cravings!”

Dante stumbled as he forced himself to sit up. “Uh, I take it that this happened to that fellow you mentioned?” Being on a trip was one thing; being on a trip while having nearly no energy was certainly a feeling he hadn’t dealt with before and wasn’t keen on doing so again.

Lotus was still covering her own eyes as Dante spoke to her. “Aye, Furtuna managed to pick up on it and take me away. He was a human… near damn killed him. Abed makes this drug that Furtuna uses to forget and she wanted me to try it… So I did.” She took a large breath and finally moved her hand. Her eyes were glowing with such intensity from the draining.

“Normally a half succubus isn’t that strong but my blood… My father’s blood. It’s so strong in me.” The high was already off of her. The tendrils had pushed so much energy into her it burnt away the feeling in her blood and she laughed with Rize. “You’re right but it isn’t a craving that most people can deal with.”

If she could give it back to Dante she would have. For the time being, she continued to lay there on the floor. “I’ve always been a dangerous one. Control was the first thing my father taught me. I would latch on to anything and anyone. I killed someone once because I didn’t know to stop. Restraint is my best friend. It keeps you from being hurt.” She finally pushed herself up and fell onto his lap. “If I could give it back to you I would.” She was slowly being to lull. “But I’m so tired from a good meal.”

He had to think for a moment, his mind was a bit scrambled with the recent happenings, but Rize seemed to be fine to answer Lotus. “Abed…sounds about right. They have plenty of good stuff about. When…was the last time I visited it there?” She verbally recollected memories while Dante hit his forehead. “Who knows with you. You are a rolling stone, sister.” He certainly didn’t know when or where Rize would go off to, and he was sure that their father barely could keep up with her randomness.

“Maybe your blood resonates with such things and is amplified in strength?”, he offered as he moved down towards her, laying on his stomach beside her. “Ah, dangerous. Another reason why I like you.” He smiled as he kicked his feet up in the air. Lotus kept him interested, which was why she was a good fit for him. Otherwise things would get dull if she was predictable and he would have left to seek out more fun like he usually did.

“Control is alright. I teeter on that line but I’m not completely reckless myself. That said, you can let your hair down around me. But if you’d prefer to restrain yourself for my sake, why should I stop you then?” He reached out for some loose strands of her raven hair and played around with them. She was far too worried about her feeding then she needed to be. He would recover, slowly but surely. There was no reason for her to feel guilty of that. “Don’t fret, my little Lotus. I’ve been through worse, darling.”