It’s night as Armand’s new airship slowly flies over Texas, “Zolothach” Tabitha Osborne is awakened as a dark shape opens up the door to the brig. As the form comes into the light, she can see that it is Esmeralda von Krauss. She grabs Tabitha by the chains that bind her hands and her magic and pulls.
Esmeralda von Krauss: Come quickly, dahling. Before anyone sees.
Tabitha obliges, following Esmeralda as they go through the hallways of the airship to the top deck. The warm breeze tussles her hair as she regards Esmeralda, who is unbinding her hands.
Tabitha Osborne: Why are you doing this? I have to kill you!
Esmeralda von Krauss: I know of a way for your friend to be safe. If you die trying to kill me, she will certainly not seek to gain revenge by murdering your friend.
Tabitha Osborne: So we should fight?
Tabitha starts to get into a fighting stance when Esmeralda shakes her head.
Esmeralda von Krauss: I did not say that we would fight.
With a sudden movement, Esmeralda grabs Tabitha.
Esmeralda von Krauss: I said that you would die.
With Tabitha being caught off guard, Esmeralda easily tosses her from the airship.
Esmeralda von Krauss: Have your magic save you from that fall…
Esmeralda turns around with a grin as she sees Armand standing on the deck, smoking an Egyptian cigarette.
Armand von Krauss: Was that really necessary?
Esmeralda von Krauss: Of course it was, dahling. When you are finished with that, meet me in the bedroom. There are some things that we should do that have been long over do.
Armand watches as she slides part of her dress to the side to reveal much more cleavage than would normally be seen. She heads through the door to down below to head to the bedroom. Armand looks at his half-smoked cigarette and makes a decision. He flicks it off of the side of the ship into the night sky and follows her.
