Ambriel sounded rather shaken up as she rushed through a polite greeting.
“Look, Lilith, I’ll get straight to the point: I need your help to keep this guy alive. Just until you can give his guardian angel some - specialized training, let’s say.” Ambriel seemed almost amused by the notion as she spoke it.
“Elaborate,” Lilith responded, intrigued but wary of where this conversation was going.
Ambriel sucked in a deep breath to steady herself while she pondered how best to summarize the current situation.
“So I have my ward - the devout and gentle daughter of an organized crime boss. She is very well-sheltered from her father’s business dealings though, if you can believe it, so I got her case file.”
Ambriel ran her fingers through her hair, attempting to calm herself before she continued, “But there’s been - well, a complication of sorts…”
“Oh, don’t tell me: there’s a guy.” Lilith nearly giggled in delight. Juicy gossip and star-crossed lovers could be ideal grounds for sowing the seeds of chaos.
“There’s a guy,” Ambriel confirmed. “And he’s well-meaning but he’s not exactly the brightest candle upon the altar. Plus his guardian is a newbie, totally unprepared for this level of protection.”
“So you want me to come with you and play nanny to a guardian angel?” Lilith pretended to pout at the idea. “What’s in it for me? You know I don’t work for charity.”
“Besides top-side access you mean?” Ambriel raised an eyebrow. “You also have limited privileges to influence the crime syndicate -“
Lilith’s eyes lit up and the end of her tail flicked in anticipation. Her lips curved into a mischievous grin.
“Under specific circumstances!” Ambriel quickly added, attempting to be stern.
“We must always try to prevent violence, not provoke it. You may only influence the syndicate in ways that will protect the wards. And you cannot tempt the wards with sin.”
“Yawn,” Lilith said teasingly. “Sounds boring,” she lied. She was interested, but wanted to press Ambriel for more privileges.
Ambriel laughed incredulously. “Ha! If only you knew how often this guy has stumbled just about to death’s door! I swear he’s got bad luck. Maybe his angel does, too.”
A moment of silence passed between them, each absorbed in their thoughts.
Ambriel sighed. “I was hoping that you could give the new angel some advice on how to anticipate and manage the chaos of the syndicate.”
Lilith raised an eyebrow in amusement. “You know I’m more of a chaos enabler than a chaos manager, right?”
“Well yeah, but I - was hoping maybe you would at least be able to give us some pointers.”
The deal was too good for Lilith to pass up, so she relented. “Alright, I’ll do it. But you owe me a favor.”
Ambriel could barely contain her joy and relief. “Oh, thank you, thank you! How soon can you start?”
“Immediately,” Lilith replied without hesitation.
“Let’s go then!” Ambriel nearly squealed with delight. “Gadriel will be waiting with his ward, Romeo. And I need to get back to Juliet.”
Cheyennosaur t1_j890bbt wrote
Reply to [WP] You are a demon, one of the top ranked ones at that. One day you get a call from an angel you used to be friends with. "Look, i hate to ask this, but i trust you. Can you cover for me for a couple years?" The Guardian Angel asks. by EndorDerDragonKing
Ambriel sounded rather shaken up as she rushed through a polite greeting.
“Look, Lilith, I’ll get straight to the point: I need your help to keep this guy alive. Just until you can give his guardian angel some - specialized training, let’s say.” Ambriel seemed almost amused by the notion as she spoke it.
“Elaborate,” Lilith responded, intrigued but wary of where this conversation was going.
Ambriel sucked in a deep breath to steady herself while she pondered how best to summarize the current situation.
“So I have my ward - the devout and gentle daughter of an organized crime boss. She is very well-sheltered from her father’s business dealings though, if you can believe it, so I got her case file.”
Ambriel ran her fingers through her hair, attempting to calm herself before she continued, “But there’s been - well, a complication of sorts…”
“Oh, don’t tell me: there’s a guy.” Lilith nearly giggled in delight. Juicy gossip and star-crossed lovers could be ideal grounds for sowing the seeds of chaos.
“There’s a guy,” Ambriel confirmed. “And he’s well-meaning but he’s not exactly the brightest candle upon the altar. Plus his guardian is a newbie, totally unprepared for this level of protection.”
“So you want me to come with you and play nanny to a guardian angel?” Lilith pretended to pout at the idea. “What’s in it for me? You know I don’t work for charity.”
“Besides top-side access you mean?” Ambriel raised an eyebrow. “You also have limited privileges to influence the crime syndicate -“
Lilith’s eyes lit up and the end of her tail flicked in anticipation. Her lips curved into a mischievous grin.
“Under specific circumstances!” Ambriel quickly added, attempting to be stern.
“We must always try to prevent violence, not provoke it. You may only influence the syndicate in ways that will protect the wards. And you cannot tempt the wards with sin.”
“Yawn,” Lilith said teasingly. “Sounds boring,” she lied. She was interested, but wanted to press Ambriel for more privileges.
Ambriel laughed incredulously. “Ha! If only you knew how often this guy has stumbled just about to death’s door! I swear he’s got bad luck. Maybe his angel does, too.”
A moment of silence passed between them, each absorbed in their thoughts.
Ambriel sighed. “I was hoping that you could give the new angel some advice on how to anticipate and manage the chaos of the syndicate.”
Lilith raised an eyebrow in amusement. “You know I’m more of a chaos enabler than a chaos manager, right?”
“Well yeah, but I - was hoping maybe you would at least be able to give us some pointers.”
The deal was too good for Lilith to pass up, so she relented. “Alright, I’ll do it. But you owe me a favor.”
Ambriel could barely contain her joy and relief. “Oh, thank you, thank you! How soon can you start?”
“Immediately,” Lilith replied without hesitation.
“Let’s go then!” Ambriel nearly squealed with delight. “Gadriel will be waiting with his ward, Romeo. And I need to get back to Juliet.”