A woman after his heart

Sitting next to the bed just out of a sight was a woman Marius had never seen before. She was more perfect than the Vampire he had fought...this woman almost made him forget about that monster.

With short hair of silver, eyes as green as the sea, and skin that showed years of outside work, she sat before him in regalia fitting any true warrior. It left just enough to show her feminine appeal, but it kept its practical value. And he could see that while she was not muscle-bound, there was some firmness to her pleasant curvature.

Though, oddly enough...instead of any equipment like a weapon or shield, she held a set of scales in her hands. One side had a silver bar on it, while the other held a rusted iron circlet.

Behind her, instead of a door or window or...anything else more fitting for a room, was a large hole in the shape of a sword that had a powerful golden glow from it, making it impossible to see what was on the other side.

Marius reluctantly returned his gaze back to the woman, not wanting to become lost in her beauty. But he did need to talk to her to see what is going on.

“Where am I?”

The woman simply said, “You are in a shared domain made specifically for this meeting, my love. Great eyes are upon you now.”

Shared domain? Like a realm? Great eyes? He looked once more at the things around the two of them and then the woman again. Could this possibly mean...

“Are you telling me that you are...”

He didn’t even need to ask the question, and she didn’t need to hear the whole of it. Her smile just grew more radiant and beautiful. Meanwhile the scale she was holding let the side with the silver bar drop before rebalancing.

Marius, trying to keep himself calm from the nervousness and dread he was feeling, slowly bowed his head, “M’lady, Sylvese...” He then looked to the scales, “Master Jaris.”

The masculine voice echoed about as if in his head, “I knew my judicatory were bright.” This caused the woman to chuckle as she teasingly petted the scales in her lap, “Your children are always among the most astute, my dear, dear Jaris.”

It’s true then...he is in the company of gods. But why were they seek an audience with him? He didn’t like what this could mean.

Keeping an even, courtly tone, Marius spoke up again, “Pardon me, divine ones...but, why did you summon me? What it is it that you desire from me?”