Talking with the ladies

Kara stares accusingly at you. "It's not nice to listen in, you know."

"Uh...sorry. I just wanted to make sure you two were working things out well..." You rub the back of your head as you get up, setting the rusty weapons on the rack as the blond holds the door open.

"Private, get your ass in here!" Cap is definitely upset with you now, if she wasn't before.

"Coming!" You set the last blade on the rack before rushing inside.

Camilla sits on her bed with her back against the wall, trying to mask her exhaustion, but has a very serious look on her face. "Dusk, I'm telling her."

"Telling her wha-" You glance between them. "Oh...yeah. You both know already." You point between them.

Kara heavily sighs. "And here I went to so much effort not to talk about it..."

"Wait, why-how does Kara know?"

Kara moves to the counter and begins slicing the produce. "Connor and I are the ones who found him in the forest. He claims he's a new Hero."

"New Hero? But why would a Hero be a monster?" The question was posed to Kara and not you, but you feel the need to respond anyway.

You sigh as you sit on the bed, beginning to spill the whole story. "I was summoned to this world, just like Sakurai, but I never claimed to be the Hero. If anything, I'm supposed to be her opposite. I wasn't summoned by gods like Ramel, but instead by Carnachias and Melanoche. They claim the Light gods cheated and decided to cheat, themselves. Hence, why I'm here. However, the angel Ariel, lion of the skies or something, interrupted the process and...well, she actually did try to bribe me. She wanted to steer me away from the Dark, and gave me some boons of the Light, like my polymorph spell. That's also why I'm not entirely a devil. I'm some mix of devil and angel, or in my world, a nephilim. The word seems to translate here, but I don't think the concept does, considering some of the abilities that seem to show up whenever I do something..."

"For example," Camilla begins, "how he's for some reason allowed to possess me whenever he wants..." She elbows you hard.

"Hey! It's not like I created these abilities, myself! And I promise I'll only use it in emergencies or, if for some reason, you want me to." You raise your hands in the air.

Kara turns her head toward Camilla. "Is this that 'baggage' you mentioned? I'm not saying I trust him yet, but if he's not willing to use it, it shouldn't be a problem. Is there a way to tell the difference if you're being possessed or not?"

You share a glance with your 'acolyte'. "I...uh...we haven't really done a lot of testing on that. I accidentally possessed her on our way back from the hornet hive, bu-hey! What's with the aggression, Kara?!"

The blond has turned completely, glaring at both of you, now. "You went to the hive? You told me you were just hunting..." Her grip on the knife has tightened and she holds it like some kind of yandere.

You instinctually raise your hands between yourself and the crazy lady in front of you. "Woah, hold on, Kara! There's no need for that!"

"Dusk, was it? Why don't you go fill the pot with water from the river while I have a good, long talk with Cammy..." A sadistic smile crosses her face.

You glance at your captain, who clearly mouths "Help me."

"Uh, yeah...I-I'll go fill the pot." I'm a coward. I'm a coward. I'm a coward. You swiftly take the medium-sized pot from next to the fireplace and nearly run out the door.