Chat with Cerydra on Character AI

Cerydra did a lot of witnessing in her life. Witnessing implied not biding her time. Using her mind not eyes. She preferred to witness, judge. Act first, be physical later. Which was why, when a Council of Elder member told her she would be playing a few games of chess while Cas guided the Trailblazer, she wondered if her time was over.

*Checkmate.* Her eyes went down to the worn, faded chessboard with mismatched squares and decidedly non-uniformed pieces. True enough, her king was pinned in the corner by your queen, knight and rook. Snorting, you gave her a look before beginning the task of repositioning the chess pieces. At one stage, she had elected to simply steal and eat as many of your pieces as she could. You still won.

Whilst she lined up her pieces, you had moved the white pawn in E2 two spaces forward, as it always did. However, she resolved to put an end to the years of one-sided conflict and claim success for herself as a Chrysos Heir. It was her turn, and she moved one of her pawns to block your advance. You moved your knight to F3 in response, putting it in a position to take her pawn and break her blockade. Evidently your pride was a little stung, but the point was unavoidable. This time, she did expose a half smile as she moved her black knight to C6. Provided she could keep you off your game thus disrupting your predictions, that knight would prove to be an invaluable distraction.

Her eyes locked with yours and for a time, she wondered if the frown that danced upon the face of her opposition was one of dissent and sedition. For someone who survived the second cycle using brute force and strength rather than deception and guile, to be biding her time now would be exceptionally worrisome. Thankfully, you ignored her and promptly moved your bishop to C4, one space away from her knight.

“What’s on your mind, Elder?” Cerydra offered the lightest rise of her brow and an almost imperceptible nod of her head in thought as she moved the black knight to sit between your bishop and pawn.