Answering your call, an Imperial of impressive size leaves the lair, clad in red, and with a cleaver the size of a fullgrown Mirror dragon dangling from their side. After a moment you realize there is a second Imperial following them, hard to see in their dark clothes, their face hidden under a wolf cape. Silently, they find their way to where you are standing, the one clad in red lowers their head, and... the next moment you are looking in a pair of gentle green eyes.
"Well, hello there!", the Imperial greets you cheerfully. "Welcome to Clan Arenite! Oh, yes, a gift!". He scurries over to a huge pile of differently wrapped bundles, apparently compiled by different members of the clan (while the creepy wolf-dragon watches you silently). Some bundles are accurately wrapped and highly decorated, while others... well, it's all about the contents anyway, right?
Red Riding Hood pauses for a moment, glancing back at you, and then picks one out of the pile. "This one. Yeah, this one should be good!" he hands you the package with a smile. "Hope you like it! Happy Halloween!" The wolf-dragon gives you a nod. "Have fun." he says silently, turning around and following his companion back to the lair.

You are close to the exit of your lair when suddenly, the beating of enormous wings reaches your ears. You barely have a chance to raise your gaze to the skies before two enourmous shapes drop down, landing close.

Soon you recognize them as a pair of Imperials, clad in costumes of red and black. The figures remind you of a fairytale told to hatchlings, but you are pretty sure the protagonist in that one did not have a cleaver dangling from their side.

For a second, the Imperials seem to exchange some hushed words. Then they come closer. Red Riding Hood(?) with a spring to their step, Big Bad Wolf(???) more careful, prowling like the beast they are embodying (whether they practiced for this or it's just their normal way of moving, you are not sure).

Red Riding Hood comes right up to you, while their wolfish companion stays a bit further away. You finally get a good look at their face and are greeted by a pair of gentle green eyes, shimmering with excitement.



"Hi! I'm Archie!", the cheerful Imperial chirps. There is a small moment of silence, after which Big Bad Wolf gets smacked in the shoulder by a swift motion of Archie's tail.





"Ow! Okay, okay!" Archie's companion growls. Then he sighs.
"I'm Rapidwing", he finally introduces himself. Then he murmurs something which suspiciously sounds like 'And I'd rather be at home!', but surely you misheard that.
Archie just chuckles and keeps smiling like a ray of sunshine.

"TRICK OR TREAT!"