ok-they were teenagers at this point. This was one of those brief moments when the two weren't together-Dmitri had gone off to do something stupid, the usual-he had been really vague about it, telling Xen he couldn't come-not uncommon, since Dmitri never let Xen in on his wilder plans-and since he'd never gotten caught, Xen didn't worry too much. He had been sitting under their tree reading...and that's when he heard the screams.
It's Dmitri. He's been restrained by two large, adult angels, men, wearing the uniforms of the guards. An overseer in a long white robe stands behind them, holding a knife, glowing runes carved into the blade. Dmitri thrashes and struggles against the guards, green eyes wide and panicked
"Dmitri, son of Lysandre, you have been found guilty of consorting with demons."
"Hf-X-Xen! Xen don't-"
The guards pull out their long, cruel whips. With a flick of the wrist and a crack, one of the guards wraps his whip around Dmitri's waist, cruelly pulling him back down, out of Xen's arms
"AUGH!"
The overseer glares up at Xen
???: "Do not interfere. This boy is a criminal..."