(OOC: Asthia is indeed evil... recall how she got that "daughter"... it is easy to figure out... she was also never attacked, so I'll have to say that Akio is lying.)
Adykon looked behind him, but Akio was gone! Was he even there to begin with? Was it an illusion, or did he just go back into the portal? How could he have gotten into Asthia's tower?
In either case, Adykon did not forget Akio's words...
Downstairs, Gerasia, the "child" Asthia, spoke to Kuja.
"Hello there. I don't suppose you would like to join Toby and me?" the two of them were playing with a little ball, rolling it back and forth.
"Toby" was the name of the young red dragon who was Gerasia's playmate. "Toby" was not a "child" of Asthia's, but was taken when Toby's mother was captured by Asthia's forces. Wanting to find a permanent playmate for Gerasia, Asthia "gave" Toby to her... initially as a pet, but the two of them were almost like brother and sister... or just very good friends... they knew who their real parents were... or at least Gerasia did. Toby's father was a red dragon, and that breed of dragon often doesn't stay mated for any longer than necessary to impregnate the female, as was the case for Toby's mother...
Gerasia was a vampiress, having been bitten by Asthia as "a mother's first kiss" but Toby was still alive and well. Asthia and the servants treated the young dragon like he was a dog, and would have been considered negligent even for that. Asthia's desire for a child was common among females... and since vampires cannot multiply, Asthia had to procure a child by other means... and in her mind, the ends justify the means... <_<