New Allies

[Tan Li]

The reminder of the night they met made Li do a double-take, but instead of gawking like a lesser fool might, he grabbed Nhyssa's hand and spun her to the lingering music of the festival and was now facing the direction she'd indicated pulling the dark mistress closer with his free hand by the hip still holding her other hand.  She was free to pull away, the maneuver allowed Li to see the woman sitting atop the dias with the hosts of this little shindig.  The woman was familiar but he wasn't sure why.  He'd never seen her before, and he barely knew the others up there.  

This was not his usual scene.  And if it weren't for Nhyssa he'd not be here anyway.  But he smiled at his company.  "Making herself right at home it seems.  Just like the Almaz.  I wonder where her pet is."  Li closed his eyes and said a small mediataion in his mind so that the power would leap into his grasp.  It was dark and powerful and the last time he'd encountered the woman she had all sorts of little tricks up her sleeve, and monsters like the wolf man were more than possible.  And here he hadn't brought a gun.  Better safe than sorry Li thought to himself.  "Have you been stalking new friends, my dear?" Li teased in her ear. And in a more serious tone "How can I help?"