10-18-2017, 02:04 PM
Dorian had been inspecting the work Nox had done in the basement. Not only had he put together a small obstacle type course, he'd reinforced the walls with what looked like lead. Those new Atharim weapons might still do damage. They really had very little go go on, and the Little Song was so very uncooperative when it came to the things she knew.
For being Nox's friend, they hadn't seen her but the one time and then only briefly. Dorian assumed Nox was talking to her. But he never mentioned it. Not that he mentioned anything much when it concerned anything other than Cruz or the house. Dorian might have to ask Christian. He wasn't the boys father, and Nox was certainly more like Cruz' friend than a mentor or body guard. As for body guards he sucked in Dorian's opinion - always off doing his own thing.
But Nox did one thing Dorian hadn't expected and that was teach Cruz to protect himself. The floating fireball earlier was only proof of that. Nox was protecting not only Cruz but Ana and Christian and himself. He scarified himself for Dorian's career without being asked. Too bad Dorian had heard Ivan believed his story and now Nox was free to go while they looked into the murder of the monster ginger. He was implicated in the kids deaths. Which was good for Nox, but his confession still put him on the Atharim radar.
What little good that did, now they would fight tooth and nail. And his very existence in this house was proof enough that Dorian had turned traitor. He sighed as he heard Nox bellowing down the tunnel entrance. He'd done a great job of shoring up the walls so nothing collapsed. And it went into the tunnels proper. But how were they supposed to keep creatures out of the house now. Nox wasn't always going to be around. He'd move one - he had his own life. Did Nox expect Cruz to do this alone?
So many questions ... This war was going to break his family. And it wasn't even their fight. Why couldn't life be simple?
Dorian found Nox and Ivan in the basement. Nox explaining what things. And Ivan asked what to do next.
Dorian shrugged. "I assume you mean hunting the Atharim hunting Nox. Unless Nox objects my gut is saying we fortified the house more. The Atharim will come at him, bringing them to us to play on our terms. Going to them only gives us the element of surprise. Here we get surprise and the advantage of knowing the territory."
For being Nox's friend, they hadn't seen her but the one time and then only briefly. Dorian assumed Nox was talking to her. But he never mentioned it. Not that he mentioned anything much when it concerned anything other than Cruz or the house. Dorian might have to ask Christian. He wasn't the boys father, and Nox was certainly more like Cruz' friend than a mentor or body guard. As for body guards he sucked in Dorian's opinion - always off doing his own thing.
But Nox did one thing Dorian hadn't expected and that was teach Cruz to protect himself. The floating fireball earlier was only proof of that. Nox was protecting not only Cruz but Ana and Christian and himself. He scarified himself for Dorian's career without being asked. Too bad Dorian had heard Ivan believed his story and now Nox was free to go while they looked into the murder of the monster ginger. He was implicated in the kids deaths. Which was good for Nox, but his confession still put him on the Atharim radar.
What little good that did, now they would fight tooth and nail. And his very existence in this house was proof enough that Dorian had turned traitor. He sighed as he heard Nox bellowing down the tunnel entrance. He'd done a great job of shoring up the walls so nothing collapsed. And it went into the tunnels proper. But how were they supposed to keep creatures out of the house now. Nox wasn't always going to be around. He'd move one - he had his own life. Did Nox expect Cruz to do this alone?
So many questions ... This war was going to break his family. And it wasn't even their fight. Why couldn't life be simple?
Dorian found Nox and Ivan in the basement. Nox explaining what things. And Ivan asked what to do next.
Dorian shrugged. "I assume you mean hunting the Atharim hunting Nox. Unless Nox objects my gut is saying we fortified the house more. The Atharim will come at him, bringing them to us to play on our terms. Going to them only gives us the element of surprise. Here we get surprise and the advantage of knowing the territory."