09-10-2014, 10:46 PM
A fire ignited in the woman's eyes that flared like her red hair. She was not pleased at all.
Ayden...
She was a disconcerting woman. The gentle exterior belied a core of something furious revealed in her ire. He could well believe that she had been a soldier.
Fortunately for all parties, the older man appeared to grasp the situation well. Michael shook his hand and watched them both leave, still wrapped in his thoughts.
He was glad that they had gone without pressing the matter further. Regardless of intention, they had come dangerously close to drawing the gaze of an implacable force. Borodin's men would not have been gentle and he did not yet trust them enough to stake everything on their word despite his inclination to believe them.
Michael repressed a sigh. Another burden placed on his shoulders. However capable of looking after themselves they were, it would be his actions that decided how the Custody reacted to them. The Custody military was volatile at the best of times, and it was only the iron hand of the Ascendancy that had shielded him. He could not say if Nikolai would do the same again for a potential spy.
Usually he would not be concerned but Connor had given him something of great worth. It was the least he could do.
Michael ordered a plain sandwich, dark thoughts for company.
When he had finished, he made his way to the Kremlin.
Ayden...
She was a disconcerting woman. The gentle exterior belied a core of something furious revealed in her ire. He could well believe that she had been a soldier.
Fortunately for all parties, the older man appeared to grasp the situation well. Michael shook his hand and watched them both leave, still wrapped in his thoughts.
He was glad that they had gone without pressing the matter further. Regardless of intention, they had come dangerously close to drawing the gaze of an implacable force. Borodin's men would not have been gentle and he did not yet trust them enough to stake everything on their word despite his inclination to believe them.
Michael repressed a sigh. Another burden placed on his shoulders. However capable of looking after themselves they were, it would be his actions that decided how the Custody reacted to them. The Custody military was volatile at the best of times, and it was only the iron hand of the Ascendancy that had shielded him. He could not say if Nikolai would do the same again for a potential spy.
Usually he would not be concerned but Connor had given him something of great worth. It was the least he could do.
Michael ordered a plain sandwich, dark thoughts for company.
When he had finished, he made his way to the Kremlin.
"She saw a flaring halo around his head, radiant in gold and blue. It shouted of glory and power to come"
"No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it."