Raffe's gentle touch on his arm cooled the fury. And Oriena was not a trifle to play with. He didn't need to feel her strength in order to know that. And the look in her eyes said she hurt just as much as he did. Nox took Raffe's hand and pulled him towards the chairs. Nox sat in the offered one however much he didn't want to but there was no way he was leaving Raffe standing their alone. And he couldn't ask him to leave. His sanity might not make it past this confrontation.
"No I didn't need to wonder why they were attacking me. Some asshole told them to. Powered by magic or technology of that table. She still has her hooks in you. I know that feeling." Nox dropped the power, the darkness clawed to reach for it and Nox felt the world go dark and dim and the only thing that let him resuface was knowing Raffe was there. They wanted him to come to them. They could come to him eventually. But for now they stayed in their homes doing his bidding, but with every new addition to the horde, the more powerful they became and his control grew weaker. They knew it. Nox knew they could feel it. He wouldn't be able to keep them back. "Drop the power and we both can be civilized. I'm not a threat to you or her. If she wants revenge then I'll give you what I have on the man who had the tablet. I don't know if he still has it. Or where he is now. My intel lost track of him somewhere in Siberia. But know that you are not the only one hunting him."
"No I didn't need to wonder why they were attacking me. Some asshole told them to. Powered by magic or technology of that table. She still has her hooks in you. I know that feeling." Nox dropped the power, the darkness clawed to reach for it and Nox felt the world go dark and dim and the only thing that let him resuface was knowing Raffe was there. They wanted him to come to them. They could come to him eventually. But for now they stayed in their homes doing his bidding, but with every new addition to the horde, the more powerful they became and his control grew weaker. They knew it. Nox knew they could feel it. He wouldn't be able to keep them back. "Drop the power and we both can be civilized. I'm not a threat to you or her. If she wants revenge then I'll give you what I have on the man who had the tablet. I don't know if he still has it. Or where he is now. My intel lost track of him somewhere in Siberia. But know that you are not the only one hunting him."
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