Aria's friend

[Nox]

Manix knew Elyse. That was a story he'd want to hear later. It was a small world, this much Nox knew. He and Aurora had met Bas at separate times and yet when they finally met back up who was there - Bas. And Moscow seemed to be getting smaller and smaller.

Nox laughed. Of course Aria would mention him. "Yeah I'm Nox. Aria won't be coming back here."
Not if he had any say in the matter. He needed her at Dorian's, but he wouldn't tell this man that. He'd offer up far more dangerous reason. "Aria is the hospital after an attempted assassination of the Ascendancy. I'm pretty sure Aria is enemy number 2 on the Atharim hit list right about now. I can't imagine any other reason she and the Ascendancy are in the same hospital. Besides you probably don't want Aria sleeping under the same roof. She has dark tendencies and even darker friends. Present company excluded though I'm sure."


Nox added as a second thought "I'm sure Aria is going to want that back at some point."