Dedication

[Nox]

Things moved quickly, a man whom Nox had meet once was brought on to stage. His so called supervisor, he felt Aria shift in her seat. He didn't take his eyes off of Father Stone, but she knew more than she let on. It made Nox nervous.

He was accused of a great many things, and Nox shivered when he was sentenced. If this is what the Regus did when he found one had betrayed the Atharim by just hiding a girl, what would he do if he found one in their beloved group.

Nox was thankful for Aria's help in that instance, but the calm soon fled, he felt nothing from her, he watched her, her eyes closed, she looked like she was enjoying something far too much. He'd seen the look in her eyes before. He knew that was the exact reason she'd asked him to help her.

He didn't move but whispered to her. "Aria."
He called her names several more times before she acknowledge him with a slight movement. "Snap out of it."
He watched her, she couldn't go bad this soon this early, no. But she smiled at him, he saw the moment of panic fill her eyes and he put his arm around her. "Stop worrying."
He grinned and turned his attention back to the front. There was a lot to take in. He was freaking out on the inside, he knew that hiding in plain sight was probably his best option. But the world just became a very dangerous place and Nox was sitting in the heart of the bee hive that the Regus had just kicked over.