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formidable is an understatement. Were we to try to remove her as head of the Council by force, she'd rain hell on every one of us, our people, and half of humanity.
That's one fact about Asha. She doesn't give a rat's ass about anyone other than herself. Augustus think that perhaps longevity such as hers strips away the humanity. Maybe he's right.
At least the Council elected a good representative to fill the empty seat left by Lucan. Eldric Whitehorse is an excellent choice. Not only does he seem fair-minded, intelligent, and wise, he has vast knowledge of the climate of our people on the Other Side.
I don’t even know what to call that place. Home? It's been so long since I was there that it's almost like a dream. I know many of our people would love to see the doorways reopen so we could travel back and forth, but I like it here. My friends, all of the people I care for are here.
Including one new person I think I could come to care for a great deal.
Gabriel rapped on the door of Augustus' suite. A few seconds passed before the door opened. Augustus wore a pair of worn jeans, was barefoot and his face wore an expression Gabriel recognized. Anger spawned by frustration.
"You look like I feel."
"Then you feel like you could rip off some heads." Augustus stepped back for Gabriel to enter. "Keep your voice down. Layla just went to bed."
"But she's not asleep." Layla's voice came from the door to the bedroom. "What's up Gabriel?"
"Lucien has recruited me for a special task."
"Obviously one you don't want to perform." Augustus gestured toward the seating area.
Gabriel flopped down into an oversized chair as Augustus and Layla took seats on the sofa.
"Lucien wants me to keep Nevaeh from getting cozy with any of the Wizards or Daemons until someone can determine the scope of her ability and her heritage."
"What makes him think she wants to get cozy with either faction?"
"Beats me."
"Besides, she's leaving today." Layla offered. "And unless they're planning on having one of their people in her area try and get chummy-"
"Don't put it past them." Gabriel straightened in his chair and propped his elbows on his knees. "Lucien wants me to get a blood sample from her so our people can have a DNA test done."
"Nevaeh Rockwell seems to have inserted herself into the thoughts of many." Augustus cut a look at Layla and she frowned.
"Look, Augustus, if you don't want to help Nev that's fine. I have plenty of money and I'll do it myself. All I asked is that you have someone in your financial network do the paperwork and get things set up. I'm not asking for your—"
"Uh, should I leave?" Gabriel disliked being in the middle of a private quarrel.
"No, I'm sorry." Layla blew out her breath. "I found out that Nev's dad is in a home in Florida. He's in an advanced stage of Alzheimer and she's footing the bills. It hasn't been easy for her and she works two and three jobs. I want to pay his medical expenses to make it easier for her."
"And I do not object." Augustus said. "I merely want to ascertain the scope of care he needs and whether the level of care he currently receives will be sufficient in the future."
"Oh, I thought… I'm sorry. Thank you. It means a lot to me."
"Then it means a lot to me. But back to you, Gabriel and Lucien's request. It does concern me that we have different factions interested in Neveah. At this point, we cannot afford tension between the races. If you can delay fulfilling that request it will give us time to decide the best course of action should her heritage prove to be Preterhuman."
"I can do that. Well, I can try. You know Lucien when he gets his briefs in a bunch."
"I predict he will have enough on his plate to allow this to take a back seat. After the Council meeting, I spoke privately with the Council leaders. While Asha claims to have had no involvement in what happened, I do not believe her, nor do they.
"However, they fear her wrath and rightly so. Because of that, no
That's one fact about Asha. She doesn't give a rat's ass about anyone other than herself. Augustus think that perhaps longevity such as hers strips away the humanity. Maybe he's right.
At least the Council elected a good representative to fill the empty seat left by Lucan. Eldric Whitehorse is an excellent choice. Not only does he seem fair-minded, intelligent, and wise, he has vast knowledge of the climate of our people on the Other Side.
I don’t even know what to call that place. Home? It's been so long since I was there that it's almost like a dream. I know many of our people would love to see the doorways reopen so we could travel back and forth, but I like it here. My friends, all of the people I care for are here.
Including one new person I think I could come to care for a great deal.
Gabriel rapped on the door of Augustus' suite. A few seconds passed before the door opened. Augustus wore a pair of worn jeans, was barefoot and his face wore an expression Gabriel recognized. Anger spawned by frustration.
"You look like I feel."
"Then you feel like you could rip off some heads." Augustus stepped back for Gabriel to enter. "Keep your voice down. Layla just went to bed."
"But she's not asleep." Layla's voice came from the door to the bedroom. "What's up Gabriel?"
"Lucien has recruited me for a special task."
"Obviously one you don't want to perform." Augustus gestured toward the seating area.
Gabriel flopped down into an oversized chair as Augustus and Layla took seats on the sofa.
"Lucien wants me to keep Nevaeh from getting cozy with any of the Wizards or Daemons until someone can determine the scope of her ability and her heritage."
"What makes him think she wants to get cozy with either faction?"
"Beats me."
"Besides, she's leaving today." Layla offered. "And unless they're planning on having one of their people in her area try and get chummy-"
"Don't put it past them." Gabriel straightened in his chair and propped his elbows on his knees. "Lucien wants me to get a blood sample from her so our people can have a DNA test done."
"Nevaeh Rockwell seems to have inserted herself into the thoughts of many." Augustus cut a look at Layla and she frowned.
"Look, Augustus, if you don't want to help Nev that's fine. I have plenty of money and I'll do it myself. All I asked is that you have someone in your financial network do the paperwork and get things set up. I'm not asking for your—"
"Uh, should I leave?" Gabriel disliked being in the middle of a private quarrel.
"No, I'm sorry." Layla blew out her breath. "I found out that Nev's dad is in a home in Florida. He's in an advanced stage of Alzheimer and she's footing the bills. It hasn't been easy for her and she works two and three jobs. I want to pay his medical expenses to make it easier for her."
"And I do not object." Augustus said. "I merely want to ascertain the scope of care he needs and whether the level of care he currently receives will be sufficient in the future."
"Oh, I thought… I'm sorry. Thank you. It means a lot to me."
"Then it means a lot to me. But back to you, Gabriel and Lucien's request. It does concern me that we have different factions interested in Neveah. At this point, we cannot afford tension between the races. If you can delay fulfilling that request it will give us time to decide the best course of action should her heritage prove to be Preterhuman."
"I can do that. Well, I can try. You know Lucien when he gets his briefs in a bunch."
"I predict he will have enough on his plate to allow this to take a back seat. After the Council meeting, I spoke privately with the Council leaders. While Asha claims to have had no involvement in what happened, I do not believe her, nor do they.
"However, they fear her wrath and rightly so. Because of that, no
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