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said, shaking his head. “But he’s been pretty distracted about the whole Saint-Pierre thing, hell the whole council has been pretty distracted by the whole Saint-Pierre thing. He and Aadesh are still in Paris I think.”
    “Did they make any progress on figuring out how he got his hands on those things or how they managed to put that wound in Gabriel’s soul?”
    “No,” Ethan said, shaking his head again. “But as soon as they know something they’ll let us know and then maybe we can bring him in without wounding any civilians.”
    “You didn’t invite me?”
    Ethan and Ryan turned around to see Elise walk out onto the patio. There was something about her that instantly caught Ryan and Ethan’s attention. Elise was striking no matter what she was wearing something that didn’t go unnoticed by those around her. She smiled warmly, taking a seat and warming herself near the fire. Most of the Guardians in the area lived in Elmwood, Ryan’s parents’ house just happened to be the largest, which was why they usually always gathered there.
    “I don’t think that I ever anyone over anymore, everyone just kinda shows up,” Ryan shrugged.
    “Touché,” Elise smiled. “What were you boys talking about?”
    “Nothing much…”
    “How Gabriel is going to save us all,” Ethan smiled.
    “Stop being a jerk,” Elise retorted.
    There were very few people that would speak their mind to Ethan and like Ryan; Elise was one of those people. Ryan suspected that it might have something to do with the fact that Ethan and Elise shared a very intense romantic relationship not all that long ago. No one was sure why the two of them broke up; once again it wasn’t something that Ethan wanted to talk about.
    He shook his head, realizing that he was getting dangerously close to violating the bro code by even thinking about how attractive Elise was.
    “Not being a jerk,” Ethan responded. “Just restating what you said.”
    “You said he was going to save us all?” Elise asked.
    “I didn’t say that,” Ryan protested. “I said that I think he could do great things, that there is more to him than anyone sees…we’ve just got to bring it out of him.”
    “Sounds ambitious,” Elise admitted. “Ethan might be right about this…wow, I forgot how much I hate saying that.”
    “Oh but I love how you say it,” Ethan said, a sly grin crossing his face.
    “Shut up,” that came from both Ryan and Elise.
    “At any rate,” Ethan said, pulling his cellphone from his pocket and looking at it. “I need to get going, apparently Everett says there are some hotties downtown screaming my name.”
    “Whatever,” Elise responded rolling her eyes.
    “This is on you,” Ethan said, looking at Ryan. “Glad you claimed him for Lionheart.”
    “Remind me what I saw in him again?” Elise asked, as she watched Ethan go.
    “Killer abs, a great smile, charming personality, and a cute butt,” Ryan offered.
    “Oh really?” Elise asked.
    “Hey, I’m perfectly comfortable in my sexuality and I’ll admit that, yeah he is hot.”
    “He’s also arrogant, rude, cynical…”
    “And yet you dated him for what, almost a year?” Ryan asked, arching an eyebrow.
    “He does have good abs…and a cute butt. God, I now you’re right…do you have any idea how much I hate saying that?”
    Ryan shrugged.
    “So, were you really saying that?”
    “Saying what?”
    “That you think that there is more to him than meets the eye.”
    “I think there is more to everyone than meets the eye,” Ryan shrugged. “He’s stronger than anyone knows…probably even stronger than even he knows.”
    “But he’s not a Guardian,” Elise protested.
    “Everyone keeps fixating on that,” Ryan growled. “Did you want me to just let him die?”
    “Of course not!” Elise said, annoyance creeping into her voice. “I would never wish anyone dead, especially not like that but Ethan might have a point, what if he can’t do it.”
    “How do we choose