10-11-2018, 04:24 PM
Dorian poured two glasses of Saint-Emilion grand cru one of the varied French wines Christian kept on hand. And one Dorian would have to be careful around as Christian likely wasn't pouring his drinks. He wondered where he and Ana were. Or Cruz for that matter. Guests were not always something they had - specially not with Nox and Sage's vigilance in keeping the Atharim at bay. Neither of the boys straying far from their tasks. Though Dorian was happy that Sage was well again, even if he was worse than Nox bringing in more strays. His house was becoming a refuge for the power challenged individuals. Not that Nox wasn't a good teacher - though from what he saw he was nothing but destruction without a leash. Dorian was glad he was on his side instead of the Atharim's.
Dorian sat down and but the house shook and Cruz and Christian came out of their hiding places. Christian was at the front door as Dorian stood up to peer out the open window. Nothing looked to be a miss out front. But Christian still grabbed the gun and opened the door slowly. Cruz on the other hand was already outside. A fireball slung low in his hands as he ran. Jumping over nothing in particular as he made the rounds looking for the perpetrator.
They'd learned early to keep the trip wires high enough so that squirrels or other furry critters couldn't trip them. But high low enough a human couldn't crawl underneath them. Which meant that Nova had set off the traps several times before the pup became aware of the boundaries Nox and Cruz had set. The new dog, was still learning.
The back of the estates on this side of the street backed up to a forest, one of the neighbors was a naturalist activist and had the city protect the area for miles. It gave way to plenty of other types of animals. It would surprise Dorian if something else had taken a wander into the traps. Cruz was making his way around the side of the house. Dorian motioned Lih to join him. "It seems we might have visitors"
Dorian walked back through the hall entrance and into the kitchen. He didn't find any food waiting, and wondered when food might magically appear. No one ever ate at the same time, but there always seemed to be food around. The entrance to the basement was dark as Dorian walked past it through to the dinning area to the double frech doors that lead into the back yard and more importantly the pool. The outside space was elegant and unused most of the year, but Nox had cleaned it up as he'd lain traps. He said it was so he could practice but it was more for the wood burning oven and grill that sat to the left of the pool that he used most often. And the pool of course - even in the dead of winter he'd use it Dorian assumed, it was always perfectly warm when Nox was here. An interesting person to have around.
Dorian couldn't believe his eyes when he walked out into the back patio...
[[ leaving it here cause I'm poking @"Siobhan West" to see if she'd like to poke a new wolf in or not ]]
Dorian sat down and but the house shook and Cruz and Christian came out of their hiding places. Christian was at the front door as Dorian stood up to peer out the open window. Nothing looked to be a miss out front. But Christian still grabbed the gun and opened the door slowly. Cruz on the other hand was already outside. A fireball slung low in his hands as he ran. Jumping over nothing in particular as he made the rounds looking for the perpetrator.
They'd learned early to keep the trip wires high enough so that squirrels or other furry critters couldn't trip them. But high low enough a human couldn't crawl underneath them. Which meant that Nova had set off the traps several times before the pup became aware of the boundaries Nox and Cruz had set. The new dog, was still learning.
The back of the estates on this side of the street backed up to a forest, one of the neighbors was a naturalist activist and had the city protect the area for miles. It gave way to plenty of other types of animals. It would surprise Dorian if something else had taken a wander into the traps. Cruz was making his way around the side of the house. Dorian motioned Lih to join him. "It seems we might have visitors"
Dorian walked back through the hall entrance and into the kitchen. He didn't find any food waiting, and wondered when food might magically appear. No one ever ate at the same time, but there always seemed to be food around. The entrance to the basement was dark as Dorian walked past it through to the dinning area to the double frech doors that lead into the back yard and more importantly the pool. The outside space was elegant and unused most of the year, but Nox had cleaned it up as he'd lain traps. He said it was so he could practice but it was more for the wood burning oven and grill that sat to the left of the pool that he used most often. And the pool of course - even in the dead of winter he'd use it Dorian assumed, it was always perfectly warm when Nox was here. An interesting person to have around.
Dorian couldn't believe his eyes when he walked out into the back patio...
[[ leaving it here cause I'm poking @"Siobhan West" to see if she'd like to poke a new wolf in or not ]]