02-09-2025, 02:41 PM
The first thing Nox did after leaving Elyse in the kitchen was to feed Lily. Then they spent a good ten minutes just chilling on the bed lounging together before he gave her a quick bath in the sink.
He probably should have found someone to watch Lily while he did this but what better cover than a man walking with his baby? Totally inconspicuous. And easily enough to protect Lily from any danger with a shield of air around them.
Nox got himself and Lily ready for a cold day in Moscow and then made his way to where Adrian had stored Elyse's gear. It wasn't quite so easy to check the crossbow as it should have been with only one useable arm, but the power helped with that.
But when he reached for it the first time it slipped through his fingers like it had before. What the fuck was going on?
Nox reached again for the power inside, that dark light that shifted and floated just out of reach. The slick ichor felt thinner as he reached through it and the power curled around his fingers and he grasped it, controlled it and it curled around the draw for the cross bow and he pulled it back. Everything appeared to be in working order.
He prepared a bag for Elyse's possible escape through the tunnels hooking her crossbow to the outside. He put in a pair of landwarriors so she'd have the maps. It was preprogrammed with escape routes, back to Kallisti and essentially his home.
And then he did what he said he was, he made his way to Baccarat through the tunnels clearing any monsters that were on the path, and any down the side paths for a couple of bends. All with Lily strapped to his chest under the big puffy coat he wore and behind a shield of air.
But there were no monsters on the way to the cafe. Where Nox stashed the bag in a nook he created with the power. This time the power came as it should and easily. He wondered what the fuck was going on.
He walked the rest of the way to the Baccarat through the tunnels clearing the path. He stayed in the tunnels while he fed Lily one more time. And made the final call to Wicked before he'd go top side.
"Wicked, you ready to plant the intel that Elyse's at the cafe?"
A message clashed on his screen Will be sent once she's at the table
Nox didn't reply. But he situated Lily against his chest again and wove her shield of air which also came easily. Whatever blip was in the power was gone now. He kept hold of the power as he ascended from the tunnels and started walking slowly bouncing Lily in her sling as he walked towards the Baccarat. It was almost time.
He probably should have found someone to watch Lily while he did this but what better cover than a man walking with his baby? Totally inconspicuous. And easily enough to protect Lily from any danger with a shield of air around them.
Nox got himself and Lily ready for a cold day in Moscow and then made his way to where Adrian had stored Elyse's gear. It wasn't quite so easy to check the crossbow as it should have been with only one useable arm, but the power helped with that.
But when he reached for it the first time it slipped through his fingers like it had before. What the fuck was going on?
Nox reached again for the power inside, that dark light that shifted and floated just out of reach. The slick ichor felt thinner as he reached through it and the power curled around his fingers and he grasped it, controlled it and it curled around the draw for the cross bow and he pulled it back. Everything appeared to be in working order.
He prepared a bag for Elyse's possible escape through the tunnels hooking her crossbow to the outside. He put in a pair of landwarriors so she'd have the maps. It was preprogrammed with escape routes, back to Kallisti and essentially his home.
And then he did what he said he was, he made his way to Baccarat through the tunnels clearing any monsters that were on the path, and any down the side paths for a couple of bends. All with Lily strapped to his chest under the big puffy coat he wore and behind a shield of air.
But there were no monsters on the way to the cafe. Where Nox stashed the bag in a nook he created with the power. This time the power came as it should and easily. He wondered what the fuck was going on.
He walked the rest of the way to the Baccarat through the tunnels clearing the path. He stayed in the tunnels while he fed Lily one more time. And made the final call to Wicked before he'd go top side.
"Wicked, you ready to plant the intel that Elyse's at the cafe?"
A message clashed on his screen Will be sent once she's at the table
Nox didn't reply. But he situated Lily against his chest again and wove her shield of air which also came easily. Whatever blip was in the power was gone now. He kept hold of the power as he ascended from the tunnels and started walking slowly bouncing Lily in her sling as he walked towards the Baccarat. It was almost time.
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