03-07-2025, 12:34 PM
Hayden, another stranger just walked into the house, starting using the kitchen like he owned the place and he even knew where Nox kept a bug out bag and what was in it. What the fuck! The new stranger pushed him a drink and Cade drank it one shot. This was fucking weird!
"How did you know?"
Hayden smiled. "It's my job to know."
"What is your job?"
Hayden took a sip of his drink and shrugged. "That's a lot harder to explain and I think it'll add more questions to the mix. So let's stick with the ones you already got?"
Cade nodded. That made sense. This guy seemed like he knew alot about alot of things including what was going on in this house. Cade pointed after Enrique. "He said that was a dreyken? What the fuck is that and why did Nox go toe to toe with it if he's got such awesome power at his disposal."
Hayden nodded. "I see Nox just dropped you right into the middle of his life. That's like him." Though Hayden knew Nox had no part in a dreyken showing up when he was meeting his brother. That wasn't a thing you sorta plan. "Let's just say a dreyken is like a vampire, but not. They drink blood but they don't bite you, instead the slice you open with razor sharp talons and use their long strange fucking tongue to drink your blood. Fairly easy to kill as long as you avoid the fingers. Which I'm gonna say Nox did not. But he fought and won."
"I'm pretty sure the bullet to the head from his friends gun did the trick. But why..."
Hayden interrupted. "Why didn't he use his power? Simple answer is, he can't. It's gone. Long answer, I couldn't tell you why he went toe-to-toe with a dreyken barehanded."
"He had a broken broom handle."
"Makes a little more sense -- distance. A gun would have been better, but then he wasn't expecting a fight meeting you. And guns in the house right now is probably a bad idea. We'll have to figure something out."
"You act like you are responsible for him."
Hayden shrugged. "He's my charge. It's my job to watch him and clean up his messes."
"He does this alot?"
Hayden laughed. "You could say that. This is actually the second time he's almost died in the span of a month. I'm beginning to think that he's a magnet for trouble."
Cade just sat and blinked at the man. What sort of world did he just get dropped into. "And what's with all the kids?" Nox was barely old enough to drink much less take care of himself and the plethora of kids running around here.
"How did you know?"
Hayden smiled. "It's my job to know."
"What is your job?"
Hayden took a sip of his drink and shrugged. "That's a lot harder to explain and I think it'll add more questions to the mix. So let's stick with the ones you already got?"
Cade nodded. That made sense. This guy seemed like he knew alot about alot of things including what was going on in this house. Cade pointed after Enrique. "He said that was a dreyken? What the fuck is that and why did Nox go toe to toe with it if he's got such awesome power at his disposal."
Hayden nodded. "I see Nox just dropped you right into the middle of his life. That's like him." Though Hayden knew Nox had no part in a dreyken showing up when he was meeting his brother. That wasn't a thing you sorta plan. "Let's just say a dreyken is like a vampire, but not. They drink blood but they don't bite you, instead the slice you open with razor sharp talons and use their long strange fucking tongue to drink your blood. Fairly easy to kill as long as you avoid the fingers. Which I'm gonna say Nox did not. But he fought and won."
"I'm pretty sure the bullet to the head from his friends gun did the trick. But why..."
Hayden interrupted. "Why didn't he use his power? Simple answer is, he can't. It's gone. Long answer, I couldn't tell you why he went toe-to-toe with a dreyken barehanded."
"He had a broken broom handle."
"Makes a little more sense -- distance. A gun would have been better, but then he wasn't expecting a fight meeting you. And guns in the house right now is probably a bad idea. We'll have to figure something out."
"You act like you are responsible for him."
Hayden shrugged. "He's my charge. It's my job to watch him and clean up his messes."
"He does this alot?"
Hayden laughed. "You could say that. This is actually the second time he's almost died in the span of a month. I'm beginning to think that he's a magnet for trouble."
Cade just sat and blinked at the man. What sort of world did he just get dropped into. "And what's with all the kids?" Nox was barely old enough to drink much less take care of himself and the plethora of kids running around here.