The girl from before came back and inserted her self into their little foursome and spoke softly but confidently. "Can I borrow you?" Nox's eyebrow raised. Okay he said of all the people here he hadn't been expected to be singled out. Aiden was famous, Jaxen was the star of the show. And Sage well that went without saying.
But Nox nodded. "Sure, duckling."
There was a vague deja vu about her. But beyond that strange feeling he might know her that was all it was. He hadn't slept with her had he? Surely he'd remember? Nox never got that drunk. He even remembered sleeping with Jay. Nox signed inwardly - he hated his memories sometimes. But he was fairly sure he'd never met her before. "Yeah alright. You guys can go. If you are still here when I'm done great, if not, I'll see you at home." Nox let the girl take him off in the opposite direction of his friends. He had been curious about Jaxen's something, though artifacts were artifacts and Nox really didn't care about the dangerous things the gods had once left behind unless it was to kill it. But he'd failed at that so many times recently he was frowning when they finally stopped.
She turned around and thrust her wallet into his hands. "Do you know what this is?"
The wallet showed Nox an image. An image he would never forget. "Did you draw this?' Nox asked. He looked up from the image at the girl who was showing him the Queen of evil - the fucking Ijiraq that had sent her mates to die. She wasn't there. Queens didn't come out - that much was known. Queens were always in hiding, so how... Nox blinked at her. "How?" He didn't mean with what medium though it could have almost been a picture taken instead of a drawing. Things were tugging at him in all directions. The power in the darkness hummed and Nox wanted to grab it to feel the searing pain again. But seeing it again - knowing what it could do to him, well not him, but what it could do that was not good... Nox shivered visibly. "Tell me you don't know where this thing is." If she knew then he'd have to kill it and Nox was not looking forward to confronting her - or any other ijiraq again.
But Nox nodded. "Sure, duckling."
There was a vague deja vu about her. But beyond that strange feeling he might know her that was all it was. He hadn't slept with her had he? Surely he'd remember? Nox never got that drunk. He even remembered sleeping with Jay. Nox signed inwardly - he hated his memories sometimes. But he was fairly sure he'd never met her before. "Yeah alright. You guys can go. If you are still here when I'm done great, if not, I'll see you at home." Nox let the girl take him off in the opposite direction of his friends. He had been curious about Jaxen's something, though artifacts were artifacts and Nox really didn't care about the dangerous things the gods had once left behind unless it was to kill it. But he'd failed at that so many times recently he was frowning when they finally stopped.
She turned around and thrust her wallet into his hands. "Do you know what this is?"
The wallet showed Nox an image. An image he would never forget. "Did you draw this?' Nox asked. He looked up from the image at the girl who was showing him the Queen of evil - the fucking Ijiraq that had sent her mates to die. She wasn't there. Queens didn't come out - that much was known. Queens were always in hiding, so how... Nox blinked at her. "How?" He didn't mean with what medium though it could have almost been a picture taken instead of a drawing. Things were tugging at him in all directions. The power in the darkness hummed and Nox wanted to grab it to feel the searing pain again. But seeing it again - knowing what it could do to him, well not him, but what it could do that was not good... Nox shivered visibly. "Tell me you don't know where this thing is." If she knew then he'd have to kill it and Nox was not looking forward to confronting her - or any other ijiraq again.
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