Croxx Meet Nick -Please Don't Kill Our Father

[Torvald Croxx]

Torvald's nephew, Dolin, told them how the vampires had attacked and how his mother tried to fight them off with a torch and it was she who actually started the fire that destroyed the farm. The livestock did not perish in the flames though, the vampires ate or slaughtered them. Dolin wasn't sure which and it was hard to tell from the bodies. The rest of the morning had been spent with Angel entertaining and comforting Dolin -which probably included her teaching him a few of her favorite moves against vampires- while the four men built a pyre and piled what was left of the livestock. The farm is too close to town to risk leaving rotting corpses to breed disease.

Thaun and Rhade had been kind enough to invite them to the Dupree Academy for lunch, probably half out of pity for their lose and half because burring dead together builds a strange bond between humans. There was no getting around revealing who they were. Torvald and Vedric couldn't work in the hot Serenity autumn in their cloaks and so their hair had been revealed. The other men made promise not to mention in, and in fact it was not brought up at all during their lunch despite others being there. When asked, Thaun actually volunteered the information that Torvald, Vedric, and Angel were travelers passing through rather than telling his family they were Croxx.

After lunch the trio went to find lodgings for their stay in Serenity. Given that they had work to do, they took Rhade up on his offer to keep Dolin until they were ready to head back to Hana'Var. Since Rhade was a father of two already and the trio had no parenting skills between them, it seemed like as good a plan as any. The boy protested at first until Rhade offered to let him join some classes in the Academy so he could hone his vampire hunting skills. The boy was already showing himself to be a true Croxx and took to the cause as if he'd been raised for it.

It was now late in the afternoon. Torvald and Vedric led Angel to the magic district where they had a friend that would give them discounts on special items of enchantment and power. The shop keeper had lost family to vampires and was more than happy to help supply the Croxx. The Croxx would have paid full price, but the shop keeper insisted on the discount. One such item bought on the last trip saved at least one Croxx life. Dolin lived because Torvald had given him a Solar Orb. A soft amber colored glass ball about three inches in diameter that when activated would be surrounded by the power of the sun. Deadly to vampires. Dolin had actually taken out a couple of vampires already and he was only twelve. Torvald couldn't wait to praise him to the others back home, he was as proud as if the boy were his son instead of his nephew.

They stood in the street outside the shop now. Torvald was hearing his hood, but not his cloak, as it was rather hot. He'd actually taken the cloak off at dinner, while Vedric seemed unbothered and continued with his own cloak. Vedric had his enchanted to keep a decent temperature last time they were here so now he's not bothered by the heat. When it's cold, like back at home he won't be bothered by that either. Torvald turns to look at Angel while they are still on the sidewalk just outside the shop. “We need to get that enchantment.” He notions toward Vedric with his head.

“It's nice,” Vedric replies. “When it's cold and snowing and you're freezing your ass off, but then suddenly fire is exploding around you because you're fighting vampires and so one side of you is too hot and the other is too cold and you get that strange sick feeling. . . I don't have a problem, I stay even all around. Neither weather nor fire will interfere with my hunt.”

[Nykolas]

All around the trio the city is busy. Griffons, humans, and centaurs are everywhere. Overheard and across the street a woman leans out a window with a rug which she beats on the side of the building. The coastal breeze picks up the dust and sends it to the roof of a neighboring building where a griffon starts to cough uncomfortably and annoyed. A woman leading her children into a toy store has to stop and call one of her children as the little girl stops to stare up at the pretty rug that is being cleaned. A centaur pulling a rickshaw must move around the little girl who stands in the street and an angry human shakes a fist from the rickshaw and cruses the woman for not minding her children better. A vendor with a booth, selling jewelry jumps to the defense of the lady and tells the man in the rickshaw to shut up if he's not ready to take it to the arena. There are others moving around their daily lives, buying, selling, just passing through this area. It's the magic district so there are many in robes or with some sort of showing enchantment like a staff that has fire on the end. One noble looking girl leaves little flower petals wherever she walks, but they fade after a few moments. Such enchantments are over the top and useless. Nick does not care for them and holds little opinion for most that would use them. The girl not so much, she'll grow out of it.

Nick steps out of the shop before the trio along with several other people. They pause and linger in the doorway, forcing the trio to either ask them to move or wait. Nick and his friends do not appear as if they're going to loiter however, they all seem intent and with purpose so waiting would be the safest and most polite bet.

Nick holds the door open for two women, but then lets it go before a man following them can make it out. The man was unprepared and catches the door with his head. If asked, Nick would say it's his own fault for looking down instead of where he was going. A carriage pulls up to the street right in front of them and stops. Nick does not move to open the door to the carriage, but lets the ladies move ahead of him. One of the ladies has her dark blonde hair pulled up into pigtails high on either side of her head. She is the one that opens the carriage door. They are all chatting lightly as they walk, but nothing they say is of any real importance.

One of the women has long black hair, almost as black as Nick's, but very few creatures of this plane have hair as black as Nick's. It's almost as if shadow itself has taken up residence on his head. His hair is cut relatively short and has a bit of curl to it. Not enough to be comical, but just enough to give it a wavy appearance and a bit of an unkempt feeling. If he were back home, he'd have to grow his hair long again, but long hair is too much bother to keep up and he thinks it's pointless anyway. The only reason Keloshians have long hair is because Kayos does. It's just a way to suck up to the emperor. Nick wears soft leather armor with black suede covering various areas of it. He looks like he's ready to go hunting in the woods more than a man in a city. Over this he wears a black coat that looks like it could be drake hide. It's unlike any coat seen elsewhere in Serenity or Hana'Var. If one stares at it too long, they can almost imagine it's shifting, like shadow. There are large black scales in various parts of the coat which appear to be there for the purpose of giving more armor. They are larger than drake scales, but have a similar appearance. They are actual dragon scales. He wears also a single ring on his left hand and small rectangular glasses.

The woman with the dark hair wears tight cotton pants of a soft, muted magenta color. She wears a shirt of similar fabric and color but her shirts sleeves which hang off her shoulder are of a brighter pink. The sleeves are also large and tapered, getting larger at the wrists in what is sometimes called and angel or wizard sleeve. She wears a tight hourglass corset of hard black leather, showing off her very feminine form. Her boots are tall, going almost all the way to her knees. They too are of black suede. She turns toward Nick when she's almost to the carriage and reaches out to put a slender hand on his left arm. “I need you to stay and make sure the delivery is made. I must go get ready for dinner with my father.” The little blue stone on Nick's ring turns green then fades back to blue after a moment.

Nick gives her a curt nod of affirmation and she leans in, standing on her tip toes to kiss him on the cheek. She then tuns from Nick and gets into the carriage after the other woman who was already inside and seating. She sticks her head back out the door and looks annoyed at the man standing just behind Nick, the one that the door smacked into. “Teit, get your rear moving!” The little stone on Nick's ring turns green once more, again fading to blue after a short moment. One could guess that it might change color every time someone near it speaks.

Teit gives a little start that would probably suggest to the trio that the dark haired woman is the boss of those that they just saw come out of the shop. Though having just witnessed her giving Nick an order, they might would assume she's the boss anyway, or that she was dating Nick. Nick does not move nor does he show any sign of emotion. His features haven't changed at all since he came out of the shop. Teit is a lithe man. As he walks past the trio he looks Angel over as if he's looking over a table at a fest. If she looks to him he'll offer her a wicked little wink. He stands about five feet and nine inches tall (176 cm.) He has fair skin, large light brown eyes, and dark curly hair that though is cut pretty short still retains curl. He's a young human who's only seen about twenty winters. He is wearing a shirt made of checkered muted green and gray linen with a doublet made of black hemp and bearing no trim or design. His pants are long and made of charcoal cotton and ornately embroidered vibrant black wool, and his shoes are common brown leather.

[Angelicia]

Angelia had no juice then to follow the boys’ lead. They were the ones that had the connections here. She was merely an observer. To learn what she could so that one day when she was given the task to collect the much-needed items for home, she would be able to do so with incident. Of course incidents not occurring when Angelica was involved in them, was considered rare.

She would see to Dolin at times that Vedric had needed to discuss things. She smiled at how bright the boy was. He was a quick learner as she showed him a few things, which consisted of sweeping out the legs of your opponent, as well as how to wield a dagger properly. Of course she used a stick for the dagger. She didn’t want the others to think that she about to step off the deep end.

They had spent a good part of the morning trying to occupy the boy’s thoughts so that he couldn’t or wouldn’t see just what it was that Torvald and Vedric were doing. Like burying the dead. It was a task she even she did not like. And no child needed to see anything the like. It would more likely give him nightmares. Or perhaps Angelica was just glad that Dolin was not the lease bit interested in what Vedric and Torvald were doing. While playing with Dolin, she was glad to not think upon it.

Her gaze traveled between Torvald and then to Vedric. Her hand remained upon Dolin’s shoulder in a protective manner as they ate lunch. She would take note of how Dolin responded to Torvald. Her cousin was easy going as it were, so Dolin feeling at ease with Torvald was nothing. The men that they had meet on the out skirts of town saw to taking Dolin with them to their dwellings, or so Angelica understood it to be. She hadn’t really been paying attention. She just saw them utter their goodbyes. Torvald explaining that he would be checking up on Dolin from time to time.

Angelica’s attention was everywhere as they made their way along. Looking at the people they past, as well as the tall structures set upon the busy streets before them. This place was nothing like Hanv’Var. It was almost too busy for her liking. Her attention came around when she noticed that Torvald and Vedric had stopped. Her green eyes peering over the shoulder of Torvald to see a group of people exit the building they were just about to enter. Her attention upon the two woman as they exited, certain that Torvald’s attention was averted from the serious discussion he was probably having with Vedric to the pair. Angelica furrowed her brow as she shook her head. She would continue toward the door. Slipping pass yet another member of their party, a tall dark haired man. Her gaze with lifted as she came to bring her gaze up to greet Nick’s face.

“Oh, excuse me please.” She said as she tried to make her way past the large man.

[Torvald Croxx]

Torvald does not try to make his past the people in front of him. They aren't really blocking the door completely, but he's not as small as Angel and thinks he'd not slip by as easily.

“She just went in without us.” Vedric watches Angel move about the shop through one of it's large windows without moving from where he was.

“It's okay, we have the money.” Torvald replies with a smile. He doubts Angel would go overboard and buy a lot of junk anyway, but there are some interesting things in there and it's easy to go over budget in one shop and then not have enough for some of the other stuff that is needed.

When Teit looks at Angel funny, Torvald makes a move to step forward and wipe the smirk off the man's face, but Vedric catches his arm. Neither say nothing about it and Torvald stops, mostly because Teit had turned away and was entering the carriage.

[Nykolas]

Nick glanced at Angel as she politely asked him to step aside -his ring turned green briefly then back to blue when she spoke. He indeed did just that, yanking Teit with him if he had to. He did not verbally reply to Angel, because this was about the time Lola turned back to him and started speaking to him. You don't ignore your crime boss for a stranger on the street.

Nick catches the movement of the hooded men and looks them over quickly. His mind is as sharp as a vampires and it doesn't take long to size them up. His ring turns green when they speak.

His jade green eyes look back to the carriage as it pulls away and he gives a nod in response to Lola's wave. She's his boss, but she's also his friend.

Not your real boss, that would be me. Shade sings into his head happily.

Arrogant, pixie. Nick smiles despite his response to Shade. She's just trying to keep him focused to remind him he's not a real criminal. He'll still be sad if anything happens to Lola, which is going to make the real job harder.

[Sebastian Tesomare]

“Oh come now,”[/color] said Sebastian as they were entering the shop, “You know this shop is just so boring… a life at sea is so much more fruitful.”[/color]

The pirate captain was leaning on the counter speaking with one of the young boys behind the counter. The boy was always there when Sebastian and Arsinoe came in for various reasons, sometimes to purchase things, other times to duck the Talon Knights or some such group. Since coming across him Sebastian made it his personal mission to get the boy on the Diamond Dust before they set sail. His golden-red hair shimmered in the multicolored lights that emitted from various magical objects around him.

[Angelicia]

Angelica had only entered the front door. She remained there before venturing any further. She looked to her brother and gave him a questioning look. Where they coming in or what? The or what seemed to be what was keeping them outside the store. Vedric had the list and the money. What was she to do? Venture about looking for items she didn’t even know they had need of.

“Torvald, I’m right here. And I can hear you.” She said, her hands curling under and resting upon her hips. “Would you two get a move on, its not like we have all day.”

She had high hopes of seeing other things in Serenity then a storefront. She would turn and venture into the shop now. Passing a nearby window only to pause and look out of. She would look to the dark haired man as he stood outside. Her thoughts raced as she wondered who he was. There was something about him that caused her skin to prickle. She would have to agree he was handsome, but nothing more. He kind of looked scary. She remained lost in her thoughts for the time before as she waited for her brother and cousin to get a move on.

[Torvald Croxx]

Torvald of course knew Angel could hear him, they were watching her and could see where she was. But the others were still too close to the door for the men to bully their way through. Normally he'd have winked at her at her comment and little show of sass, but it was at that point in time he noticed Teit and made a move toward the man and had to be held back by Vedric. The man dressed like an assassin notices them at this point and Torvald does nothing. He's not afraid of Nick, but they don't want to start trouble and the man that looked at his cousin in ways he shouldn't is leaving anyway.

He takes in a deep breath and releases it again as he rolls his shoulders back. “I'm good,” he says under his breath to Vedric.

With Teit making his way for the carriage, the path to the door is much clearer and the Croxx have no problem stepping past Nick. Nick is tall, but slender and doesn't take up that much space, not to mention he's not lingering in the path of the door like Teit had been. Torvald sees Angel looking back at him through the glass of the shop and nods to her while mouthing the words, 'we're coming,' as if she's being impatient, though she's not. Torvald just likes to goof off with her and could use a lighter mood. As he is making this gesture, he and Vedric are heading for the door.

[Nykolas]

Nick notices the sass of the girl. A very slight smile creeps across his lips. His ring first turns green and then yellow when Angel speaks. He can also hear Sebastian's words beyond her. His ring changes to green when Sebastian speaks to the boy. That particular pirate has caused trouble for his employers. They'd have noticed if he was in the shop when they were, so he must have come through a side door. This shop is on a corner and there is another door on the other street.

As the Croxx men near Nick and the door he turns to face them. “Two things: I'm going to help you with the vampires tonight at the farm.” His ring turns green. The words of course will get a mix of worried and suspicious looks. How does Nick know about the farm and how does he know they're involved? It's only natural for them to wonder, but Nick doesn't want to go into detail, so he heads them off with something more pressing. “And your friend is in there alone with a pirate captain who is currently recruiting.” His ring turns green again.

He'll look at Angel at this point and if she looks back he'll shift his gaze to Sebastian's back at the counter and give a little nod to indicate Angel should be weary of the man with the red-gold hair.

[Angelicia]

Angelica stood by the window looking out at her Torvald and Vedric. She would take in that the tall dark haired man moved toward them. ~Curious~ what had he said. She couldn’t read lips all that well. And from where she stood the window wasn’t all that clear to even read lips should she be able to. She would take not of their response to what the man said. But once again she could not gauge an answer to what he said.

She would slip about the edge of he wall, tilting her entire form to the side as she strained her head about to get a look at them. She was a little taken back when Nick looking in her direction. She rolled her shoulders back and turned to right herself. Her hands neatly came before her, clasping neatly together, before looking behind her. She was the man standing there. He too was tall and slender. Dressed in such a manner that she could only figure him to perhaps be involved with boats. The gesture from Nick confused her. Did he mean for her to befriend the guy? It seemed busy talking with the man behind the counter.

She turned her attention back to her my brother and cousin. Only glancing at Nick. What was this about?

[Sebastian Tesomare]

The boy seemed to be warming up to Sebastian’s request, and came around the counter, putting his apron over the counter and giving the man who owned the shop a rather rude sign with his fingers. Sebastian turned around, with a smile upon his face. He’d been working on the boy for the whole time, and like always knew he would charm him in the end. Who knew, perhaps this cabin boy would last without catching too many diseases to become a proper member of the crew. He looked to Arsinoe who was deftly borrowing things from the shop as she often did, it just seemed so easy for her.

He watched as two dragon tattoos constantly moved along her skin. She had a wispy look of a gypsy about her that day with bangles hanging all over her, with a light, airy blue skirt and white shirt. His first mate smiled tartly as she looked to the door at Nick Corwin.

“That is Lola’s boy,” she whispered as she danced over to him, the dragons dancing among themselves upon her skin, “Might want to make this a short visit… too bad you got a boy already though…. He would’ve been nice.”

Sebastian grinned, however but still didn’t make a move to leave the shop, not with Corwin standing right there. Rather he put his arm over the boy’s shoulders and strayed over to wall full of exciting magical objects and had him explain a few of them to him.

[Torvald Croxx]

Torvald wants to demand how Nick know who they are and how they were at the farm. Either one of their new friends told someone, or Nick is connected to the vampires that took out the farm. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. He fights the urge to attack Nick while planning to let Nick come tonight and just vowing to keep an eye on the assassin.

But then Nick continues speaking and Torvald's myriad of thoughts are interrupted by a new collection. He pushes past Nick and Vedric to enter the shop. As he passes by a mirror near the shops entrance a little chime sounds and the mirror starts to show images, but not what is going on in the shop at that point in time. Images play across the mirror very fast, but Torvald is a vampire and can keep up where other humans might not. Torvald sees himself and Angel attacked by pirates at sea and his flame sword going over the side of the ship. He sees himself and Arsinoe being intimate. He sees Gerald as count rescue them and sink the ship with Sebastian and Arsinoe on it. He peers closer at the ship's name as it sinks into the murky waters of Hana'Var. “Diamond Dust? Who'd name a ship that?”

[Nykolas]

Nick walks in after Torvald, rudely cutting Vedric off and making him come in last. Nick too glances at the mirror and his older eyes work even faster than Torvald's. Not to mention Nick comes from better stock and is more powerful than anyone can guess at the moment. He of course does not realize he has that much potential. He smacks Torvald upside the back of his head when he speaks, which in turn actually knocks the hood back a little and shows off silver hair. Nick's ring had turned yellow when Torvald spoke, but returns back to blue. “Quick to think, slow to speak. Moron.” Nick's ring changes to a green color and again changes back to blue.

Before Torvald can regain himself and strike back Nick is making his way straight toward Sebastian. He guesses at the pirate's sudden change in direction that they found Drake's mark on their stolen goods. No one knew that ship was carrying those goods so right now there isn't a problem between him and the pirates, so long as they haven't opened the magically sealed crates and plan to give them all back when asked.

Nick glances at Arsinoe as he passes by her and looks down at an object that is finding it's way to her pocket before glancing back at her one more time. His face gets a little pinkish having just seen an image of her and Torvald doing things he doesn't want to see others doing. He knows what's under those clothes. This all happens very quickly and does not slow him down in his path toward Sebastian. He also does not show any emotion over any of it. Their security sucks, you'd think they could afford a guardian.

Maybe they think everyone is supposed to assume they have one and not try anything?

Oh, like those idiots that have cameras that aren't turned on.

Nick smiles slightly as he comes to stands near Sebastian. The color on his face has returned to normal. His eyes are on the shelf in front of them and he glances at some random object the boy is explaining. It's one that will help ward your house by giving your house guardian more power. The morons sell the stuff, they just don't use it. He looks up at the boy with a serious expression. Business is about to be conducted. “Didn't you just quit?” Nick's ring turns green briefly before going back to blue. If the boy has any intelligence, he'll know that means to get lost. And if he has any wisdom, he'd want to anyway. It's the boy that told them Sebastian would be coming in and why Nick lingered here. He's very happy he didn't have to wait long and though he still looks dour, he's in a good mood.

[Vedric Croxx]

Vedric walks straight for Angel, ignoring all others there for the moment. “I don't know exactly what's going on, but be on guard. I sense trouble.” He notices how the mood seemed to shift in the store, first when they saw Nick, then when Nick walked in, then when Torvald spoke about whatever the magic mirror was showing him. Vedric doesn't know enough about any of these people to guess what will happen, but he can feel the tension in the air.

[Angelicia]

Angelica had been inside the shop. She looked to Torvald through the front window; therefore she never saw the mirror as he looked into it. She had been pre-occupied with her thoughts to notice it upon her entry into the shop. She had only glanced at Sebastian when the others entered the shop. She was quick to grow curious about the dark haired man as he approached Her cousin. She had not been too far from them that he didn’t hear what was said. She just didn’t voice her two cents on it.

Best to keep herself at the back of everyone in case things got hairy. Her gaze drifted back to the pirate and the young man that had been behind the counter, and was now walking with the pirate. Odd, but it wasn’t her place to say anything or at least not say anything that would cause trouble for her family. No one really paid any mind to her as it was. Perhaps that was for the best. For she didn’t really know what was happening in the place. Torvald looked a little trouble, which didn’t look like very much. But Angelica was like a twin she knew he was puzzled by something in that mirror he had been standing in front of, along with Nick. ~Diamond Dust. ~

Her attention then averted to Nick as he made his way after Torvald toward the pirate and his friend. It was then that she noticed a woman in their mixed company. Angelica could not tear her gaze away from the woman’s manner of dress. It was very, well non-existent. It was then that Vedric rushed to her side. Clinging to her arm and dragging her back a few steps before his warning came. Her green eyes looked to Vedric, before looking at her cousin and the dark haired man. “What are you talking about Vedric?”

[Sebastian Tesomare]

Sebastian’s eyes narrowed almost imperceptibly when Arsinoe whispered into his ear, the narrow only became obvious when he heard one of the men walking into the shop mention his ship. The man was with Nick Corwin, whom Sebastian knew of because of Arsinoe, but didn’t know personally. He also knew that he worked for Lola Grimm, one of the more successful criminals in the city. Being a pirate he knew very little about all of the Grimm’s dealings, or their organization Dark Sol. Though Serenity was one of his more frequented ports he never stayed long, preferring the sea . . . like any good pirate.

Just as Nick was getting closer the boy stepped away from Sebastian with an odd expression on his face. The pirate captain put on a charmed smile when the henchman got closer. However the smile instantly turned to a very slight frown s Nick spoke and the boy hurriedly began leaving the shop. He gave Nick an appraising look, The boy must have alerted them we might be dropping by, I wonder. . . After the thought however his frown turned back into a pleasant little smile

“Nick Corwin, is it?” Sebastian’s voice was disarmingly merry, though almost sarcastic as it sounded that Sebastian truly deeply cared who the man was, and wanted to know if he got it right.

“Yes, it must be,” said Arsinoe airily, turning to look at the red-headed woman who had walked in just behind Nick, whom had been staring at her, “Who is this Corwin? She seems so charmingly interested.”

[Torvald Croxx]

Torvald still stands just inside the shop entrance near the magical mirror the shop has for sale. The mirror has been discounted more than once but still does not sale. The mirror will only show things that pertain to possible futures of those in the room at the time and flashes the images so fast most can't make out what they were. He lets out a little growl as Nick smacks him on his way past the hunter. Torvald quickly reaches up to catch the hood and keep it pulled down over his silver hair. As he's doing this, the mirror chimes again and this time Torvald looks up to see Nick killing his uncle, Count Ferdinand of Kaherdin. Torvald suddenly remembers his previous thought only seconds before when they were outside the shop about Nick working with the vampires. His eyes narrow. He draws his sword and charges for the assassin.

[Nykolas]

Nick isn't paying attention to them, but they are still in ear shot so to speak so when Vedric speaks his warning to Angel Nick's ring turns green. When Angel replies it turns yellow.

Nick starts to give a nod to Sebastian to affirm his name. His ring changes to yellow when Sebastian asks his question. Before the nod is finished, he's looking toward Arsinoe and what Nick considers a strange question. His ring had changed to green when Arisone first spoke, but became yellow at the question before returning to blue. Angel came in the shop first, but the way Nick stopped to speak to her two friends and then how they all entered together might appear to bystanders that Nick knows them. “Too young for you.” His ring changes to green. There is no emotion in his voice at the words. He doesn't know the girl, but she is just a girl. He doesn't care if Arsinoe likes women, but would find it off if she likes girls.

He senses the movement, more than sees it as it is behind him. He turns so quickly to many there it'd appear as if he's just suddenly facing the other direction. Which really only makes him look all the more vampire as it is vampire powers he's using. He holds up a hand and shadows leap up from the shelves and cases around them to build a barrier in front of Torvald. Torvald himself is pretty fast and Nick hadn't been thinking he was a danger so he was more lax than he'd otherwise have been and let the hunter get closer than he'd like. This could damage his reputation. He glances down at the blade in front of him, the tip of it near his throat. If Torvald lunged suddenly the tip could in theory pierce skin, but Nick isn't exactly pinned. There is a wall shelf behind him, but he's not pressed against it. Remind me not to kill him.

Don't kill him.

Calm down, maybe he just smelled some madness powder.

Save yourself, I'm on a date.

Bastard.

“You have until the count of three to put down your weapon.” The ring changes to green.

[Vedric Croxx]

Serenity is a strange place and pirates and assassins are not something they have to deal with that often back in Kaherdin of Hana'Var, but Vedric had thought Angel would be a little more clever in noticing what was going on around her. He has to remind himself she's never been in the field before. There's only so much you can learn in a classroom and what he's expecting her to know is something only experience can teach, experience she hasn't gotten until now.

He was trying to be nonchalant as to not draw any attention to them by sudden actions, but when he walked to Angel she took a few steps back as if he'd grabbed her and made her do so. He did touch her, but not forcefully or rudely. He wants her safe, but was trying not to be obvious about his warning so they'd be on guard without the pirates knowing they were. He's a little confused by her reaction, but says nothing about it.

He does reach out to catch her to keep her from backing into a shelf and knocking stuff over, and this is when clings to her and drags her, but toward himself, not away from the others. He is thinking of how he's going to explain to her that they should not make any sudden movements. Pirates like shiny and flamboyant things so the more attention you draw to yourself the more they may take interest. They've told her the city is dangerous in ways she's never had to deal with before, but that's one of those things only experience can teach you. He looks back suddenly as Torvald attacks Nick. “That.” Vedric lets go of Angel and turns around to face the others. His hand goes to his hilt, but he does not draw a weapon yet.

[Angelicia]

The immediate person near Angelica was her brother, Vedric. Though what was transpiring in the shop didn’t go unnoticed. She was tore between listening to Vedric, and glancing over her shoulder. Trouble was about to happen. She pretty much figured that with Torvald in their company. She paid little attention to the pirate and his friend as she turned her green gaze to Vedric when he drew toward her. She had only taken the few steps from him in an attempt to make her way to Torvald. For they stood a good distance from him, should something happen.

When he reached out and took a firm hold of her arm she could not help by look to him as he drew her toward him. She knew Vedric. Understanding that he would not act out against her, therefore he had just reason for doing what he did. Vedric voice came to her ear as they stood watching Torvald lunge at the dark haired man. Her eyes widened as she thought to first lunge into action at his side. But Vedric had kept a firm hold on her for just that reason. “Should we do something Vedric? We can’t leave him…. to…” She didn’t finish her statement. She knew her cousin would not end up dead. She didn’t know how the other man would fair. Since she did not know the man, or his abilities, it was pretty much in the air as to who would be walking away from this attack. “Torvald!” She called out, as if to scold him for his actions, perhaps guilt him into stopping. The man had done nothing. But then Torvald never attacked without just case.

They stood there safely across the room from the skirmishing.

[Sebastian Tesomare]

Sebastian took a step back as the hooded man took a lunge at Nick. The moment Nick blocked it Arsinoe shoved some glasses into this hand, just as he began to put them on he looked at her. She already had a pair on; they were a silver metallic color that completely shaded the eyes. After putting his glasses on Sebastian could barely see anything, it was an odd sensation. Everything seemed as if it would be very clear but for some reason almost made everything blurry.

Arsinoe didn’t give her captain any time to contemplate the glasses as their need was about to be very obvious. Her hand plunged into her satchel moving things around until her fingers grasped a tiny orb that contained a very bright, almost white substance. Taking it from her satchel she threw it to the ground. Instantly a blinding light exploded throughout the shop.

“Time for us to go,”[/color] Arsinoe said through a malevolent giggle. For the moment the orb hit the ground and exploded everything became clear as it would normally be. The duo quickly began to run from toward the side door. Of course Sebastian had deduced a little of the situation but asked no questions, Arsinoe often had a bit of freedom in that department and he didn’t ask her too many questions, or at least not while they were escaping from a situation that was about to arise.

[Torvald Croxx]

Torvald wasn't paying at much attention to the pirates as he might should have been. The thoughts in the back of his vampiric mind were that his cousin would kill them anyway and so they weren't a threat. If he'd stop to think about it and the images he saw he'd rethink that statement and consider them a very large threat.

He hears Angel call to him, but it sounds like she's encouraging him to his ears. He is caught completely off guard when the shop explodes in light. He lets out a cry and raises an arm over his eyes to shield them. His eyes actually burn a bit from the sensation, not only because he's a creature of the nether, but because he's got very good eyesight and so the light is brighter to him than to normal human eyes.

[Nykolas]

Nick notices the pirates putting on their glasses and being the Arepharis he is, he guesses at their use just before the light hits. And he's got those neat little glasses of his own he wears that tells him the enchantments of other things, among other uses. He hates bright light and becomes instantly very pissed at the pirates. He even thinks briefly about hunting them down and killing them, but Moonshade thinks that would be overreacting.

He was only in the shop to ask those pirates to give back the goods. If they doubted the mark that was on the goods they now know they have several creates belonging to Drake Grimm. This is a dangerous thing for them to have. If I don't kill them someone will, why shouldn't it be me?

Cause you're one of the good guys

When the light of the room returns to normal, Nick is longer standing where he was. He could have easily chased the pirates, but told himself it was a waste of his time. Really he isn't as murderous as he'd like to think he is. He pretends his friends hold him back and actually believes it himself, but if there was ever a day he no longer had them, he'd learn to hold himself back.

[Vedric Croxx]

Vedric remains where he is with his back to Angel and his hand on the hilt of his weapon. He has no idea Angel didn't realize she'd almost knocked into that shelf earlier and thought he was holding her back or onto her. He had only reached out and taken hold of her long enough to steady her on her feet, and with her hunting skills and Croxx blood that had only been about a second.

When she cries out to Torvald Vedric is afraid she might act in haste. A thought that had not crossed his mind until now. He does not turn to look at her, but trusts she'll follow his example of holding his ground. He reaches his left arm out a bit from him to stay her, or stop her if she rushes forward. This is when the shop fills with light and his left arm instead goes across his eyes, much like Torvald did. His right hand stays on the hilt of his weapon.