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-The Leopold Coven-
"I'm coming with you!" Roxanne announced before Caius was even done with the announcement,
"You're not going alone!"
"Yeah, that was the general idea," Caius said with a little smile, "But could I just finish first, please?"
Just as it had been with the trio of Arlette, Anne, and Lea, Caius couldn't actually tell any of them where he was headed, but he didn't need to. The important detail was that he wasn't going to be going alone, and he wanted a select few of them to come with.
"I think—" Lorton said slowly while glancing at Roxanne for a second, "That we have some of the best Mages the Empire has ever seen within our ranks. My Lord can have the choicest picks, but to— to have Council members leave the Coven at this tumultuous moment isn't wise."
"Tumultuous?" Roxanne scoffed, "It's a pack of militants with a hard-on for slaughter who have so far only killed humans. We are safe."
