[color=black][center][h2]Edward Carter[/h2][/center][/color][hr]
[indent]Edward nodded and watched Lily go. It seemed he was right to think that she shared some of his concerns regarding Bea. Good, it would be useful to have an extra pair of eyes on the other girl. 

He chuckled to himself lightly; nobody ever believed him when he said he was human upon seeing him deal with an Elder One, which was unfortunate. One thing Matthew, and Matthew's mentor before him, and his mentors mentor before that, drilled constantly into his head, is that for whatever ability or power granted to him by the Key, he was just a human. Nothing more, nothing less; to assume so was folly of the highest order, and a complete reversal of the purpose of the Key.

He turned to Ascot. It seemed angel had unwittingly touched upon a sensitive subject for the dragon. Still, he was torn between face-palming at his boldness or marveling at it. He settled for a compromise and gave the angel a dry smile.

"You know, I generally don't think it's a good idea to openly suggest such a relationship after we'd just met," he said, "it's not something you just [i]say[/i]." He had to wonder if Ascot was used to forming normal bonds with people; he knew very little about the guy, but from what he'd seen he was a bit extreme in his mannerisms.

"Anyway, it was nice to meet you two," he said, turning away and casually waving good-bye, "but I've got things to do. Catch you later." Namely eating and sleeping, and unpacking his things.[/indent]
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