Izzy scowled as Riley basically stated only what had already been said, with his ‘You’re only helping yourselves’ mantra tacked onto the end. “Sure. But the issue is of [i]how[/i] I get them alone when they work as a unit.”
	Ceresus’ outburst made Izzy jump, and the desk behind her scooted further back, knocking her off balance. She caught herself and straightened, glad she was not the object of his ire. She stood there, glancing between the two as Cerasus asked the question that had been on her mind as well.
	Though Riley had seemed quite calm since she first met him, she kept an eye on him just in case. After all, she had seen how easily he had stopped those hunters, and though she doubted she could do anything, at least she could try to intervene if things escalated. But his composure never broke.
	Izzy cocked her head slightly in mild amusement at how childish Cerasus looked in his anger, which, if not for the rage in his eyes, made it almost impossible to take him seriously.
	Finally, they got an actual, fairly straight answer from Riley.
	[i]‘There’ and ‘here?’[/i] “You mean between humans and the supernatural.”It felt odd on her tongue to say, to refer to humanity and not include herself. Izzy's eyes rested on Riley as he continued speaking. 
	She glanced to Cerasus at Riley’s comment to her. “Not cowardice exactly,” she said slowly, “just the whole safety and strength in numbers aspect.” All the same, thus far, she had not thought if it quite like that. She had thought Cerasus’ was simply a proud, boastful soul. She had not stopped to consider exactly how much of his pride came from his true abilities. To her, his name meant nothing, but until three days ago, vampires were only stories made up to frighten kids and entertain teenagers. For all she knew, he really could be at the top of the supernatural food chain. If she helped him, what would she be unleashing?
	Despite Cerasus being only a couple feet away, Izzy had to know. “And what,” she began, trying to make the question sound as innocent as she could without arousing too much suspicion, “exactly, is he capable of?”