Izzy’s gaze followed Cerasus, her expression quizzical at his peculiar reaction to her question. After his superciliousness regarding his bloodline, he was [i]sulking[/i] about her asking about his abilities.
	She watched Riley replace his unlit cigarette in his mouth for the umpteenth time that night, listening intently to his explanation. She breathed a sigh of relief that he did not care to kill aberrations, as he so called them. Though she now knew he was a sort of peacekeeper, that did little to explain how he did what he did, but it was far better than “a mystery.”
	“I’ll be sure to add ‘negotiator’ alongside a countertenor in a women’s choir.”
	Izzy glanced to Cerasus when Riley gestured to him. She nodded at his question with a soft, “Yeah.”
	She looked to Cerasus when he interrupted, him calling Riley “boy” making her pause. Then, she remembered that, in comparison to the vampire, Riley very could well be little more than a boy.
	Izzy snorted at Cerasus considering the obstacle the hunters created a “simple matter.” “Says the guy who had his arms and legs torn off and was left for dead,” she muttered under her breath.
	“To put it lightly,” she answered Riley.
	[i]But you’re [i]not[/i] human, are you?[/i] a small, harsh voiced asked in the back of her mind. She looked to the floor with a somber, yet sour expression. Which brought her back to the suicidal task at hand. Knowing that Cerasus’ reputation was apparently based around what he could do to his own, not humankind, it was just a matter of accomplishing the mission so she could leave the outrageous absurdity of this world behind. Even though she had the nagging suspicion he had only told her he could help her so she would do his bidding, it was still her best chance.
	“So, how am I supposed to separate them?” She looked up, glancing between the two, then her gaze settled on Riley. “Unless you know of a better way to locate his,” she gestured to Cerasus, “stolen parts than trying to get the hunters to tell me. Which would only be another problem,” she added with a sigh.