Lucio had stood there watching Anna throw up. He felt bad, but he couldn’t do anything to help the poor girl. He almost chuckled to himself at how bad of a night she probably had. It had to be one of the worst nights of her life, and he happened to be there for it. But at the end of it all, it had seemed it would’ve been for the best. If he hadn’t been there tonight, she would’ve died. It was her destiny to have lived another day at least. Or at least pure coincidence. Through all the shit that Lucio had been through, he still hadn’t made a choice to believe in destiny, or coincidence. 

He watched her shake as she turned around. He had stuck out his foot, about to go pick up the dead body and run into the woods to burn the body leaving no trace of evidence, until he had heard the mayor. He had stuck out his foot until he had heard the mayor. He put his foot back in place and watched the mayor take a look around.

It was typical for someone of stature to be fat. Half of the Roman republicans were fat. All they did was make money and use their slaves to make more money, feeding their fat faces. 

He listened as Anna had fumbled her words. He didn’t know if it was drunkenness or shock. When the mayor had questioned them about who had killed the vampire, Lucio stepped forward taking full responsibility. [color=00aeef]“I heard screaming. It happened to be Anna.”[/color] He looked at her motioning his hand towards her. [color=00aeef]“Her family had been jesting about vampires in the area, so I figured I would fine some kind of stake just in case.”[/color] He paused for a moment looking at the dead body, then back at the mayor. [color=00aeef]“I have been traveling for quite sometime, and never truly believed in vampires. This small town is far from any big city, and when I had heard rumors I figured it would take extra precautions and listen to the local population. I didn't know if it was superstition or something real.”[/color] 

The mayor had looked at him for a second. Then at the body declaring they together had to hide the body before the people had left the royal ball for the night. [color=39b54a]“I believe your story.”[/color] The mayor nodded to Lucio, as his double chin would jiggle slightly.

Lucio gave a slight nod back, [color=00aeef]“I’ll take care of this. You just make sure that no one comes into this area, while I transport the body.”[/color] Lucio noticed that the mayor wasn’t surprised by the vampires appearance, even if it was dead. It was like he had known the existence of vampires. Lucio took a few steps before turning to Anna, [color=00aeef]“Are you going to come with me? Or are you going to stay with the mayor?”[/color] He asked. He looked down at her dress then up at her hair, [color=00aeef]“Anna. I mean no offense. You are a very gorgeous woman, but I think it best if you come with me. At least until we get close to your house so you can clean yourself up without anyone seeing you.”[/color] He figured she’d say yes, but giving her some kind of control would be better than none. He didn’t want her to feel like life had completely spun out of control.

The mayor had hobbled over between the body and the pathway to the area they were in. He looked at the couple then at the pathway making sure no one was coming. He glanced back at them, [color=39b54a]“Please make up your mind soon.”[/color] He said with a slight sense of urgency. It was obvious the mayor was trying to stop the town from panicking.