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[center][b][color=556B2F]Location:[/color][/b] Talink Estate (Inside)

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	Thalken began mentally, and perhaps emotionally, preparing for what needed to be done. The weight of it all was a heavy burden upon his shoulders. Perhaps the act of defying his father in and of itself was not too terribly difficult; however, the ramifications seemed insurmountable to him. Thalken would like to claim that he was fearless, but clearly, that wasn't true. He had plotted his father's demise for years, but he had never acted upon those thoughts. He would say that he was simply waiting for the right moment, but that was a lie. It was plain and simple. He did not have the nerve to openly defy his father, to do more than mere damage control in the cover of the shadows. But now was the tipping point, and the truth was that he was afraid. Afraid to face his father's wrath. Afraid to be disowned. Afraid to be hunted down. But more than anything he was afraid of the uncertain future that lied beyond the Talink name. Because sometimes the light was scarier to those who have always lived in the dark.

	Then there was also an entirely different obstacle that stood in his way. The Soulless? No no--well yes, that was an obstacle, but he wasn't worried about that as of yet. No, he was thinking about the fact that he had to actually [I]communicate[/I] with the Lady Crypt. Surely, she would be an emotional wreck what with the threat to her brother's life and now with the notion that she had to marry some strange beast of a man. Women were emotional creatures, or so he had heard. Granted, she was a Crypt. They were a different species entirely, but still. He could kill a Soulless without a blink of an eye, but women? And communicating?! God dammit, he had no training in this! Well, he kind of did what with his sister and all. Regardless, this would be challenging for him. Thalken let out a frustrated sigh. [color=556B2F]"God dammit,"[/color] he grumbled.