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[i]Oh, for satan's sake![/i] It was as if Mr. Schmidt hadn't heard a word she said. [i]He's thinking with his other head.[/i] Is that how he's always made decisions? Lyss watched his wife strut off with Maya. [i]Oh, great. Another "demonstration" for the Schmidts.[/i] She was steaming on the inside.

Then Babylon had to pipe up in her ear. Lyss frowned. She shot the spirit a cold glance. Even if Blake had the "smart" idea to go after a powerful apparition for powers, there was no way to find the cursed music box. Not even the Burns family knew where it had been disposed, and they had been a part of the ritual to seal the bastard in it's cage.

Blake's questions brought her attention back to him. [i]Oh, so he had been listening.[/i] She thought bitterly. His last question was offensive, to say the least. It didn't do anything for Lyss's sour mood. Her frown deepened and she looked him over. She avoided his pant area lest her eyes would be burned by his bulge.

[color=D3D3D3]"You do not want to have anything to do with The Hound. Yes, he is powerful, but he will cross you as quickly as he can and guide your soul straight into the pits."[/color]

[i]At least he didn't directly ask me about necromancy.[/i]

[color=D3D3D3]"My family has been feared in the past. Before we started focusing less on necromancy and more on apparitions, people would avoid the Burns name like the plague. My family has and always will be a statement of power, but with power like this there are many consequences."[/color] She narrowed her eyes at him. [color=D3D3D3]"If you should seek any lux of your own, I would advise you to look in the opposite direction of the Black Lux."[/color]

Deciding to give him other harmless options, Lyss sat back in her seat and gestured to the bartender for another glass.

[color=D3D3D3]"Your family name is another type of power in this world. You could have anything if you wanted it. I don't see why you want to join our part of the world, but to each their own.[/color]

[color=D3D3D3]So, I'd like to ask what kind of power you seek? While we've made it clear that we will not help you gain any extra-normal abilities, I'm curious what you had in mind if we'd accepted."[/color]

She looked back at Blake once her drink had been place in her hand. 

[color=D3D3D3]"I've met men like you before, and every answer is generally the same. I want to know if you're different than the rest."[/color]