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Lyss barely looked Quinn and Grace’s way as they came in through the door. Quinn made herself scarce, which Lyss was grateful for. There were already too many voices in the room. Grace was as sweet and normal as ever, but her girly voice was making the headache worse. Lyss found herself squinting her eyes to focus on Isla as she tried to ignore Grace.

The beanie girl repeated what Lyss already acknowledged, but Lyss was more irritated by another thing the girl did. [i]Why the fuck is she holding a plant?[/i] She thought, her eyes on the plant as the girl started speaking. At least she was sitting down, now. Hopefully the others would just hang back and give her a chance to speak.

Lyss finished the ice she’d been chewing on and moved to set her glass down when the girl hesitated. Lyss’s eyes moved to Isla’s face. She could see the hesitation clearly. [i]She’s lying.[/i] Lyss frowned lightly. She could call her out on it, but Lyss also never told the Coven why she’d joined them. So Lyss stayed silent, nodding along as the girl described her powers. Isla may have her own demons, too, but she’d keep an eye on her in case there were other intentions.

When she’d finally finished, Lyss nodded her head before taking a deep breath. She sat up a little straighter and leaned forwards to rest her elbows on her knees. [color=D3D3D3] “I understand if you want to seek shelter here. You don’t have to tell us the real reason why you’re here, but I hope you come to trust us with that reason one day.”

“I also hope you understand that we are not exactly a safe haven anymore. We’ve run into trouble many times now. We’ll run into trouble again. We’ve fought off strong apparitions and pissed off a multi-millionaire. There’s a government agency watching our very move, and two of our girls have crossed over with the Hound.”[/color]

She paused for a moment. She hadn’t told the other girls about Izzy, yet. Her eyes turned towards the rest of the girls and Herik. She clasped her hands together. [color=D3D3D3] “The DENs have been looking for a woman named Annabelle. She is responsible for the recent mass murders in Tampa.”

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“I regret to inform you all that a few days ago, she was the one responsible for Izzy’s death. I only discovered this yesterday when Agent Liao approached me.”[/color]

Lyss averted her eyes now, so that the Coven wouldn’t see the anger and guilt in her eyes. [i]I should have asked Meifeng to give her a proper burial. We should have given her a funeral. She’s probably in some morgue somewhere counting as evidence for the DENs.[/i] She wrung her fingers together and suddenly wished for more booze, and maybe a text from Max.

She then looked up at Isla again. [color=D3D3D3]"Are you willing to protect the members of this Coven, at the cost of your life, in return for your protection?"[/color]