“…I would like that,” Haki whispered when Chance told him that he could stay. He pressed himself into Chance’s chest and listen to his heartbeat. It was steady but quite. He knew that Chance was hurting after everything that had happened. Seeing his people die, facing the man who took away his life, and nearly dying. He wouldn’t be surprised if Chance would just leave, since the problems only started after he joined Haki and Adrian. If that would happen, Haki wouldn’t stop him. Chance deserved a better life than what he currently has.

After a short, walk they reached the inn and entered. The lady at the front desk glared at him but didn’t stop Chance from bringing a dog into the Inn. Then out of the corner of his eye, he saw a blue butterfly. It looked like the one from the stag but slightly different. While the ones before were spitted, the one he saw was corporally and slightly magical. “Chance could you tell me what the stag was?” Houston asked quietly.
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Adrian felt extremely guilty for making Nessa sad. He could tell by her voice but she would be better off without him. He had only brought misfortune to anyone who cared for him. That included Haki. He had lost count of how many times his action nearly caused Haki’s life. It was the sad truth but Haki never seemed to mind. This couldn’t be said about Nessa. They were practical strangers and yet he liked her. 

Without another word, Adrian began walking away. He saw Chance up ahead holding a small puppy which he can only assume was Haki. He wanted to come up and say hi but they seemed busy. It wasn’t a secret that Haki had a thing for the vampire but he doubted that Chance knew. From his eyes, it was rather obvious. This made him wonder if Nessa saw through him? Would that be so bad, he thought. 

It would be something he needed to think about later. For now, he needed to rest. His wounds have not fully healed and needed to be tended to.