Lock smirked at Carmilla. He knew the younger vampire would be perfect leverage to get his way, and her glare only proved she was playing right into his hands.

"I'll go with you to make it up to you," he said to Lillith. "That way we [i]both[/i] suffer."

And by that, he meant the delay in their date night after practice. Lock glanced to the window again. He sighed and climbed up - with some skill to pass Carver - and crawled into the window to face Jewel directly. ...Well, as directly as he could without climbing up onto the bridge.

"Lillith'll do it," he said, as he curled his body along the curvature of the frame and crossed his arms. "That cool with you?"