[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/zQXUPoA.png[/img] [sub][@PigeonOfAstora][/sub][/center] Right. There was the slim possibility too that it was only out of concern that Lein had separated from the others. A meaningless concern, one that fundamentally would just endanger his own life if the vampire was as bloodthirsty as the hundi imagined them to be. But for all the inherent danger of dueling with a supernatural creature possessed with magic that would make the wizards of the Tower push their tomes off their tables out of frustration and despair, Serenity had been implacably confident that she would survive, in one way shape or form. Lein, of course, wouldn't have understood that either, so there was no need to explain herself. She passed by instead then, taking the stairs three steps at a time, her [i]fully-armored[/i] form making it impossible to spot any bite wounds if there were any. [b]"Don't bother with the ode. Damon left with a demon-possessed man,"[/b] Serenity said curtly. "His allegiance isn't entirely with the necromancer, though his plots remain convoluted for a creature so confident in his own capabilities. And he cut his own hand off using my sword, so don't attribute [i]that[/i] to me either." Though she was facing away from the hundi archer, there was a smile in her voice regardless. [b]"He doesn't make for a fun villain, really. Didn't even speak of his propensity for slavery or his consumption of infants."[/b] One could only hope that the necromancer was of the craven sort. [b]"Bring me up to speed as to what had happened on your end, Lein. Any plans made before you split?"[/b]