[hr][hr][center][h1][color=#006400]Caden[/color][/h1]
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[b][color=#006400]Location:[/color][/b] Caden’s Home – Chicago, IL
[b][color=#006400]Skills:[/color][/b]  [/center]
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	Nero’s enthusiasm makes me smile. I watch them flip through the pages before I sit back at my desk and continue working on the German Dragon. Every so often, I look at Nero to ensure they are okay. I want them to find out more about themselves so they have a better understanding of who they are. Personally, I want to know who gave them those scars. Or what.

	My eyes drift to their neck and left hand while they continue to read. Seeing those markings reminded me of dark times when the slave trade was happening. So many people I cared for ended up with those markings or worse. The pain of that era kept me up at night sometimes. I didn’t want that for Nero, but I also wanted to avenge them like I did for all the black lives lost in the 18th century. 

	My phone buzzes beside me, pulling me from my thoughts. I checked the caller ID and saw it was Cassi.

	[color=#006400][i]”Bonjour mon amour. Comment ça va?”[/i][/color] Cassi updates me on what happened with Nic and his father. I smirk to myself. Cassi was terrible with the beginning stages of any kind of relationship. She had difficulty trusting anyone, and I never blamed her for it.

	[color=#006400]”I’ll send a car for the two of you for supper,”[/color] I offer. [color=#006400]”Detective Costa can wait for his debriefing. One more day won’t change anything,”[/color] I say. I speak with Cassi for a few more minutes, switching back to French before I hang up the phone. I rejoin Nero on the couch, resting my arm behind him.

	[color=#006400]”I have some news, [i]Kleiner Kobold[/i]. Nic wants to speak with Cassiopeia and me on the supernatural community of Chicago. Unfortunately, he has requested that you not be in the room. You do not have to leave tonight when they arrive, but you won’t be able to join us for the evening meal.”[/color]

[hider=Translations]French: Hello my love. How are you?
German: Little imp.[/hider]