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[center][color=C60000][b]Location:[/b][/color] Sundown Row - The Pink Room • [color=C60000][b]Time:[/b][/color] Dusk[/center]
[center][color=C60000][b]Interactions:[/b][/color] Wren [@Tpartywithzombi], Locke [@Oso]• [color=C60000][b]Mentions:[/b][/color] Luther [/center][/color]
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Once. 

Twice. 

[color=cadetblue]“Then let’s talk, brother”[/color] 

Three times now, Locke had referred to him as a [i]brother[/i]. All while he stayed seated, offered no handshake, and fidgeted with a deck of cards. The Fae, it seemed, couldn’t even be bothered to present the illusion of respect. And after Noah had started this meeting off by sending Locke a gift. 

[color=C60000]“Brother? Hardly.”[/color] With a grin that was anything but friendly, Noah slid into his seat across from Locke. [color=C60000]“I’m not lookin’ for a brother, I’m [i]lucky[/i] enough to be surrounded by more than enough [i]family[/i].”[/color] Noah’s grin twisted further, his words carefully chosen to emphasize that he had something Locke had lost. The sincerity with which he said his words might’ve even driven that knife in deeper. 

Noah’s idea of family extended past Mangus and the inner circle, and included every vampire that served their organization. All of them tied together by an unshakable loyalty. Rumor had it that Locke had no one. A fitting fate for one who had once turned his back on his childhood friends. 

[color=C60000]“But I am looking for someone. An Angel that flew away, got herself lost in the big bad city, and that’s where you come in.”[/color] He drummed his fingers against a table and allowed the weight of his request to settle between them. Noah was more than willing to bet that while the friendship between him and Locke had rotted away long ago, Locke’s fondness for Angel was the sort that still lingered. 

[color=C60000]“I’m sure you can see why I’d be concerned. Our father has enemies, the kind that would love to get back at a man they can’t touch, by getting their hands on his lost daughter.”[/color] Noah laid out his concern; how dangerous it was for Angel to be off, alone and unprotected, in a city like Halcyon, where supernatural enemies and vengeful warden’s lurked around every corner. 

[color=C60000]“And I come to you, not just because of all your rave reviews, but I remember how your eyes used to linger on my sister. I know you don’t want to see her harmed anymore than I do. I want you to find her and bring her back to her family. To me.”[/color] He kept his eyes locked on Locke, a careful study of his reaction to the request. 

[color=C60000]“Only a matter of time before her luck runs out.”[/color] Noah added. [/color]