The Gilden Key, that was something he'd heard his auntie talk about, but unfortunately when the subject was brought up...it was when he and Merlin were enjoying a rare day of relaxing...at the Dunbroch estate, it was one of the many large dinners Fergus had put on to avoid the painful dealing with his eldest son. Admitting to Bell he didn't know about it was evident in the look he gave her, but his nod confirmed he'd assist her.<br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3">"If you must kill Peter in the end, so be it, he's no longer the person I knew, and I promise you that you'll not come to harm because of him."<br/>
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<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf">He could not know what she had endured with Peter, but the expressions and the way she spoke about him clearly showed some form of animosity, he was not about to question that sensitive subject. The pain shot through his shoulder and he reached for it, inadvertently revealing the mark on his arm, located in the upper biceps area. The red colored mark looked as if it'd been carved there, indeed it had been, by Declan himself, in fact. It'd been done to save himself in a vicious battle with Jafar, who had turned himself into a snake like creature, almost like a hydra. That occasion had been the first usage of blood magic...and it was very destructive. He was snapped back into reality by Bell's address being given to him, he smiled again, a pained one due to the shoulder pain, and agreed.</span></span><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"></span></span><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3">"Sure, meet you in an hour at this address. If your friends can help, especially getting us in without a scene, it would be most grateful."</span></span><br/>
<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"></span></span><br/>
<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf">Her question about the apple was a good one, like many things it could be detected by a rune that he planned to take, the other method was one he wouldn't like, but had used before...he'd have to touch it. When he was an apprentice, his father had bragged he'd gotten the real holy grail, yet no one believed him, it was then Declan asked to bring out the cup...well it had had caused some blistering to his hands, but proved to be the real thing...of course this didn't help his standing with his father, only fueled the talk of him being a demon.</span></span></span></span><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"></span></span></span></span><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3">"Oh there's two ways, one is this rune I am going to be bringing along...should I lose the rune for whatever reason, well then I am going to have to rely on my bloodline to determine the truth of the apple."</span></span></span></span><br/>
<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"></span></span></span></span><br/>
<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf">Was it the best laid plan? Who could be sure? But being pressed for time and the need to complete the labors, exceptions would need to be made especially in this case. Time was going to be needed to at least get the injuries to heal a bit more, the pain would remain with him for a bit longer. This was not going to be a jeans and t shirt night for him, but with the rain falling as it was things would be a little easier in not being noticed at the "Looking Glass". Still the Hatter was an unpredictable madman and Alice was the sane one but she had a streak about her that bordered on just sickening...or so he'd heard. While many enjoyed the pleasures of the flesh the "Looking Glass" offered, there were others who didn't.</span></span></span></span><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"></span></span></span></span><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf">Now unknown to Declan and Bell, there was someone else that held interest in gaining this apple. Someone with a serious case of blood lust and a weak ankle. Achilles, well known for that business in Troy back in the ancient times, but now he'd invested himself as boxing and Ultimate Fighting promoter, still loving the violence and bloodshed. He sought now to turn Odense into one large bloodbath or in other terms a UFC octagon with the highest members of the city battling it out. </span></span></span></span><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"></span></span></span></span><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf">Mayor White has essentially forbade Achilles to open a larger arena to house these events, and thus hit a sore spot with him, it long ago said the was no quenching Achilles lust for blood, and this still rang true. Gaining this apple would allow Achilles to make Odense into what he wanted, the waters running red and the body count stacking up, it was all clear to him what he wanted to do, since Mayor White did not want to give him what he wanted, he'd take her city from her...simple as that. Some men just want to watch the world burn, not everyone understands that. As for the crowing fool, he'd lay low for now and lick his wounds and plead his case to Wendy on how he was wronged by Declan and everyone else in the world as well as how he <i>always</i> won. </span></span></span></span><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"></span></span></span></span><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf">Hook in the meantime was dispatched to make the deal with the titans, but not revealing they held the stone they were seeking, but to see what they'd be willing to offer at this point should the stone be suddenly found. Achilles wasn't the only one with designs on the city, but Peter was reckless and only thought he knew how to run a city, it'd probably be Wendy that would end up running the show, with Hook acting a similar fashion to what he did now...an enforcer. </span></span></span></span><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"></span></span></span></span><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf">Mayor White knew things were brewing, but until Declan finished his labors, she could not ask him to intervene and the order of the dragon could not interfere...at least not in a large manner... </span></span></span></span><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"></span></span></span>