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</div></div><br/><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'">Luca frowned as Aries replied simply that he was okay. Luca didn't push the subject though. He'd figured that Aries had been forced to kill other vampires. Especially since he'd stumbled upon the den of them before finding Aries. He took the glass of water that was offered to him and propped himself up as best he could so he could drink most of it down. When he finished, he wiped at his lip and handed it back to the vampire. "Thank you," he said and lay back on the bed.<br/>
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At the question of sleep, Luca simply sighed and rubbed at his face. "I probably should. I don't want to, but I think my body has different plans for that," he said with a small smile. He looked over to Aries again. It looked like the vampire wanted to say something, but he never did. Luca wondered what it was, but he didn't ask. It was a horrid game of cat and mouse at the moment. Dancing around each other, tension growing. Luca tried to make light of it, to work past it. "I'm glad you're alright. And I'm happy you're here."<br/>
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He reached out and took Aries' hand in his. It was an action he couldn't help despite already telling himself to let go of everything that had started to well up in his chest after reuniting with Aries. Yet, he still ran his thumb across the back of Aries' small hand gently. "Thank you," he said after a moment and released Aries' hand. He shifted on the bed, getting comfortable. It took little time and effort before he was asleep.</span>