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</div></div><br/><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'">Luca let out a soft sigh in response to Aries' telling him he would heal soon. Even so, he didn't like to see the little vampire injured like he was. It was likely something that would take some time to get Aries to realize -allowing such injuries when they could have been avoided. Or maybe it was simply that Aries couldn't have avoided it. Even so, it twisted Luca's chest to see. When asked if he was alright, Luca nodded, "I'm fine," he answered. What he sustained were nothing compared to Aries'. Small scratches that wouldn't even need the hunter's tonics. <br/>
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With Seth up on Aries' back, Luca followed behind them while his lover spoke gently to the other hunter. Seth shook his head as he was praised. "I don't know about that... you two took them on like it was nothing. I'm just not very good at this..."<br/>
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"Vampires aren't something to take lightly," Luca said with a frown. He let out a heavy breath and ran a hand through his hair, "Even so. I agree. You did good, and finding a place to keep from their reach was probably the best thing you could do. At least you were found alive. That's more than a lot of hunters can say."<br/>
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"Not sure if that's reassuring or not..."<br/>
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Luca looked down at the ground. He'd been trying to be reassuring, but the truth of it was rather grim. Being a hunter was not a fancy life. It was gritty, dark, and sometimes deadly. "You're lucky. That's the main point here. Be glad you got lucky," Luca finally said after some time of silence. "We'll be back at the hunter's headquarters here soon. We'll get you some medicine and a place to rest for a while." <i>And in the meantime, I'll consider the options...</i> Luca thought. The idea of having another person around -another hunter- was appealing. But the implications were also hard to accept. Luca was hunted for his blood. That would put the other human in danger more often than not. Aries was a good fighter, but protecting two people was not something Luca wanted him to do all the time. Yet, having another fighter would be helpful, especially if things started to get difficult, which they had seen recently. Even so... it was a double-edged blade. <i>I should talk to Aries about it, see what he thinks...</i> With that, Luca set the issue aside and focused on getting Seth back into headquarters and seen for his injuries.</span>