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</div></div><br/><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'">Luca gripped the chair tightly as the hunter working on him pressed a cloth doused in a kind of salve against his chest. It burned like hell, but he knew it would help the healing process. Due to that, it took a moment for him to register what the man had asked of him. <i>Give Aries back?</i> Luca eyed Alex, the frown on his lips not just from the pain of his wounds. He was quiet for a while, thinking through what he should say. Though Luca knew his answer, he didn't trust Alex one bit. Something was off about him. Luca wasn't sure the man was telling the whole truth, but he didn't seem to be lying either. Especially when he said that Aries seems to forget people if they're separated long enough. <br/>
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Luca wasn't too surprised about that though, the suicidal vampire was bound to have memory issues. All the times he'd experienced death only to come right back? He was certain that would do something to the mind. As it was, Aries was barely holding onto sanity. <i>Though maybe even less so now...</i> he thought to himself. Having Aries drink from him probably wasn't the best idea, but it was all he had at that moment in order to get the vampire to calm down and help him. <br/>
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As the hunter finished putting the salve over the deep wound, Luca leaned forward so it could be wrapped in gauze. He finished the nasty poultice and set the glass down. Luca met Alex's gaze with a hard glare. "No. He's not <i>property</i>. He's not mine to give to anyone. But I'm not leaving him either. So wherever he goes, whatever he decides. I'm going too."</span>