<span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Declan wasn't sure how to answer without being either cryptic or humorous, most magic users were always cryptic in some way, the fey ones often spoke in riddles, the draconic ones spoke with consequences, the djinn ones were literal, the vampires spoke with lust, though Vlad was different, he was more royalty. Either way he wasn't going to leave this without an answer...he would do the best he could.<br/>
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<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3">"How best to explain? You're fey and have a unique bloodline...I also have a rather unique bloodline...despite what my father would have everyone believe, I am not a demon. Rather from what my uncle says, we have the blood of a dragon, that being said...there's certain things that will react a certain way, for example, my father somehow acquired the holy grail, how I still do not know. But to prove two things to guests he'd often have me bring it out to show the guests, it would burn my hands due to my bloodline. My uncle later explained that this was how dragons could see things were really what they were...but they use their eyes...I don't have that power it wasn't my school nor my uncle's."<br/>
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<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf">Not exactly a secret among the circles in Odense, though Fergus would have everyone believe his eldest son was a demon, most people knew full well Declan had no demonic blood, it was <i>that</i> obvious. He had no signs of it, such as the sulfuric or brimstone smell, his eyes weren't a yellow color or golden color, nor were his ears a strange shape, and his hair was a normal color...no strange colors that could not be changed. These were just some signs of people with demonic heritage, in Peter's case he wasn't born of a demon and human, instead he made a deal with one and acquired powers...such as his shadow for example.</span></span><br/>
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<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3">"Peter when I knew him, he was arrogant and cocky, but aspired to be more than a mere pepper farmer. Classic prankster too...we got ourselves in quite a bit of trouble due to pranks. But he was a day dreamer and feared growing up, he didn't want to, he wanted to be footloose and fancy free with no responsibilities..."</span></span><br/>
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<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0059b3"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf">No emotion was betrayed about his old friend, as he'd said the person he'd known was long gone, and in the encounter at the museum, it was clear that Peter Piper was dead and that Peter Pan had replaced him...those that make deals with demons get more than they bargain for and from what Bell had said whatever had taken hold of Peter, was there to stay. Even if Declan went to the crystal cave where his uncle had been imprisoned before the fall of Camelot...all he'd find there is pain, he had to accept his friend was dead, period. Aside from that Peter wasn't Declan's best friend in the world, they were only close for about a year. </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">Declan thought for a second...if he carried the rune, that would be too obvious, especially if his presence would be revealed, which would almost certainly happen, there was always some dumb ass that would shoot his or her mouth off drunkenly when they spotted him. But if he had less to draw attention with...well that would make locating this damn apple easier.</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">"Here hold out your hand..."</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></span></span></span><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">He motioned for Bell to hold out her hand, so he could turn the rune over to her, there was nothing complicated about this particular rune, if an object of lore got close it would give off a red glow. If it was non-lore object...the rune would not glow. <br/>
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Certainly he wasn't going to wear this Hawaiian shirt and jeans to the Looking Glass, he'd stand out like a sore thumb. No he was going to go with a dark red t-shirt, it was not a color he'd be recognized in across town, he'd sport the black jeans this time, they were heavier and more suited for the rain they were now getting. While he didn't make a lot of noise while walking, the debate over shoes or boots was the next question. He hated covering his feet, but had no choice in this regard. <br/>
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Declan then moved to pick up his smart phone, no calls or texts, perfect. He snapped a quick photo of one of the pages, it held a magical phrase that would be of use should things get dicey. One could never be to careful in places like the Looking Glass.</span></span></span>