Aries held the hunter down as Luca burst out past him. Aries had faith in his human, he had seen him fight plenty before now, so he was sure the other could handle another human in a fair fight. But still, he watched… And his fingers rested around his own target’s throat as he did. If Luca looked like he was going to lose then… But thankfully, just as Aries was about to make that decision for the human Luca downed his opponent and Aries watched as he stood, weapons retrieved.<br/><br/>Aries listened as Luca recalled what had happened to him, and the vampire’s blood boiled, but he managed to keep from taking out that anger on the man below him. Instead, he stared down at the man on the floor as he spoke, Aries not willing to release him when he could tell that he was lying despite his general naivety. He was about to ask Luca to check the man for weapons when he noted the glint of the knife.<br/><br/>Normally, Aries would have merely let the man stab him, the throat, the chest… It hardly mattered. But right then he couldn't afford to pass out from the injury, and so instead he plunged his hand onto the knife down to the hilt where his fingers wrapped around the hunter’s hand and forced it to the floor. Aries’ grey eyes were alight with anger, not for the attack against him, but because he knew that had he let the man up he would go for Luca too. He didn’t wince at the hole in his hand that seeped blood, nor the knife through it, but rather he growled lowly in his chest.<br/><br/>“Luca is kind… He didn’t want me to kill you… So why? Why do people want to hurt him?” He asked, the tears slipping down his cheeks either from rage or distress, he wasn’t sure. “I won’t kill you if Luca doesn't say to. But I won’t let you hurt him.” He released the man’s throat and instead reached for his shoulder, crushing until he was satisfied that he wouldn’t be able to move it again. He then did the same to the hand still holding the knife, uncaring of the pain he was causing… They were just monsters… So long as he told himself that then it was okay… for now.<br/><br/>With the man unable to attack them again he finally pulled his hand back and removed the knife, tossing it far away to the other side of the room before standing. His hands were bloodied, but for today it was at least only his own. He tried to ignore how much he wished to harm these people more for what they’d done, for what they had said and threatened… But he wouldn’t do what Luca told him not to. So, he hurried to the bathroom and pulled on his pants and shoes, tucking his underwear and tshirt into his sweatshirt pocket before hurrying to rejoin Luca. “We need to leave now, right?” He asked, tears still slipping from his eyes despite his seemingly calm demeanor… though his pupils were still thin slits and his heart was still racing uncomfortably in his chest. But Aries seemed to disconnect from his body a little, enough to keep his mind steady on the task at hand… Which was getting Luca somewhere truly safe.