<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ccff">Lucian looked around the hall as they walked, occasionally nodding and waving to people that he recognized. He held Alexi as close as he could without actively hindering either of their ability to walk, knowing that while most of the people Nel would invite were above board, every once in a while there was an incident with a guest disappearing. While he may have said it as a joke, Lucian wasn’t at all kidding about them having to fight him to get to Alexi.</span><br/><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff99ff">Ordenel watched the two of them as they came in. It had been so long since he had seen Lucy actually care for a person like that, he had almost forgotten what it looked like. Grabbing two glasses of wine from a nearby tray, he walked over to them and passed them the glasses with a smile. </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff4dff">“So, how did you two meet?” </span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ccff"><br/>
The two of them shared a look, and Lucian bit the bullet.</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4da6ff"> “I technically kidnapped him and his sister as punishment for their father being to greedy. In reality I had been watching the house for a while and just wanted a reason to get them to be my apprentices. One thing lead to another, and before you ask no, we haven’t gone farther than kissing.”</span>