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</div></div><br/><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'">"No," Luca said sharply and he took a deep breath. "Sorry. I didn't mean to snap at you. I just... the thought of you being away from me for too long is too much right now still. I literally just got you back, Aries. And... it's been a long time since I've felt what I feel for you right now. I just can't do it. If I lost you again, I'm not sure what I'd do. Probably go on a rampage..." Luca muttered the last bit with a sigh. "Well, as much of one as a human could do anyway," he added, as if to lighten the mood. <br/>
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"In any case. Don't worry about it. Honestly, I'm a bit worried that they're going to turn on me more so than you. I <i>did</i> kill three of their hunters. Not much I can say against that. Depending on who I speak to, it might not matter what was done to me. Hunter's are valuable assests against vampires. And honestly, despite what it looks like, hunters are few in number."<br/>
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Luca tucked the book away under his arm as he hurried to cross a street section with Aries. Once they were across, he spotted the headquarters easily enough. With a deep breath, he started for it. All the while he hoped they would let the pair of them stay without incident. He knocked on the door and waited once they reached the building. When it opened, a rush of warm air met him and he fought the shiver of the growing night. "A room for us. Just tonight."<br/>
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The hunter eyed him and Aries before he pulled the door open wider and nodded. "Alright. There's a few rooms available upstairs. Get a key from Rick over there."<br/>
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Luca let out an inward sigh of relief and nodded to the hunter. "Thank you."<br/>
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"Sure. Food'll be ready in a few hours. We'll bring it to you."<br/>
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Luca gave a slight nod of acknowledgement and went to the man the hunter had told him to see. Rick was just as gruff as most hunter's were; the typical beard and tattooed man stood taller than Luca. Rick handed him a key without a word and returned to whatever it was he'd been doing on his phone. Luca turned away and went for the stairs. Once he found the room, he opened it and let Aries in first. Taking a quick look around, he stepped inside and closed the door, throwing the lock after he did. <br/>
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"Well... so far so good," he said softly. He took the book from under his arm and went over to the desk in the room. Flipping the light on, he pulled the chair and seated himself. "Get comfortable, Aries. Shower if you like too. I'll see what I can decipher of this," Luca said as he opened the book and bent over it to begin reading the neat scrawl across the old pages.</span>