Ryah studied the vampire from the quick glance he spared while driving. The brunet sounded strangely fragile and human while he spoke. He gathered, from their conversation, that Drake wasn't an old vampire. He seemed to be clinging to the last vestiges of his humanity. How he must have missed it, being human. Especially given the fact that it didn't seem like he'd wanted it, to be changed.<br/><br/>Although he'd never given it much thought, Ryah realized that perhaps he was one of the lucky ones. He wasn't living in ignorant bliss, even if that sounded like a better deal, but with all the knowledge he possessed about the dark side of the world, it really put things into perspective. He turned his attention back to the road, giving a slight shrug. "I'm not sure they're coming. When I left, they were dealing with a pretty big problem back in Boston," he admitted. "We'd initially thought that Phin wouldn't be an issue. He's not well known back home, unlike some of the other coven heads here but then Charlie never came home."<br/><br/>He pulled the car over, and wedged it into a spot in the backstreet. Allure, a trendy-looking club, was just of the other side of the alley. Like all clubs, it was closed at the moment, given that it was barely eight in the morning, but that didn't necessarily mean it was empty. Although he was no master thief, Ryah was handy with a lock pick set. He turned to the vampire. "Drake, I know this isn't your fight, so I'll understand if you want to leave," he quietly offered the other male an out. He let out a slow breath, not quite able to meet his eyes.<br/><br/>At the end of the day, they were still strangers and Drake was risking everything for a man who would have happily slayed him if he'd come across him under different circumstances. Ryah wouldn't have blamed him if he wanted to walk away before it was too late. "It's not too late," he added. "You can still find a place to belong." Vampire though he was, Drake didn't seem like a bad person beneath it all. He'd changed something within Ryah, made him see things just a little differently, made something feel unsettled inside of him.