<strong>HIGH AND DRY</strong><br/><br/>When the Old Man sends Junior to New Orleans to honor an old debt, he triggers a wild falcon chase between vampires, angry cultists, and his 'dear Uncle Horace' when the recipient turns up quite dead!  Framed for a murder he didn't commit, can he stay ahead of the hunters and clear his name in time to escape summary execution?<br/><br/>Unexpectedly rescued from one group of hunters when a busker named Taylor Manning ambushes<em>them</em>, Junior finds a second ally in the young ADA assigned his case--the ambitious Allen Sinclair senses something wrong with the case and offers his help in getting to the bottom of things.  Working with John Law isn't Junior's idea of a good time, but he can't afford to be picky about his friends...and when the unlikely trio find how deep the case truly runs, not even a saxophone player who breathes fire and an ADA who wields a holy sword seem to be enough help clean up the Old Man's mess...<br/><br/>Guest Stars: Allen Sinclair, Taylor Manning<br/><br/><br/>Here are the original contributions from wheresmycow and reiji!  The first para above was my initial story.  The second is what I made of theirs.<br/><br/>Taylor Mannings (half-dragon)<br/><br/>Always wary for cultists, Taylor ambushes a group of them to get a little retribution in early, only to find out they were after someone else instead.<br/><br/><br/>Allen Sinclair, Templar<br/><br/>When a young man named Seth al-Kahir Andallus crosses the path of the District Attorney's Office, Allen is handed the case.  While on the surface, it seems that the poor soul is guilty of murder, ADA Sinclair isn't so quick to assume the whole story.  He digs, and in the process proves his innocence, and gains a friend from the rougher side of the tracks.<br/><br/><br/><br/>