Cade took the time to study the girl as his brother approached.  Neither of them appeared worse for wear, though the girl had a number of cuts decorating her form.  They would heal well enough after the change was complete, he knew that from experience.  She was a delicate little thing, though he doubted that her personality would match the exterior.  They rarely did.  Why his brother couldn’t have just let the girl go he didn’t know, but then again he wouldn’t be Lan if he didn’t cause some sort of trouble for him.<br/><br/>“The cat too?” he muttered, the question more rhetorical than not as he looked at the feline with an arched eyebrow.  “Do you really talk?” he felt foolish asking that question to a damn cat, but his embarrassment vanished in a wide eyed stare as the cat spoke…<br/><br/><em>Of course I can speak, get her away from here before danger finds her…</em>the creature practically ordered, bringing a rebellious frown to Cade’s face before the fact that it had actually spoken registered and his jaw dropped.<br/><br/>“Fuck me Lan, can’t you do anything the easy way?” he grumbled.  He took off his leather jacket and stood up, wrapping the girl in it before he took her from his brother carefully.  For all his bravado it was obvious that he wanted to hurt her no more than his brother did.  “I’ll take her back to our place, you and the feline catch a cab and meet us there.  Make sure and get out a block or so from the condo so that the cabbie won’t be able to tell anyone exactly where you live… and be careful, I don’t want to see my pretty face scratched up any more than it already is…”<br/>