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always say the sweetest things.”
    I laughed, but before I could reply the waitress came up and
took our order.  I ordered the lasagna, and she ordered a fettuccini. 
    “So how’s the wolf?” she asked and then winced, I’m assuming
because it came out a little hostile.
    I raised an eyebrow, “She’s good,” I said neutrally, maybe
she wasn’t so sanguine about me moving on.
    She smiled but it was brittle, “Sorry, that was uncalled
for.”
    I sighed, I knew this would make whatever it was worse, but
then I wasn’t a coward either, better she hears it from me than someone else.
    “I’m actually going to move in with the pack at some point over
the next month or so I think,” I almost cringed at the qualifier I added at the
end to try and soften the blow.  There was no think about it, and as a vampire
she would easily pick that nuance up.
    Her eyes flashed, but she took a deep breath.  I hoped she’d
have moved on too, but then her oath to the council wouldn’t really let her
move on, the council was her life, she couldn’t have secondary loyalties, and
that included a relationship.  There would be no one to move on to.  At least,
not while Ceara, Charis, and Alexios lived.  Unfortunately, there continued
health was very much the lesser of two evils, which is why I’d never even
considered taking them down despite how I’d felt about Diana in the past.
    She handed me a picture, apparently retreating to business
mode.  For a moment I felt a little sorry for myself, it seemed like I was
losing all of my friends in some way or another.  I felt a sharp annoyance
coming off of Aitheria which snapped me out of it.  I didn’t get to have pity
parties with her around, which to me was a plus.  Life was too short for that
stuff.
    Diana said evenly, “Christopher is one of the most elusive
rogues around.  The council believes he’s in town, and most probably for
nothing good.”
    I frowned as I took the information into my mind, it wasn’t
blocked at all.
    I looked up, “He’s much older than you… over a thousand
years old, not much younger than Ceara.”
    Diana was between three and four hundred.  Christopher was
around fourteen hundred, and I knew the Ceara was only nineteen hundred. 
Alexios and Charis were over two thousand.  Her eyes narrowed, but I thought it
was a concern, Diana would be completely outclassed power wise by this rogue. 
Even I would have problems with one that age, though that was only because I
was a baby as a sorcerer of air.
    She visibly relaxed and said, “You’re right of course, Ceara
will be hunting with me, all we need from you is a location.”
    I frowned as I tried to locate him, “He’ll be in the alley
behind Spirits around eight tonight, I don’t like it though, I can’t see where
he is now or until then, that means I’m being partially blocked, so it might be
a trap.  I don’t like it, do you want more help?”
    She shook her head, “We’ll be fine,” she added in an even
tone, “You’ll get the usual amount if he’s there.”
    I nodded.  I selfishly wondered if I should have waited and
told her about Sierra and I at the end of the meal.  The next ten minutes or so
were extremely awkward as we sat in silence.  Our business was already done,
and apparently Diana had no desire to discuss anything personal.  I knew it
wasn’t my fault, but that didn’t mean I didn’t feel… guilty, which was kind of
stupid.
    I wasn’t very surprised when the food got there, and she
asked for a carry out box immediately.  There was nothing I could really do,
she needed to work out her issues on her own.  It seemed like I might run out
of friends at this rate, but I knew that wasn’t really true, just the way I
felt.  Just two of them, so far at any rate… and I hadn’t really lost them yet,
it just felt that way.  In a way I’d already gained eleven other new friends in
the pack.  I just stayed in the restaurant and ate alone, after which I