Chapter 3
The Altercation was different in only that it was more crowded and had a larger interior than the outside showed. It was also a country dance club. Leon thought it would be a good place to spend a couple hours while Dixcyn socialized.
At the bar he ordered a beer where he took in to a table near the floor. From there he watched the intricate patterns that were created by squares of dancers on the floor. He knew that country had its own form of dance, but he'd never imagined that anyone could ever have so much fun as these people seemed to be having. They were smiling, laughing and stepping in complicated patterns that passed the girls from one partner to the next without ever moving the men.
Sometime around seven his phone vibrated. Pulling it from his pocket he began to move to the door. The only person who would be calling him right now was Dixcyn. She was ready to go back to their hotel.
Silver hair turned his head just as he felt a sharp sting on his shoulder. He turned and his eyes went wide when he saw who it was. That familiar smirk faded even as Leon's eyes rolled up and he collapsed.
