Thanks to Diomede :)
Theirry looked exhausted suddenly as if all the burdens of keeping
light in the Night World had suddenly descended on his shoulders all
at once. "Yes love, when" He turned towards one of the small doors at
the end of the hall and re entered Ash wrapped one arm around Mary
Lynnette and pulled her upstairs she gently touched his mind with the
soulmate connection ~What's going on? Why me?~ Ash shook his head in
denial of any knowledge, the inner workings of Lynx's mind had always
been beyond him when they were children, and now, now she was even more
locked up than then. He pushed open the door and watched as Theirry
began to argue and explain away her visit.
"I don't see why a circle daybreak team can't just go after who
ever this is, we've busted worse" The Night lord looked hard at her "I
don't make a habit of explaining myself, but this once I will make an
exception" he looked down at the floor before looking to Hannah taking
her hand and sitting both of them down at a couch his arm wrapped
around her almost for comfort. "I won't send a circle daybreak team
because then all your deaths would be on my conscience and I'd rather
not have that" He waited out the storm of outcries that he should have
known would have happened in a room full of Daybreaks best Ash thought
with a tinge of amusement, he stayed silent, he knew Lynx; but even he
had no warning for Theirry's next set of blows.
"I'm sure you have all heard of the Night Blade, Hunters pet
assassin?" Most people nodded but it was Quinn that came out with the
piece of trivia "Assassins, there has been a Night Blade since the dawn
of this age, since Hunter couldn't just have people executed" Theirry
inclined his head with a slight smile in deference to Quinn's inner
knowledge of Hunters operation. "Exactly, well before the second wild
power rid us of Hunter, to the best of my knowledge Lynx was the
current Night Blade"
There was a small silence but Ash was thinking his mind running
a million words a minute over all he'd ever learnt during his career.
"I could imagine Lynx being the Blade, but it's almost a partnership,
who was her sheath, who kept her sane?" For a moment the night lord
looked taken aback then his eyes became grim "You believe her sane then
Ash, the night Worlds premier assassin?" Ash nodded "I know her"
Hannah interrupted at this moment her grey eyes serious "We were
discussing not the why but the when, Theirry?" he soulmate sighed as
if he had been caught "It's a when because she knows that I would be
willing to risk her but none of you, and the price" he stopped for a
moment his eyes darkened and then hidden by pale lids. "The price is
merely her soulmate's life"
There was no saving silence anymore and it was the women who
broke it and they turned on a preoccupied Ash. "And you say she's sane"
"You defend her?" he ignored them until quiet reigned and then he
turned to Theirry his eyes a hunting gold that was rarely there. "You
know why, he deserves it" Theirry nodded agreement written on his face
"I know, but does she?" and at that Ash was truly silent.
****
In the penthouse apartment Lynx was again at her window this time
though the view held no interest. She was staring at the bare blade
that lay across her knees. The hilts were worked in silver and onyx
and the blade was of obsidian, greeny/black glass hardened millennia
ago to adamantium strength. Down its length were engraved in Drake
runes the names of the wielders ending with hers, she had a feeling
that naming her blade heir soon could be a wise precaution. But to
give it up... it was a deadly beauty but as seductive as the sirens to
ancient sailors, she stood and ran through some simple moves, fast as
only a vampire who had trained life long could be. She recalled doing
this with Ash and smiled slightly her eyes were a comfortable normal
gold. Not much time had passed, but much life and much death, for both
her and her blood brother. Yes, it was nearly time, she only had one
thing left to do she thought as she settled back in front of the window
; if only Thierry would co operate.