Meeting Monroe had gone very differently than the first time.
Instead of bursting through his door and falsely accusing him of kidnapping, Nick istead talked with him and convinced him to help.
Nick knew that the blutbad was looking for a way to make up for whatever sins he had committed in the past. So whatever grumbling he tried was easily seen as a front.
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Nick knocked on Monroe's door.
"Blutbad, right."
"When Monroe was about to shut the door on him, Nick quickly and very loudly said. "If you want to really live a wieder lifestyle, and erase the mistakes of your past, it might help if you help me catch the blutbad who just kidnapped a little girl."
Nick convinced Monroe to tell Hank about the strange behavior of the postman.
It worked. Just like before, Nick was able to stir Hank's suspicions by pointing out that the postman was humming the same song that had been playing on the headphones of the jogger who was killed on the same path the little girl was snatched from.
The man still ended up running away and Hank still ended up shooting him.
Nick remembered to make a show of looking for the trap door to the room where the girl was hidden.
He didn't have to fake the relief of finding her. He still hugged her tight when she threw herself at him, grateful to be rescued.
After that, Nick would ask for Monroe's help, bribing him with a nice bottle of wine, and convincing him that a grimm needed a wesen partner to help keep things fair.
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Nick struggled with how to tell Hank and Wu about the wesen world. He didn't want to make the same mistakes he had before, but he also didn't want to push the men into that world before the right time.
Telling Sean Renard anything was the last thing on Nick's to do list.
If there was one lesson that Nick had retained from before, it was that Sean Renard could not be trusted. That he would always look out for himself and his own interests in the end. Even if it meant betraying the people who were there for him and helped him when he was in need.
Nick knew he had an expressive face. It was next to impossible for him to hide any of his emotions. So he had no doubt that everyone could see his feelings toward the captain were less than respectful and friendly.
Renard certainly noticed. And though he tried to hide it, Nick saw an underlying fear. Renard was concerned that Nick knew what he was and the threat he posed.
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Something Nick realized was that, even though The Staff was hidden and locked away, it still guided and influenced him on things he needed to know and do. It also gave him the knowledge of the things it changed.
There was no longer a key for the royals to scheme to obtain.
They were still after something the original Knights had possession of, but the royals now believed that a grimm actually had the powerful artifact.
It meant that Nick was in just as much danger, if not more, than he had been the first time.
Life was just never going to give him a break.
At least he had Adalind for comfort.
Though he still had to work to win her heart completely.
He ached for her. He hated that he couldn't sleep next to her each night. He missed waking up and seeing her beside him.
Nick needed Adalind back in his arms on a permanent basis.
But Adalind did not know him. She did not remember the life they had because she had not lived that time yet.
Nick thought about Adalind constantly. He hoped that she thought about him too.
He also hoped that he would have his entire family back, including Diana and Kelly. But he did not want to get them by the same route as before.
Nick planned to be the father of all of Adalind's children. He was going to do everything possible to limit Sean Renard's presence in Adalind's life.
Nick wanted to have his family without having to go through the turmoil to obtain them that he had the first time around.
But in order to get his family back, Nick knew he needed to bide his time and use his brains. Just because he had knowledge of the future didn't mean anyone else did.
It wasn't easy for him, but he knew it would all be worth it. He just had to be patient.