The evening rolled along as Vera found herself in the more upbeat part of the city where all the casinos and night clubs were at. She double checked the time on her phone as she walked up to one of the clubs. The bouncer at the door stopped her, but she quickly showed him her driver's licenses and the note that was left for her. Upon entering, her eyes widened when she saw that the theme for the night was based of the movie TRON: Legacy.

"Holy Flynn." She wandered around in awe at the outfits, the lights and how the club was set up like parts of the movie. She noticed that the DJ was dressed as one of the guys from Daft Punk, who were DJs at the End of Line club in the movie.

"Oh…my…Goth! He is SO going to regret making me meet him here." She whispered to herself as she stayed close to the wall as to not be dragged onto the dance floor. She allowed herself to get lost in the music and became unaware that Eluveitie had walked up to her. She screeched when she felt his hand on her waist. She quickly turned to face him.

"Having fun?" He called over the loud music.

"You are so lucky I don't have my…" She pointed to her forearm, "…with me. And, why didn't you say tonight was TRON night?!"

"I didn't know. I just thought this would be a good place to meet up."

"I LOVED this movie! Where's Sam?! I must meet Flynn's son!"

"Chill out." Eluveitie put his hands on her shoulders, "Let's talk first, then we'll hit up the dance floor."

"Wait! Not yet! I LOVE this song! It's based off the club in the movie, End of Line. Wait till it's over."

"Um…no. Come on." Eluveitie grabbed her arm and took her off towards the back of the building. He approached a bouncer, "I have reservations for a private room." He showed him a card.

The bouncer looked it over, then allowed them to pass by.

Vera followed after Eluveitie down a small hallway that only had five doors. The music was still loud, but slightly muffled. It wasn't until they entered the small room that it became completely muffled. She seated herself in one of the two chairs that were placed in the room.

"You ruined my moment." She replied to him before placing her purse on the floor right by her feet, "Anyway, I'm sure you've got some information for me."

Eluveitie seated himself in the chair next to her, "Some very important information." He pulled out some papers and handed them to her, "I was able to connect some of the underground tunnels together. That should help you find the mansion from below."

Vera took them, then opened them up and studied them, "None of these connect to the one that connects to the theatre, do they?"

"I didn't go that way. I went to a tunnel system under a cathedral. That one led to these others, and to the mansion."

"Where you there? At the mansion?"

"Why?"

"I was out walking around this afternoon and felt a loose cement slab on the ground right near a mansion. I hope that was you."

Eluveitie paused as he felt his heart speed up a little, "You ran into him, didn't you?"

Vera pulled up her sleeve and showed him the top of her wrist where the bite marks had almost completely disappeared into her skin, "I would rather it have been you who was there. At least keep us one step ahead of him."

"He knows it's there, doesn't he?"

"I'm hoping not. But, why else would he be here?"

"I don't get what he wants that for. He's a vampire. He's going to live forever. He doesn't need a medallion to keep him alive."

"That thing can kill a vampire, if it sees it unworthy. But, I fear what he'll do with it if he gets his hands on it."

"We can only assume that he's not after it. That he could be here for another reason."

Vera nodded her head slightly, even though the thought of Daniel getting the medallion before her weighed heavily within, "What else do you got for me?"

"Something else you need to know before you decide to head into that mansion." Eluveitie leaned forward as he looked her dead in the eyes, "This place is broken up into two sections and each is owned by a guide; the Thieves and the Assassins. Right now, we're on thief territory. The mansion belongs to the head of their guide. It might not look guarded, but there are spies around, ready to attack invaders. The sidewalk slab that was loose when you walked over it, that's your only way into the mansion. The tunnel ends there."

"So, it would appear the thieves are our biggest rivals in this. Should have guessed."

"Wait?! You know about the guides?! Who told you?"

Vera leaned forward slightly, "You're a little late on the draw. Jonathan informed me the day I got here."

"Hawk?! What the heck was he doing out here?"

"He made a 'pit stop' before heading over to Italy to help out a fellow brother."

Eluveitie sat back, then looked up at the ceiling, "Lucky son of a bitch has a job down there! I have yet to get down there and do some work. There's where one of the secret Assassin headquarters is at…that's where Ezio's from. Did he say who he was helping out?"

"Afraid not. I think he was trying to keep a low profile, in case any Templars were around. And…" Vera reached into her purse and pulled out the make up bag. She took out one of the vials, "…he gave me a bag of these."

Eluveitie turned his head and had a look at the liquid inside, "Got to admit, he does have a good heart."

"As long as you're with the Brotherhood. Other than that…I wouldn't be too sure." Vera opened up the vial and drank it before placing it back into the bag, "Any other information I should know?"

Eluveitie shook his head, "That's as much as I can give for right now. I wish I could tell you how to get in."

"I'll figure it out." Vera put the make up bag away, then stood up, "Well, if we're done here, I say let's go enjoy the music. A club isn't my thing, but I'm really digging the work they did to set the TRON mood."

"As you wish." Eluveitie rose to his feet and took her arm, "How long do you want to stay?"

"Until I can't dance anymore." Vera allowed him to lead her out of the room and back to the main section of the club.

"That…was…awesome!" Vera said with glee as the two of them walked down the street a little after one in the morning.

"What?" Eluveitie replied as his ears rang from the loud music that had been beating all night long, "I don't understand how you can go to concerts and not have your eardrums feel like they're going to implode!"

"You get use to it." Vera replied to him as she watched him shake his head slightly, "It'll pass in a few hours. Don't worry. By the time you wake up, it should be gone."

"Should be?"

"Hey! It's been a really long time since my first concert. Like I'm suppose to remember how long that feeling lasted."

"How old are you again?" Eluveitie grinned and quickly dodged out of the way when he saw her swing her fist at him, "Alright, alright, I get it. Do us a favor and don't hurt the ranger."

"You mean king."

"No." Eluveitie quickly stood in front of her, "I am a ranger. I am no king."

"You are the heir of Isildur and you know it."

"I make a better ranger than I would a king."

"And, how do you know that?"

"Because I enjoy the life of a ranger…not so much the life of the king."

"And, what should happen if there's no one to rule Isildur?" Vera stepped closer to him and took his hand as she looked up at him, "You should return to Isildur and claim your birth right as king."

"The question is…" Eluveitie pulled a necklace out of his pocket and held it out in the palm of his hand, "…will you follow me, Arwen, or will you stay with your father in Rivendell?"

Vera looked down at the necklace to see that it was the Evenstar, the necklace that Arwen had given to Aragorn in the first The Lord of the Rings movie. But, it was the same necklace she had worn to the premiere of the last movie when she went with him and his friend, Torstein. Before him and Torstein returned back to Finland, she gave the Evenstar to him, but he would let her wear it whenever they saw each other.

She looked back at him, "I will follow you." She allowed him to place the Evenstar around her neck before replying, "But, I do wish to visit my father and the other elves in Rivendell."

"Of course." Eluveitie replied as he leaned down and kissed her forehead slightly.

Vera allowed the moment to settle in for a few moments before saying, "Great! Now I want to watch The Lord of the Rings. And, you should be keeping the Evenstar. I gave it to you."

"Keep it as a promise that when all of this is over, we can marathon the movies. You can return it to me then."

"I will keep that promise. You'll just have to come find me in New York."

"Like it's really hard to find where you live."

"Just don't hop the wall like you did last time. Don't need Lucas to sick some new trainees on you again."

Eluveitie laughed, "I think I gave them a good lesson! And, Lucas knows me well enough to know that I'll jump any wall that I please. Even the one at his place."

"You almost hurt those poor kids."

"They need to learn. Templars can appear from anywhere. Always be on the look out. And, they weren't kids. They were teenage boys. Some of them need their asses kicked these days."

"And, what would their ancestors think when they find out that you've kicked their asses?"

"They would thank me for whipping them into shape. Anyways, it's really late. I should be heading off. Need me to walk you to your hotel?"

"Nah. I'll be alright. I'm probably going to figure out how to get into that place. May need some help."

"Let me know if you do. I'll be around. Until we meet again." Eluveitie leaned down and kissed her on the cheek right by her lips, "Have a good evening."

"Same to you, Strider." Vera whispered to him, then watched as he slowly walked away and their hands released. When he was a few feet away from her, she called, "And, take care of your ears!"

Eluvetite paused and slowly turned his head. He glared at her slightly before a slight grin came to his face, "I won't be listening to music tonight."

"I figured as much." Vera replied and watched as he headed off.

She waited for a little bit before making her way back to the hotel. She knew she wasn't far from the river and would just follow that all the way back. Within minutes, the sounds of the night life faded behind her as she walked farther and farther away from the clubs and casinos and the streets around her turned dark. She continued on her way as she listened to make sure no one was following her. But, it wasn't much longer before she spotted someone out of the corner of her eye in an alleyway. She paused as she made a fist, touching her finger tips to the bottom of the bracer, which was hidden under her dress sleeve.

"Your necklace was shining off the moonlight." The person said as they stepped closer to her, "Wouldn't it be wise to hide it in your dress?"

Vera bit her tongue at the mention of that. Right now, she wished she would have tucked it in. She turned her head slightly to see Daniel standing there, leaning against the wall of one of the builds.

Daniel cocked his head to the side slightly, "I don't get why you still hang out with him."

"Because I've known him for several years, that's why. And, he's a trusted allie." Vera said to him, "Why don't you trust him?"

"I trust a slight few in the Brotherhood. I have reasons to not trust them all."

"You should trust them. They are your only allies."

"Once they find out what you are, then they start to turn their backs on you. You are really lucky that they all still trust you."

"That's because I trust them, and I keep my loyalties with the Brotherhood. Perhaps you should check your loyalties." Vera began to walk off, but was quickly grabbed by Daniel. She whipped around and put the blade to his neck, "Leave me alone, Daniel!" She hissed.

"Do you not believe that my loyalties lie with the Brotherhood?" Daniel questioned as he grabbed her wrist and moved the blade away from his neck.

"I'm starting to question that myself." Vera hissed at him.

"Tell me, what do you think would happen if you killed me? Would the Brotherhood come after you for killing one of their own?"

Vera glared at him as she tried to get her wrist free, "What do you want from me?"

Daniel leaned forward and looked into her eyes, "I think you know what I want. You've known for years."

"I wish you luck in trying to accomplish that." Vera quickly spun around and broke his grip on her wrist. She was able to knock him down with a good round house kick and quickly dashed off.

Daniel slowly sat up and rubbed the side of his shoulder. He glared at her shadowy figure as he leaped to his feet and dashed after her.

Vera ran up and down several alleyways to try and lose Daniel, but it was easy to see that he knew the city pretty well for he was catching up to her rather quickly. She knocked down anything she could find along the way to try and slow his pace, but it wasn't working. Within minutes, she felt him grab the strap on her purse and pulled her back. She felt herself being slammed up against a nearby wall.

"If you would learn the powers of your true side, you would have been able to out run me." Daniel looked into her eyes as his flashed red slightly, "Why do you fear that side so much?"

Vera coughed a little as she could feel blood in her throat. While she did jog with one of the training groups, she never fully ran. She started to feel a bit light headed do to not breathing properly while running.

"Because people hate us." She hissed at him, "People want to kill us! If we killed them, then that would put a bad name on the Brotherhood. That's not who we are! We kill Templars who threaten our way of life, and we kill government offices who stand in our way!"

"Vampires don't kill…unless we want to. You can control your hunger and how much blood you take from a person, if you would just allow yourself to live in your vampire form for just a day." Daniel reached up for her earring, but quickly had his hand slapped away. He glared at her, "Do we really have to do this the hard way?"

"I like doing things the hard way!" Vera grinned as she kneed him and waited till he was on the ground before dashing off again. It wasn't long before she found herself at the river's edge. She quickly stopped and looked around. The hotel was way in the distance and she knew that she was out of luck. There was no way that she'd reach it in time. But, more importantly, she didn't need Daniel to find out where she was staying. She turned her head when she heard him coming and dashed off in the opposite direction.

As she ran, she noticed someone standing not too far in front of her. She brought herself to a stop when she saw who it was, "Remy!"

"Get behind me, Cherie." Remy grabbed her arm and pulled her behind him. He put his hand on top of a deck of cards and waited till Daniel got closer to him. His eyes turned red as he held out his arm and the cards went flying towards Daniel. The force of the cards was so powerful that it knocked Daniel into the river.

Vera's eyes widened at the magic she had seen before her. Her heart seemed to stop as she went to glance over the guard rail, but was quickly taken to the side by Remy.

"Follow me." Remy whispered to her as he quickly headed off down one of the alleyways. Within minutes, they were back at his place in the dark part of the city.