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'I'm really starting to see where you get it from' I whispered to Christian next to me who I then could tell was resisting the urge to flip me off in front of his great grandfather.
Lissa understandably looked shocked and I could sense through the bond she was telling herself that she'd known this was coming at some point and not to get upset. I looked around the table at Mia's surprised face and then at Adrian, if Lissa looked shocked then Adrian was downright flabbergasted.
'I'm sorry sir, what?' Adrian asked but Izaak seemed to have grown bored with that conversation and had taken to arranging packets of sugar by colour. 'Rose?' Adrian then turned on me and I looked down 'you knew about this?' I nodded, and I felt Christian next to me nod also.
I looked up to see Adrian's eyes move from me and Christian to Dimitri whose stoic face gave away nothing. Adrian's head spun back to me, 'did he know?' His voice was a lot sharper than I'd ever heard it 'did he?' Some of the restaurants patrons started to look over then in surprise. I nodded and Adrian shot up and stormed over to the bar.
I stood also as if to follow but Lissa laid a hand on my arm across the table and I felt her sending calming thoughts through the bond, give him a minute. I slowly sank back into my chair and felt everyone's eyes boring into me. What do I do? I felt Lissa ask through the bond. 'If you could give us a name and an address or a phone number it would be much appreciated Lord Ozera' I managed to stammer out all the while trying to keep Adrian in sight.
'Well my dear of course you can, but I hope you won't keep my Christian away too long, we have much catching up to do' his words were directed less at me and more at Christian who pulled out a crumpled piece of paper and took a pen from Lissa before giving them to his great grandfather.
'I won't grandpa I promise, but the sooner we go speak to this kid the sooner we can all go back to normal' I was surprised how gentle Christian was towards this man, a far cry from his usual sarcastic, witty self. Izaak scrawled down a name and address in shaky hand writing, Mia and I began to stand, ready to go and retrieve Adrian from the bar where he was no doubt knocking back shots like the pro that he was.
Christian seemed to want to say goodbye to his great grandfather without an audience so I left Mia, Dimitri and Lissa at a nearby table and went off in search of Adrian. The bar was a huge wrap around affair and I set off on a lap but saw no sign of Adrian's artfully messy hair, still as precise as ever even in this disguised form. When I returned to my starting point, with no sign of Adrian, I began to worry. Had he just left? Had he been taken? Christian and Lissa were still talking to Izaak and Dimitri, as always, was keeping a close watch on Lissa. Mia caught my eye and walked over after a hasty goodbye to Izaak.
'Where is he?' She asked. My worry was mirrored in her face. I shook my head and scanned the room once more, hoping I'd simply missed him though I knew that wasn't likely. Christian, Lissa and Lissa waved once more to Izaak as he walked outside before strolling over to Mia and I. Christian and Lissa were excited now, chatting away but Dimitri picked up on the mood immediately.
'Rose, where's Adrian?' He asked, his eyes scanning the room as mine were continuing to. I shook my head again 'I don't know. I've followed the bar all the way around, he's not there. Would you mind checking the bathroom?' I asked Christian, Dimitri probably wasn't the best choice when it came to herding Adrian along, especially if he was in a mood. Christian nodded and I walked over with him to the male bathrooms while the rest stayed by the bar in case Adrian returned. I waited outside while Christian went in and I could faintly hear him calling Adrian's name before he reappeared, with no Ivashkov in tow.
'Fuck' I said under my breath. The rest of the group had joined us outside the bathrooms. 'Where the hell is he?' Dimitri walked over to the bar, asked the bartender something before turning back around and walking back to us. 'The bartender said he saw him leave with two guys, one tanned and dark haired, the other shorter and with blond hair.' My head started to swim; the guardians must have gotten him. 'How did I not see them, I can't believe I let this happen. I should have told him from the beginning.' I pushed my hair back and strode over to the entrance. The Moroi would struggle to keep up with my fast pace, especially as we were in sunlight, it made them tired and uncomfortable. But it wasn't the Moroi I was worried about catching up with me. I sensed him even before he touched me. He grabbed my arm and I spun me around to face him.
'Rose, you can't just run off now, we have to make sure the rest of the Moroi are protected, especially if Adrian's been protected. We can't let them take Lissa as well.' There was a pleading note in Dimitri's voice, and the anger that I'd directed on myself now turned towards Dimitri.
'Dimitri, if they find me I'm going to be executed, if they find Lissa they'll just question her. She's the last Dragmoir. Have a bit of perspective. I have to find Adrian because of you! Because of you he ran off and now he's been taken! And if they do anything to hurt him, so help me not even Lissa will be able to help you.' I pulled my arm free and set off once more only for him to grab me again. 'No! Get off me! I don't want to see you or speak to you or be near you! You are driving me insane Dimitri and now Adrian's gone, the only person who was here for me is gone because of you so just let me find him!' I managed to break free again and set off into the street, losing Dimitri in the sea of tourists.