"Were you serious earlier?"
I did my best to ignore Conner but he wasn't going to make it easy.
"Look, I'm not going to talk you out of it," he said.
"Then why are you here?" I asked, back still to him.
"I wanted to help you."
Slowly, I glanced over my shoulder at him.
"Why would you help me?" I asked.
"I have my reasons," he replied.
"Are you going to help me break in?" I asked.
"You better believe it."
I'd passed Cadmus thousands of times, had passed through its looming shadow but never. in any of those times, did I think I would be breaking in. Then again, I never thought I wasn't real. That I was created and not born like a normal child.
"Ready?" Conner asked.
"I am," I replied.
I looked at Loki who was sulking behind us.
"How are you doing back there?" I asked
Loki snorted but said nothing.
"Still don't see why we couldn't bring Wolf," Conner mumbled.
"Can Wolf fly?"
Conner looked at me but I watched a couple of guards pass before sprinting forward. Conner barely had time to leap on Loki's back as Loki leapt into the air. We were silent on the way up/
"Loki, you have to come inside with us, okay?" I asked.
His ears lowered but I knew he heard me. And he didn't like it. But he'd get over it. Loki's hooves didn't make a sound as we landed on the roof and leapt off.
"Stand back," I said to Conner, summoning fire in both hands. I dropped them both onto the roof, watching the fire slowly burn a hole in it.
"Loki," I called as I leapt into the hole.
Conner and Loki followed. Turns out, we'd been right over a fire escape. We took off down the stairs, bursting through the first door we saw.
"Split up!" I ordered, taking off down the right hall.
"I hope you know what you're doing," he said before running down the left.
"Me too."
"Do you even know where we're going?" Loki asked.
"Process of elimination," I replied. "But if you're so bored, go off on your own."
Loki seemed to like this idea because I heard his wings flap and when I turned, he was flying off down the hall. Some horse.
"Note to self, buy him a muzzle," I muttered, opening one of the double doors at the end of the hall.
My heart stopped when the lights flashed on, revealing a bald headed man in a suit. He smiled.
"Ariel, it's been awhile," he greeted.
I tried to hide my surprise, knowing I was failing by the look of pure amusement on his face.
"Lex Luthor," I growled.
"It has been awhile Ariel. Welcome home."
A/N: And that's all I've got.