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"Your open confir than the news itself," Fane admitted

"I ah," Rand told Fane "But I would enjoy spending tiain, when time allows it"

"He's not honor bound," Cai said "He can go run off with you anytime I can handle the situation with the Trads Just point ht direction"

Fane cut a glance at hiested his contribution to the conversation--hell, the reminder he was still here--wasn't enor nasty, however

"You can't release me from a bond of honor I've imposed upon myself," Rand said

"But he has a point," Fane said "What is a female vampire to you? Most of the vampires don't believe we exist, and that's preferable They're savage, codeless" His gaze passed over Cai as if he were a particularly repugnant mold on the forest floor "Not pack oriented at all"

No, vampires weren't And Cai still didn't careway He hadn't known Lodell Or seen Georg sitting with Leona; the trace of co's ar to take advantage of him Vampires weren't overly sentimental and they built their society on poho had it, who didn't--and crafted the rules accordingly in the favor of those with power, but that wasn't the whole story Those with poeren't necessarily amoral

He was here to rescue a vairl he didn't know shit about and whose father had tortured hiht? By vampire standards, he should be nominated for sainthood

"This male saved my life," Rand said

You wanted to die I was just being contrary

Shut up if you want his help

"The fe," Rand explained to Fane "What hu hunter, still in need of guidance and ood in their kind And even if I hadn't, the code is clear"

He nodded toward Cai "I owe hiht If he has no backup, his chances of surviving this are slim They are slim even with help"

Fane seelance at Cai, he roup of vaive them a wide berth We haven't been within scent distance in the past several weeks, because they set up what appears to be a permanent base camp Which is unusual, because before that, theyin and out of our territory"

Fane spread out his hands "We didn't detect a female vampire with them back then, but at the distance we h to h to determine more specifics Even my first beta and oldest son, Stalker I am the only one who has seen them with my own eyes"

Cai stepped forward "If I described a nize him?"

For a minute, Cai wasn't sure if he'd address him directly or not, but then Fane did, his deep brown eyes unblinking "Yes Do you intend to kill them?"

"If they have her, we intend to rescue the girl If we're able to knock out one or two in the process, I won't be losing any tears over it, but we're an extraction teaunned in the killing departht about it, that wasn't a request for reinforcements Fast as they'd kill ht"

Fane bristled, but Rand put out a calth, brother Merely coard for life"

And saying he's not you I expect you're e shifter

You'd be surprised, vaed, not conceding the point, but not arguing it, either

Fane settled back, et"