Teddybear

Megara inclined her head and the club relaxed again, "Wonderful, let me buy you a drink, let's talk." She signaled the barkeep and another drink appeared beside hers. "So, who ...

The queen made a dismissive gesture, "It's of no consequence now, what they want. They have to complete the task for which they were summoned before they can return to ...

Everyone in the club was suddenly at attention, eyes on them. Even the orchestra had ceased playing. Hands inched toward weapons, a set of identical twins echanged a glance. Megara ...

"Hm," she took another sip of her drink. At least she had confirmation, this man wasn't supposed to be here. The thought for a moment. She could get him killed ...

"I know three," she said, pretending not to notice the chill, "the one I talk to the most has to be Natty, The Count's personal doctor, have you met him ...

She froze. Blinked. Coincidence. Funny, she wasn't supposed to believe in those. She chuckled, "You're the second person with that name I've met recently." She didn't offer her name, not ...

Kiran looked about her at the group. "So...what now?" she asked, resisting the urge to look back up at the sky. It had felt so good to be up high ...

"Contractor?" It was getting cold. She shivered and took another sip of her drink. She'd ask him more challenging questions, let him dig his own grave. She wouldn't be the ...

A drink was placed in front of her just as the stranger beside her said hello. That was the first thing she noticed, he was a stranger. They didn't get ...

Queen Isadora, to her credit, didn't falter. "They didn't have such a responsibility," she agreed, sort of. Megara didn't miss the past-tense. "but now they do. They've been called, bound ...

Okie dokie! Megara watched him go, sighed, and turned to walk in the other direction. There was a Haven a few blocks down the road, after the buildings changed to ...

Her arm lowered, her smile faded a little, but she nodded, accepting his decision. Megara guessed that the last thing the prince wanted right now was for his decisions to ...

"Why can't we just leave? Jump ship and run off into the sunset instead of doing exactly what this little funfest wants us to?" Queenie asked, crossing her arms. 'Not ...

Okay then, let's go with that! In case you need to write anything pertaining to the actual system by which they operate, I'll give you the absolute bare minimum of ...

"Ah," she queen gestures to a second stool tucked beneath the table beside her, "Sit with me, let us talk this through." A smile, small, perhaps even a little sadistic, ...