1 A swift kick knocks Eric to the ground. Maybe I should feel bad about it, but he needs to learn to defend himself, particularly as he's insisting on actually doing something in our fight against the guild. Maybe I should try talking to Dimitri again, about leaving him behind to do something a little different. But somehow, I don't think the vampire leader will go for that one. He seems to think Eric will have a place in what's to happen. Times like this, I'm not so sure. "Was that really necessary, Ashryn?" Remus chuckles along with his words, and I throw him a dirty look over my shoulder. He shouldn't be in here. I know he doesn't like Eric, and for some reason, doesn't trust the other man around me as much as he should, but that doesn't mean I need a babysitter. If Eric does

