The freezing winter was all Annette could feel as she rested against the car waiting for Livia and Leon to return, she pulled a hood over head as her eyes moved around watching the passersby on the street. She was bodily present but her mind was lost in thought, this had become a usual thing for her. She was having so many thoughts all at once and for the first time in a long while she wondered if the black smoke were really behind her parents death; bringing Catty's VIP guest to the picture. Kieno had said that she would come to meet his master at her own will, she really didn’t understand that statement but she was sure she would find out soon. “Hey, Vladimir!” Ada's shrill voice pulled her out of her thoughts and into reality, she lifted up her head to see the redhead waving at her, she
