“And how should it be said?”
“With reverence. You’re talking about someone who has lived centuries, perhaps millennia. You are referring to people who can move like gods, and take life, or give it, in seconds. I saved you from death tonight.”
Ethan considered this. “I thank you for that. I guess that’s not how we’re used to seeing people like you.”
“No, it’s not. Oddly, you would be surprised at just how unmemorable we can be.”
Ethan looked De Leon over again. “I am pretty sure that people would remember you.”
“Really?” De Leon asked. “Then tell me when we’ve met before.”
Ethan searched his brain. Had they met before? They must have if De Leon said they had. Ethan searched De Leon’s face. “I’m sorry, but you’re a little too handsome for me not to remember.”
De Leon’s laugh filled th
