Sink or Swim (ATTN: Crasiuz, after "Night of Discovery")
Lenore walks Crasiuz to the park. "This is Prairie State Park, part of our *family* territory. Don't touch the cows." She walks him to a clearing away from the marked paths and the unmarked game trails. "All right...you obviously have questions...especially after that slip-up. For your sake, I pray no one heard you, save for me." She sits in the grass and waits for a response.
Laughs gently, "You and Kendov have both underestimated my deep voice. I'm not as loud as I would seem."
He looked around checking the park out. He sensed many small animals and the life force of several larger things yet unseen. His beast stirred.
"Where can I guy like me get something to feed himself with?"
"If you're discreet, anywhere in our family's domain...which I can show you, if you like." She stretches. "My suggestion would be that you go out and get used to that sort of thing before you get too hungry, so that it's really you doing the thinking, you know?"
Feels suddenly lost, as he hears her speak.
"Used to what now? I have a Herd of cattle that has yet to be shipped."
As he says this he emphasizes the word Herd. "My butler and the rest of my inherited wealth has yet to dock with these shores, they are still in the Atlantic somewhere."
He smiles to himself thinking of Reggie and the household stuck together on a ship. Especially Mrs. Watkins the cook, she always had something to say. He looks to Lenore, "You said you were married?"
As he leaves the question in the air he seats himself on a bench reaching into his trenchcoat inner pocket and pulling out a cigarette. Lighting it and taking a drag he looks to her for her reply.
Lenore tilts her head. "I meant, to get used to the way the kine here behave. By *herd*, do you mean two-legged or four?" She smiles when Crasiuz asks about her marriage. "Yes...to Jano Ravoni, a Ravnos. If you'd like to meet him, I'd be happy to introduce you."
Looks around for sign of any people before motioning the number 2 on his fingers. He looks about sighting a bench and motions towards it.
"As to meeting your husband I am afraid that for the next few weeks I will be attending to the buisness of my relatives moving in. But if you care to come I will be throwing a party sooner or later."
"That would be lovely!" Lenore smiles. "It's nice to see that you're not timid about being in a new city. Too many are...I was." She stands and stretches. "I think I'm actually going to head home...try to stay quiet, okay?" She laughs and starts walking back towards the beaten paths of the park.
Saves the number to his phone as he watches her run off. His phone instantly vibrates in his hand.
<T> Need more wine, the old bitty is driving me nuts! -Patty <T> Crasiuz smiled to himself as he made a call to Reggie.
"Pick up some more wine...and next time you're out and about take Patty with you. Otherwise I will come home to World War 3 in my kitchen and I don't like getting shot!"
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