Dreadnok Zartan

"Oh, come with me, then."

"I get that a lot. Most people aren't built like brick houses with the height to match," he dryly chuckled, looking down at her.

Rick didn’t have time to touch the box that Thea jumped on the desk. The pup did nothing, but he pulled back with his chair back against the wall.

Zartan didn't interfere, instead deciding to get out of there as fast as possible. That way he wouldn't be called upon to fight Rook.

“Yes, yes. Here’s your payment.” He patted a small cardboard box on his desk, “With a little extra in view of future collaborations.”

The man in question was chilling at his desk, a cup of coffee in one hand. Everybody else had already left but Rick just really liked spending time in his office, as to be expected with the miserable life he conducted.

“I’m gonna kick his ass so hard—”

Zartan pulled a good over his head and headed right in, having been given a temporary pass code to unlock the gate. While normally he wouldn't bother, he absolutely detested being on camera.

“Hold on, pup.”

“Well, then don’t drive into the trees. It’s that simple.”

Rook donned her helmet on the way down, then placed Thea in her usual spot before climbing on herself.

“After you, big guy.”

Zartan followed, tensing his legs as he walked to help get the feeling back into them completely.

Thea showed her fangs in her best impression of a grin. She knew she could get the human to be nice to her!

Zartan used his finger to gently push Pi back into his cane and made sure to lock it so the snake couldn't escape.

“I’m glad we agree on that. Make sure to leave Pi here.”

“It doesn’t matter what I believe. What’s important is that Lucien doesn’t get used again. So you bet you’re gonna get a warning.” She poked him in the chest to empathize she meant it, “Come on, pup.”

Zartan hummed, "Lucien deserves to live a comfortable life. I'm going to make sure of that, come Hell or High Water."

Lucien stepped closer and gave Zartan a kiss. “Come back soon, my love.” He then left to head up to the roof.

“Your gun will be drawn, maybe. I’m expecting some stray spells.”

“Are you going to tag along now that your bf’s here?” Rook asked Lucien.

"He already got shot enough at in our first date. It's hardly fair to him to drag him onto another one where he'll get shot at even more. I'll go find him afterwards, with a pocket full of cash that's ready to be spent on him."