#sangu1no

a green text box appears on julien’s phone.

[text: julien] julien dearest, i had the strangest run in with occtis tachonis earlier. i may have roughed him up a bit. in fairness, he was stalking me. but that is beside the point. he did relay to me some pressing news. some of his family are in town. this has, understandably, caused me to worry which is why i am now at home. i do not think anyone followed me. all my love, aranessa.

thirty seconds later, another message appears.

" i'm so glad you are okay. " her voice is muffled, but relieved. DON'T GIVE HIM THAT BULLSHIT. HE ALMOST RUINED YOUR PLANS BY ENDING FRONS. IT IS YOUR RIGHT TO ADMONISH HIM FOR IT. she pulls away, lips pressed into a thin line. there is a small smudge of something red at the corner of her right eye, as if she has been crying. " come sit down and we can talk about what happened. "