i'm leaving you my last curse

[bravebartender]

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[praevaricatio]

Can you?

( He asks, standing up to give Elena a little Irina time as he retrieves his phone from the kitchen table.

His and his husband's exchanges have been few and far between and only by text.

Wallace and Corsair used the Ivory Tower to attack the slayers in Scotland. )

[maleficum]

[Elena will happily take over with Irina for a bit, and they will have a lovely conversation about pancakes.

David, on the other hand, takes a minute to text back:]

Sounds like them but are you sure?

[praevaricatio]

Elena is sure. Bonnie Bennett called her. Scarlett O'Hara confirms.

I can't see why else the Ivory Tower would even be involved. Can you?

[maleficum]

They have a relationship going back a long time. Wallace and Corsairs have always been our ambassadors to the Tower. If they got people riled up enough, they could probably make them do anything.

[praevaricatio]

Including striking Slayer Castle.

[maleficum]

Depending on the vampire they recruited, they my have been wanting to conquer that particular hurdle for a while.

[praevaricatio]

Depending on that depending, what's more important is that it happened. They made their move.

Still sheltering in place?

[maleficum]

Unfortunately. They're probably going to be calling you back soon.

[praevaricatio]

Irina is taking to everyone, so we won't have to worry, and as far as they know, I'm on my own assignment. No rumblings about me or about Elena?

[maleficum]

Not recently, no. Just be ready when they send a door. I'm not sure when it's going to be.

[praevaricatio]

Means my time's almost up here. Gauche to say I miss my husband in the midst of all this?

[maleficum]

I don't think so. I miss you too.

[praevaricatio]

24 more hours and then I'll have to be anywhere but here. I should get a room tonight just in case.

You're missing the fun. Elena's parents are not acclimating well, offending vampires left and right... it's very quaint in its' sitcom quality.

[maleficum]

The vampire best friend is a hard thing to contend with.

It's the polite, perfectly fine vampire and not Dean Winchester that's getting their goat?

[praevaricatio]

When you're a Gilbert raised on the vampire doctrine. Gave them a hard time. But, they were just gossiping in the middle of the hallway. They should know better.

Inconclusive. I don't think they love Dean Winchester of the worst manners of anyone I've ever seen as their future son-in-law, but he's breathing and kills what they believe needs killing. He's also, like, fiercely protective. They probably like that in a backwards way.

Irina's also picking up words left and right. This all shakes out how we want it, we're going to be debriefing her of the bad words she's hearing.

( From... him... )

[maleficum]

I think we'll manage. This is the consequence of having a child.

[praevaricatio]

I know we've never talked about it.

[maleficum]

We've never really been in a place to talk about it.

[praevaricatio]

We aren't even in one, now.

So, you haven't heard anything direct about Wallace and Corsair?

[maleficum]

If they made this plan, they didn't call home about it.

[praevaricatio]

Fits in with all of the other Inner Circle members. They get paranoid. They get cocky. Looks like we need to line up another body brigade.

[maleficum]

Good luck. There's not much we can do for you here.

[praevaricatio]

I know. But I want you informed. I'll be seeing you soon.

[braveandstupid]

[His final response is short and sweet: ❤️

Elena will look up as Ezra comes back and raises an eyebrow.]

Everything okay with David?

[praevaricatio]

Status quo. He can't help, hasn't heard anything. But that doesn't mean your intel isn't sound. Most likely, this was a play backed by two members of the Inner Circle. They work very closely with the Ivory Tower. And like I said, they do things for each other. It's likely I'll hear from Rusty soon. And... that I won't be here much longer.

( He gives her and Irina a sympathetic look. )

They're going to call me back. I'm married to an heir. Means we're almost at the end.