[What am I doing? Dracula asked himself as he floated silently near the roof of the CES, watching her.]
[He knew that it was partly atonement; partly wanting to do something to help make up for the failures that had gotten Aleera killed, and then driven her out to the edge of his life. His failures. That part he got. The regret he got as well. What was different now was hope--the hope that he could actually do something right by her. His teaching Lua knives would both help her defend herself, and free up Aleera to do other things with her. (Hopefully they would involve shoring up the girl's self esteem--she didn't even seem to regard herself well enough to lay blame where it belonged when she was threatened).]
[But...there were other reasons. He had to admit it as he watched her. They could not figure into his actions, but he could acknowledge it in his head at least. She was beautiful, and gentle-mannered, and demure, and he wanted her. He couldn't do a damned thing about it, but he did. Just four months ago I would have been the
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[There he is. He's ready? She's not, but she never will be, so she smiles and flicks her eyes up at him.] Hi. [after a second, like she's still taking up time for something he really cares about] You doing good?
[She's used to men looking at her like he is, and it's all right when he's doing it (he at least deserves to look for everything he's been giving her), but her shoulders draw in a little when she hears what he's saying. Telling her not to be nervous when no one would normally think she was? Maybe it's something vampires can tell. Something they see or smell that normal people don't. Maybe she's in over her head.]
Yeah? I don't know... but maybe I can pick it up pretty fast.
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[He knew that it was partly atonement; partly wanting to do something to help make up for the failures that had gotten Aleera killed, and then driven her out to the edge of his life. His failures. That part he got. The regret he got as well. What was different now was hope--the hope that he could actually do something right by her. His teaching Lua knives would both help her defend herself, and free up Aleera to do other things with her. (Hopefully they would involve shoring up the girl's self esteem--she didn't even seem to regard herself well enough to lay blame where it belonged when she was threatened).]
[But...there were other reasons. He had to admit it as he watched her. They could not figure into his actions, but he could acknowledge it in his head at least. She was beautiful, and gentle-mannered, and demure, and he wanted her. He couldn't do a damned thing about it, but he did. Just four months ago I would have been the ( ... )
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Yeah? I don't know... but maybe I can pick it up pretty fast.
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Once we build up your nerve and reaction time, you can defend yourself even if you have not a warrior's skill. Repetition helps.
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