Exton

"Wow. I didn't know Nick was such a showman. We should have gotten him onstage long ago."

Stoney grinned at his sister through his long dark hair. "I do not Nikolas would have taken the stage if someone asked. Ob said Nick called and asked to sing."

Her pale green eyes widened. Moments later she was spinning in her chair to stare up at the stage. "He WHAT?"

Alise laughed. "He asked to sing, mon ami."

The fiery redhead shakes her head, shock evident in her expression. "Have I been gone that long?"

Tannr's arms tighten around her waist. His mind brushes Tori's. Fordæmdur langur nógur. The meaning, (Damned long enough) flows with it, proving the link has merged tighter. Tori blinks away tears and shifts onto his lap, bringing her body as close to his as possible.

Stoney frowns and sends privately to Pandora and Alise. She has been traumatized more than we knew. It is not like Tori to be so.... He watches his sister from hooded eyes. Hésitantes, émotionnel. Not herself. Thank the gods Tannr loves her for herself.

A slow song fills the floor with moving couples and Stoney puts on a long suffering attitude. "Go dance. Grind against each other until he makes you see that you are the only star in his sky."

A sound escapes from where Erik sits with his arm around Star. Her eyes are a brilliant bright blue as she stifles a giggle behind her hand. Erik looks like he is trying not to choke.

Laughing, Tori rises and pulls Tannr out on the dance floor. As his arms slide around her, and she presses close, Stoney scans her. Green eyes meet his dark gaze. Tannr says something to her and Tori looks at her lover instead of her brother.

With a sigh, Stoney sits back. "She slammed a door on me." A grim smile twists his lips, leaving his eyes sad. "But not before I got a little look at her memories." A growl rumbles.

"There is a Drow guard who needs to go the way of Jean-Marc."