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	Aziza smiled over towards Reginald and nodded as her fingers fanned and curled back around Harry's arm. Listening to what the elder gentleman was saying but not having a chance to respond before a new comer made his presence known and things began to get a little more interesting outside of the realm of people getting branded and marked. Biting her bottom lip she glanced over towards Lauren and then Harry in turn before looking back over as Reginald seemed to become very happy after looking as if he had seen a ghost. A quick gasp coming from her lips as Reginald hoisted the pair into the air and spun them around saying something about [i]huggy time?[/i]

	[color=a187be]"Huggie time?"[/color] she asked, it was not exactly a term she was familiar with. 

	Vera stood there in Peter's arm frozen, her mouth agape in shock as she looked at the man in front of her. Peters fingers fanning out along her back to hold her stable. She still could not bring herself to pull away from him, which was probably a good thing as her knees felt like they would buckle at any moment. 

	[color=82ca9d]"It's okay, I promise you aren't seeing things,"[/color] Peter said in a kind reassuring voice as he looked at Vera, he hadn't even noticed that Reginald was there in the room to start. That changed as Lord Major Keystone's voice broke through to his ears and he turned his head to look at the older gentleman. Pulling Vera a bit closer to him as she still stood there gawking at him like a cod fish. [color=82ca9d]"No, you are far from pickled,"[/color] he said quickly. Seemed he had made a rather large impression with his appearance but that really couldn't be helped. He had been mostly dead the last six or seven years. At least they were not fainting like his mother did. 

	Vera still stood there just staring, in a sense of shock it seemed as her eyes trailed along the line of scarring on Peters face that started at his ear, traveled down and along the line of his jaw to his chin. That had not been there the last time she had seen him, but then again the last time she had seen him had been around a decade ago, before he left for the war. Vera didn't notice what Reginald was saying or even doing until she felt his arms hoist the two of them into the air and spin them around. Peter resting one hand on Reginald's shoulder, laughing as Vera gasped out. Pulling both of them in for a tight hug as they were spun around. 

	Once Reginald had set them down Peter chuckled, still holding onto Vera with one hand and his other resting on the Lord Majors shoulder, patting it with certainty. His chuckle grew, as did Vera's confusion, while Reginald spoke of him being dead. He was about to answer when suddenly a hand was stuck into the middle of the trio's reunion and her cocked a brow. Turning his head slightly she looked over towards the woman who was introducing herself. 

	[color=82ca9d]"I would prefer if you were not,"[/color] he said in reply to Josephine stating [i]if she may be so bold.[/i] Vera had to restrain her desire to roll her eyes at the woman. Of course she was flinging herself at another man in the room. She had already been darting from Haakon and William as if they were hers to toy with all evening, now she was placing herself in the middle of what was obviously a reunion between others. A situation she had no place what so ever placing herself in the middle of. The woman had no manners what so ever. 

	Moving away from Peter Vera stepped over to her desk, keeping her back turned as she picked up her tea cup, wishing it was her Reginald's flask instead. Turning his attention back to Reginald he leaned in a bit. [color=82ca9d]"Uncle has decorum 'laxed so much in my absence that it is proper to bring one of your Lady's of the Night around Vera?"[/color] he asked, his voice carrying but he cared not. 

	Vera inhaled sharply at Peters words, squeaking slightly the same time she was going to swallow the tea in her mouth. She started choking on the infused water, the cup getting set down quickly and clattering along the saucer as her other hand reached out to grab whatever it could to steady herself. Her fingers curling around the fabric of Williams shirt on his arm. She didn't take notice as her eyes watered and she let go of the cup to start covering her mouth as she tried to hold back the coughing fit. 

	Aziza looked at everything and wondered if Josephine was having trouble getting a client the way she was darting from one man to another. It was odd for Aziza to see any woman, even one of the night, turning her attention from one to another like she was. How did she expect to retain a client if they felt like they didn't have her attention. Shrugging slightly she looked over towards Vera as she started to choke on the tea, pulling out a handkerchief from her purse quickly and holding it out to the woman. [color=a187be]"Here you go,"[/color] she said quietly as Vera took it and covered her mouth with it as she continued to cough. Her eyes watering up as she tried to control it.