[hr][hr][center][h1][color=#B0C4DE]Avery Zain[/color][/h1]
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[b][color=#B0C4DE]Location:[/color][/b] Caden's House – Chicago, IL 
[b][color=#B0C4DE]Skills:[/color][/b] 
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One of Avery's hands rest on Kimiko's hip, and he squeezes it when she tries to peek around and see what's happening. Avery keeps backing the two of them up until they are off the patio. When the lighting strikes the concrete, Avery spins around and pulls Kimiko in to shelter her from the raining concrete. Shards and chunks of concrete hit Avery's back, but he doesn't move until he knows it's safe.

[color=#B0C4DE]"Are you okay? Did anything hit you?"[/color] Avery takes Kimiko's face in his hands, and examines her thoroughly to make sure she's unharmed.

[hr][hr][center][h1][color=#006400]Caden[/color][/h1]
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[b][color=#006400]Location:[/color][/b] Caden’s Home – Chicago, IL
[b][color=#006400]Skills:[/color][/b] 
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The same images that plagued Nero and Cassiopeia filled Caden's head. It almost felt like he is there again but the images are wrong. These aren't his memories. They are Nero's. He could feel Nero's emotions ripple through his body, and when Cass releases him from the memory he stumbles back and nearly trips over Nero, who huddles on the ground.

Caden's eyes flash to encompass the dragon. He feels his heart being torn in two with wanting to protect his mate, and wanting to let his friend avenge her family after all these years.

The air crackles around Caden and he turns back to face his friend. Caden's wings splay out to block Nero. Cassi's eyes flash as they look up at Caden, a fire burning there.

[color=#DB7093]"You can't be serious!?"[/color]

Caden looks at his friend, pain on his face. [color=#006400]"They're my mate."[/color]

[hr][hr][center][h1][color=#DB7093]Cassiopeia Claire Alistair[/color][/h1]
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[b][color=#DB7093]Location:[/color][/b] Caden’s House – Chicago, IL 
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If Cassi's world hadn't already been turned upside down, those words certainly did it. [i]My mate.[/i]

[color=#DB7093]"What have you done?"[/color] The sky opens up, and everyone is drenched by the rain in a matter of seconds. Nic's hand is strong in Cassi's but she barely registers it. If she killed Nero. Caden would kill her.

Cassiopeia takes a few steps back, pushing Nic with her. [color=#006400]"Cass..."[/color] Caden's voice breaks and Cassi looks at him. She can see that he is fighting, torn between what he should do, but as far as Cassi was concerned, he already made that decision.