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[Cal Hurst]

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Vaen sat in the front room of the stronghold with much on his mind. The Legion was still growing in power. He recently allowed in an old enemy of his, Mave Gerhart. Though the two used to exchange blows, it seems that they had a lot in common. Not to mention the fact that Aless had missed her good friend. "He will do very well in Legion," Vaen thought.

His thoughts then drifted to the injured man he was helping. Rufus Oryan. A man who could write an entire encyclopedia with all the knowledge he possesses. It was no surprise to Vaen that someone had tried to assassinate him. After all, Rufus was a very influential person. If he was speaking, everyone stopped what they were doing to listen to him. He had that kind of power.

But even with such respect, Vaen knew what he had to do. He knew that Nujel'm wasn't going to stand long in light of recent news he had heard. He had to convince them that the only way Nujel'm would continue standing was that if Legion were to be in control of it. Vaen wouldn't settle for a protectorate position, for he already had that in both facets of Minoc. Alessandra herself already thought up many things to do with the area. "We would use the Felucca facet of Nujel'm for Northern Alliance private events, and the Trammel facet for public events."

His mind then drifted to Mallory. He hadn't heard from her in a while since their breakup. While he does still love her, the love he feels for her is one between friends. She meant a lot to him. And he knew that she would help him with his patient who was resting in the room above him. He trusted her healing abilities.

And from there, he began to think about a certain fierce woman who had recently entered his life. Brianha Frasier. Never before had he met anyone with as much fire in her attitude. While she may have a deadly tongue, she has quite the heart as well. Vaen couldn't figure out what it was that drew him to her, but he knew that he couldn't escape it, even if he wanted to. But love has never done him well in the past. Angel was murdered. Natalya ran away. Mallory and he always faced hardships, causing it not to work out. He wasn't sure whether or not he should give a relationship another shot. He didn't want to break anyone's heart, including his own.

Sighing, Vaen stood up and headed to check on Rufus. Although the two may eventually be enemies, they were still friends. And Rufus was in need of help.
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