Jorick snarled and charged inside, and Verchiel made a show of ducking behind Katelina as if she was a shield. They went in a half circle before Katelina jerked away from them. "For the love of God, who cares? Shut the damn door and tell me what the hell is going on!"

Jorick gave a final growl and then slammed the door while Verchiel dodged to one of the deep red chairs and dropped into it. "Looks like that incident with Samael has come back to bite you. Heh-heh. Bite you. Get ...