When they arrived at one of the higher-end shopping malls of Durres, Andrew agreed reluctantly that what he had been wearing was about worn through from training and living on the construction site. So they set out to find a clothing shop and acquire some medical ingredients to prepare something to bring to tonight’s Birthday celebration. Andrew had no relation to this Eisen family patriarch except through Roisin but figured it would be in poor taste to go empty-handed to Matthew Eisen’s birthday and then seek to collect compensation from his family.
It was nice walking through the mall with the beautiful Anika on his arm. She was not in uniform for once nor in field gear so the change was striking. All of her feminine curves and figure were clearly visible and the smile on her face was radically different from the harsh lines of concentration that normally filled it during missions.
They made their way into a store that sold high-end Suits, many of which were import
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As they walked out, Andrew laden down with bags, Anika said, “hey at least I didn’t kill anyone.” Andrew shivered because he had seen her come off the battlefield more than once drenched in blood. Asrana may be the queen of Ice and have a stare that can freeze you solid, but Anika was a true queen of death in every sense of the title. “Where to now?” asked Anika as they wondered out. “Well, I need to get these delivered to wherever you are staying because we came on the bikes. Then I need a shower before the banquet.” Said Andrew. With a sly smile, Anika said, “Don’t have to ask me twice.” A shrill whistle was all it took to summoned a nearby transport car. Around the same time, back in Tiranë, the Capital city of Placida Anika’s absence from the Hero’s mansion had finally been noticed by the staff. Several housekeepers and aids had been trying to reach her all morning for various functions and briefings but no sign of her could be found. Several of these servants had been placed by lord Reva to try and help him find ways to get close to the goddess of war and to keep tabs on her doings, as she would likely get intelligence faster than anyone else in the province. One such servant nervously reported to the lord after the servants had searched the whole mansion and could not find her. “Lord Reva, I must report… we seem to have lost tract of the goddess.” “WHAT?” lord Reva exploded. “What do you mean you have ‘lost track’ of her? Did she just vanish into thin air?” “umm, well, my lord, it does seem she has. No one has seen her since she retired last evening. Nothing Civilian Dragon lord Chapter 31
Anika dressed in a sleek black full-length gown with a golden dragon emblazoned up the length of the back and ending near the left shoulder. The Dragon was edged with red closest to the gold body, and a thin silver band traced the outside of the red. On her right shoulder adjacent to the dragon head, was a red series of knotwork, edged in silver. This Symbol was unique to Andrew’s Dragon squad, who had each become gods of war and the Dragon Order that had formed around them. For those who knew the symbol and the power in denoted, it was a badge of honor. Few were permitted to wear this emblem and to do so without permission was an act that carried the death penalty. Each of the gods of war had a color, fringed with silver. The color denoted them, as well as their rank, and the silver was to show subservience to the Dragon Lord. Only the Dragon Lord would wear the dragon emblazoned in pure Gold. most from the order were direct servants to one of the gods
When the car arrived the driver held the door open and assisted Andrew and Anika out. A porter came over and asked if they knew which room their party was in. “We are here for the Eisen family, please guide us to the correct room.” Said Andrew. “This way, they are gathering in the banquet hall on the left.” As they entered the hall, Peter Matthews also waked in. Spotting Anika in her black dress, he did not recognize her at first. “Hello my lady, may I say, DAM are you fine! Perhaps you would like an escort in from Durres most eligible bachelor” said Peter, with complete confidence that his reputation in Durres was enough to melt any girl he saw. He was wrong. Raya piped up into both Andrew and Anika’s thoughts, ‘oooo, can I melt his brain?!’ ‘wait, you can do that?’ asked Anika and Andrew at the same time. ‘well, I don’t know, but might be fun to try. He seems a worthy test subject don’t you think?’
At that moment Jay Eisen walked in and saw the commotion. He also noted the wet spot at Peter’s crotch. Who could scare Peter so much to publicly wet himself? He then saw the gorgeous blonde woman staring down at Peter and wondered how peter had offended a beauty such as her. Normally, Jay never saw peter without one or two lovely ladies hanging off him. Jay hung around hoping one of them would get tired of waiting for Peter and might latch on to him! “Pardon me, but may I assist in any way? Perhaps you would like to step out of the hall, you can even join me for my grandfather's birthday celebration! There is going to be plenty of food!” Jay figured if he helped get this girl's attention off peter, he could stop embarrassing himself in public, and it would be a win-win for Jay. He might get to take this lovely lady to the family party, and show off a bit in front of everyone, and peter would owe him for the diversion. “hmm, I suppose such a party might be a nice cha
Just then Matthew Eisen stood up to open the celebration. “Thank you all for coming to my 70th birthday! I see many of you have brought some very extravagant things! Let us begin with the presentation of these!” ‘Well he is not arrogant at all is he?’ snarked Raya. ‘Who doesn’t get excited about their presents?’ said Andrew. ‘Should you present yours now?’ queried Raya. ‘No, I think I will wait. It is a precious thing after all. We will see how things progress.’ Said Andrew. As the various gifts were called out, Andrew and Anika simply sat in the back watching this fake lordly act like he was being given the world. So far, Andrew knew that if his pill was on the open market, it would likely rival any gift so far. Shane Eisen stood next to the gift table, calling out gifts and values. “Granddaughter Emily Eisen brings a Jade statue, valued at $20,000.” “Cousin An brings a ch
Jay thought he might be out of trouble now, so he decided to taunt Andrew some more. “Grandfather, I am afraid I must inform you that the thorn in our side had decided to join us tonight.” “What do you mean? Who are you talking about?” asked Matthew Eisen, looking around the room. “The filthy day laborer who is squatting at our construction site and had been publicly abusive to me. That Neuropath who raped our dear Roisin and has now come to not even offer you a blessing but instead demand you pay for Roisin’s miss behavior.!” The whole audience went still as death. Sure, they had heard rumors but this was a blatant accusation, and to do this in front of Miss song who had just joined Roisin’s table along with Andrew, was inappropriate in the utmost! Miss song swung her gaze over to Roisin trying to judge the validity of the claim. Roisin was red-faced in embarrassment, but she notably did not shrug away from the man next to her. Eirwen gathere
Just as Andrew, Miss song, Anika, and Roisin left in the car sent by Miss Croft, a high-end limo, a luxury Phantom edition, pulled up to the hotel, Lord Reva hopped out with his spymaster Kage. On the ride over Kage had compiled a dossier on the Matthews family as well as the Eisen family.They walked into the hotel and were directed to the Eisen family banquet. Things were just settling down when Lord Reva walked in.“Sir, can we help you? This is a private family even” Asked Shane when he noticed the new guests.“I am looking for someone. There wouldn’t happen to be guest by the name of Andrew or Anika here would there?” said lord RevaEveryone looked at each other and scowled. The events had not left a good taste in their mouth.“Ha, um, well yes there were, however, they caused quite a disturbance and are no longer here.” Said Shane Eisen with a grin.Lord Reva’s face paled. What had these