Luca

The sound was definatly of a heavy foot but before Tir could turn around, two strong arms wrapped around him. They were long and muscular, but definately belonging to a woman. He felt her breath on his neck before he heard Luca's husky voice.

"You seem troubled. Does our mission bother you?"

Tir slowly shook his head, not sure how close her face was and not wanting to hit her.

"No its not that. I just feel like I was the only one left out of the loop on this. Its not like we're going to be raiding a ship or something. We're sneaking into the Holy Capital to check on a spy! I've heard some horrible rumor's about the Church's leadership, but even still they have Veer support. If we are caught, we'll be running from both Veer soldiers and Templar."

He knew she had to be leaning down to do it, but her chest pressed into his back and gently bumped her head against the back of his.

"Yes, but what we do is for the good of everyone. Beldan is a foul man and word has it that he is behind a long line of unsolved murders and the **** of many young women. Any woman caught as a "Heretic" is... Well, lets just say I wish I had never seen the state they left my younger sister in. Beldan and his Templar had their fun with her. When Vane and I finally found her, she was in a brothel with three children and another on the way. Her mind was broken and she only knew how to give men pleasure. She kept repeating over and over that she was a "Whore of Xelta." I'll never forgive Beldan for what was done to her."

Tir shook free of her arms and turned to look at the giant woman. Her blue eyes were starting to water and she was shaking with rage. She lowered herself to her knees and put her head on his chest. he felt her hot tears seep through his shirt as one of her strong arms snaked around his waist and held him against her. Tir put a gentle hand on her head and allowed her to cry in silence.

After a few moments, she truned her face up to look into his eyes. He could see need there that hadn't existed before and understood what she wanted. The stress of they day was weighing heavy on his mind and he too wanted some sort of release. Kara and Carmine were both angry with him, he learned their whole mission had been kept secret from him, and now they were on what he felt might be a suicide mission. He knew he had feelings for both Kara and Carmine, but could he put that aside for an hour to take care of Luca's needs?