Greyson led the way through the shell of a building that he and his men had secured and had been using as a base to direct reconnaissance and shelter the people they had rescued.　　Lexi followed behind him with Allen and Lord Brarthroroz at her side as they made their way past the curious looks of a mixture of men and civilians who had clearly been involved in some sort of fighting recently.　　"We had to utilize some of the civilians that had combat experience." Greyson explained as they descended a rusty spiral staircase into the basement area, "The men that we lost left gaps in the defense that we had to replace."　　Lord Brarthroroz hummed as Lexi and Allen shared a look between them, both of them having noticed just how beaten down the remaining members of Greyson's original squadron were.　　Greyson ushered them past civilians huddled together in various rooms, their faces etched in misery as the sound of children crying hung hauntingly in the air.　　"There was no way to get all o

　　As soon as Lord Brarthroroz had ended his call with Bartholomew, he asked Greyson if there was anywhere close by that he could get to without being seen.　　"What for?" Greyson asked with a tilt of his head.　　"I intend to have some of my own forces brought to help shore up your defenses here," Lord Brarthroroz explained, "I assumed that your men would prefer not to see their true forms and that would require having somewhere a little more…discreet."　　"I see," Greyson said as he narrowed his eyes thoughtfully, "well, unless I can clear an area of me then it's going to be difficult. How much space do you need?"　　"Just enough for a portal." He shrugged as Greyson's eyes widened slightly.　　"Right. Well…" He paused again as he extended that word and  rubbed his chin thoughtfully, "How about in here? We can clear out and wait outside if there's enough room in here."　　"You may want to clear this floor then until everyone is through. There may be some unpleasant odors and some… more into

　　She couldn't help but feel angry at herself for reacting that way. Of course, she had been warned about the Cambion's effect on non-daemons, but she had thought that with her part daemon heritage, that perhaps the pull wouldn't affect her as deeply.　　How wrong she had been.　　She could still feel the traces of the ache of desire between her legs and as soon as she reached the top of the stairs and emerged into the room beyond, shutting the door to the staircase behind her wearily, both Greyson and Allen stopped mid conversation, their heads snapping to look at her intensely.　　She swallowed nervously and tried to brush the feeling away as they tilted their chins upwards, sniffing delicately at the air before their eyes darkened suddenly and the two of them stormed over to her.　　Greyson grabbed hold of her arm, his eyes flashing angrily as he scented the air around her as unobtrusively as he could.　　"Why are you aroused, Lexi?" He ground out as his grip on her arm tightened and she

　　In Lexi's opinion, waiting was always the hardest part of anything and she was well aware that patience was not her strong point.　　While everyone else sat waiting, chatting amongst themselves or poring over various maps and blueprints, she paced backward and forward restlessly.　　It seemed like forever since the teams had left them for their various assignments, but a quick glance at her watch told her that it had only been around an hour and a half.　　Greyson and Lord Brarthroroz were going over the briefings for the men who would be involved in the initial assault and although Greyson kept sending her furtive glances whenever he got the chance, she was still pissed with him.　　She checked her watch again and sighed in frustration, half wishing that she was at least able to do something to take her mind off things instead of feeling like she was a spare piece in a colossally fucked up game of chess.　　Her head snapped across to where her father had suddenly stood up, moving away sl

　　With the groups positioned in place behind a crumbling wall and covered by Lord Brarthroroz's cloaking, they waited for the entrance of the ruin to clear of the few coven members that had appeared outside and stood chatting mindlessly.　　Once they disappeared inside again, Lord Brarthroroz glanced back at the people waiting behind him with a smirk, lifted his hand and motioned for them to advance.　　Lexi's heart was beating wildly in her chest with excitement without a trace of fear as they crept over the remaining distance between them and the entrance, making their way quietly down the remains of the crumbling staircase and onto the dirt trodden walkway that cut below the ground floor of the ruins and into the gaping maw of the entrance to the cave system.　　They managed to reach the first branches of the main passageway and the assigned groups split off from the main party and advanced down the tunnels. The muted sounds of the first violent confrontations echoed within the tunnels