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Chrissy smiled at the sight of the cookbook, nodding before setting it on the counter to peek through it. She flipped through the pages, trying to find the perfect recipe. After a few minutes of searching, she finally found it. She quickly went about with the gathering of ingredients and prep work.

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Aanian woke up that evening, opening the door to Ramiel's room rather abruptly. "I'm going out. If you hear something strange in the eastern wing, do not hesitate to check it out, I expect you to be on guard for my sister." He told Ramiel solidly, not waiting for an answer. He was out the door without telling his sister or anyone else, and back in his carriage.

Aniana woke up when she heard the door slam. Finally, Aanian was out of the house. She stood, walking over to Alton's door to knock on it. "Hey, Alton, how would you feel about taking an evening stroll?" She asked, ready to be out and about now that Aanian wouldn't yell at her.

Aanian was soon at the slave shop again, having realized that he'd forgotten about two of his needs. One being a slave exclusively for drawing blood from, and the other being a personal servant. His eyes quickly drew to a grumbling fae, with a white and gold ribbon around his neck, with the cross charm. Perfect.

Lucian eyed the vampire who was looking at him begrudgingly. He was a prince, for pity's sake! He was not supposed to be sold like a slave! He was supposed to be sitting on a throne, or something, right now. He should be at home with his sister. Right. His sister. His stupid, naive sister had to get herself caught, meaning that he had to go and retrieve her. Bloody brilliant.

Aniana sighed quietly, looking at Alton. "If you don't want to, it's fine. I told you before; I want a friend, not a slave. Aanian's left to do whatever business he always does at night." She said, her eyes looking softly at Alton.

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Aanian payed for Lucian with ease, and the slave trader put on the leash before opening Lucian's cage. He handed the leash to Aanian, warning him that this one was new - and rather stubborn. Aanian grinned, replying that it would be no trouble for him. He yanked the leash, moving around the slave shop quickly.

Lucian frowned at the leash that was put on him. It was...rather inconvenient. Still, he'd heard from other slaves in the shop that this man had come earlier, so it was possible that he'd been the one to take his sister. He would have to remain with this male for a short while, at least until he found out where Chrissy was.

Aanian eyed several different cages, particularly at the neko's. He wasn't one hundred percent interested in any of them, as none stood out to him at this point.

Aniana looked at him curiously. "Really? I didn't know that..." She said quietly, not minding that he'd rolled his eyes. No doubt her brother would have freaked had he seen it, but she wasn't Aanian. Her fingers laced into Alton's hand, pulling him away from his bedroom and down the hall then. "So...Alton... What else do you think friends do?" The vampire was honestly curious. The closest she'd ever had to a friend was August, and she only saw her at formal occasions with Aanian and August's cousin.

Aniana led him out to the back courtyard. She knew Aanian would freak if he heard that she'd left the property without him knowing, so she chose to show Alton one of the shadow gardens - the ones that looked best in the evening. Her pace slowed as she walked hand in hand with him. "Well, then, I guess we'll have to figure that out ourselves."

Aniana nodded, smiling. "Yeah. This is my favorite garden; it looks best at night. Then again, I wouldn't know. Aanian freaks if I try to go out without him while it's still light outside. Something about me being too frail." She answered softly, walking slowly around the garden with him.