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"No, let's not. It's not the same, Isiah. He had to have grown up with you. He didn't. DuPloys have their little.. Trust circles. Alex was probably inside it. You're new, that's why he wouldn't listen. And because of the stunt you pulled last year, you probably will never get in his circle. It's almost how Denziens work in a way, just a lot.. Less comforting." Connor massaged his temples. He was now genuinely worried for Isiah. The man trusted that kid too much.

"I saw what he did last year at the well. It doesn't matter if he could win or not against you. I don't know why he didn't pull out a knife on you before, because that's what they fight with. He might get his arm broken along the way if he pulled it out on Kaegan or someone, but he'd still cut people with it. The DuPloys are.. Monsters. It's like they breed with animals, I swear."
Connor looked up to Isiah, blue eyes filled with worry. "They ******** with your head, and then they kill you. They have two different faces, literally. They have how they act when they're free; like Tsurai. He acts like a ten year old. He could even fool me. But when they're around someone who outranks them from their own circle, all they care about is getting the job done- and they're smart about it. Whatever they manage to not get away with, they pay off the authorities to cover up the rest.
I don't think any DuPloy has ever been imprisoned for anything!"
He growled at himself, looking at the ground. "You don't want to take a chance with something like that."

Tsurai shook his head. "That's not what I meant. He probably still wants to kill me."

"Thinking and doing are totally different," Tsurai shot back, standing up and starting to pace again. His feet were sore, but he couldn't think of anything else to do.

Connor sighed. "My family was a bunch of gypsies. We did a small amount of business with them. I was in a gang, once, too. A DuPloy was there... Erik, I think his name was. Anyway, you learn about these things first hand."

Connor frowned deeply. He didn't blush for normal crap liek that. "That's not funny."

Tsurai groaned. "Sure, I guess. But just one.." And afterthat, pretty much left mental work in a dumpster. He spaced out while walking in his circles.

Connor looked away. "Sorry. It just gets joked about, a lot."


Tsurai was too busy about his pacing to notice anything else.

"I just don't know what to do about Tsurai. I don't want you to get hurt," Connor added softly.

Connor laid back on the cot. "I don't see how he couldn't."

Tsurai didn't hear and kept his pacing.

Connor sighed and put his hand on Isiah's back, secretly wishing he'd stop this cuddling nonsense, but at the same time wanting to please him, so said nothing.
"It's not a very romantic language, if that's what you're hinting at."

Connor looked at Isiah with a sort of basfullness.
Closing his eyes, he had to think of something to say. "Ka kova čhibano?"
Opening his eyes once more, he forced a small smirk.

Yes, he liked this, but it went against everything.. Besides, even if they did get farther than just cuddling, it's not as if Connor could.. Do... Anything.

He chuckled slightly. He was loosening up, regardless if he wanted to or not.
"'Will this involve tongue', is what I said.
He was still incredibly nervous. He's been so self-concious to this point. All secrecy aside, Connor was a virgin, every way around.

Tsurai seemed to pop out of his thinking, and stopped at the door, looking at Braeden. "Do you think I should go back? I mean, to apologize. For everything."