"No." He shook his head slightly, "SHre never turned anyone but her children when and where she was going. Though i did see her a time in Russia, but as soon as she spotted me, she disappeared." Adam grimaced.

Robert frowned a little and said, "I'm sorry about that." Looking over he saw Nicole and Elizabeth finally coming back.

Smiling Nicole walked into the Entrance Hall with Elizabeth and a glass of wine. Walking up to Robert and Adam she said, "So what have you two been up too?

"Hmmm its ok, no one can do anything about it." He shrugged and watched Elizabeth and Nicole walk over. He glanced over at Robert then back at Nicole, "Just talking." Adam let himself glance at Elizabeth for a few seconds.
Elizabeth walked over to the guys with Nicole. "Robert, Adam." She nodded at each. She sipped at her water and tried to avoid the looks that Adam was sending her, "So had a nice chat?" She smiled.

Robert nodded at Nicole and said, "Yes just talking." Looking at Elizabeth Robert said, "Yes we did, and you two?" he looked at both her and Nicole
Nicole took a sip of her wine and said, "Alright, if you say so..." She trust them alone, she was just a bit ciriouse.

"It was interesting." Elizabeth smiled and glanced at Nicole with a slight twinkle of humor. She sipped her water, "That is good that you had a nice chat." She personally didn't trust Adam especially alone with anyone..... but she decided to ignore her gut.
Adam glanced at Elizabeth a little then sent a silent spell her way that made her water bubble up a little, splashing her face. Before it started to bubble Adam looked away at Nicole and Robert but still focused on the spell.

Nicole smiled and said, "Yes it was," She then looked at Elizabeth, trying to hold a few laughs in. Nicole saw Adam glance at Elizabeth a little, but decided to just ignore it. She wasn't really trusting him to much... she felt like he was trying to do something, with that look in his eye. When he looked back at her and Robert, she watched him carefully, he seemed strange.. she wondered why. Now she wanted to be a little nosie and figure it out. "So you work as a shopkeeper did you say." she asked Adam seeing if she could remember. Nicole never did things like this, but he was a little different acting..
"Well, then it much have been fun..", Robert said. He saw the look from Nicole she gets when she is trying to hide back her laughs. This got Robert wondering what was so funny. "Um... are you all right dear," He asked Nicole. If she says nothing, he could probably get it out of her later.. maybe, if he tries hard enough, and in a good way.

Adam nodded, "Yes." Though he won't be telling her what of anytime soon if that is what she was trying for.
Elizabeth wiped the water that splashed up onto her face. She grimaced and blushed slightly from embarassment, not knowing what caused the splash.

Nicole nodded and said, "Do you enjoy it? I always wondered what it would be like to work as a shopkeeper." Nicole didn't think she was going to get anything out form him too soon!
Looking over she saw water splash into Elizabeth's face, "Are you alright,"Nicole asked Elizabeth.
Looking over he saw the water Elizabeth was drink splash in her face, and asked, "Do you need something to dry up your face? I can go get one?" he didn't want to embarass her too much.. even if she already was.

"Yeah it is....fun." Adam smiled when she didn't bother asking what his shop was for.
"yeah i'm fine." Elizabeth muttered a quick spell to dry up the mess, "THanks for offering Robert, but it was just easier for me to mutter a spell." She laughed and smiled.
Adam's mouth went slightly up to a smirk but before it could finish, it went back down. Looking at Elizabeth, in fake concern, "Are you ok, Iza?"

Smiling Nicole asked, "What town is your shop in?"Maybe she was asking too many question?
Looking from Robert to Elizabeth she smiled a little and said, "Alright, and yeah I guess it would be easier."
Looking at Robert again, Nicole saw Adam smile a little. She thought to her self, and decided to just let it go, and not worry about it that much anymore.
For Robert, he began to wonder more and more about this situation. "Your welcome Elizabeth," he said with a smile. Robert seemed to miss the very small smirk from Adam.

"Oh good!," Tag replied smartly. "It's not considered 'bloody' if it's under three minutes." He gave a quick laugh, in such a way that could only be considered heckling. "I'm not an expert on galas, and I didn't have much interaction with the Cult since I've been on assignment--so I suppose I'm not the one to judge. But I do appreciate a good truffle." Tag noticed that this fellow wasn't going to be the commiserating sort. Maybe he should try rein in his discontent with the Ministry chaos. That was the problem with going stag to a party. . .there was no one to kick him in the shins when he said something stupid.

Tagren craned his head, trying to get a view of the buffet table. "Do you suppose they have any?"

Tag stepped aside as several other finely-dressed guests approached, bowing his head politely. They seemed to know his new acquaintance, although Tag only vaguely recognized the woman as an employee of the Creatures Department. He thought maybe she was from the Spirit Division. . . she looked kind of spirit-y. Mainly because she appeared to be uninjured and in good health.

Tag's face drained. Atticus Aldredge. Atticus Aldredge. . . the new Head. He slowly closed his eyes. Maybe if he stood here quietly enough, he might disappear. Why, oh why hadn't he found out what the Head looked like before coming here? Tag raised one hand and placed it over his face in the manner of one getting a migraine headache. Oh, the pain of swallowing one's foot whole.

"It is in Nice, France." Adam smiled, that was a harmless question.
"Much faster too." Elizabeth smiled and laughed. She thought about Adam saying his shop was in Nice, she would of thought that it was in the Loire Valley where they lived at.... hmmm he must of moved.

Nicole nodded with a smile, "That sounds nice to be in France," She said.
"Yes, it is much faster!" Nicole said and giggled a little.

Adam nodded, "Yeah it is nice to be in my homeland still."
Elizabeth smiled, "Much faster." She nodded a little bit.

Nicole smiled and said, "So you are from France too? Same as Elizabeth." she is starting to think she forgot something or missed something he said earlier, maybe it was that Elizabeth and Adam grew up together... okay now it made sence, they grew up together in France, right?
Turning to Elizabeth she said, "So how have you been lately?" she knew they all have been here for a while, but she doesn't think she asked her how she was. She couldn't remember, was she lossing her mind?!

Adam nodded, "Yeah. Born and raised in Loire Valley, France along side Iza."
"I'm doing good." Elizabeth glanced over at Adam then back at Nicole. She would of grimaced if Adam wouldn't of seen, "What about you?"

Nicole nodded and smiled at Adam, "Thats nice."
"Thats good," Nicole said to Elizabeth, "I'm doing pretty good myself."

Adam nodded at Nicole, only half listerning as he began to think of what all he needs to get done.
"Good that you are doing pretty good." She smiled. To Robert, "How is everything with you?" Feeling bad that she didn't ask him but only Nicole.

Nicole smiled at Adam and looked at Elizabeth, she could tell Adam didn't seem much up for talking.
Smiling wider at Elizabeth she said, 'Thanks."
In the mean time Robert wasn't paying attention, tell he noticed Elizabeth talking to him. Smiling he replied, "I've been very well. Your self?" he wasn't sure if he or they covered that already.

Elizabeth smiled and laughed slightly at Robert, but not enough..... hopefully to make him upset, "Doing pretty well myself." Though that was a slight lie since Adam was..... well being Adam.
Adam's cell rang and he excused himself from the group. He answered it in harsh quiet tones.

Gabriel looked in the direction Fliss was when she spoke. The waiter. "Yes, you certainly did. But trust me, his personality makes everything around him look better anyway." But the sooner Gabe didn't have to look at him the better. His arm was still smarting, and that was Recards fault.

Patting Fliss on the back of her hand as she placed her arm through his, Gabe started walking forwards towards the doors. And he chuckled at her comment. "Well, I spent so long without my licence I nearly forgot how to do it, you know...." he winked at his girlfriend. Lies of course, he was just thirsty. Heh. "Here we go."

Hawk Ebony was late to the ball. He had been dealing with a few things that he had never finished before coming here. But now he briskly walked through the Entrance Hall, wearing a black hat and a different set of clothes. Nothing fancy though.

....Wes was telling TALES about him. Legend wasn't sure if this was to make the American official get off his back or...because he actually thought something of him.

Either way the YATI gazed down at his shoes, when Wes continued to talk about him. At least he had nice shoes? At least..he thought they looked nice, he couldn't tell through the sunglasses.

And NOW he didn't know what the man was saying. "Yup, dratted Lord Tootfaces." He snorted.



"Thank you ma'am." He said with a small nod and a forced smile. Now he just felt horrible. He hadn't really accomplished that much. Damien had taken down Sakura...he just..helped.

And he had to watch Recard when the man was unconscious. Really. That wasn't hard. "Don't worry. I gave him a few kicks to the head." Legend said once he noticed that the woman was staring at the waiter.



Which ones? Hm. Legend looked around the room, but he really couldn't tell. Not with the hall beginning to fill up so quickly. "I'll try to show you later." He grinned. Clearly, Neptune thought he was serious, so he might as well go with it.

An AWARD? But...

"I did...but I didn't...I mean..."Legend shook his head, he didn't want an award. Did he even deserve one? He wasn't even sure anymore. He didn;t do anything AMAZING. He was just doing his job. "For my good looks maybe."



She was walking, they were walking? YES. Legend really couldn't have been more pleased as they left the big group. Best healer ever!! "It's great! I am frequently attacked just to make sure i'm always prepared." It was fun really, like a game.

"Oh please, dear, you can call me Lily." Afterall, they weren't at Hogwarts anymore. As far as Lily was concerned, these two were adults of their own right. "But thank you." Hehe. Compliments were a girl's best friend.

Lily smiled at the young girl. "How lovely! I'm glad to hear you're doing so well." She did wonder, from time to time, what happened to the children she'd seen so often at Hogwarts. Where did their lives take them after they left? "I would be honored!" Really, she would. "And say hello to your mother for me. I've met her a few times at St. Mungo's events." And Lilyan Moretti Bole was not rude.

Yep. True story.

Lily laughed at Legend's response. "Yes, that sounds exactly like Damien." She mused to herself how things would change without having the man in charge anymore. "I suppose Isobel might employ the same tactics." She supposed it was good for training, though.

She stopped at the man she was looking for and smiled, "Hello, Mr. Recard." He was a disgraced member of the Ministry now, and she'd heard the term gopher being tossed about, but she had manners.

Plus, she was thirsty.

She took one of the glasses and nodded to the others. They could have one as well, and if Recard was rude, she would kick him.

Jaxton smiled down at his girlfriend, his hands still holding onto her - he knew she was standing still but he also knew she didn't have the best balance. It was his job to protect her, and he would do that until he the very last moment he couldn't; and that wasn't something he didn't want to think about. He nodded his head slightly as he leant down so that he could talk into her ear, "absolutely stunning." He said, restating what he had already told her. He pulled back so that he could simply look into her eyes. He smiled at her, simply looking at everything that was HER.

God, how the heck did he deserve her. He turned away when he realised he was staring and being far too obvious... Sure, the Cult had fallen - but that didn't mean they weren't still there trying to figure out ways to hurt those who had hurt them... So, he had to be careful to protect Ali.

"A drink first sounds perfect." He smiled as he then began to take her towards the entrance of the ballroom to find the bar. "Don't worry, I'll always look after you and protect you." He said softly, once again soft enough that no-one else could hear him.


However, as they moved closer to the door, a large grin spread over Jaxton's face. "Oh, Master Vartann." He called out, deepening his voice until it was almost identical to the tone of his full American accent. "I believe you have something of mine." He smirked a little as he continued to move up to stand next to him, clapping him on the shoulder.

"Wonderful to see you, man." He laughed, grinning as he leant in for a very manly, man-hug. He then put hi hand back on top of Ali's in the crook of his arm, making sure she felt safe. "Gabe, do you remember my girlfriend, Alicia?" He asked his best friend, motioning to the gorgeous blonde on his arm, before smiling at the blonde girl on Gabe's arm. Fliss he assumed, but he'd never physically met her before... so he could have been wrong.

Personally, he didn't think he was though. Smirk.