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With a look and a huff directed to Teya at her command, Reyes followed the order and sank to the dirt.

He waited there with a petulant glimmer in his eyes. The ache of his beating went beyond the physical. He wasn't looking forward to the explanation — which would come soon, given that Eljay had arrived.

What happened? The auspex asked, and moved in close to Reyes, who bristled and braced himself. It took everything not to snap at Eljay as the man came close enough to inspect the wounds, given that Reyes hated contact.

There had been lows in Reyes' life but this one was a new rock bottom, in a way. He struggled against his own nature while being inspected and shot Teya a vaguely pleading look to hurry up and answer for him. If he had to answer he'd probably do it with teeth.