Zooks
Respawn!
Valken Truss
Magnolia Hotel
The Shadow Mage had made a right mess of himself after his battle with Guild Master Lucian Grey. To be honest, he could very well have avoided the whole scenario of him being basically burnt alive but he wanted to see that Old Man in the same if not a worse condition then he was, so that he would either A. Be captured or B. Die, preferably the latter where his morals were considered. Valken didn't like spending months on a lead of information to find so little about his Target and frankly his appearing and disappearing acts were starting to really piss him off. As Millie was a healer her magic had healed him up instantly but she had taken it upon herself to Nurse him for the entire week after the Dark Guild. While it was frustrating at times, Valken actually didn't mind being mothered and smothered by his girlfriend. And her warm healing hands always touching him and checking on him was a nice pick me up from the dreary boredom of being stuck in his bed all day long.
He remembered seeing Frosty once or twice, or rather the Berserker would walk in, laugh his ass off, then turn around and walk straight out. His loss really, what man wouldn't want to be doted on with Millie's rack practically in his face all day every day as he checked on his arms and chest. In fact she must have really been in a panic when she found him, because some days in as Valken was peering to his arms he noticed with a start the scars covering his inner forearms and wrists were completely gone. Like they simply didn't exist. In a way it was a nice to see them go, but in another that was a whole lot of years of training with his daggers, a testament to just how strong and fast he can come over the years, now seemingly vanished. He was somewhat saddened to see them go, but change wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
Between Millie doting on him, the Magic Council and high end officials spent a very long portion of their time discussing some very disturbing dead bodies within the Dark Guild Facility. And with everything to do with Valken he gave them his heart-felt and charming smile as he worded away the real situations. His explanations sound enough to ward anyway any real defense. There was literally dead bodies all throughout that facility from unexplained injuries so what would a few dozen or so more hurt? Dark Guilds were Dark Guilds for a reason after all. Between Millie seeing him, Frosty laughing and the Council Men it was actually Maya he saw to on quite a number of occasions. The first time he laid eyes on her after the HideOut his normal cheeky expression quickly turned sour as she explained from reports that Lucian Grey had not only stood from the combined blast that Hibiki and Ryu set against him, but had simply created a portal and vanished without a trace.
Again.
This set Valken into a foul mood and almost instantly he was up off his feet throwing a vase across the room before punching a whole in a wall. And rightfully so. He was convinced the man would be captured, or killed, but instead he had just run away again without a trace. Like a fly that could never be caught. And once again it was Maya that put a hand on the man's shoulder and sat him back down on the bed before he started to calm down again. He should have seen the older woman struggling with something. The woman always so closed off, and stern, had moments were she looked like she would speak but said nothing, but Valken unlike his normal self never noticed as he was too busy being frustrated at his own inadequacy. A right example he showed for Lamia Scale, couldn't even keep the Bastard down long enough for the Fairies to kill him. Though his anger only ever surfaced while alone, the second Millie walked into the room, he'd offer her his ever normal charming smile and warm eyes as he wordlessly took her food on let him check over his body one last time.
And so here Valken was rolled onto his side as he stared at a far wall. He had been up for quite a long time, actually, had heard Millie awaken and disappear probably to go make some breakfast while his thoughts remained dark and angered. But as per usual she strode in and shook his shoulder telling him to wake up, so he did a fairly obvious big yawn and rolled over, rubbing his eye in a sleepy manner. The poor dear. She really was so gullible sometimes. He'd barely even sat up when she plonked the tray right there on his lap and kissed his forehead and lucky for them both one plate which had been vaulted from a sudden knee movement of his he snatched out of the air with one hand and rested back softly against the plate. "I could never spoil anything your hands touch Millie... you bless everything with those wonderful hands of yours." Cracking her a sneaky smile as he reached his head forward before she had fully backed away and pressed his lips back against her own. Holding it for a second. His hand reaching forward to touch at her thigh and slide upwards a fraction before deft little fingers reached into her pocket to snatch out a knife and fork she must have forgotten. Making sure to tug her shorts down just a fraction, by accident of course. As he pulled back he leaned in quickly to kiss at her nose before he was already hunkering down to eat his breakfast with a fast pace.
"mmm...omnomnnomnom...hey Ba...mm..be...I was finking...we should probably head back to Margaret Town today, I'm sure...wow this pancake is delicious! Anyway...we should probably get on the train and go back to the Guild Hall today. I'm certain Mad Maya has finished up all her council work so we should find her soon and head on out...This Magnolia is ok I guess....but it certainly ain't no Lamia Scale..." licking his lips in probably a very ungentlemanly fashion.
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