G A U N T L E T:.

[Tempest]

The sky was nearly cloudless this night, a rare sight to see in Gadre'el. The usually overcast horizon was a smooth sheet of velvet blue, peppered with crystalline stars that managed shed a pale--but not wholly unpleasant light on the city below.

A lone figure perched silently atop what appeared to be the tall spire of a church. Thin in build, the shadow balanced with an inhuman grace, only one foot having actually been placed on the structure, the other resting lightly against the ankle.

At that moment, a light breeze drifted past, causing a few pieces of his clothing to ripple gently. With a soft smile at nothing in particular, Casper shifted his head to the side as a few stray pieces of fair blond hair whipped at his face. As the wind died down, the tattered gray scarf that he wore around his neck settled across his shoulders, and the pale boy leaned forward on his risque perch with child like curiousity..right before he leaned back, and pushed off.

He remembered falling for the first time. For one who still so closely remembered being human, it had been an exhilarating, if overwhelming feeling. New, but wonderful.

As he fell, Casper turned swiftly in the air so that he was no longer upside down, hands still shoved carelessly in the pockets of his loose collared shirt. But the boy landed easily, and there was no shake, no crash no sound. Still smiling up to his eyes, Casper touched down to a lower rooftop; as light as a feather, in spite of the height in which he'd dropped from. And without breaking a step, swept a small rucksack from some hidden culvert onto his shoulder and jumped lightly to the neck rooftop.

The vampire had arrived in the city sometime earlier that night, though he hadn't bothered to keep an exact time. And he had presented himself at the gates..well.

Tilting his head at the idea, Casper pursed his lips thoughtfully. Technically he had gone there first..and he had waited for quite some time..but still, there had been no..welcome, if it could be called that. But as far as Casper could remember, it was his first time venturing into the city. Even through all this time, he had been avoiding it.

Smiling, Casper whistled a short, cheery tune.

Oh well.

[Altra]

This night was wonderful. It felt open, the air felt light. The mask of near permanent seeming clouds that always covered the sky had been broken, and scattered. Hopefully it would remain this way for some time.

She had pushed her large purple hat back, the string to keep it from being blown off had caught around her neck. The helm that normally rested beneath now swung from a leather strap attached to her belt. The lack of head coverings allowed her lengthy jet colored hair to shine fully in the unusually bright night.

Her walk was that of a noble, though not the uneasy one that most nobles here had from living in such close quarters with a staggering amount of vampires. No, it was the arrogant strut that the cockier human leaders used. She had no fear in this place, only a wariness that amplified all of her senses to pick up things easier than normal. Aside from the scent of her blood, and the color of her skin she would almost definitely pass for one. With her long dark hair, elegant clothing, and strange presence.

Actually, the danger the place presented was what drew her here. Croel loved the way the shadows the church she was passing concealed certain areas in utter darkness. She'd seen the sihoulette of a boy jump from high atop the building and land easily on the ground. Surprisingly this was the first one she'd seen since breaching the city limits with a shifting of the elements that composed its defenses. He'd gone out of sight by the time of her arrival, but his whistling was easy enough to follow

Why was he happy? Had he fed recently? Croel hadn't taken time to read up on the vampiric race before embarking on this foolish adrenaline rush of a stroll. Her steps were light, but still made noise on the stone streets of the city. Hopefully this wasn't a particularly powerful, nor hostile one. Though if it was she would do everything she could to destroy it. So she continued to follow, awaiting to see what discoveries this one may have helped her stumble upon.