Dubois always had a knack for finding people. It was how he wound up as a Mordere in the first place all those years ago. It was a gift he believed he got from the Fire God herself. He never had to look, he just seemed to go in a direction and run across who he needed to find, and that's how he seemingly out of the blue ran into Trezlan Lorentino. Lorentino was revered by his order for all sorts of things, most recently his efforts during the red war, but he was also known for his direct contact with the Fire God, she favored him for whatever reason and so his order kept him and recently his family safe, whether he wanted it or not.
"Mr. Dubois always a pleasure." Lorentino was ageless, though through necromancy not any kind of godhood as some people assumed, Dubois's order tended to kill necromancers as they showed up, but Lorentino again was a special case.
"You have a problem."
"I have several problems Mr. Dubois you'll have to be specific." Lorentino was seated outside a cafe waiting for his order, Dubois didn't see the godling Valrym, but he knew he would be around.
"Mr. Lyn is trying to kill you, and your son."
"Yes I'm aware of that, but what really concerns me is what is taking my food so long? I swear to the gods eggs with bacon should not be this hard to acquire." Dubois never could understand how Trezlan could be so blithely aware of the danger. Or how in modern cities he avoided being seen by all the cameras everywhere, maybe he was a god?
"There are times I don't think you take things seriously." Dubois took care not to mention Lorentino's name, he figured whatever kept him off cameras would not keep his name off audio recorders.
"I take everything as seriously as it warrants, when you've lived as long as I have you take solace in the simple things, like breakfast which has been over an hour..." Trezlan stood up just as an explosion blew up the cafe. Both men were tossed from the outdoor area into the street, miraculously neither seemed very harmed.
"Ready to take Lyn seriously now?"
"I'm seriously pissed he ruined my breakfast, so yes Dubois I am."
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