Acension city

[Aconitum]

Acon locked her car and left it sit where it was for the night. She knew it would get towed for sitting in the middle of the street, but if Herman had a problem with it, he could fix it. Acon walked the rest of the way home and curled up in Ray's room for the night. As she lied on his bed, she covered herself with one lf his jackets and silently cried the rest of the night.

[Rayleonarde]

Ray composed himself, and called Herman, as he walked towards his apartment.

[Farewell]

(Good night ) *Zaida looks at 0* "so what do we do now?" *she waits hoping he hurried before they find the wolf was dead

[Aconitum]

Herman answered the phone with smirk. "Any idea why Acon's locked herself in your room?"

[Rayleonarde]

Ray sighed. "I believe...that my usefulness to your family, Mr. Lovien, has run it's course. I regret to inform you...that I resign. I'm sorry." He hung up, and walked into the landlords office. Ray smiled, and put several hundred dollars on the table. "I'm taking my apartment back, Charles."  He nodded, and motioned towards Ray's apartment. Ray bowed slightly, and made his way to his apartment.

[Aconitum]

Herman raised a brow at the phone. He shrugged and tossed it to the side, getting back to whatever it was he was doing before.

[Rayleonarde]

Ray sighed, and made his way to the basement. After pushing the button, he converted the basement into his planning room. He began filing through his files, and sat on the ground. With no protection, from the Society or the Loviens, his crime sprees would be kept small.

[Aconitum]

((Can we get a time skip?))

[Rayleonarde]

((I'm game.))

[Aconitum]

((Ok, I was thinking a year? Too much, too little?))

[The Magic Otter]

((Sounds ok to me))

[Rayleonarde]

((Go ahead.))

[Aconitum]

((Coolio!))

A year after all that had gone down, Acon and Henry were seated in two white chairs that were side by side. The two of them were dressed in black and were sitting out in the rain just outside the estate. No more than a week ago, Herman had fallen head over heals for some robin with lethal ties. The whole operation had been an elaborate set up to kill Herman and it worked like a charm, leaving Acon head of the family.

[Rayleonarde]

Ray leaned against a tree several yards away from the estate. He held a cigarette in his paw. Ray shook his head, and spoke. "Well...you're in the big league now, Acon. I'm happy for you...I'd...I'd really like to see you again...but...I don't know how you'd feel." He took a long drag, and dropped the cigarette on the ground, stomped it out, and walked away. He'd barely made rent this week, and was scrabbling for work.  His heists were cut short, as he noticed more and more stores payed protection to the Society and the Loviens. Ray stopped at a bench, and sighed.

[Aconitum]

Acon stared at her phone, Ray's contact highlighted. She wasn't sure if his number was still the same, but suspected it might. She ran a thumb over the crack on the screen that had formed when she last saw him. Finally, after an entire year, she mustered up the courage to call him and tapped on his name. She held the phone to her ear and waited for an answer.