𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐎𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 - full!

[katsu,]

██│█│ ░ 𝑺 𝑶 𝑹 𝑬 𝑵 — 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒚𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒅'𝒔 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒐𝒏.
.↳ .[ twenty-two years ] .[ cismale ] .[ location: tavern ]
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seeing the leather jacket wearing "bad boy" run out of the tavern faster than lightning was definitely something that took soren off guard, but realizing tht he would most likely never see the guy again sent him back into a calm state. Shrugging it off, he returned to his fried pickles and happily scarfed the rest of them down. One giant chug of his coke left him absolutely stuffed, but also his bladder full. He didn't bother to ask the waitress for a bill but instead gave her $10. Since the pickles were $4 and the drink was $1.25, a $4.75 tip sounded pretty acceptable to him. Shoving his wallet in his pocket, he slung his backpack around his shoudler and proceeded to the bathroom to...ya know.

right as he zipped up his pants he heard the ringing of his phone. His stomach dropped as he saw the name on his phone. It was his father, probably checking in to see if he was "on the right track for success" or whatever. Full of nothing but nerves, he answered the phone with a shaking voice. It wasn't a long conversation, but one to keep soren from fulling enjoying the weekend that he was looking forward to. his father demanded that he attended a professional development of the sort arranged by a "family friend," better known as the woman his father was probably seeing on the side. he was never a fan of his father, and his lack of a loving, compassionate personality most likely enhanced that feeling. talk about daddy issues to the max. to cool himself down, he splashed some cool water on his face. A long look in the mirror for life contemplation purposes was rudely interrupted by shaking and flickerings lights. As most would think, and earthquake would be the only cause, but when was the last time an earthquake struck this place? an uneasy feeling settled into soren as he inched towards the exit of the male's bathroom. he heard loud banging and then the sound of that lethargic girl telling someone to "get out." little did he know that she didn't mean just one person, but the rest of the remaining patrons.

inching closer and closer to the bathroom exit he began hearing rummaging and glass bottles shattering. he peaked his head around the corner only to jerk it back at the sight of glass flying straight at him. His heart skipped a beat before he took a breath of bravery, flipped his pocketknife out, and hurled himself out into the "battlefield" of the bar. currently, no one was making a move, but something was sure to break out, and he was fully ready for any altercation that would arise. however, his act of valor was cut short when leather man popped in and threatened the robbers into leaving. impressive....? he thought to himself before he noticed the eye color of tall, dark, and horrifying. nothing like they were earlier, they were not encased in a golden glow, something that wasn't natural for a human being. watching the last robber scurry out of the tavern, he looked at tiberius curiously as he cautiously returned his knife to his pocket. "you uh...you have uh. yeah dude your eyes were gold and that is so not normal. I don't know if that's a medical condition but you should definitely get that checked out." making jokes helped soren make sense of the situation. his eyes glanced over to natalia and did a double-take as he noticed the cut through her jacket with a liquid substance glistening in the light of the tavern lights. "hold on you're hurt. do you mind if I take a look?" he honestly expected her to brush off his help and continue to question the other guy, but he held out a little hope that she would at least let him take a look while she talked to him.
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[ tagged; n/a ] .[ mentioned; natalia, tiberius ]

[Quetzaloe]

𝐵𝓁𝒶𝓃𝒸𝒽𝑒 𝐻𝑒𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓈
Silverback's Champion - Location: Outside, Wandering - Tags: Tiberius, Tessa, Natalia, Soren

Blanche felt a lot like a computer that was struggling to load.

One minute, there's people in robes looking down on her, then there was... there was so much! And there was blood, and she was afraid, so she hid, and and...

And something saved her. Something... A wolf? She remembered the softness of fur against her hand, and being led patiently out of the forest, and a small sweet whine before it had run off... She sniffled, tears welling up for the first time since she'd been knocked over. Looking around, realizing she was back on campus, Blanche took off running.

She was fairly sure that the wolf had taken off towards the tavern. What if something happened to it?! People could be so cruel, what if it got hurt or shot or...?!

But when she did get to the tavern, things were a mess. And that was being nice. Wow. Ok then. Forget the wolf but not really because she needed to pet it and take care of it was sunshine Tessa ok? What about suspicious maybe-roofie girl? And cute boy at the counter!? Biting her lip, she quietly made her way into the wreck of a building and--

Oh. Oh.

Fuzzy, blood, huge.

Blanche felt her lip wobble, and shakily made her way to a corner of the room to quietly observe for now.

[slaughter beach, dog]

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The light trickling in through the doorway shifted again. The man from before stepped into the wrecked kitchen and began threatening the robbers in a gruff voice. Briefly, Tessa locked eyes with him through the darkness, and couldn't help missing the way he gestured towards the opening where the door had stood moments before. She grasped Alex by the arm, and inching alongside the back wall, she lead them outside and into the alley. As they cautiously circled the building to the front, the manager immediately fumbled for her phone, and with trembling hands, dialed what Tessa assumed to be emergency services.
indentindentThe street in front of the tavern was in chaos. People streamed through the doors, shoving and stumbling, until the movement slowed to a trickle. A safe distance away, the bravest had stayed to watch the events, but with the streetlights outside, it was difficult to see into the darkened interior of the tavern. Alex disappeared into the crowd before Tessa could ask how she was doing, but as she stopped to scan the faces present, she couldn't see any of the people who had been seated at the counter when she left. The muffled sound of breaking glass carried onto the street before being drowned out by the wailing of the panicked patrons.
indentindentTessa wasn't thinking about it too hard when she slunk back in through the doors that had lost a few panes of glass, the pieces of which now covered the worn wooden floor and crunched underneath her work shoes. The door swung closed behind her and shut out most of the light. The dimness of the main tavern made it challenging to see, so she tentatively flicked the light switch by the doorjamb. A few of the lamps overhead blinked to life, but most remained dark, as if a surge had taken them out and spared only a few lucky bulbs. In the subdued light emanating onto the scene, it seemed the situation inside had settled, but the preceding tension lingered, palpable in the quiet contrasted by the muted noise from outside.
indentindentShe scanned the few faces inside, recognizing them as the ones she had missed in the crowd, as well as the man who had come for the robbers like a vigilante without a mask. Tessa didn't remain still for long, because once her eyes settled on the faint red stains blooming on Natalia's sleeve, she was crossing the room on instinct. Bartending in an establishment that mostly catered to students meant that she had seen her fair share of injuries, mostly related to the rowdy handling of glass objects. Shards of glass bounced off her shoes, raced across the floor, and recoiled when they met the legs of chairs or the base of the bar.
indentindentThe friendly man with coffee eyes was posed as if to help Natalia, but Tessa knew where everything was in the tavern. She finally realized to peel off her apron and abandoned it on one of the chairs when she reached behind the counter for a clean towel. Without wasting any time, she gently gripped Natalia's arm, carefully pushed back the sleeve of her jacket and pressed the towel to the slowly seeping cuts. They were more scratches than gashes, and didn't seem to be bleeding too badly, but they should be cleaned and bandaged nonetheless.
indentindentShe nudged one of the bar stools closer using the tip of her shoe, and it scraped noisily against the floor.
"You should sit down," she suggested to Natalia, before pressing her lips together into a concerned smile. With her fingers still clutching the towel against Natalia's arm, she turned her head to look at the two men. Neither appeared injured, nor in shock. In fact, one of them was clutching a pocket knife. It was strangely endearing, but Tessa was glad he didn't appear to have had a chance to jump into the fray. The robbers hadn't seemed like hardened criminals to her, but it didn't rule out the possibility of injuries worse than a few shallow lacerations.
"There should be a first aid kit hanging on the wall by the pool table."


location; campus refreshment establishment — tagging; Natalia, Tiberius, Soren — mentioned; -- — wc; 693

[♡ Pineapple ♡]

Ｎａｔａｌｉａ - 𝚃𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚛𝚊'𝚜 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚖𝚙𝚒𝚘𝚗
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[ location - tavern ] - [ female ] - [ 21 ] - [ tags - everyone ]
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Natalia stood watching as the figures stood there, they were all wearing some sort of mask. In her opinion they looked completely stupid. She watched as the member cut into their hand again, Natalia was about to say something before she heard a crash in the kitchen. Some people that were dressed similarly ran out of the bar, The door to the kitchen swung open, she looked over as the angsty crazy guy from earlier stood there and threatened the other people with the masks.

She kept her eyes on him as everything went down, she couldn't see well because of the flickers of the lights but something was different. She caught a glimpse of fangs and golden eyes ..... that was definitely just the light right? She stood there rooted to the ground as everything calmed down. She watched as Soren came out and brought up the whole eye thing. He saw it too?

She was about to ask about the teeth when Soren asked about her wound, honestly with everything going on and the adrenaline rushing through her veins she hadn't even felt it. She was going to brush it aside but by the blood dripping down her fingers she knew it was probably a smart idea to let him check it out. Who knows maybe he was in the medical field? Plus he was giving her this puppy eyed look.

Before she had a chance to say yes she felt her sleeve get pulled up. The brush of the fabric against the gashes made her wince, she looked over her eyes meeting with Tessa's as she applied pressure to the gashes with a towel. It stung but she kept quiet about it for the moment glad to see she was at least ok. She looked over at Soren giving him a small gentle smile before mouthing 'thank you' he had offered to help anyways. She looked over at Tessa as she requested her to sit down, by the look on Tessa's face she could tell that no wasn't really an answer.

Sitting down on the stool provided Natalia returned her gaze towards Tiberius, did he know the people that had attacked the tavern? Her mind couldn't stop thinking about the golden eyes, that couldn't have been real, to her knowledge there was no medical condition that could cause that so suddenly. It had to be the flashing lights, it was scientifically proven that under poor lighting your brain could see things or distort what you could see. Comfortable with that conclusion she studied the man that was standing in front of them.

"Hey, you. You said you knew them?" she asked curiously, had he been a part of this? Whatever it was she could tell he seemed to have history with those people. Her eyes were fixated on him studying his body language, as proven earlier he could have an outburst of whatever the hell he had before leaving the tavern.

[Aniki]

𝚃𝚒𝚋𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚞𝚜 𝚂𝚝𝚘𝚗𝚎
[Champion of Alpha] [Location: Forest to Tavern] [Tags: all the people] [Mentions: everyone really]
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Tiberius knew that he would have to turn around at one point to answer the endless stream of questions that would soon be shoved upon him, but there was a voice in the back of his head that was starting to sound very appealing telling him to just walk out the front door and pretend like it never happened... But he knew that he wouldn't be able to do that. He took a deep breath making sure that Alpha was letting go of the reins so he could call the fangs back in and have his eyes return to normal. Once he was sure that everything was back to normal he turned around rubbing the back of his neck as he looked around the tavern.

It was a mess: glasses broken all over the place, dust everywhere, tables overturned, silverware all of the floor, etc. He wasn't paying any attention to it when he entered and was dealing with the stupid Order members. He saw the four of them looking up at him with varying looks ranging from confusion to anger. All were understandable. He saw two tending to one of the girls who looked like she was cut on the arm from the glass shattering. Blanche was just staring at him with a confused expression. To be honest he was confused as to why on earth she was at the tavern in the first place. He dropped her off at least three blocks away from the tavern when he got her out of the forest. Why on earth...?

He looked around of a place to sit while he listened to the questions that were being thrown at him. He grabbed on of the overturned chairs, righting it while dusting off the glass. He took off his leather jacket noticing that it would need to be polished up a bit and draped it over the back of the chair leaving him in his dark blue t-shirt and medium wash jeans. He couldn't help but let out a true laugh when the other guy asked if he had a medical condition because of his eyes.

"That's one way of seeing things. He thought to himself. "No medical conditions. It must be the light playing tricks on you paired with all the adrenaline pumping through you." He looked over at the girl who was asking if he knew the robbers. He recognized her. She was the one who called him a vampire wannabe that afternoon. What she just witnessed probably won't help.

"I didn't know them per say, but rather know their... Fraternity." He had to push back the urge to snarl. He scrubbed his hands over his face as he forced himself to relax. He needed to stay calm while dealing with these people. Things were already messy as it was he didn't need to go stirring up more issues. "They are a lesser known group that likes to think they are above everyone else." He turned to look at Tessa. "I am extremely sorry that they decided to try to rob the tavern. That isn't normally their style. If you want I can stay to deal with the police and clean this place up. I used to work here my freshman year, so if y'all keep the spare key in its old hiding spot I can lock up after I'm done. Y'all have been through enough. Go get some rest." He hoped that they would just go with his suggestion, but he knew that they wouldn't.

[Quetzaloe]

𝐵𝓁𝒶𝓃𝒸𝒽𝑒 𝐻𝑒𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓈
Silverback's Champion - Location: Outside, Wandering - Tags: Tiberius, Tessa, Natalia, Soren

Blanche frowned. A lot of things were turning out to be weird. Like. Really really weird. What was even happening tonight?

She looked from Tiberius (who, apparently, was not drugged, had not gone very far at all despite her earlier searching, and looked very very tired, but was still offering to clean) to Tessa, to the two people with Tessa (including the girl she thought had been a roofie...person.... she was just realizing she did not even know the right word for this but was not and now Blanche felt awful and on top of that the girl was hurt...) and back again before awkwardly looking around for a broom.

"I'll help," she managed out as loudly as she could (not very loud, at the moment) and tried to smile awkwardly (probably a grimace). "Y-you three should go get some rest, make sure to tend to your wounds. Wash them well, and don't use a bandaid and ointment becuase the moist environment creates a happy home for infection."

Finally locating a broom she began quietly sweeping up some of the glass in her corner of the room. Honestly, she had another motive for staying behind. She was concerned. Blanche hadn't seen whatever eye thing they were talking about... but she'd seen... something. And. And there was the before too.

Fuzzy. Blood. Huge.

Were all eyes on her? She was pretty sure they were all looking at her. Blanche shivered, glancing up at Tiberius and then back at the floor and then back up because she really needed to know but then back down at the floor because the others maybe didn't need to know but then up again and oh no don't do it--

"Tiberius?" It came out in the tiniest voice she'd ever heard from herself because what are you even doing you dumb goofball. "You... before this. Were-- You were in the woods, weren't you."

It didn't come out as much of a question, but she still wasn't able to look at him as she waited for an answer. Her muscles felt tense. Was she tense? Oh. Well wasn't that ironic?

Turns out she was bad at waiting for confirmation. "Not that, well. If you weren't then. That. That's fine I guess. It's just. Y'know. Thanks. For the woods. If that was you in the woods. Which. I guess it didn't have to be and--oh! Maybe, you three, don't go into the woods."

[katsu,]

██│█│ ░ 𝑺 𝑶 𝑹 𝑬 𝑵 — 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒚𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒅'𝒔 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒐𝒏.
.↳ .[ twenty-two years ] .[ cismale ] .[ location: tavern ]
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a figure moving in the corner caught his attention but was quickly eased when he realized that it was only the girl from earlier, the one who was sitting with psychopath here for a while. his worry for natalia was still present, but his curiosity for the golden eyes had his own eyes focused on the mystery man before them. who was he, what was he, and more importantly...who were the other people who made that glass pierce through the air so quickly. questions overwhelmingly filled his head, sending him into a near panic until someone touched natalia and moved her arm away from his gentle grasp. he nearly turned protective, but realizing that the body was tessa he lulled himself and let her take the reins. she seemed to know what she was doing, and her demeanor never hinted that she would ever mean harm, so he trusted her. he even took it upon himself to grab the first aid kit in hopes that his previous idea about "saving the day" might still be somewhat true for at least natalia.

whilst natalia questioned the knowledge of mystery man, he opened the first aid kit and took out the rolled gauze. Placing it on the first aid kit, he disappeared for a moment to grab a soggy paper towel with soap on it as well as a dry one. returning within the minute he took natalia's arm and began lightly cleaning around her cuts, making sure not to get soap in the cuts themselves. using the dry paper towel he patted down the area to make sure no soapy water remained. to his satisfaction, he grabbed the gauze and rolled it around her arm a couple of times to protect the cuts from possible infection. at a later time he would advise her on future care if she so desired, but for now the attention was on biker boy.

his eyes narrowed at the response he got to his own comment. the lights were not causing illusions dude... he though to himself as he stood up from his stooping position and crossed his arms. all of those burning questioned shot back into his head like a bullet, though he was sure that most of them would be left unanswered at the rate they were going. his focus danced between the soft girl and the biker boy as he began mentally inquiring their partnership. maybe they're working together and trying to cover something up. maybe they actually are with those guys who robbed the tavern but are playing it cool because they got caught. theory after theory jumped around his mind before he decided to finally speak up. "i've seen a lot of things in my days but this is not one of them. you're telling me you run out of this tavern in a frenzy, she runs after you, and then you both coincidentally show up here during a robbery? sounds fishy to me, and i don't like fish. fess up macho man, who were those people and who are you. was soren risking the possibility of getting thrown through the nearest window for being bold? yeah probably. but if this guy is supposed to be a "good guy who saved the tavern" then he wouldn't follow through with hurting those he saved.
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[ tagged; tiberius ] .[ mentioned; all of them ]

[♡ Pineapple ♡]

Ｎａｔａｌｉａ - 𝚃𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚛𝚊'𝚜 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚖𝚙𝚒𝚘𝚗
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[ location - tavern ] - [ female ] - [ 21 ] - [ tags - everyone ]
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As her own thoughts rolled out of Tiberius's mouth her suspicions came back. The way he said it made her think otherwise, plus Soren had seen the same thing the odds of light distortion causing the same image was impossible. There was no other logical explanation but she knew something was up.

She watched as Soren came back with the first aid kit and began to work on her arm wincing slightly as the soap caused a slight burning sensation on the edges of the gashes, although she'd definitely had worse before. Her eyes returned to Tiberius as he went on an attempt to try and explain himself it only brought more questions to her mind.

She watched as Soren stood up and stood his ground, saying exactly what had been resting at the back of her mind.So the kid did have some fight in him. He was right they had left so urgently after each other, and suddenly came back just in time for the robbery. She looked over at Blanche as she spoke, thanks for the woods? there were more masked people in the woods. There was something really off about all of this, although she wasn't really worried about the girl she looked harmless.

Natalia stood up walking up next to Soren and gently placing her hand on his shoulder, she wasn't going to say it out loud but she supported him, plus they had seen the same thing so the hand on the shoulder was more or less of a reassurance that he wasn't crazy. Because honestly if he hadn't mentioned the eyes she would have probably started to question her mental state. She looked over at Tiberius.

"Clearly you seem to be pretty urgent at us leaving. If you really have no involvement in this then I'm sure you wouldn't mind telling the police about this little group of yours just how you told us." She said with a daring look in her eyes. She wasn't feeling so shaken up anymore, instead she was just feeling... confused but more or less she was determined to get to the bottom of it.

She let her hand slide off of Soren's shoulder as she took a couple steps towards Tiberius "Wether you truly forgot to take your crazy pills today or not, you're hiding something and you're doing an awful job at making it not obvious." She pointed her finger at his chest but she didn't quite touch it, she didn't want to catch whatever this man had that made him change his eye color like that. And she wasn't in the mood to find out if it was contagious or not. "Whatever it is, I'll find out sooner or later so watch your back"

She let the threat roll out of her mouth, well it wasn't really a threat it was a promise. Natalia wasn't one involve herself in things that weren't her business but when something puts others at risk she wasn't afraid to dive in. Things could have certainly gone worse tonight, she didn't really care much if he was in this Fraternity or not, it wasn't going to stop her from yelling at some frat boys, she just had to find out the name of the organization first.

[slaughter beach, dog]

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Once Natalia was safely seated, Tessa carefully extracted the towel and let Soren bandage her up with the contents of the first aid kit. Dumping the bloodied towel in the trashcan, she drifted towards the bar, casually taking in the damage. Some bottles had fallen off the shelves and coated the floorboards in a pungently scented mess, sprinkled with shards of curved glass. Although it was against the rules of the tavern during usual operating hours, Tessa brushed off the debris from the countertop and boosted herself up onto the surface. It likely didn't matter now that half of the interior had either been smashed by the intruders or torn up by the strange tremors that had preceded their arrival. She kicked off her shoes and tucked her feet underneath her so she was sitting cross-legged. Per employee code, she couldn't leave until the police arrived after an emergency, but she appreciated the offer to stay behind, clean, and handle the inevitable questions. She shook her head briefly at him, bleached hair bouncing along with the movement.
"I'll have to wait for Alex, the manager, either way, but I won't mind if you stay to help. I don't think she'd mind, either."
indentindentAs the others began battering him with questions, she observed the unfolding scene with curiosity, and a hint of confusion. She hadn't noticed anything unusual — beyond the obvious — when he had barged in, much less what they were accusing him of. What exactly were they accusing him of? Poor contacts underneath flashing fluorescent lights? Natalia and the other man seemed to be treating their vigilante quite harshly, especially considering he may have just saved their lives, or at least spared them from serious injury. The ones they should be upset at were the fraternity he had mentioned. It sounded as if things had gotten out of hand with them before. A twinge of pity shook Tessa, and she turned her compassionate eyes to look directly at the dark-haired man.
"Thank you for appearing when you did," she started, casting a brief glance at the tavern's doors. She couldn't see Alex anywhere, but she hadn't seemed too rattled before she had disappeared into the crowd, at least considering she had been coherent enough to dial the authorities. "I think you really saved Alex there. I was worried she was going to rush the guys. I don't know if you saw her, but she's not really quarterback material," she made an attempt at lightening the mood, its finishing touch a smile that was still tentative, but growing brighter as the shock of the evening's events subsided.
indentindentA wavering offer to help from the center of the tavern drew Tessa's attention. It didn't take much to recognize the girl who had rushed after their vigilante earlier and must have followed him right back into the fray. She seemed rattled at the very least, and Tessa couldn't really make sense of the string of words that erupted from her mouth in a hesitant tone. Tiberius? Was the vigilante's name Tiberius? She slid down from the counter, making sure to land on her shoes and avoid the mess on the floor. After maneuvering them back onto her feet, she beelined around the destruction and to the girl. A faint line of concern formed between her brows, but she fixed the sympathetic smile onto her face. With deliberate, gentle movements, she eased the broom from the girl's hands and set it aside to lean against one of the upturned tables.
"Do you have anyone you could call? To take you home? You might be in shock. Or just shaken. Things might get a little intense once the police arrive."


location; campus refreshment establishment — tagging; Blanche, Natalia, Tiberius, Soren — mentioned; -- — wc; 615

[Aniki]

𝚃𝚒𝚋𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚞𝚜 𝚂𝚝𝚘𝚗𝚎
[Champion of Alpha] [Location: Forest to Tavern] [Tags: all the people] [Mentions: everyone really]
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Just like he thought his original plan did not go over well. He wasn't surprised, honestly what would have surprised him was if they actually fell for it. The guy named Soren and Natalia were spitting question after question at him to the point where he started to tune them out. He would deal with them once he was able to come up with some sort of answer. The way he saw it he had two options: one, try another lie and see what happens and two, tell them the truth. Without the proper proof the actual truth sounds just like some sort of pipe dream. The more he thought about it the more it sounded like the best possible option.

He looked over to Blanche who still seemed to be in shock over what has happened to her tonight - something he couldn't blame her for - he couldn't help but feel protective of her already. She was clearly batty as heck, but there was just something about her."Its because she is perfect for the pack. I can sense it which is why you are too. I think I know exactly who would pick her..." Alpha trailed off leaving Tiberius wondering who he was talking about. Tiberius knew all about the other Knights so he was trying to connect the dots. When she asked him if he was in the woods with her he was stunned. How on earth did she know!? Everyone seemed to brush off her weird question which made Tiberius frown in concern. Sure there were a lot of other things that needed to be asked, but hearing if he was in the woods at night with her would definitely make him ask a question or two. He looked over at her and waited until their eyes met before he winked at her. Hopefully she would still be too scattered brain to put everything together, but if she did then he would just have to bring her to the Den sooner.

When Tessa started to talk with him he perked up. She was the only one who wasn't giving him the third degree. He flashed her a grateful grin. "I'm just glad that she is alright." Tiberius meant what he said. He didn't like seeing innocents get hurt by The Order. "You don't have to thank me. Like I said, I've dealt with them before. They tend to think they are above the law." He shrugged. "It may not be the best way to handle them, but I have found that giving them a bit of a jump scare is usually enough to run them off. Just gotta show that you aren't afraid of them." He stood up and stretched, groaning as he did so, and pushed his chair back in place. He turned to Soren and Natalia.

"You really want to know what everything is about?" Here he goes with plan number two. "Would you believe me if I said I was a member of a secret order called The Knights of St. Christopher. We are here to protect the world from dark magic and those who wield it. Those guys." He jerked his thumb in the direction the two members ran off to. "Are new recruits by the look of them of another secret group called The Hermetic Order of the Blue Rose which simply goes by The Order. They are a group of mages who use magic to do anything they want. They do not care who they hurt along the way as long as they get what they want. It is my job along with those who stand with me to keep them in line or preferably keep them from happening at all." He stood with his arms crossed over his chest staring the two down. "OR you can just believe me when I say that I have never met them in my life, I was not in on this, and I just helped save you from getting beaten up and mugged. No I'm not on any medications nor do I need to be put on any. I ran out of here before because I was getting a headache and on top of that noticed the time which showed that I was ten minutes late to a mandatory group study session. You pick." Welp. Here goes nothing.

If this did backfire on him he had his last resort: some memory dust. It was the same thing that The Order was known for using. He found the recipe in one of the old tombs that was hidden in the basement of the Den. He hated using it but would do it if he truly had to. He was quick enough that he could get all of them without having one get away. This wasn't his first time having to clean up the mess that some Order members left behind. Luckily he was friends with one of the local sheriffs by the name of Ted Matthews. They knew one another from childhood, their families were always close. Their dads were pretty close (Tiberius was all but certain Mr. Matthews knew about his dad and The Order and was there to help clean things up) which helped them become close. While Ted didn't know everything exactly he knew that Tiberius was one of the good guys. If he did something that seemed strange he did so for a reason. He really hoped that Ted would be one of the cops to show up. If he did it would mean that something, somewhere was taking pity on him.