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Oh, how complicated his life was turning out to be. He disliked the direction everything was going, but at the moment there was very little to be done, unless he did something drastic. Unfortunately, the Lilium had made a promise to Cercelee, and he was quite helpless in the position he was in now. Everyone knew who he was because of the Inferni versus Dahlia war. Many did not know him personally, but he knew that gossip had travelled across the lands in many forms. He could not hide in the shadows any longer. The chocolate wolf was not invisible any longer, and he could not simply remove himself completely with what he had at the moment. Mew was coming back into the warmth, and Deuce was expecting his litter. He wanted the children dead and gone, but he was unable to do anything about it without getting his claws dirty, and he could not afford to do such a thing without it being noticed. He would be targeted for sure if that happened, and Deuce trusted him. He knew he had the ability to wipe both Deuce and the children off the earth’s surface, but she was a leader and one of his few friends. Haku needed allies badly.
He could only pray Firefly would not find out, but he had no idea how to keep such a thing from her. Especially not because he knew his curiosity would get to him at last and force him to go and at least take a look. At one point he had loved Colibri Haki, even though things had turned bad and everything had been ruined. The chocolate coated man sighed and placed the bottle of fine red wine on the table. He needed to clear his head, make this evening beautiful. What he now was doing was quite un-Haku-ish. The meat from a rabbit, deer and a rarer beaver was frying in the pan, gently spiced with the gods knew what that he had found from a human store surprisingly close to the cottage he had used ever since his mother fled the lands. Yes, tonight would be a lovely night, for once. No more fire and poison, not today.. hopefully. The table he had prepared was quite simple. Nothing fancy, just two glasses for the wine he so carefully had picked out for them.
In the kitchen located in the next room he had prepared a plate where he would place the food, the different types of meat threaded on small spears together with pieces of onions and mushrooms. Quite simple, but he had created the dish before and knew it was an explosion of delicious tastes. Together with wine, it only had to get better. He did not know what kind of relationship he and Firefly had, but for once he wanted her to feel appreciated. Now all he could do was to wait. She knew he was expecting her, and she never disappointed him. He walked outside and let the door stay ajar, letting the aroma of the prepared meat escape out into the cool evening air. Lovely.