Chapter 16: Seth
After James left, Zach left the office, looking at Benjamin's calm appearance, not knowing what was feeling in his heart. After all, Alpha uses the spice of Sibella to live in peace with Zack. But the experience that vampires bring with their long life always has a bad feeling.
Witchcraft was a vampire's prejudice against another belief system, or maybe it was a fact, and Zach always thought it wasn't a good thing.
It's a pity that the werewolf's existence is a mixture of the two systems, and Benjamin doesn't care about this aspect, after all, among the wolves Benjamin once had, there were also wizards who saved the zĂ i. Benjamin's alpha doesn't reject witchcraft.
It's Matthew's irritability that has begun to manifest itself, and last night's teaching seems to have made the young wolf feel a little more guilty when facing Zack, yes, guilt. Obviously the other party is a nobleman, but he has the urge to go up and beat him, how can he not feel guilty. So Matthew just glanced at Zach from a distance, resentfully, and then dodged it.
Zach asked Benjamin curiously, "You use all the spices, why don't you give it to Matthew?"
Benjamin thought for a moment, "The way this thing works is peculiar, it doesn't diminish any of the senses, on the contrary, it magnifies more." It's just that I can control the feelings in my heart more clearly, and I don't think Matthew has that kind of control now. â
No wonder Zach doesn't like witchcraft, it's such a weird thing.
Daniel is given his address and goes to Steve Walker to pick up a new identity. Zach didn't have the idea of going together, Daniel, who was no longer the same as before, was also a blank slate, and Steve was destined to not be able to recover anything, and I am afraid that he would be the same as the witchers under the 'General', obtaining a minimum identity in order to control the cost.
In this direction, Zach went to hinder the normal transaction, and it was not good to cause a loss of interests to new friends.
Ben no longer needed to avoid Benjamin, but for Matthew, Zach still returned to the office to sit down, so that the unstable wolf cub had more room to move, and naturally, Benjamin also had to accompany him outside.
After no work, Louise had no reason to sit in the reception room every day, and after maintaining her desk potted plants for a while, she went to the backyard with Alice. Zach is still the lonely one, staring at a crumpled sketch portrait.
Fortunately, this situation did not last long, and unexpected guests appeared.
Seth appeared at the Grande House alone, carrying two paper bags, Zach curiously opened the bag and found that it was cigars and red wine, and the 'General' carefully noted down the hobbies of the two Zacks, tobacco and alcohol.
Seth's reason for coming was already obvious, Zach shook his head at him and smiled, "Your boss is too 'polite', the person who needs to do this, it should be me, after all, I am the one who disturbs your work." â
Seth frowned, looked at the vampire's expression, and didn't speak.
Zach waited for a long time, didn't respond, frowned, "You know what? Maybe you can be friends with someone from our Grande House, I don't know what your appetite is? â
Seth's brow furrowed even deeper.
Zach watched the change in expression, thought for a moment, raised an eyebrow, and understood something, but it had nothing to do with him.
The long silence that followed made Zach a little helpless. If it was any of the 'general's subordinates, the scene would not be so embarrassing.
The 'General' will send someone after both sides have explained the situation, in order to show equal friendship, he needs to make sure that Zack's apology is enough to make this step, otherwise it will be a low profile. The 'general', who is already employed at work, will not let his status be looked down upon in the circle.
Then the scene will be closer and harmonious by mutual communication, but obviously, Seth has no intention of doing so.
"If you keep staring at me like this, I won't speak, and I won't leave, I'll return these gifts and make you jobless again. Zach pouted.
The other party did not react.
"I can also inform Crowley and let her handle you. Zach tried to add weight.
No response.
Zach was already impatient and picked up the phone, "I think it's better for me to call Father Constantine directly, he drove you away once, and then a second time." â
The round dial gives the other party plenty of time to react.
Zach's gaze moved up from the dial that was still spinning, to the hand pressed on the hanging beam, and smiled, "Constantine? is this what you care about? The only priest in Patton who hasn't been 'polluted'?"
"He is no longer pure. He has fallen. The witcher finally spoke his first words.
"Out of your mouth?" Zach put the earpiece back and smiled at the guy in front of him who had finally been tested for weakness, "I hope you can appreciate the irony." â
Seth's brow was a little deeper, which made Zach wonder how tight the guy's container could withstand. Do you remember the example of the devil who did not cherish the container?
"It's not irony, it's true. He's ......" The flat tone and sad expression on his face stopped the situation that was causing him a sense of disobedience.
Kim is his own person, and Zach can tolerate it, but what is Seth?
"I don't want to discuss these things with your radical beliefs. Zach waved his hand, "Say, why are you here? You should understand, I mean, why you're at Patton, under the General." â
Seth, who had finally spoken, fell silent again.
Zach was speechless.
"You should leave. Zach put away the two paper bags, and since they were gifts, it would be too hypocritical to return them. He waved his hand impatiently at Seth, and casually picked up the sketch portrait on the table, "I accepted the 'general''s heart, and conveyed my gratitude." I still have my own things to deal with, please come back. â
After a long time of no movement, Zach raised his eyes and was about to drive away again, only to find that the other party's eyes were staring at the portrait motionless.
Zach closed his open mouth, flattened the crumpled paper, and turned, facing Seth, "You know him?"
Seth's gaze deflected, glanced at Zack, then retracted, and continued to look at the portrait, as if carefully discerning something. There is a reason why it is called a sketch, plus the other party is a vagabond, and the whole portrait is pieced together by the content described by countless indifferent citizens, and it is normal to need to be recognized.
Zach waited for a moment, taking a deep breath, "Now, you'd better answer this question." It just so happens that this is something I'm interested in right now, and if you remain silent, I can't guarantee that I won't do something. â
Seth glanced at Zach again, and the skin on his forehead finally showed signs of tearing under the tightness. The blackness of the eyes slowly spreads.
Wait, be silent.
Benjamin pushed the door in, "You'd better answer." â
The eyes that were already completely black looked back at Alpha, and then back at the vampire, whose eyes were also filled with an anomalous red.
"Order, cherubim. â