Whiiiiiiiir—-thunk!

From the darkness a familiar sound rang out, slicing thru the air, the chakram coming to rest with a solid collision against the target. Seemingly peeling himself from the shadows, Brian offered a faint smile and nodded to Eddie with a wink.

Still garbed in his patrol gear, Brian looked around and figured others were alseep or also out pounding pavement, as he unclasped his tactical harness and began to slide it off his form. The harness tossed aside in turn with his swords, and gun belt, and batons in a neat pile nearby. As he looked to the targets once more, and back to Eddie.

"I couldn't sleep either, so I thought I'd see what was shakin' little sister. Mind if I join you for a bit of time, I could always use a chakram lesson, if you're willing to teach that is."

Bri stretched a bit, and offered another grin to Eddie.

The chakram was taken in hand, as Bri smiled to Eddie. A moment taken to heft the weapon, as he recalled his mother's fodness for them, and also Rienna and Nyu's when he had been trained by the Abbey Maidens.

"I'm not the best with these by any means, but I can still show you a move or three."

Brian watched Eddie's motions, and quick reflexes. The chakram let fly, and connected with deadly accuracy as he chuckled to himself, recalling her previous words about not being the best as she looked damned good to him with the weapons. Twirling the weapon in hand a bit, Bri smiled once more.

"You wanna give it a go?"

Bri nodded quietly, and copied Eddie's motions and left fly with a flick of his wrist, the chakram let fly, as it sliced thru the air and connected. However it was a bit off, and was more like a side deflection rather than a head on connection. Bri chuckled and winked to Eddie.

"I'm ready whenever you are, coach."

The consistent whiiiiir-thunk, whiiiiir-thunk, whiiiiir-thunk had gently lulled Isuelt into a daydream. Or perhaps it should have just been a dream. It was, after all, presently one of the wee hours of the morning. Still, Isuelt couldn't sleep; she had been sitting in one of the side reflection rooms, though she hadn't made a sound. In fact, Trixie and Mirage had passed by the room much earlier, talking and ribbing each other about something. Then Eddie had sauntered past, tossing up her chakrams and catching them, presumably on her way to practice. Later, Isuelt had watched Rae and Laufeia walk the opposite way, leaving for Patrol (though Rae had briefly nodded in Isuelt's direction. If there was one thing Umrae'diira had on every one of her Sisters, it was her supreme sight in the dimmest of lights).

It occurred to Isuelt that most, if not all, of the people in her life were simply playing through..as if they were passing by a doorway to the room she was in. She had always tried to keep acquaintances from getting too close, "for their own protection," she'd say. Death had an affinity for Isuelt Blwythe. It had taken her parents, it had taken her brothers, it had taken her husband, it had taken countless friends and Sisters.

And she was exhausted by it.

As she thought of each of her Sisters in the Sanctuary in turn, the claws of her twisted mind ripped their images to shreds.

Trixie... Jenai... Eddie... Reeni... Mirage... Laufeia... Rae... Janet...

Her dark head dropped into her hands. The gypsy's overwhelming feelings of impotency were pressing hard down upon her; the murders in the WestEnd, and subsequent calling out of the Scathachians had left a genuine taste of fear in her mouth. The unflappable Isuelt was scared to death of losing another person close to her.

She stood up, sighed and wandered out to the practice room Eddie frequented. Exactly why, she didn't know. As she neared the room, she heard another voice; Brian Ravenlock. Isuelt wondered if he had brought Jenai with him as she took up a lean against the doorjamb, and simply listened.

"Well alright! Not so bad, eh' Well I mean, it's cause my teacher kicked ass an all. So...What next?"

Eddie grinned at Brian, pulling the chakrams from the wall. She had no memory of her father, or of any man in her life before meeting the Elder Ravenlock. In many ways, she saw him as a father figure, someone she looked up to, and admired greatly. His eagerness to learn made her smile. It was a rare thing for her to be able to actually teach something, and she kept smiling as she took up her position next to him.

"That was pretty good - now, let's see if you can do it like this!"

With that, she sent the three chakrams in her hand towards the targets, one at a time, quick as a flash. Each one hit the target dead center, quivering slightly from the impact. Eddie beamed as she looked to Brian, finally catching sight of Issy over her shoulder, and she sent a bright smile her way. Teaching took her mind off the dreams.

"That was pretty good - now, let's see if you can do it like this!"

Brian stood and watched as Eddie went into action, and grinned ear to ear as he watched each one hit it's mark with what someone might call an inhuman accuracy....If the Chakram was not Eddie's forte, Brian was an elven /demonic princess in exile, who drank and whined too much, and needed to be saved 6 to 7 times a night in the Inn. Luckily he was not such a sad product, and Eddie was indeed that damned good with her chakram...Score one for the home team.

Clapping like a father watching his daughter kick the winning goal, bring in the winning run, or better yet...Nailing a 450 degree moonsault from atop two tables, and splashing her opponent into next to nothingness, Brian laughed and nodded to Eddie.

"That was incredible! I love it!"

Recovering the weapons, Brian grinned a bit and bowed to Eddie in deep respect as he then readied himself. With every new endeavor Eddie amazed Brian more and more. Truth be told, he loved this just as much as she did, if not more so. The interaction these two shared is something that most people would not understand by any means...Those who remain on the Isle, and those who do not truly see the sisters for what they truly are.

Brian understands just how blessed he really is in regards to his relationship with the Daughter of Scathach, and it thankful for it. They took him in, and in time he became one of their own in many ways, something not many men can lay claim to in any honest sense. Yet he barely thinks about that detail, or the fact he resided with them for so long, or that he thought so much of them that he decided to learn more of the goddess and her daughters, and would gladly lay his life on the line for every one of them tenfold.

Each of them have given so much to Brian in their own way, and in some ways Brian Ravenlock would not be who he was today, right at this moment had it not been for Jenai, Isuelt, Eddie, Lauf, Trixie, and Rae during his stay. Mind you, it was hardly cake to live and work with a sanctuary full of women that would just as soon gut ya like a fish, or slap ya upside the head with a mackerel, as they would greet you with a 'hello'. Brian could only imagine their uneasiness, as he settled into the routine of each of their lives, some more than others.

Still....It did work, and Brian became one enlightened person in the ways of the goddess and her daughters, and the sisters in many ways became enlightened in the ways of the world, the ways of gray and not strictly black and white...Each had become better because of it, and Brian was given the greatest gift he could ever want in Jenai....A newfound life indeed and one worth fighting for, one worth working for, one worth apologizing for and more so. No matter what came, Brian knew this was a part of his family in turn. Not because of Jenai, per se. But, because of so much more. He knew for a fact he and Jen would never stray too far from the daughters of Scathach, and should they ever need him, he would gladly traverse any obstacle to aid them.

Snapping back from his ponderings, Brian followed Eddie's warm smile, Brian turned and let his eyes settle upon Isuelt. With a warm smile of his own, Brian closed the gap between he and Issy, and placed a soft kiss to her cheek, as he then back away a bit, turned and rejoined Eddie, and with no thought whatsover the chakrams were let loose with a deadly force, as they cut through the air, each one hitting it's mark as Eddie's had done earlier. Brian sat there stunned a moment, as each one landed upon the ground with a light clang..

"Uh....YEAH!!! WOOT!"

Grabbing Eddie quickly, Brian twirled round and round with the sister in arm, as he laughed and laughed. Setting her down to her feet once more, Brian ran and looked to the targets with a child like grin. It was amazing, how much he could regress to a joyful child with a new toy, on the drop of a dime. Blue eyes as wide as saucers, as he chuckled to himself and let his fingers trail the targets a bit.

A patriarch"

Someone who was lost' A sinner"

Someone who was found" A redeemer"

Maybe..

But at this moment, someone..

Who is truly content and happy with this life, and would not want it changed for the world...And someone who would fight to any length to ensure, he and his would be that happy for a long time to come..

Little did he know, that resolve would indeed be tested on many an occasion after this night...But those tales are for another time, for now let us enjoy this sharing of company, and heart between Brian, Eddie and Isuelt and whomever should deem to join them.