"Hmm," The man from the temple of blood said to himself as he floated high in the air above Adam and Rowena and watched them fly past beneath him.
"That woman is definitely one of my children based on her wings, but why does she have black hair and blue eyes. Also, why does her blood tell me she is Rowena Nosferatu?" The man mumbled to himself before looking at what appeared to be a man in some sort of combat armour, yet he appeared to have dragon wings.
"And who is this strange man? He appears to be a dragon based on his wings, yet I am sensing pureblood from him and the dragons don't have that. Only the Terran race has ever possessed pureblood, something that should have died out in their race generations ago."
He watched the pair continue to fly towards the city and started to follow them while smiling before he said, "This is most interesting."
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"So are we just going to fly into the city?" Adam asked as he didn't think such a thing was a good idea in their case.
"Of course not. We will land a short distance and walk the rest of the way. It wouldn't do for people to see my wings or yours, for that matter," Rowena replied before starting to descend as Adam followed behind her.
Soon, they landed in a small forest that was not far from a road leading towards the main city.
They emerged from the forest and began to walk along the road towards the city, while the occasional hover vehicle passed them by.
They occasionally got strange looks or some of the more rude individuals pointed and laughed at them before calling out to them and calling them poor before speeding away.
[Superior4horns (Vinox 3): If those people knew the woman they had just insulted, they wouldn't be laughing.]
[Handsome3horns (Vinox 2): She's not a diva at that time, remember, idiot.]
[Superior4horns (Vinox 3): I know that, idiot. I was talking about her being an important member of the Nosferatu family.]
The two of them ignored it all and continued to walk towards the city, which was steadily getting larger, when an open-top convertible hovercar slowed down beside them to match their pace before the driver asked.
"Are you two heading for the city? Do you want a lift?"
The pair turned to find the one who spoke to them was a handsome Caninian man who was driving the car, while beside him was an attractive Scaulxuns female.
[Superhearofangirl (Earth): Is that a dog man?]
[AlamoMatador4thewin (Earth): Sure looks like it, I mean, look at his dog-like ears.]
[HackerSu (Trillion): I don't know what a dog is, but that man is from the Caninian race.]
[OfficialMuriel (Aqua Primus): No fucking way. Is that Scaulxuns who I think it is?]
[LadyErkath (Deverinian Prime): If you're thinking it's Sinead Quintana, I believe you're right. Though judging by her appearance, she must be in her late teens.]
Rowena's eyes rose in surprise as she also recognised the woman sitting in the passenger seat, while Adam said, "We don't want to intrude on your date."
"Date?" The man replied before bursting into laughter, after which he indicated to Sinead and said, "No, no. This lovely young lady is my colleague. We are here for work."
"What have I told you about helping every single person you come across that you think needs it?" Sinead said while rolling her eyes before adding, "They have mistaken us for being on a date."
[StealthAssassin9 (Earth): Ouch. 🔥]
[Emojisonly (Earth): 🔥]
[DeverinianLordMalacoss (Deverinian 9): Yup, she's definitely young Sinead Quintana.]
[NonpareilRaphilia (Aaru): That sharp tongue of hers got her into a lot of trouble when she was first starting out in journalism.]
[DeverinianLordMalacoss (Deverinian 9): You're right. I remember hearing that she almost lost her job because of it and only managed to keep it after promising to change.]
"If it's not too much bother, we would be happy to accept your offer," Rowena suddenly cut in.
"No bother at all, hp in," The Caninian said and waited for Adam and Rowena to climb into the back seats before he accelerated away again while saying, "Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Ludwig and this beautiful young lady with the sharp tongue is Sinead."
"Sinead?" Adam asked in surprise as he recognised the name and took a closer look.
"Have you heard of me, handsome?" Sinead asked with a smile as she turned in her seat to look at Adam, who finally recognised who the woman was.
"He's wearing a helmet, how can you tell he's handsome?" Ludwig asked.
"Women's instinct," Sinead shot back before asking, "Why are you wearing your helmet still?"
"Yes, sweetie, why are you still wearing your helmet?" Rowena asked with eyes filled with laughter.
"Dear? Damn it. Why are all the good men taken already?" Sinead complained before turning back to face the road ahead.
"Are you two heading to the city for the festival?" Adam asked to change the subject.
"No other reason we would be heading there," Sinead remarked.
"Pardon my sharp-tongued trainee," Ludwig said apologetically before continuing in a more cheerful voice, "We are indeed heading there. We are in charge of covering this year's festival of blood for USNN."
[HackerSu (Trillion): Trainee, huh?]
[LadyErkath (Deverinian Prime): Hmmm, if memory serves, Ludwig dies a few years later while covering the story of a terrorist attack on the Caninian parliament building.]
"USNN," Rowena replied in an impressed tone.
"That's correct," Ludwig replied proudly. "Sinead here has only been with USNN and is still learning the ropes. This time, she is following and observing me."
"Not that I need it, I was top of my class at university," Sinead replied.
"University and the real universe are two completely different things, Sinead, as we all keep trying to tell you. If you want to get anywhere in this job, you will want to lose that attitude as the chief is never going to select you for interviews while you still have it," Ludwig replied before remembering that there were other people in the car and shot them an apologetic smile.
"Hmph," Sinead snorted.
"I think Sinead here will become a very successful journalist in the future," Rowena commented.
"See," Sinead said with a proud smile, until she heard Rowena's following words.
"If she can learn to be more professional."
"What do you know?" Sinead snapped while turning to Rowena and saying, "You're no reporter."
"You're right, I'm not," Rowena replied with her signature smile before adding, "However, no one in a position of power will agree to be interviewed by someone unprofessional."
Sinead stared at Rowena in shock, causing the other three in the car to think that her words had cut a nerve when she snorted and said, "I don't want to hear that from some Rowena Nosferatu fan girl."
[Noobkiller9000 (Earth): Fuuuccckkkk, when that sharp-tongued brat said Rowena Nosferatu, I thought her cover had been blown.]
[CEOHopkins (Earth): Agreed.]
"Rowena Nosferatu fan girl?" Adam replied as he turned to look at Rowena, who also had a surprised look.
"Anyone who spent so much effort to mimic Rowena Nosferatu's signature smirk to such a level can only be a fan girl," Sinead replied.
[AlamoMatador4thewin (Earth): I thought Diva Rowena wasn't a diva at that time?]
[OfficialAphrodite (Felinia 7): She's not, but she was still a model. She just didn't truly focus on her modelling and finally became a diva until after her husband passed.]
"Here that, sweetie. Your smirk is as good as the real deal," Adam said teasingly, causing Rowena to roll her eyes.
"Regardless, miss…" Ludwig began before realising that he didn't know Rowena's name, so he said," I'm sorry, but I don't know your names."
"I'm Renny and this is Adam," Rowena replied.
"Regardless, Miss Renny is correct. No influential person will agree to have any sort of interview with you unless you fix that attitude of yours," Ludwig continued as he shot Sinead a sideways glance.
"Hmph," Sinead replied before pulling something out of her pocket that looked like a cellphone as she flipped it open, causing a holographic screen to appear above it.
[RealOtaku (Earth): Dude, a cellphone with a holographic interface. Where can I get one?]
[SciFifanboy (Earth): That is so Sci-Fi.]
[Gunlovergirl (Earth): Why is she using that cellphone-looking thing and not her uniband?]
[Beinglittleisnotadisadvantage (Strathorp 7): Unibands won't be released for a few more years.]
"Is that the latest version of the Phoenix Communicator?" Rowena asked with interest as she looked at the device in Sinead's hands.
"Yup, I know someone in Phoenix Communications who managed to get a first edition," Sinead said proudly before asking, "Jealous?"
"Not really, I have an Empress Revi Coronation Edition back home," Rowena replied.
Ludwig gave an impressed whistle while Sinead spun in her seat again and said, "Impossible. They only made a small number of those and they all went to the rich and powerful who had connections with the Phoenix Race."