(You can find Troy in the Amaranthine saga & Brothers of Darkness. This story takes place in New York, sometime before Brothers of Darkness.)
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Troy leaned back against the metal building and stared at the sky. Shreds of clouds drifted past the full moon, like tattered silk, and a lone bird called in the distance. The sound was harsh and eerie.
It was lost on Troy.
God, I am so f*****g bored. I don't know why Claudius put me on greeting duty.
But there was only one guest left to arrive and then he was done.
The noise of a motor reached his ears and his shoulders tensed. The sound grew louder and a black car appeared, a cloud of gravel dust trailing behind it. Troy stood and stuffed his hands in his pockets as the vehicle pulled to a stop.
The back passenger door opened and a tall
