The Rogue and the Vampyre Queen.

The barkeeper placed another shot of whisky down in front of the young man, as he considered asking the troubled fellow if he needed an ear to listen, but Burt eventually turned back around, as he'd done time and again this evening, walking away to tend to the other customers. If the guy wanted to talk, Burt figured he would just start talking, as they all did eventually at The Gas and Gobble. Until then he would continue to provide the whisky.

Onyx stared grimly at his glass as the old man walked away. His beast was raging and hurling himself at his cage cursing Onyx and his decision to leave their mate, but Onyx, stayed firm in his resolve, knowing he was doing the right thing for everybody. Even if his beast couldn't see it.

As he nursed his drink, the sound of a baby gurgling pulled him from his melancholy, and a disheveled young woman sat on the stool next to him, flagging down the barkeeper with one arm, while the baby giggled happily in her other. 

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