"I've had practice with it. I've done it before." And with similar circumstances. Protecting the people he loved gave him an edge in battle that he might not have during a normal hunt.

Their hands fit together better than he expected. Two different types of lives were marked in calluses and scars but they still seemed right together. Twisting he hand slightly so Sebastian could see the rune on his hand, he waited for some mental reprimend about telling Nephilim secrets but it seemed right to tell Sebastian. "It's called voyance. It's one of the first ones we get."

If he was being less cautious, he would react to Sebastian the way he had on his first date with Magnus. There was something about those kisses that made him want to do things that would not match their decision to go slow. "If you didn't get emotional then you'd just be playing by rote. It'd be like me reciting one of my old Latin lessons." Boring and mind numbing after it had been repeated a few times. "I am not going to think of only sadness when I think of you. You make me smile and laugh. That's something that was rare for me a few months ago."