[Evil Tink]

Azriel brought her hand up to slap him across his face, but she just lightly tapped his cheek, "No. You know as well as I that Hayden would not go behind his back like that. Either way, it might help Melody if you stay human for this; I don't know I don't deal with the French." She removed her hand from his cheek, crossing both arms over her chest, "Because you are no longer a vampire, they technically can't make you compete...and since Melody is no longer in their control she can speak freely as a member of the meeting; and not just a slave." She sighed, sensing Holden's apprehension rise as she spoke, "When you two arrive...Melody is to demand to fight for custody of herself...she is to fight."