Just as Khadgar assumed, Medivh had known exactly what the two of them had been up to while he was gone (Medivh himself had been up to the very same thing with the hospital's chief of neurology). He'd congratulated them both, especially once he realized that his protégé had taken steps to attune Lothar. "Welcome to the family," he'd said, clasping his friend's shoulder. "You're part of our community now." The next day Khadgar was released from the hospital, and Anduin had helped him get settled back into his apartment…Medivh had graciously 'convinced' the department to let the detective take his vacation now, while Khadgar was on medical leave. Khadgar had blushed deeply when Medivh explained to the head of Human Resources that Lothar had just been attuned by a vampire, and that he and Khadgar were in their honeymoon stage now so of *course* they both needed time off together. "Oh, it's not like he's going to remember what I said," Medivh had laughed, before letting his eyes and teeth return to normal. True to Medivh's words, the tranced man remembered nothing.

And now, several days later, Anduin Lothar had to admit that it did feel like a honeymoon. The loss of his wife so many years ago had been devastating, and he'd truly believed he would never love again, or even be able to love again. Khadgar had changed all that. He would always miss Cally, but Khadgar had brought joy back into his life; and he felt his arms tighten around the other man possessively, wanting to hold him even closer.

"This is so nice," Khadgar sighed, leaning back against Anduin's chest. Khadgar had fed and they'd made love afterwards – Lothar had been shocked that the attunement now let him feel almost ghostly echoes of the sensations his lover felt during sex – but then, Medivh did say that being attuned would enhance intimacy. He just hadn't explained how.

"It really is," Anduin replied, kissing the side of Khadgar's neck, content to hold him like this for the rest of the night.

"I only wish I'd been brave enough to tell you on my own," Khadgar said sadly. This was still bothering him, and it was even more obvious to Lothar now due to their attunement.

"I don't want you to feel bad about that anymore. We're together, and that's what's important," Lothar declared. Then he grinned. "You have plenty of things to be happy about now. We can do this whenever we like," here he swept his hand down Khadgar's body to his groin, "Plus you just got a big raise and an award for bravery from the precinct, plus you'll never have to fly back to your apartment with a bird-boner again."

Khadgar rolled his eyes and laughed. "Anduin, that's not anatomically…birds don't…" he began, but the inevitable lecture on avian anatomy was forestalled by a familiar face on the TV screen. "Oh look, they're re-running that interview with Medivh again," said Khadgar, reaching for the remote and turning up the sound. The story had been all over the local and even the national news, the lurid tale of the 'vampire murders' and the final showdown with the killer had made headlines all around the country.

So, given the wide exposure of the story, it was not surprising that less friendly eyes were also watching. But then, they'd been watching since the first blooddrained body had been found, even though the murders had taken place halfway across the nation.

"This one," a gravelly voice proclaimed, tapping the screen. "The one called Medivh. He will be your next target."

"Are you certain he's a vampire?"

"Quite certain," the chief hunter replied. "This is one of their leaders. In fact, I believe him to be the one known as the Guardian, a most powerful creature, much more dangerous than the monsters you've dispatched in the past."

A terse nod. "We'll begin gathering information on him, and when the time is right, I will strike."

"Excellent."

She bowed her head to him. "Thank you, Gul'dan. I will not disappoint you."

There was an ugly gleam in his eyes at her words. "See that you don't, Garona."