Sam looked closely at the two people in front of him. They were very different from the Lucia and Brian he had known in his previous life. They were much closer than he remembered, rather intimate. He purposely wore a mask to cover his true face. Fortunately no one noticed, though he occasionally felt Lucia was watching his movements.
In fact, he was already wearing the finest leather mask with a face unfamiliar to the two of them. He even used another pseudonym for the sake of this meeting. However, Sam felt uncomfortable with Lucia's sharp gaze.
He glanced briefly at Brian's fingers. The ring was still there. The only difference was that Brian turned his position inward, hiding the gems that often shone suddenly. He was increasingly convinced that they had the same fate; come back to life from the dead.
