He told her he would be down in a few minutes and, true to his word, Pierce arrived at 603 in approximately 4.5 minutes. It would have been less but first he had to grab the healing bottle of blackberry brandy he had stashed in the liquor cabinet. It was a miracle worker, or so he heard, but he usually preferred straight tequila.
He knocked on the door twice to announce his presence, then just poked his head into the apartment - tentatively. David could have arrived home within the last four minutes and Pierce wouldn't put it past him to come out swinging a battle axe.
"Naea, it's just me," he said as he stepped inside, then shut the door behind him.