[h2][center][color=black]Edward Carter[/color][/center][/h2][hr]
[indent]Edward gaped as Bea explained herself; her circumstances and her intentions, and suddenly, he felt like an absolute tool. Was that a migraine forming? Yep, that was a migraine - and it had nothing to do with looking at her true form. This was the first time he'd ever had to deal with something like this . . .

Letting out a deep sigh, Edward straightened up and relaxed. "Ah man, now I feel bad. Alright, I believe you, and I'm sorry if I scared you. Just had to be sure." And he meant it - the last thing he suspected her to be was an actual teenage girl - yes, she was a spawn of some Great One, but she was also around his age. In his opinion, that was what mattered; she was also the child of a human mother, as inexplicable as that sounded. 

As far as he was concerned, she was just like everyone else in this school. Strange, but not necessarily a threat. Dangerous, but only to the extent that everyone else was. Par the course, really.

And he pretty much just threatened to kill her. He did not like the feeling.

With that, exited his 'Guardian' persona, and hesitated for a moment, before shaking his head. He considered enforcing an oath, like the others suggested, but that felt to forceful - you don't force oaths like that out of teenage girls like that. In fact, the word 'oath' was much too heavy. He watch her, but unless the situation was extreme, exterminating her was no longer a viable course of action.

"We got off on the wrong foot. If you don't mind starting over . . ." he said, clearing his throat. "I'm Edward [i]Carter[/i]. And you are?"

He directed his question at Bea primarily, but also to the other two girls that were with them. A dragon and a kitsune, respectively.

That aside, he felt himself forced to say the Carter name. It was a defensive mechanism against Eldritch - many of which could twist a mortal with nothing but knowledge of your name. Identifying himself as a Carter prevented that; the name was greater than himself, and a shield against external control. He did not mean to use it this way, but it was a part of him.[/indent]