Ivan stopped dead in his tracks, a scowl etched on his face. No one called him a coward. No one. His eyes locked with the female, and his scowl grew deeper.

"Listen, girl. I don't know what you are, I don't know who you are, and quite frankly, I could give a shit who you are, but let's get some things straight around here; I am in charge of this place, along with my Boss, Vlad. I was put in charge of watching that little brat, okay? Now, the boss never gave me specific instructions on how to deal with the little bitch, and so I dealt with it how I saw fit. Secondly, going along with the 'I am in charge' argument I just gave you, you came in here without Vlad's or my consent. For all I know, you could be someone trying to kill the boss. You could be someone who just waltzed in here, wanting to free every little pathetic human and supernatural we have trapped in here. I could, no, I [i]should[/i] detain you, and throw you into the dungeon. But I wont, because if I do, that little brat is going to keep bitching and I will never, ever hear the end of it." Vlad took another step closer to the girl.

"So this is how it is going to play out. You are going to take that brat back to her room, and then you will report to my office. If you are going to stay here, you are going to work for me. I will be your boss. That's how it's going to be. Don't like it? Well, I could say that there's the door, but there isn't. If you don't want to work for me, I'll have you thrown in the dungeon and tortured until you either die, or decide to work for me. You can thank your little friend for that. Now, if you will excuse me, I need to go speak with my boss." And with that, he disappeared into thin air.
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Vlad could tell by the look on the little girl's face. He knew that she was starting to grow suspicious. He had to do something, and fast. He turned to look at Isaac, his eyes starting to turn cold. 

"Wait for me, I need to say something to Danni, first." And with that, he had turned and was walking toward the two.
After a few moments, he was there, and he clutched Danni's arm, stopping her in her tracks. Before she could react, he leaned in, close to her ear, so that I resembled a kiss. This would avoid suspicion from his adopted daughter. With a small, cold smile, he spoke into her ear so low, only she would be able to hear what he had to say.

"Remember what we talked about. I will allow you to walk the castle grounds only. You will reassure her that I am her father. Make up some story as to how you got out of the woods. Tell her I finally found you, so that we could all be reunited again as a family. Do this, or I will make you watch as I torture your true husband again." After using his power when giving instructions, he pulled her into a hug and actually gave her a small, gentle kiss on the spot right under her ear, along her jawbone, and then spoke more loudly so that Delilah could hear. "I missed you so much, Danni. I am glad I finally found you. Go have fun with Delilah. Don't stay out too late."

After pulling away from the embrace, allowing the two to go, he turned back and walked to Isaac. Once there, he let out a small sigh and shook his head. "Thank you for watching my daughter for me, Isaac. Now, what was it that you wanted to speak to me about?"