[centre][b][h1][color=coral]Callie[/color][/h1][/b] [color=coral]"things are going to get complicated, aren't they?"[/color][/centre] [hr][hr] [centre][@Queentze][@Oliver][@Legion02][@BlackPanther][/centre] [hr][hr] [color=0072bc]"...I need a smoke..."[/color] Callie frowned at that comment. The kid couldn't be older then ten, surely, and he was already smoking? She stood a moment studying him, seeking his aura. Yes. Definetely the strike of addiction there, and something else...an illness. Her heart went out to the boy, and she knew she'd do what she could to make his life better. She gave him a smile, [color=coral]"You're in trouble, aren't you?"[/color] she said to him, making it more of a statement then a question, [color=coral]"Or ZoƩ wouldn't have sent you to me"[/color] She sighed heavily, [color=coral]"Look I can see that you want to bolt, again. But I can give you a safe place, food every day, new clothes. And the medicines you need, with...a slight twist to them, of course. A witch has her own ways of dealing with aliments"[/color] She said with a chuckle, [color=coral]"I can give you a place to come back to everyday, I can help you. I can protect you, from whatever you are running from"[/color] Handing the boy Tigre, she kept her kind smile, looking over as Magnus entered. Great. She shook her head, furious at the fact that Druid thought he could enter without her leave. And using magic. [i][color=coral]"finite"[/color][/i] The spell was something basic, which would cut off Magnus's charm that was blinding his eye, just as Alexis launched her attack. Callie moved quickly, with a speed that denied her human status, she landed beside the boy, curling herself around him slightly, protecting him from the spell. Alexis would be fine, the caster, but Callie still worried. From above their heads, she heard the small cry of a startled girl, the bark of a dog, Abigale and Remus had been woken, not that she was surprised. As the spell died down, Callie felt her protective charms, spells and security close over the inn, trapping them all and preventing anything bad from coming in. She should have anticipated Alexis's reaction. Standing up straight, she turned to the girl, barely givign Magnus a glance, and approached her [color=coral]"I'm sorry. I should have told you what Sameul is. Yes, he is a fallen angel, an ass, but he won't hurt you while you are under my roof, and protection. He knows I can kick his butt"[/color] She flashed the fallen angel a smile, then frowned over at Magnus, [color=coral]"As for Magnus, well. He's relatively harmless, really. Again, niether of them will hurt you"[/color] She glnced to the boy, [color=coral]"Tht goes for you as well[/color] She sighed wearily, [color=coral]"I'm sorry, you're all stuck here until I get the wards down, so you might as well get comfortable. One moment, Abigale is coming down the stairs"[/color] Indeed, there were child footsteps running down the hall, and a squeal as Abigale came trotting down the stairs. Shfiting just slightly, she caught the girl around her middle before she could fall flat on her face, the wolf-dog pup trumbling long beside her. [color=coral]"Well, dear, you certinly know how to make an entrance"[/color] She said as she placed Abigale on her feet. [color=coral]"Abigale, child, this is Alexis, I'm not sure if you have met Samuel and Magnus, but there they are, as for the boy he hasn't yet told us his name, but why don't you go entertin him? I'm sure he'd love Remus"[/color] She nudged the young werewolf pup along, She turned back to alexis, [color=coral]"Are you alright, Alexis?"[/color] She asked, concerned