[centre][b][h1][color=coral]Callie[/color][/h1][/b] [hr][hr] [@Oliver][@Legion02][@BlackPanther][@Queentze][/centre] [hr][hr] [color=coral]"No, you don't, Linus, You really don't..."[/color] Callie spoke his name, sighed, her voice filled with a fear that caused it to shake, [color=coral]"You can't run forever"[/color] She watched him go, a little sadly. She walked behind him, stood at the door, worried. [color=coral]"I'm sorry...The offer is always here, child."[/color] She watched him go, heart heavy. There was darkness to the air, and she hoped the child would be alright. [color=coral]"I hope that you will understand...before its too late. I hope that you will let me understand, before its too late..."[/color] There was still a wolf out there, and with Zoe distracted by the teenagers...Callie didn't want to think about the child out there, alone, unprotected. Perhaps she shouldn't have let him go, but how could she ever gain his trust, if she kept him there against his will? Hopefully he would keep the charm on. She didn't want to think what might happen if the boy took it off, couldn't get any nicotine. A fragile child...And it was saddening to know that he couldn't sepearte her, from those that had kidnapped him. She hadn't asked for him to be brought to her, but she was willing to open up her home, to let him in. She would have let him go, earlier, if the house hadn't locked down. And maybe there wouldn't have been as much damage done, to send him running. Perhaps the damage was done. Perhaps this was the boys decent into darkness, and she couldn't do anything about it. Sighing, Callie muttered a few words of magic, ensuring that she'd know if the child was near anything supernatural and in trouble. She'd jump to the closest Lay-line, and be there to make sure he was okay, even if he didn't want the help. [color=coral]"Please be okay..."[/color] She had another young witch to deal with, but Callie stood there, heartsick. Would she fail the next generation of witches? Callie stood uncertainly in the doorway, not knowing what to do, before she sighed, and went to return to Alexis.