[center][h1][color=9e0b0f]Alexis Farreacher[/color][/h1][hr][hr][b]Location:[/b] Cedar Ash Inn[hr][b]Interacting with:[/b] Abigale Matson, Callie Lenson[sub][@Caits][/sub] and Magnus Bane[sub][@BlackPanther][/sub][hr][hr]Alexis, for a moment, roamed the kitchen. Trying to take it all in. Some of the herbs and leaves the young warlock recognized. But those that she didn’t were in the vast majority. With her finger she traced it all, trying to get a feel for them. Surprisingly some leaves were soft while others slippery. Some were fresh though most seemed to have been dried. Eventually, she kneeled down to the one thing that bound the whole place together. A, to Alexis, massive magical circle. Of course, she was no stranger to the magic circles. But this one was absolutely, mind-bogglingly massive. And it wasn’t like it was half-empty either. Every line, every marking, every minor detailed felt like it harmonized the entire circle. Like it was meant to be this big. Carefully she ran her finger along the edge. Circles had a tendency to gather or channel magic. Alexis didn’t know what it was exactly. But they always seemed to almost ‘hum’ with the earth’s endless flow of magic. This one was far from an exception. When Alexis touched it, she thought for a second she could almost see the magic run through the world around her. It blew in the wind, it ran with the water and crawled through the earth beneath. It felt so serene.

But while magic itself was clearly a calm force right now, other things weren’t. Alexis wasn’t deaf to the commotion happening within the next room. Alexis merely nodded when Callie apologized and moved towards the other room. But the little warlock was ever a curious one. So as Callie came out of the kitchen, Alexis remained in the kitchen but opened the door just a little. So she could peek. A shiver went down Alexis’ back as Callie told Linus about Abigale’s life. What was even more odd was the strange whispering she started to hear in odd voices. Old voices. [b]“The witch is right.”[/b] One spoke, airless, lipless from nothingness. [b]“There are so many things in this world.”[/b] Another spoke, not quite with the same voice but with the same ghastly tone. [b]“So many dreadful creatures!”[/b] A third voice joined the whispering chorus. The bodiless voices kept whispering amongst each other. They were barely audible. But still very much there, in Alexis’ mind.

Then Callie started talking about Zoe. The name dropped again. Zoe, the woman who could command Magnus. Zoe, who could order a fallen angel around. Zoe, who could even ask a favor from Callie. And now, Zoe the Alpha werewolf. Alexis felt like she would meet Zoe sooner, rather than later. [b]“But look now, child.”[/b] Said one of the voices as Alexis had dropped into her own thoughts again. She was right in time to see Callie summon her spell. The young warlock’s reaction was quite clear: pure wonder. She couldn’t control a simple gust of wind in the house. Yet Callie summoned a miniature storm in her own living. Alexis stood in awe with her mouth open and eyes wide. [b]“Witness…power.”[/b] One voice said, after which all the other voices died down.

Only children would talk about evil so casually. Only fools. Of course, Alexis wasn’t well versed in any of the concepts of magic. Until two hours ago, the concept of white and dark magic was utterly strange to her. But she figured that they didn’t call it blue or red magic for a reason. Whatever dark magic was, it had consequences. Alexis felt rather lucky she hadn’t, accidentally, dabbled in it. But she felt rather angry at the stupidity of the kid. In a spree of bad decisions, he eventually ran out of the house.

Alexis never fashioned herself as courageous. In fact, in private, she’d call herself a coward sometimes. Often for not acting out against her bullies, fearing their reaction. But she, sometimes, called herself a coward because she didn’t say what someone really needed to hear. Though, right now she had cowered behind a door a little too long, watching it all unfold. She opened the door and walked up to Callie, saying: [color=9e0b0f]“Callie, I-I only know you for a few hours now. I think. I just… wanted you to know that I think you’re a good person.”[/color] She then looked at the front door through which Linus ‘escaped’. [color=9e0b0f]“Even if some people don’t realize that.”[/color] For a moment she remained silent as she kept her eyes down as she fidgets with her fingers. [color=9e0b0f]“So –euhm-“[/color] she looked up again, now at everyone in the room. [color=9e0b0f]“Who’s Zoe?”[/color] she sheepishly asked. To Alexis it felt like the stupidest of questions. How could she not know the absolute leader of all supernaturals in Klamath Falls!?[/center]