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Oh thank the spirits that worked! Dean celebrated inwardly. She had introduced herself and was retracting her domain. [color=8dc73f][b]”Well, nice to finally meet you properly Ash- wait what do you mean cute?”[/b][/color] 

Dean scrunched his brows, stood up, and turned to see Golem had instead been in a scaled up version of his diminutive form. Which was considerably more harmless looking compared to the spirit’s natural state. [color=8dc73f][b]”You didn’t even put on your war face?! Come on man really??!”[/b][/color] it was no wonder it didn’t work. It was like having a giant ready bear made of rock try to intimidate you. Ash’s comment about Golem’s evident bond with him despite no formal contract did strike a cord though.

[I like you young one, let’s be friends.]

The first words Golem had ever said to him echoed in his head as Dean over dramatically lamented at his partners failed assistance in trying to be serious and scary.

Ash seemed to grasp the situation and took it in stride. Her offer to leave sooner rather then later did help alleviate some of his previous fears. But you can’t be too careful.

[color=8dc73f][b]”Downsides of the awoken world, bad dreams and nightmares are so much worse. Hold that thought for a sec-“[/b][/color] Dean began shuffling around through his pockets before finding the trinket he was looking for. [color=8dc73f][b]”Ah ha! There you are.”[/b][/color] clutched in his hand was what looked like a broken heart locket.

It might be seen as a waste of a one time charm from someone else, but a Hedge Mage survived on being prepared and paranoid. Dean crushed the charm in hand and let it’s magic flow through him, a growing aura emulating from his astral body. Threads of golden light in tightly controlled patterns stringed past his green, smells like bay leaf and palm now overpowering the caramel. The sensation of silken thread danced across his skin.

Dawn really didn’t mess around with this charm. Crap it was gonna stick around for a while then. 

. . . . .

Fuck if Archer comes back he wouldn’t hear the end of it. Shit Dawn was gonna know he used it somehow anyway and he’d still get teased. 

Welp, no turning back now. He looked to Ash and straightened up. [color=8dc73f][b]”One question before I make you some hospitality for my rudeness. If you will indulge me. You are, to your own knowledge, not a person with Stranger powers or using any methods to make yourself look like that are you?”[/b][/color] he could feel the aura working against him now already as it Encompassed the two of them now. Damn, he was gonna have to choose his words carefully for who knows how long.