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All of this was just pretty words to Cassie. She barely clocked Cal referring to her as "my love" which would have sent her heart pitter-pattering before. Instead, she felt coldness. She was angry. The journal may have unleashed a massacre on them, but she felt the pull. Cal held the journal on him, safely tucked away and out of reach of anyone. But she could still sense her spell from before remained. She [i]had[/i] it under her control. Sending it off to Mikhail would ruin that chance.

Jake came to her though, worry plastered on his face. His genuine care tempered her anger and she felt it recede. [color=CCA1A1]"I'm okay Jake. Connie and Nick helped. I'll go get further aid later once we are done here."[/color] She wanted to hold him, hug him, if for no other reason than to comfort herself, to know there was someone there truly looking out for her. She would have said Cal was one of those people, but there was something underlying there. Was it genuine care for her or was it just to see thir coven leader's task done? There was Willow, but even that relationship seemed strained. There was something going on between Willow, Cal, and the brothers. And since Cassie didn't fully trust Nick or Barty....

And as if the universe knew her thoughts, Barty decided get up on his high horse and have the nerve to chastise her like a child. It wasn't enough she had suffered a loss after doing what was asked of her, but now this. Cassie's anger returned, burning inside. She felt that being, the deity she spoke to, inside of her; a reminder that she was not some caged songbird. She was at this school and she earned her spot here, whatever everyone else thought.

So Cassie stood up. It took her a minute, but she managed. She stepped past Cal and Nicky and their private conversation held in front of her as if she wasn't there. She made her way over to Jake and Bart and planted herself in front of Barty, a protective stance in front of Jake. [color=CCA1A1]"I have just about had it with your condescending attitude. Whether you like it or not I have earned my spot here and I will not continue to have you try to diminish that. Your brother asked me for help, so I helped. If you nor he cannot stand the heat of learning the secrets of magic and the universe then maybe it is [i]you[/i] who no longer belongs here. Perhaps if you took your head out of your own ass for a few seconds you would recognize what you have at your disposal: an assortment of people whose experiences and knowledge can help. Instead, you would rather threaten and slink back whenever something happens you do not like. I no longer care to earn approval from people who do not deserve mine so with as much kindness as I can muster in this moment...Barty, go FUCK yourself!"

"Jake, whatever he is saying, do not believe him. Do not accept whatever he offers. There are people in the world who do not have your best interests at heart and will tell you whatever you want to hear to get you to do what they want. He,"[/color] she said pointing directly at Barty, [color=CCA1A1]"is one of those people. If you lay a finger on him, Barty, I will break another. And this is me being reasonable."[/color]

She remained in front of Barty, but looked over to Cal. [color=CCA1A1]"The jorunal is under my control still. I can get what we need from it and then it can be destroyed. Either way, I am involved. And I will see it burn with my own eyes."[/color]