Exton

The cell phone snaps shut as Erik and Daniel step out on the porch. Tori slips it into a pocket as Pike drops from the beams above her head. She looks at the men. small flames leaping in her eyes. Pike taps his staff on the railing, once, twice, then a third time. Wish peeks around the edge of the roof, ears cocked to listen.

"Ramji just called Keon. Laila is scared, but more... she is verra pissed off. She is on the phone to Lord Adrian as we speak. Torrent is at the Warehouse with my young ones. They are trying to track the attack to pinpoint the ghouls' nest." She breaks off as the college student follows the men out the door.

Wish drops to the railing, perching carelessly. Pike settles at her feet and she taps the back of his head with her foot. He grins up at her and leans back so she can rest her feet on his shoulders. He lays his staff across his lap and watches as the girl takes stock of her surroundings.

Tori unfurls her wings, letting the full span stretch for a moment. Ike flexes her own in response. Wish whistles at the display. Tori nods and turns to the student.

"My home, the Gallery and the Warehouse I own, are safe havens. You are welcome to stay with us if you would like. But you need to have an open mind. There are many who claimed sanctuary that are not... human. Some less than others. Ike can get a message to your Dean that you are under," She smiles at Daniel, "Protective Custody."

The woman is quiet, Her eyes move from person to person, taking in their differences, their similarities. "What are you?" She looks around at the small group. A man draped in a tight cloak emerges from the shadows. When he speaks his voice is a dry rasp, like autumn leaves skittering along an empty street.

"Call us concerned citizens." He smiles, lips barely parting. "and we want to keep our town safe for ALL its inhabitants."

His words are reassuring, his face rather... nice. But there is something, some indefinable feeling, that sends a shiver along her spine. He bows to her, then kisses Tori's hand. "Work calls. I will return tomorrow night, your time." He steps into the shadows and is gone.

Pike murmurs softly as the man slips from sight. Tori raises a brow. "What?"

Wish turns solemn eyes on the People. "He said the Sluagh rides. He hopes they are hunting Drow."