The woman stared at the man in disbelief as he spoke to her, gritting her teeth turning back towards her home assuming the man in front of her was nothing but a fraud.
"As I was saying, you just need to hire an electrician to inspect your home, it isn't a ghost that causing your power outages you probably just have some old wiring that needs to be replaced." Ryan forced a smile while trying to explain however the woman didn't seem to be listening and instead complained about his incompetence and should having hired a real ghost hunter before letting the door slam in front of his face.
The young man groaned throwing a coat over his shoulder as he made his way back to the car ruffling his hand through his dark short cropped hair, packing equipment he had brought with him into the trunk. He glanced at the invoice of his job and crumpled it throwing it into the backseat before starting the engine. "I think all this hard work deserves another celebration at the bar." He pinched his fingers against his brow before heading to his favorite pub, wondering how he had been able to go on for so long with so many dead end leads, at this rate he was going he would end up filing bankruptcy before finding an actual ghost.
It had been only a year since Ryan had started up his business, and in truth he was very gifted in his ability to be able to see or even commune with the dead, however he had a hard time making a name for himself, the clientele who hired him either did not suffer from an actual haunting which seemed to be 95% of the jobs he was contacted for or they would opt for a more reliable name than his own when he did confirm a spirit residing in the house, either way it's been nothing but a headache for him, a headache he chose to relieve with a bottle of booze.
He glanced up to the dark building in front of him, only the neon green words against the small building would ever hint at it being any place of business. 'The Witches Brew' He gave another small sigh of defeat before exiting his car, it felt like he was coming here more and more often nowadays, something he wasn't proud of, nor ever would admit to anyone outloud.

Ryan watched as others passed into and out of the pub, it was a popular hangout spot, especially with other species than his own. He never really fit in with normal people, most treated him like some sort of freak, at least here, he had managed to make a friend or two during his many visits.

The man tossed his jacket into the passenger seat and untucked his own black dress shirt from his pants, he hated looking too formal though his attire really didn't change from what he wore now. His eyes shifted back to the building as thick fog rolled into the streets, giving the pub a more eerie vibe than usual. A perfect excuse to spend more of his time drinking.

Ryan pushed passed a couple of unhappy Vampires trying to charm him into taking a joy ride with them but turned them down, it wouldn't be the first time he denied their kind. He waved to the bartender inside who greeted him and pointed him to an empty booth before turning their attention to a few customers who shouted out for drinks. "I'll be with ya in a sec Ryan, just take your normal seat I'll put in the usual for ya hun" Ryan nodded appreciatively before taking his seat, he glanced around admiring the different creatures in the lounge, people watching was far more entertaining when you knew that they weren't all human.

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Karla let out a relaxed sigh as the fog danced around her form, she twirled letting the wisps of moisture envelop her body giggling joyfully at the sight. She loved New Orleans far more than she ever imagined, every night seemed to be a new experience to her. It was no wonder so many creatures chose to live here, despite the city always having been famous when it came to the otherworldly or supernatural it was simply a beautiful place in general.
She hummed happily weaving in between trees as she made her way towards her destination. "I can't believe they wouldn't take it... If I'm right it shouldn't be long until I find that school they talked about."

As the woman walked green energy seemed to appear around her intertwining with the fog that seemed to followed her. She had been directed to a school for magical creatures for her talent, she didn't feel even they would find her useful others seemed convinced that she would find her place here.

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Ryan took a large bite from his burger and sipped on a beer while reviewing a log of appointments he had for the week. Nothing seemed particularly promising but he always had hope that things would turn his way eventually. He glanced up every now and then locking eye contact with the various creatures or faeries that didn't seem too pleased to be sharing the establishment with a human but shrugged it off, even their kind required his talents at some point.
He didn't feel the need to prove he belonged, there were plenty of others who had stopped and made small talk with the man, whether it was of his personal life, or how business was going. He knew there were people there he could go to if things ever got ugly.

Ryan glanced up at his visitor and closed his folder in interest. "No, It's not. I can't say I've spoken to you before.. something you needed? And is it just me or does it smell like someone's wet dog got inside.." He sniffed the air glancing around trying to pinpoint the smells origin to no success. He shook his head forgetting someone had approached him extending his hand out. "Oh, I'm sorry.. I get easily distracted when I'm here. I'm Ryan, so is there something you needed Mr. uhh..." Some part of Ryan hoped he wouldn't end up as the target to someones prank, it seemed to happen all too often being the only human at the pub more times than not. He studied the young mans features, he was well built and didn't seem to put out any vibes of maliciousness which only seemed to confuse him more so.
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Karla glanced up from her feet sensing the use of some sort of magic, her eyes pierced through the fog to the woman approaching her.
"Oooh, you're a cute one aren't you? Can you help me? I'm trying to find my way to the university ? Err.. the one meant for ones with magick in their blood. Like us."
She smiled letting her energy vanish from around her before the witch would be able to identify her, most of the time people tended to ignore her other than random men hitting on her most people never noticed it. However in the rare occasions she tried to socialize with others she chose to hide any hint of her powers from others, it was how she had been taught her entire life, though she never really understood what people found so appalling.
"If you're in a rush though, I don't want to slow you down." She took a quick at the young woman admiring her figure, she couldn't have been much younger than herself, her eyes turned to the orb of blue light coming from her hand a smile crept across Karla's face she was always so entranced by others use of magic no matter how small.

Ryan opened back up his files glancing over a set of names, He hated to be rude but his business was on the line here, and if he couldn't find actual clientele willing to pay his rates soon he would lose everything he had owned.
"That can't be the only reason you came to speak with me, Oliver you say? Especially with your friends over there peering towards us looking as surprised as you with when I actually introduced myself." He glanced up at the male in front of him studying his eyes for any sort of reaction before clearing his throat. "I don't find it weird at all that I come here, the booze is cheap and food is better than average, if you MUST know though I'm am.. I guess you can say Exorcist? I can see, touch and talk to the dead, I own a business trying to aide people, or creatures that may have a ghost problem. In truth, I have an extraordinarily powerful sixth sense as my sensei has said, but not being born in a wealthy bloodline has been quite hindering" Victor crossed out a few names from his paperwork marking them as cleared of any potential hauntings before returning his attention back to Oliver
"So what's the deal, why are you really talking to me?"
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Karla was still transfixed on the glow of her hand, gently touching the girls hand with her own feeling the warmth of the magick emitting from it."Its.. just so beautiful.." She muttered softly before returning to her senses after the witch had spoke . "The OTHER side of town? You've got to be freakin' kidding me.." She let her head hang as she mumbled to herself about getting back at someone before pepping up to the question.
"Oh no! I'm not a witch you see... I'm.. err I'm just here for my work, I got put in charge of a relatively important task and it seems like I've been screwed over by a jealous colleague. Her face flushed when she mentioned she wasn't a witch, it would have been the easiest thing to claim to be in normal circumstance, she wasn't normally caught off guard by someones appearance or magic as she was with this redhead.
Karla blushed knowing why she was so flustered in the first place, if it had been anyone else she would have performed her work far better than she had.
"Anyways! I think I should be able to manage, a train and bus to reach it you say right? I'll figure it out, thank you so much for your help!" Karla bounced a few steps away from the witch before stopping in realization.
"OH! My names Karla by the way, I don't know many people here so it would be nice if we could maybe be friends, you can show off some more of your pretty magic for me maybe! That would make my day. Anyway here's my card, hope I get to see you again!" She shoved a small business card into the girls hand before sprinting off. The card itself was pretty bland being black in color, only Karla's name number underneath.

Karla waved her hand in thanks towards the redhead, some part of inside hope she would take her up on the offer and get in contact with her, she checked her watch as she sprinted towards the train station and gritted her teeth, a little more angry that she had been lead astray. She pondered how she would get her revenge for the misinformation but instead decided to drop it, if it weren't for the false advice she would never have run into the witch. She cursed as she pushed through the train doors making it inside at the last moment.
"Damn it! I was in such a hurry I never got her name! Gaaahh!" she hung her head shaking her head at how careless she had been. She turned her attention in front of her as she saw a pair of black boots in front of her. A man stared hard at Karla who glanced around to see nobody else around. "Something you need? her voice was more serious in tone as she glared at her uninvited company, as much as she loved how unique the city had been traveling in this fashion always brought trouble to her.
The man grinned mischievously grabbing at her arm pulling her to her feet. "All I need is you baby, how about we have a little fun since we're all alone?" Karla smirked sizing up the guy, pulling his hand off her arm as the train entered a tunnel. "I suppose that's alright, after all I haven't eaten tonight!" she grinned letting her energy fill the cab with a green flash accompanied by a quick short scream. Karla sat back in her seat humming to herself in the empty cab, daydreaming about the witch she had run into earlier that night.
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"Huh? Is that what you were doing? I'm sorry I'm not very.. receptive to that kinda thing, no offense of course. I'm sure it would have worked on anybody but me.. unless ya know, they were straight." Ryan babbled on about how it wasn't a bad attempt, just the wrong target in this case. He repeated the same thing over in cycle trying to not hurt the mans pride more than he already had. "I'm err.. not into people in that sorta way. Sorry. It's not you, I just haven't found anyone who I find to be my type.. and it seems to be a very broad range of not fitting the bill so I just label myself as Asexual." His palms began to sweat feeling he wasn't helping the situation any more before writing down a number. "I don't think you should expect much else from me but here's my number so you don't have to pay your friends any money, its the least I can do for you since you weren't here to run me out or somethin."
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Karla stepped out of the bus, feeling a little guilty of the man she disposed of earlier. She ran her hands through her hair. Nobody would remember him, it was how her magick worked with her.. profession. Anybody she had killed with her magick simply ceased to exist any longer, families and friends would just forget that he ever existed.
Still it was a harsh way to act when he had done nothing wrong to her, how was he to know she was in a bad mood. "I gotta learn to keep my cool.. that wasn't right..." she muttered to herself feeling more guilty than before. She looked up to the university in awe as she approached pushing through the courtyard into the main building. She pulled a package out of her bag, the box was old and falling apart at the edges revealing a black book with an intricate cover inside. "Already destroyed the packaging huh? It's a good thing I've arrived then."
She walked fast through the school following the signs to the library, she approached the slender woman in the front desk sliding the damaged box in front of her.
"Hi there.. I was supposed to hand this over to you all to lock up, this is from the.. - - "
The woman interrupted her holding up a finger to her face and nodded "It's alright, I understand.. we will make sure to lock this up right away, nobody else will ever see it again." The woman studied Karla for a few moments before standing to her feet and placing the book into a wooden ornamental box. "You're a bit young, to have to handle these kind of burdens.. You shouldn't have to do these things at your age. Let the others.."
Karla shook her head and grinned at the woman "No, no! Its really alright! I enjoy being trusted with this kinda stuff, beats being stuck in a classroom all day that's for sure, plus I don't think it'd be good for me to be locked inside all day I would go crazy"
The woman smiled solemnly touching her face gently "Well dear, if you're ever in the area and want to talk at all, just ask for Tara alright? I'm sure its hard keeping friends around in your line of work."
Karla nodded sadly for a moment before exiting the room, her life had been quite lonely, Tara was right, it was hard keeping friends around for long at all in her line of work for others, she never had anyone who stayed around long enough to be able to consider one.

Ryan waved to his new acquaintance as his group of friends surrounded him, he shook his head not quite understanding what the big deal was before pulling out his cell. "Uhh.. hello yes, This is Ryan Favor with 'Favors for the Dead', yes I'm calling about your appointment on Tuesday are we still.... yes... yes no problem I understand. Yes, okay thank you." The man slammed his fist into the table letting out disgruntled mumbling mixed with cursing. He turned to find the bartender watching him amused by his frustration. "What is it Sandra, here to give me a hard time about giving into frustration again? Its been a month and I still haven't got a lead, If I can't find a big job soon then.."
The raven haired woman slid next to Ryan in the booth, making him feel a little uncomfortable. She was gorgeous by any normal persons standards easily, finding out that Ryan wasn't interested in sex in any way gave her more reason to flirt with the man, watching his awkward reactions always made her laugh. "Oh relax, I'm only this close to you because I care about you more than the average patron and know you've been having a hard time... which is why, I have a huge job for you. I'm friends with the CEO of a major company, he's having some, problems I think you'd be the perfect fit for." Ryan eyed the woman suspiciously as she leaned in whispering something seductively into his ear. "Are you serious? They want to hire me? That would give me enough attention that I could start taking serious clients!" She giggled at Ryan's change in attitude planting a kiss above the mans eye who almost seemed to be in tears from her news. "Now listen I'm putting MY name out there for you, if you fuck this up it effects me too alright? I hear that the spirit is extremely malevolent and has caused some serious 'accidents' which may have resulted in death, so it needs to be dealt with. Just speak with them when you have the chance they'll set up a time." Ryan latched to the woman who seemed surprised at how clingy a happy human could be. "This means so much, I could kiss you right now I'm so grateful" The woman pushed him away laughing as she picked up his empty drinks and headed back behind the bartop. "Kissing's only fun if you're into it dear, now go home and make sure you let me know how it all ends up!"
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Karla watched Hannabelle wander the campus from the library windows, she intrigued by the girl. She felt drawn to her for some reason, she had even lost sleep with her haunting her dreams, whispering sweet promises into her ear. "Maybe she hasn't called because she's been so stressed.. I should try to help her out a little, I'd appreciate that if I were stuck in this kind of routine everyday."
The woman sighed, some out of boredom and some out of sheer loneliness it was odd being in a school and not socializing with anybody, though at the moment only the one girl had peaked her interest there were surely other students who would be intriguing in some regard to her.
The tips of her fingernails glowed with her green energy as she used her magic to listen into the girls conversation with the reptilian. It was subtle enough that nobody would ever be able to make it out, concealing her magick was probably Karla's best talent, next to using her powers outright in the open which scarcely happened.
Karla made her way to the snakeman after she was sure Hannabelle had left before entering the shop. "Excuse me, Vert? That girl, with the red hair trying to buy parts for her bike, I'd like to purchase the top quality parts she needs and pay for the labor as well to have it fixed. The price doesn't concern me as long as it seems fair I have the funds on me right now if you'd like it upfront. If she asks who did it, keep it exciting only give my hair color.. or something!" Karla's eyes sparkled in excitement of the deed, doing good things for people felt nice despite what her mentors had tried drilling in her head.
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Ryan sat at his dining room table eyeing the number on his phone before taking a deep breath and hitting the call button. He waited a few moments after a couple of rings a voice answered him on the other side.
"Yes, this is Ryan Favor, I was told you would have a job for me?" Ryan's eyes grew wide in shock hearing the voice on the other side confirm the job Sandra had set up for him.
"Yes!! I can come over tomorrow morning for a first inspection, after that I will perform the cleansing to rid your business of the spirit. Can you just tell me some of its behavior, what kind of activity do you have at the moment? Ryan's excitement diminished almost as quickly as it came as he acknowledged the voice on the otherside of the phonecall. His tone took a more serious tone as he wrote a few notes and pulled out a notebook. "Oh, no.. I can definitely do it.. its just.. well you should have dealt with this before it got that bad. It's no problem though I'll handle it. I'll see you tomorrow for the inspection thank you."
Ryan stared at his own notes with concern building in his eyes, as he scrounged the room for all his research books and notes. He flipped through page after page highlighting certain passages and words knowing that sleep would not be possible this night after all for him.

Karla grinned like a child receiving a holiday gift at the mention of the witch's nickname she let out a small laugh shaking her head "Let's just say, I'd hate to see her be held back or distracted because she doesn't have reliable means of transportation. Life is so much more enjoyable when you don't have such silly burdens tying you down." Karla glanced over the paperwork and nodded in agreement with the costs and labor. "So with these parts then her bike should run as good as new then? I'd like to see it last for atleast the majority of her remaining time here." Karla signed the paperwork acknowledging the payment of parts and labor sliding a copy of the invoice with her own belongings. She stared thoughtfully at the reptile wondering how to answer."That's just going to have to be my little secret! Let's just say she's caught my eye is all." Karla waved to the reptile as she headed back to the Library, hopefully Tara wouldn't scold her for interfering with student affairs. Her job afterall was to make sure the item dropped off and to remain until she was sure it was completely secured.

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Ryan stood in front of the massive building in awe of how large the building was. Purple flame lettered the company logo as it shifted between purple, to green and finally blue before restarting its cycle. 'Magus Core' This was the largest manufacturer of enchanted items or magical focuses, pretty much any being with even an ounce of magick in their blood had their enchanted wares from magus core. Ryan swallowed approaching the large stone doors in front of him, they groaned as the weight shifted when he approached revealing an entrance for the young man.
He stepped inside to find himself in a large lobby sculpted from marble. "You must be Ryan Favor, Xelthar will see you immediately please step this way sir." The gargoyle Ryan assumed was only a statue hopped from his pedestal giving a small bow and pointed to the door behind him. He returned the motion before rushing through the door to find a middle age man sitting behind a desk with a quill and parchment.
"You must be Ryan, I expect you are ready to start your inspection?" The mans golden eyes gazed up to Ryan glancing at the suitcase he had brought.
"Uhh actually sir, I'm pretty sure i know what its causing your problems, I hate to suggest this but I'd like you to clear the building out for an entire day to do my work. I know its alot to ask but this matter is rather serious..." He glanced up to the creaking wooden beams above him, he shuddered a little before returning his attention to Xelthar awaiting his answer who eyed him suspiciously.
"Impossible. If we were to stop production for even one day we'd fall behind. You are to rid us of this spirit so we can move forward from this headache immediately, you have come highly regarded however don't believe you are entitled to order me such things."
Ryan sighed knowing it wouldn't be so simple to convince the man, no matter how important he felt it was. "Sir.. I'm afraid I've already determined the spirit to be a Skadegamutc. It's also known as a ghost witch, they are very malevolent spirits who only wish to cause serious harm or death to any living being it crosses. I'm afraid if I started when the building was occupied your workers lives would be in jeopardy."
Xelthar stopped the motion of his quill studying Ryan's face carefully as the man explained the situation and nodded. "Fine, very well you have 24 hours. Tomorrow at this time the witch ghost better have been taken care of Mr.Favor until then, I will let you begin your work."
Xelthar clapped his hands together sending a wave of energy traveling the entire building once it hit Ryan he found himself in a dark room, it was the same one he had entered however it appeared to be empty, he glanced around finding the entire building seemed to be empty though he could still sense the witch ghost's presence near by.
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Karla answered the phone excitedly knowing Hannabelle had just reached the workshop. She frowned while she spoke into the phone. "Awww... not even a thank you first? I even went as far as to make sure you wouldn't have a problem with your bike any time soon. As for why...." Karla paused for a moment with a voice behind her interrupting her and the phone call. "Lady Karla! Its Tara! You better get over here right away, something is happening with the Book of the Dead!

Karla glared at the librarian sending the woman tripping over her own two feet in fright at the sight of her. "Do NOT mention the artifacts name here! Its to be kept hidden!! I'll be there in a moment to deal with it, just don't let anybody else enter the library for now." She glanced down at the phone realizing the witch probably overheard her and sighed before placing the receiver back up to her face. "I'm sorry Hannabelle, I'm afraid something important just came up, if you must know though I paid for your bike to be repaired because I find you to be fascinating and I'd hate for someone with such potential to be distracted from stressing about such a small thing, is that a good enough answer for now my 'sexy witch' ? " Karla looked towards Tara and jumped to her feet seeing something was indeed happening with the book she had brought with her. "I REALLY gotta go! I'm sorry. How about we meet up tonight? For dinner maybe? My treat! I'll meet you at the station if you are interested otherwise I can just head home from there! Bye!" Karla hung up the phone not letting the witch answer and rushed to Tara's side staring at the book that started to emit a strange energy. "What... the hell..? Its still sealed right? how is it doing that? Tara glanced out the window and pointed across the campus towards the large building overlooking it all.
"It seems like the book is reacting to another beings power in that building, I wonder who could be in the Magus Core at this moment to cause this..."

Karla stared at the book gritting her teeth, she didn't like the feeling of the energy protruding from the book, she took a elegant switchblade from her pocket and pressed it into her arm leaving sizable slice on her arm before stepping to the book.
Tara turned towards the woman in alarm "What in the world do you think.." Karla interrupted her not letting her finish and closed her eyes muttering something softly under her breath, green energy crackled around her wound and down her arm to her hands as she gripped the book. Tara stared at the woman speechless at the energy that seemed to pour out of her. "Blood Magic?! That's why you don't.." Karla shot her a look that shut the librarian up immediately who silently watched Karla's magick force the energy emitting from the book back into its pages, her blood soaking the binding of the artifact. "Miss Tara, thank you for your service, but due to unexpected complications I'll be procuring this artifact from you, can you direct me to your enchantment class? I need to speak to a representative of Magus Core immediately." Tara nodded understandingly and pointed out the window across the courtyard to another room not far away. Karla gave a small nod and reached into her pack putting a small white mask to cover her entire face, though her hair was rather visible there were no rules saying she had to conceal that as well. She pulled her hood over her head and leaped through the window landing near a crowd of students who muttered about her strange attire before she sprinted off in the direction of the maguscore class.
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Ryan felt his way through dark building, even with his sixth sense the darkness seemed to suck away his senses, it was too quiet in the building now. The boards in the building creaked, settling as he made his way through. He sighed taking a deep breath, holding his notes tightly against him as he ventured to the upper levels. The spirit was avoiding him entirely, though its malice seemed to make the air unbelievably thick, he had a hard time breathing growing nervous, he never expected his first job would involve something so dangerous, or strong for that matter, the spirit he identified was one of the most feared legends the tribe had tales of, but like many legends there was always some origin of truth, sadly they did not get much wrong when it came to terms of what he hunted now.
tap...tap...tap... Ryan spun around to a sound seemingly by his ear, he gritted his teeth closing his eyes trying to sense the spirit, if he could only pinpoint its location then things would be easier.
I don't knowww you... why are you intruding in my homeeee? The voice seemed to come from every direction as Ryan twirled trying to see if he could spot the spirit.
"I've come to send you to your next life Skadegamutc! You are not welcome in this establishment, make it your journey easier and come find.."
Multiple laughter seemed to erupt from around Ryan at the same time, he clapped his hands over his ears while tearing open a bag of salt creating a protective circle around himself.
"Weeeee... are not leaving this place... we were brought here for a purpose... cannot leave until our tasssk is done.." the voices spoke together seeming to circle the man. Ryan watched seeing dark silhouettes seem to pass by his field of vision or peripherals, beads of sweat poured down his face as he planned his next move.
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Karla barged into the enchantment class, her arm still crackled with energy though she had placed the book into her bag. [color=darkslateblue] "I demand to know what is occurring in the Magus Core Headquarters, she gripped her arm which throbbed from pain, the backlash of power she received from the book was almost enough to tear her arm off, somehow she managed to add another seal to its pages and stopped it from breaking itself free.

The students in the class murmured at her intrusion, some whispered about her strange attire or the blood in covering her arm while others just made jest about her over theatrical entrance. Some of the students shouted down to her complaining about her intrusion on the class . "You can't just barge into the middle of class like this! You're causing a disturbance from those of us that are trying to learn, better yet you don't even look like a student here what gives you the right to come in here and speak to any of us like that? You should learn.. -- " Karla snapped throwing her head to the student who addressed her [color=darkslateblue]"Shut your mouth before I rip your tongue out and force you to." She glared at the student through her mask speaking with a nasty snarl before pausing. She spotted Hannabelle in the back of the room staring at her still holding the card in her name. A wave of joy filled her face before she realized the situation hoping the redhead wouldn't catch on that it was her until she heard another student speak to her. "Uhh I think she knows you Hannabelle, she seemed to be staring straight at ya for a moment there." Karla clenched her fist feeling a little shame at her approach but turned back to the professor.
"I need to know what's going on at Magus HQ. Something or someone is with remarkable energy is causing a reaction in an object of interest, more importantly a reaction that the world would be better not to experience." She couldn't help but finding herself peer towards Hannabelle again admiring the witch before clenching her arm in distress, the curse left in her arm from the necronomincon seared like a flame, burning through to her shoulder like an uncontrollable wildfire destroying everything in its path.

Karla watched the students leave one by one, each seemed to have their eyes drawn to her arm though it didn't surprise her, they more than likely never had an encounter with magic as potent as hers before, even being a double edged sword the positives of her magic heavily outweighed the negatives in situations like these.
The woman cocked her head curiously at Hannabelle's comment about a tattoo reacting to her magick, she smirked at the witch as she pulled her mask off her face returning her attention to the teacher, she glared at the man who seemed all to aware of what her powers were capable of. "An exorcist? From where, I would have been notified if any certified exorcists were on route to the Maguscore HQ, don't bullshit with me, who is there right now, or am I going to have to force my way in and find out?" She clenched her hands, the book in her possession had finally stopped oozing out its black magic, she sighed in relief as she let her own magic dissipate as well.
"You know as damn well as I that this, is not okay, the grimoire was reacting to SOMETHING and it sure as hell was NOT some exorcist!" She gritted her teeth turning her head toward the Maguscore building, it wasn't far off campus, in fact the university and building were practically conjoined, it was good for the company as well as the school for them to be partnered together in some aspects.
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Ryan concentrated in the darkness finally triangulating the sound of the spirit speaking to him, he made out two others that stayed in close vicinity of eachother. "You leave me no choice then... I'll have to force you to leave, I'm sorry it had to be this way." He closed his eyes taking a deep breath as he muttered an incantation to himself.
"Sisterrr... it thinks it can repel us from here... how foolish can it possibly be.. can I feast on its flesh yettt?" it cackled as Ryan repeated the incantation concentrating hard not to mess up any words as he repeated passages he remembered from his tome.
"Look how hard it tries... it really believes itself to be an exorcist... how disappointed it will be when it learns it does not have that kind of powerrr" The ghost approached the circle of protection he had created, the man clenched his eyes even tighter as the ghost smiled impossibly wide towards his efforts to repel them, its eyes shined a bright red and teeth glistened as he found himself screaming out the spell in fear of what was happening.
"What's going on?! Why won't it work? Why are you all not being pushed back?!"
The witch ghost that seemed to be in charge of the others stepped towards his circle gracefully, staring down at the protective circle before taking another step inside the circle looking up at the man slowly."A sixth.. sense does not make one an exorcist... you didn't come here to send us away, only to die..." The ghost slashed at Ryan who recoiled in fear, feeling a sharp pain in his face feeling blood gush from the wound. The man went pale stumbling his own feet before taking off for the stairs to the exit. "No, this can't be I'm an exorcist, I've been practicing all this time to be able to do this." he ran blindly down the stairs as the ghost witches cackling seemed to grow louder and louder as they pursued the man.

"And WHAT exactly is going on at MagusCore that would require an exorcist in the first place? Are you really only manufacturing enchanted items or are you getting into things that are out of bounds to your company?!" Karla didn't wait for an answer instead taking out her cellphone making a call, she exited the room promptly slamming the door in the professors face who had started to follow her. She eyed Hannabelle who seemed to be eavesdropping to an extent before returning her attention to the call. "Hello sir, yes we seem to have a situation at Maguscore, I'm going to head there immediately, wait... Skadegamutc? You've got to be fucking kidding me! I'll be there immediately sir, nothing to worry about, I'll get the guy out. Yes sir. I'll hand in my report tomorrow I've got plans tonight." Karla stared at Hannabelle as she finished her conversation. She pulled her exotic knife before making another slice into her arm letting the blood drip to her feet encircling herself, and in a flash of green light she vanished in front of the witch who had seemed to grow more interesting every moment that passed.
Karla appeared in front of Oliver, she stared at the hulking man and shook her head. "Unbelievable, go home wolf, if you haven't heard the news is that classes are cancelled for the day." She turned towards Maguscore HQ which was only a short ways away. "I can't believe they would send in an amateur exorcist to deal with something as serious as that.. I'll be lucky if he isn't killed before I find him." Karla broke off into a sprint towards the building, she had heard stories of the infamous witch ghosts, they were powerful spirits that enjoyed toying with their prey before making a kill, most who were killed by them did not have the chance to pass onto the next life but instead had their souls devoured by the evil entities.
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Ryan gasped for air collapsing in the stairwell, the laughing echoed in his head causing him to be disoriented, his limbs burned in the exertion as sweat dripped from his face. He needed to get out of the building, and immediately. If he hadn't been so desperate he wouldn't have been stuck in the situation he was in now, though it wasn't the time to dwell on his powerlessness here. He opened the door in front of him tripping backwards to his backside as the woman stood in front of him, the Skadegamutc pointed at his face a row of sharp teeth behind its smile. "One eye blind, once you lose your sight completely its all overrr.. feast on your flesh and blood we will before we consume your soul."
Ryan bolted past the ghost who seemingly let him go for the moment, the building grew quiet almost immediately after entering the room he spun around to see the witch ghost behind him had completely vanished for the time being.
"Great... they're toying with me..." He did his best to keep his composure as he pulled out a mirror noticing the alarming gash that had blinded his right eye. He hadn't had noticed his field of vision had narrowed so much until now, wiping the blood from his face he stood to his feet. "So if they find me again, I'm pretty much a goner I suppose, what a joke.. I'm probably better off dying here as is. I cant do anything to protect myself after all..."

Karla gritted her teeth, glaring at the wolf who took chase of her. "It's none of your business werewolf, so just turn back now before you end up getting yourself hurt, the building has a spectral problem and I'm afraid your brute strength is going to get us nowhere."
The sensation from the ethereal magic sent a chill up Karla's spine as well, the spirits there had cast some sort of curse upon the building it felt, and ominous feeling spread through her gut as she eyed the already cracked doors of the building.
She turned to the wolf to answer his questions which she had blatantly ignored until then. "I don't know who the exorcist is, and to be honest I don't want you anywhere near here but the feeling I'm getting suggests we need to move fast if we're going to rescue whoever is inside. I make rules, got it? You do not leave my side for ANY reason at all, unless you would like to be killed by the spirits wandering here. If we have any chance at finding the human before he's killed I suggest you lead the way and find his scent quickly. I'll make sure nothing happens to you along the way. Got it?" Karla unbuttoned the top of Oliver's shirt, drawing a small symbol on his body, muttering something softly she pointed towards the door allowing the werewolf to take point. She shuddered as the overwhelming coldness came over them fast, the air was dry but the heaviness in it was almost unbearable even for her. "What... in the hell is going on here... how can a couple of Skadegamutc cause this.." she followed Oliver closely becoming a little unnerved herself, something she was not used to. The building seemed large, much larger on the inside than the exterior would lead a person to believe, the beams groaned as they passed underneath them, threatening to collapse at any given moment. "Well wolfboy, any scent of the human? We need to find him and get out." She gazed at their surroundings, it was entirely too quiet at the moment, and she was no exorcist, her magic would only protect them for so long before the witch ghosts could break her barrier.
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Ryan wandered in a lower passage, he gasped for air feeling dizzy from the loss of blood. He wasn't entirely sure where he was any longer, coming across a false wall, and entered what seemed to be a secret passageway leading down, the flooring had disappeared just leaving him wandering on an old dirt path as he moved further beneath the Earth. He winced once he heard the voices calling out to him.
"There's no escape from usss... just give up, there's no point in running any longer, we'll make it quick if you come to us instead." The voice seemed to pass to another hallway further behind him, Ryan sighed in relief, the ghost witch seemed to have lost sight of him for now.
"Now where the fuck am I? How did you get yourself into this mess Ryan, I really wish I were just back at the bar having a drink." He shook his head, letting his imagination of booze and safety melt away. If he never had a job after tonight that would be fine, as long as he could make it away with his life, wandering around with only one eye was hindering enough however in the tunnels.
As the human wandered further into the tunnels a heavy gust of wind rushed through him from behind knocking him off his feet and through another lower passage, the wood cracked and gave way to the mans weight sending him tumbling down into a dark stone tunnel, he was even farther from finding an exit from this place, however the passageway he found himself in now seemed maintained and clean, candles lit the passage as he quietly made his way to a large open chamber.
"We found you."
Ryan felt a chill cover his spine as he heard the voice from behind him, he closed his eyes awaiting for death to overtake him regretting his decision of taking up this job.

Karla followed after there shifter who seemed to catch on to the human's scent as quickly as she had hoped, she couldn't help but feel nervous watching the trail of blood as it grew heavier the further they had gone. "Hopefully its not too late... We need to hurry." She felt the words were wasted as the wolf had picked its pace up, she clung to its fur letting it carry her through the tunnels instead.
The air grew stagnant as they traveled further beneath ground, they were far beyond the normal rooms and chambers of Maguscore HQ, curiosity peaked as they passed strange rooms littered in dozens of old tomes the woman made a mental note to report these to her superiors as well when this was all done and well. It seemed the organization was indeed up to something behind their backs.
She let out a sigh of relief as the wolf had closed the gap between the human and them, even after getting a closer look he was injured badly, though it was better than being consumed by the spirits never to be seen again.
"Grab the human and get out immediately. Got it? This is no time to be a hero or whatever it is you got in mind." She could sense the spirits watching them, avoiding advancing as they approached Ryan.
"Are you real? you gotta get outta here, there are dangerous spirits here you don't understand! Leave me here and go!"
Karla shook her head, she lept gently off the wolfs back, bouncing in her few first steps flicking the human in the forehead, a surge of magic escaped her fingertips knocking him unconscious immediately. "He'll be fine, now lets get out of here Wolf." She could spot the witch ghosts glaring at her through the darkness, obviously not happy that she had taken their prey away, she smirked confidently at them daring at them to take him from them.
"You may have ruined our fun tonight, but soon this city will fall into chaos, our master will come after you bloodmage, your magic already taints his halls." The trio of spirits laughed, their voices echoing in the halls. "You can get away now but once he has a trace of your magic you are as good as dead.. You're nothing but a fly in comparison to him." the ghost witch seemed to relish seeing the pair escape with Ryan. Karla ignored their words instead concentrating on exiting the building, the spirits were far too intelligent in compared to normal ghost witch, something was terribly wrong here.

Karla let out a exaggerated gasp once they reached the outside, she looked towards the human who still remained unconscious before turning to the wolf. "I'll leave it to you to bring him to a hospital, I don't think there's anything they can do about his eye, through magic or medicine unfortunately he'll likely remain blind in that eye for the rest of his life." she paced uneasy questioning what she should do, the spirits talked about someone in charge, if it were true then taking action against the MagusCore outright in the open may be a mistake she sighed running her hands through her hair. "Do me a favor, when he wakes, we will all need to talk, how about that pub on the other corner of town? The witches brew? I hear its a popular spot, yet desolate enough that I won't have to worry about having to watch my back for a knife." Karla decided against reporting every detail of the building only revealing that the human was rescued though the spirits remain a problem. A reputable exorcist should be able to take care of that problem so the building would be safe to atleast be occupied for the time being.
"I'm trusting you aren't going to skip town, so I'll see you and him next week lets say? I've got something else I need to take care of at the moment. If anything comes up however just give me a call on my personal line." She brushed her hair aside before handing Oliver her personal card, she glanced at herself in the mirror and groaned, sweaty and covered in wolf fur exactly the opposite what she had in mind. Karla waved to the wolf who had already taken off to get Ryan aid as she turned back towards the station, thankfully the buildings weren't far off, it would only take her a few moments to arrive to see if her beloved red head had decided to show up.
Karla grinned as she spotted Hannabelle from behind, she had decided to show up after all.
"You're having a lovely date is obviously the right answer, atleast until you see the mess of a person I am right now." Karla stepped in front of the witch, admiring the woman once again, she wasn't entirely sure what drew her so strongly to the woman, it was almost the same feeling she had when she acquired powerful artifacts.
"So you showed up after all! I'm so glad, especially after you saw.. err well too much lets put it that way. So is there anything you are craving? Money's not an issue so if nothing else take advantage of this night to spoil yourself to a great dinner."
She tried desperately picking at the hair that still clung to her clothes sighing after a few moments admitting defeat. She glanced back up to the redhead giving a warm shy smile hoping that her appearance or magick would deter her too much.

Karla allowed the witch to cast her spell after making fun of her being startled so easily. She took a deep breath relaxing as the witch casted her spell. She knew she was probably curious of what had occurred earlier in the day, and debated on whether it was even okay to share the information with her or not.
"Italian huh? I guess that could be nice, its been awhile since I've had it. I suppose you have some questions you'd like to get off your chest while we are there as well." Karla let her lead the way still not being entirely too familiar with the city yet, even less if they were going to an out of the way location for their meal.
She requested the host seat them out of the way, so they could talk in private, the man who sat them seemed to understand and tucked them away in the back, not long after a waiter had taken their drink orders and left a basket of bread on the tables.
Karla buttered a small roll up and happily took a bite before glancing at Hannabelle's hip.
"What's the tattoo of? I remember you mentioning it acting up while you were in class.. sorry bout that by the way for cutting it short for you."
She leaned in close for the conversation, admiring Hannabelle's eyes as she spoke, she was slightly surprised the witch had agreed to come out to dinner after only meeting her once, even more so after she saw her using bloodmagic.
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Ryan opened his eyes, though his vision still blurred. He instinctively threw his hand over his injured eye finding a patch of cotton and padding covering the wound. He groaned as he rolled to his side seeing the man from the bar sitting near by.
"Uhh, Oliver right? What are you doing here?" he watched the man who seemed to be relieved that he had woken up, though he was still baffled on why someone he met once would be in his room, he expected his family or someone else before him.
A nurse entered the room and pushed Ryan back to his backside.
"You can't be moving around right now, you're body is bruised and badly injured, not to mention you wont have any use of that eye any longer. I don't know what you were doing but I highly doubt it was worth the cost"
The nurse's voice hinted a bit of hatred towards magic users, she eyed his books.
"You can't be moving around for atleast a day, you're lucky to even be alive right now, if it weren't for this gentlemen here you might be dead.
The nurse left the room letting Oliver know that visiting hours were over and he would have to leave soon.
"I guess I owe you one.. how did you even find me though there was only that lady and wolf that entered the building..."

Karla shook her head at Hannabelle's theory about her magic not reacting the night they met. "Mmm, well the night we met I wasn't doing anything special in particular that would cause your magic to react, I was just being a little more cautious that I wouldn't stand out to someone who knew what to look for." She grinned as the red head seemed to turn red at her flirting finding it adorable.
"A proper sorceress can be powerful, most just use it as a name and are pretty much... witches that specialize in brewing, only a few dozen are qualified as an actual sorceress, which would more be manipulating the elements in their magick and releasing it in a destructive form. Karla scratched her head at the question Hannabelle asked, there had been plenty of people who targeted her for her magick, though on the top of her head it was mostly in disgust of the type she presented rather than the potency.
"I've had people come after me sure, maybe not for my magick but because of it, Its not normal even for our kind, so typically I stand out to both sides when it comes to making an example of someone." She paused for a moment wondering how they would be able to confirm her theory. She glanced at the time, it would be getting late soon so empty streets would be easy to find.
"We could go somewhere we won't be interrupted, I need to put a proper seal on the book. That takes a considerable amount of power on my part. Maybe that'd be enough? Then I could have you for dessert since we just had dinner." Karla added the last bit jokingly just to get a reaction out of the witch for amusement, she loved seeing the flush fill her face. She grinned giving her a wink before taking a glance at the bill brought to them.
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Ryan nodded to Oliver the shifter seemed overly concerned over him for someone the wolf had just met. "I'll do my best, thanks again."
As the man left the room Ryan flipped open his notebook making notes, he was irate that he had completely failed on his task, he knew he was more capable than simply seeing and speaking with the dead however he couldn't manage to conjure up a simple exorcism. His head still pounded, mostly from the wound around his eye. His thoughts went towards the woman wanting to speak with him as well, he shook his head not understanding what was going on or why things had to turn out how they did.
He reached for his phone and saw one unread message from Sandra at the bar, he sighed before opening the message and a wave of confusion filled his face.
"Heard the good news! Great job at handling the job at MagusCore, everyone is talking about it! Come by the bar soon! Drinks will be on me!! <3 Sandra.
He stared at the screen dumb founded unsure what was told to her, he would worry about it in the morning, he needed more rest if he ever hoped to face everyone with his injured eye or that woman again.

Karla smiled at the red heads acceptance of her magic. Most seemed more quickly to judge her than get to know her. "True, a witch could take out a room, or with enough emotion a house, the difference is I could do it with little to no effort, the last time I lost my temper I accidentally took out an entire cul-de-sac.. and this is before I started using blood magic." Karla bragged slightly admiring the redhead who had grown much more comfortable around her. She couldn't help but laugh at her turning to red at her comment of having the girl for dessert, shaking her head as the witch tried so hard to change the subject.
"Normally yes, but rune magic is very.... versatile, I can seal something away as easily as making that paper bird, as long as I know the correct glyph I can theoretically accomplish anything." She ran her hand against Hannabelle's gently before standing to her feet.
"It'd be better if you don't talk to anyone about this book, however there's no harm if you see me sealing it shut. We'll have an idea if it's really me that you're reacting to or not."
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Ryan flung his notes across the room in anger after he had woken again, the pain meds were wearing off, causing him to be very temperamental. "Why can't I cast even the simplest spells in my notes any longer?!" He slammed his hands into the desk crumpling all his paperwork his hands pressed against his head. He glanced at the number Oliver stuffing it into his pocket. "I don't get it, I was capable of casting my magic before I took the job, WHAT changed..." The man groaned before returning to his bed, the nurses would give him hell for destroying his room, he had no idea what the woman had planned to question him with, or why his job was considered a success. "Maybe Sandra's just fucking with me so I don't feel so bad.. I guess I'll find out more tomorrow..." HE laid back onto his bed closing his eyes, it would still be another day or two before they released him, until then he would need to keep calm and collected until he could return to his research.
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Karla grabbed onto Hannabelle's hand pulling her along through a near by park, weaving through the trees until they could find somewhere private, she circled around with the girl multiple times if only so she could have the witches hand in her own while she 'made sure' that they were indeed alone. She sighed letting the witches hand free and pulled out the book which seemed quite ordinary at the moment.
"This is a cursed relic, I found this on a job I recently had, its a grimoire of a necromancer that was causing problems, or a book of the dead. Any person possessing it other than its rightful owner would find themselves dead within a week because of the black magick held within its pages."
Karla placed the book down on a patch of earth beneath her as she sat in front of it. She motioned Hannabelle to sit in front of her with the book in between as she began drawing symbols in the dirt around the book. Immediately the drawn glyphs glowed a blue color in hue as she started her spell. After confirming that the glyphs alone had no effect on the girls tattoo she brought out her knife making a quick slice in her wrist letting the blood flow into the glyphs. The enchanting blue color changed into a more ominous purple, crackling with energy as Karla closed her eyes, the air grew incredibly thick as she finished muttering an incantation, the blood filled glyphs slowly creeped towards the book soaking into its binding embedding the runes that were once dug into the earth on the book.
Her eyes shared the same purple glow as she opened her eyes to see if Hannabelle had reacted at all to her magic. "Well? This isn't all I am capable of but it should be more than enough to cause some sort of tingle if its my magic you reacted to"

Karla nodded as she listened to Hannabelle "A healing spell considered black magic? I can't say I'm surprised... do you know what the spell is of? I can use my own blood magic to heal myself, or others if needed, I suppose that wouldn't be considered white magick by any means either."
She brushed a few strands of white hair out of her face as she finished her seal and shook her head. "That's definitely interesting, but there's no way you could be reacting to the book, the thing is the book doesn't really emit an energy, its more like a leech, it sucks and drains the life force or magick out of any magical beings. So its strange you believe that you're reacting to it when it should be impossible."
Karla stretched thinking hard about what Hannebelle said, she half considered undoing her seal to see if the girl was indeed reacting to something from the book she might have missed herself. She stared at the redhead carefully before stashing the book back in her bag, standing on her own two feet and offering a hand to the witch .
"It is getting late, here, I'll walk you home from here.. Thanks for ah, coming out with me tonight. I had a good time. Its nice to be able to unwind a little."
She watched the redhead enter her home, waving good bye before blowing the witch a kiss and turning back to her own place. She had rented a sad excuse of an apartment in the center of town, she never planned on staying here in the long term so opted for something cheaper but was starting to regret that decision. She threw the book out on the desk eyeing it carefully before flipping a light off and burying herself under her sheets.
"Even after getting to know her I can't help but be more drawn towards that girl." Karla shut her eyes deciding that a good nights rest is something she really needed after this week.

Ryan walked out his room bumping into the shifter as he opened the door. "You got here pretty quick... I'm being discharged from the hospital other than losing my sight in the eye there's no reason for me to stay here any longer, that woman Karla sent me message she wants to meet us at the pub tonight if you're able." He rubbed the bandages over his eye, it itched, though more than that his loss of vision in his right eye had been a nuisance for the past day, he tripped more than once over his own two feet on the way out of the hospital with the werewolf.
He glanced at the shifter who seemed all too protective of the man as he occasionally stumbled he mostly shrugged if off but curiosity was getting to the better of him.
"So.. is there any reason you're so... I don't know interested in me? Already mentioned I wasn't interested in sex, hell I don't ever really care about dating or relationships of that sort in general."
He walked silently beside the shifter wondering what his answer would be.
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Karla answered the phone excitedly seeing Hannebelles name, pausing for a moment shaking her head at how she acted. "Hannabelle! Miss me already?" She paused for a moment as the redhead spoke, glancing at her calendar making sure she had no important upcoming meetings.
"Already smitten by me right? Introducing me to your teacher seems like a huge step!" She laughed at her own joke for a moment shaking her head knowing that Hannabelle wouldn't see her body language.
"Well.. she's either worried about the sorceress who is stealing her student away or she possibly recognizes the card I handed to you, either way it'd be rude for me not to introduce myself. I can come by early in the evening if you'd like. I just gotta handle some stuff at the local pub before I head over, shouldn't be long though!"
Karla made a note to head to her witch's house before calling the 'exorcist' again confirming that he was indeed heading to the pub.
"Excellent, I'll be there in 20 minutes, feel free to grab a few drinks or food while you wait."

Ryan nodded acknowledging what the shapeshifter had to say, he was unsure how to respond himself, his mind filled with so many other things at the moment. "So I'm interesting, so you brought me cookies?" Ryan teased the shapeshifter, taking one of them out biting into it happily. Anything had beat the food they forced down his throat at the hospital, he hadn't cared the shape shifter seemed to be drawn to him in a more intimate way, hell he had dated a guy here and there temporarily in the past, though nothing seemed too serious to the ghost hunter.
"Awesome, somehow I don't think today is going to just pass on by like any other day. Hopefully I'm wrong, though I know that won't be the case.."
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"Two WONDERFUL nights they were though, am I right?" Karla grinned it was too fun teasing the redhead when she was so obviously flustered with her comments, she laughed as she listened to the redhead speak and nodded as if she would witness the action. "If that's the case, and she does realize what I do then it will probably a more interesting night than you bargained for, I'm fine with meeting her. I love cats, so that shouldn't be a problem. I'll be by later!" Karla ended the call glancing at the time before heading out towards the Witches Brew, the pub would start to get busy around now, though the more people around would be better at the moment. She couldn't shake the feeling of unwavering eyes following her ever since they left Maguscorps.
the sorceress shut the door behind her casting an inconspicuous spell on herself which would leave her harder to track or find if someone were indeed spying on her.
She arrived at the bar finding Ryan and Oliver inside, she ordered a round of water for the group as well as a light appetizer before turning to them both.
"Before we start, you haven't been followed have you? any strange visitors while you were kept in the hospital... Ryan I think it was?
The man shook his head trying not to scratch at the bandages that filled his face, the usual bartender eyed him and his table guests and shrugged if off giving him a look of wanting answers when he was alone.
"No.. I don't think so, to be honest everything since that night has been kind of hazy, I don't think the medication has fully worn off on me yet."
Karla nodded turning to Oliver who seemed to figure out her motives she sighed shaking her head.
"What about you shifter? Has there been any strange scents in his room? I figure you would have caught something while you visiting him."