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Bastet laughed maniacally, "That sounds fine to me." She tapped on the door once more, "Stop the act little man, I can smell your fear, and I can feed off of it, all I have to do is listen to the wonderful animal instincts I have." She stepped back between the path from the vault door to the stairs. "Whenever you are ready."

Bolt awoke again to feeling himself moved by another. Opening his lazy eyes at Khenu's groan, he nuzzled him, looked up at him and meowed. Noticing the stranger, he went silent as the fear that always filled him creeped up.

Aura nodded to Bastet and withdrew the key to the vault from her belt. Shoving it into the lock she gave it a turn and flung open the door, standing to the side. No matter if Khai made a run for it, Bastet would take him down instantly. "Run run as fast as you can...if you have the guts for it Khai."

Khai called her bluff, but didn't run towards Bastet he flung around the corner of the vault doorway snatching Aurahkah by the throat shoving her against the wall and squeezing. He'd kill her now.

She didn't even moved to defend herself. After a few seconds of letting Khai win, her form melted back into the wall in a shadow walk, Khai merely falling against the cold stone, and she reappeared next to Bastet, rubbing at her throat. "He's got a good grip, why not show him yours?"

Cole watched as a woman rushed from the hall. She swept the little boy into her arms. The sight stopped him dead. Could this be the witch the drunk spoke of? She was certainly gorgeous, but she was too caring towards the child to be evil. Unless of course, he was her own child and she simply showed concern to that spawned from her own body. One could be kind to family and evil to all others. And powers from the child? Although the woman didn't look old enough to have given birth to the child, she was motherly enough. Perhaps an apprentice?

Cole watched the scene for a few more minutes. "Excuse me. Would you happen the witch who owns this place?"

Nailah's eyes narrowed as she heard the voice behind her. She whispered, "Don't be afraid. I'll handle him." to Khenu and then turned around. Setting Khenu down and stepping in front of him she glared at the stranger. "If you are speaking of the owner of this manor then no, I am not her. And we don't take too kindly to that word around here. None of us are witches. None. And if you want to come in somewhere you really shouldnt' go around saying things like that. Especially if you hope to stay aorund in that place for more than five minutes." Nailah finished her tirade and finally began to look at the stranger. "And you might be?"

Cole stared at the woman, an eyebrow raised. She was quite enraged and it was not hard to see why. Apparentley she harbored deep affection for the young lad. But he had been rude, and as much as he did not want to, breeding won out.

He stepped forward, lowering his sword. He said, "My name is Cole Dartton. And you are?"

Cole's eyes scanned the brightly lit foyer. He saw quite a few halls leading from the foyer, and a staircase leading to the upper floors. His eyes searched, looking for any sign of an ambush. He kept his senses alert, especially if this demon wolf was real. He had no wishes to be mauled by some hell-spawned wolf with blue fur and wings, if the stories were true, that is. So far they weren't panning out very well. No mention of a child, a living one anyway.

Nailah looked at Cole and said, "My name is Nailah. The owner of the manor is not available at the moment, but please come in. You are soaked. And I must attend to Khenu's cheeks. Please follow me to the kitchen and we will see about getting you warmed up." She turned and grabbing Khenu's hand began to walk towards the kitchen. She entered the kitchen and picking him up put him on the counter. "Has anyone put anything on your cheeks, Khenu?" Gently she pushed his hair out of his eyes and stroked Bolt. "It's alright, Khenu. Nothing is going to happen. I promise."

Khai swallowed a scream. He wouldn't give them that pleasure. No matter how much they hurt him, be it with the felines claws or Aurahkah's own blades. They'd get what was coming to them in time. "Aurahkah doesn't have the guts to give the order to kill."

Aura laughed. "You think she needs an order? You hurt Khenu, he's like a son to her, even like a little brother to me." She pulled the sai away and brought it higher to his hair line, pressing the sai blade again and pulling downward, leaving a nice split from his his hair line down the side of his face, over but not injuring his eye and down to his chin where she pulled the blade away. She leaned all too close to whisper in his ear. "Can't you see it Khai. Flesh littering the room? Blood sprayed against the walls? And when I feel like it, and only then will death come to claim you. But not soon enough for your liking. Oh not soon enough at all." Slamming the sai blades into his shoulder down to the hilt she spoke to Bastet. "I believe I'm having too much fun to simply kill him."