It seemed the familiar drew more attention from Elliot than Cal would have expected. He stood again and retrieved another book as he answered the other, finger flicking a few pages before putting it back and looking for another. "Mm… not too long. I found it while still living at the main estate, perhaps a few years. Most of those in my family keep ones that take the form of wolves or panthers. Seeing as this one is so small they didn't object to me keeping it." He had always been forbidden to form a contract with those of the family until he obeyed his father… so he merely took another route.<br/><br/>"Of course they do." He said, what exactly did Elliot think they were? "They are somewhat… ephemeral creatures. They can change their forms as they grow more powerful, there are those who have lived lives longer than a vampire and can appear as humans or even mythical creatures like a basilisk. We form a mutually beneficial contract with them, and in exchange they perform tasks for us." He finally found the book he needed and went back to his desk.<br/><br/>He noticed the human's yawn and nearly told him to go to bed if he was tired, but just then the little creature popped into the window again. It scurried onto Cal's desk and soon a bit of mist formed into an envelope that it held in its mouth which Callan took. "Good, thank you." He said, softly patting its head and gaining a cheery chattering noise from the creature.