Zain felt the warmth rise in his cheeks when she told him he'd disturbed her spell.  He gave her an apologetic look.  She lead him inside, where sat the other girl- Abi, he gathered. He eyed her a moment.  She too was young, although not in the same way.  He knew right away he was in the company of supernatural beings like himself, even before the girl announced such, and outright told them she was a witch.  He listened to them talk, about their abilities, and he guessed that Abi was a vampire.  Strangely, he wasn't bothered by this fact.  Vampires were fellow night dwellers, after all.  The witch wanted them to feel welcome here.  For the time being, he was content, at least, by her company.  He didn't feel threatened by her presence, which was a nice change in atmosphere when compared to his previous run-in with the superstitious lot.<br/><br/>"This is where wanderers like us can settle in and not have to hide our true selves," the witch said.  Zain found himself a little troubled by that notion.  He hadn't thought about it before now, but he understood being<span style="font-style: italic">himself</span>was damn near impossible.  To truly achieve that, he would have to separate himself from his host completely.  As long as he was in this body, he was bound and controlled by its personality- its tastes, its desires, and even habits.  This has always been so.  Little of his real nature actually made its way to the surface, if one were to ignore his supernatural abilities.<br/><br/>"How bout you? What brings you to my neck of the woods?"   The question threw him from his pensive state.  Zain picked a spot next to Abi and seated himself.  He smiled bitterly.<br/><br/>"I wasn't taken kindly to.  Can't imagine what they would have done to me if I'd stayed-" he watched her mixing an assortment of items, her spell, he presumed.  When she lit her candle, however, his entire body tensed.  He willed himself to calm, but his shadow fidgeted restlessly behind him.  "By chance, I think, I reckoned this place had been abandoned."