ooc: just fyi, the girls changed into regular clothes.  not a biggie, it just wouldn't be immediately obvious that they were from a detention center. :)<br/><br/>ic: With the door opened, Anaya largely ignored the boy and the little girl.  She concentrated solely on pushing the remaining girls inside, dragging in the one who'd fainted.  She was either surprisingly strong, or full of adrenaline, because it only took one or two tugs to bring the fainted girl inside.  Then, she slammed the door closed, locked it, and searched around frantically for something to brace it.  Spying a chair made out of logs, she grabbed it and propped it under the door handle, then backed up to the farthest side of the cabin.  Only a second or two later, something large and supernaturally strong beat against the door and there was an eerie, deep-throated growl.  The heavy door rattled.  There were about five girls aside from the raven and crimson-haired one who'd ushered the others inside.  And of the six of them, all were in tears at this point except for Anaya, though her eyes were wide and her breathing ragged.  The pounding continued for several more moments, then seemed to move around the sides of the cabin looking for an opening.  Eventually, the pounding stopped and the footsteps moved off.<br/><br/>Anaya turned now and finally regarded the boy and the little girl.  She did not seem the slightest bit intimidated by the knife the boy was carrying, but her gaze lingered a moment on the little girl.  Her demeanor changes surprisingly fast from fearful to calm and in control.  She looks Shawn over with critical scrutiny, sizing him up.  She seems to be deciding how great a threat he poses, if any at all.  Her dark eyes are intense and piercing and her presence commanding, but not entirely in an off-putting way.  She just seemed to fill the room with her presence as contrasting as this impression was with her slight, though athletic build.  After several moments, she finally meets his eyes and gives him a slight nod of thanks.  Then she turns to look at the other girls who had arrived with her.  She does not look pleased.  "So few left..."  She murmurs barely audibly.  Belatedly shocked it seems, she moves to a wall and sinks down against it, pale and drawn.