A hand fell upon Kallista's gripping it tightly, but not enough to hurt. "Kallista," Silas said softly as though he were trying to contain himself. "She's a vampire. Of course she bit a human. How was she to know the human's lover would come after her? Now come, you're scaring Paetra."<br/>With that, Silas turned from her and went back to their daughter.<br/>To her credit Paetra seemed very calm, though he could see the fear and awe in her eyes as the young girl looked at her mother. "Is that how momma used to be, daddy?" She asked, and Silas had to smile.<br/>"Yeah. Scary, right? She used to beat me up all the time." His daughter laughed. "She's awesome." She said with a little smile.<br/>Paetra held her side where the bullet had punctured her side, putting pressure on the wound like daddy had taught her once when momma was out of the house. She knew most of the was just from being shot, but there was a burning sensation, too.<br/>Silas could see the effects of the silver bullet. The flesh around it was already twisted and burned.<br/>"We'll have to send her to a new school, sheill. I think this might've kick started your genes in her." He said in Old. "Maybe mine, too." Brushing back Paetra's hair, he confirmed his fears. Her ears, previously round, were beginning to elongate slightly and tighten at the ends.<br/>He had seen it happen before, with the half-elf children in Il-Feyen. As soon as they were exposed to certain kinds of magic (it differed from child to child), they would become more elven than human, usually to the delight of the parents. Elves were nearly immortal, and maintained a youthful appearance for millennia before aging.<br/>"She might never age..." Silas said, though he spoke in elven now so that Paetra wouldn't understand.<br/><br/><br/>It was easy to see that Mira was panicking. It had somehow slipped Kai's mind that she wouldn't be used to being around Nons just yet. Not so many, at least. Quickly, he approached her, placing an arm softly on her back while giving Cil a meaningful look. The man clapped his hands and beckoned for the children to follow, leading them away from the pair.<br/>Kai began to guide Mira through the garden. "Sorry. I forgot you weren't used to being around us yet," he said softly. "Though it's good the children like you. That'll go a long way towards making a case for you being allowed to go on living. Or at least, living as a human. I recommend trying to spend some more time with them, for your own sake."<br/>They were coming upon a greenhouse with walls high enough that they seemed to stretch to the ceiling. The walls appeared to be blacked out.<br/>Kai led them in, and grinned at her awed expression. The plants within the space were all spectacularly colored, and bioluminescent vines of all colors and shades covered the high walls. "Welcome to the Dark Room," He said, still grinning. "This is where the plants that are hardest to care for are kept, along with some of the magical ones. I wanted to teach you about these first, because the ones outside will seem like child's play if you can learn these. Plus they're a lot prettier to look at. Come on. We're going to the top floor." Kai extended a hand to her, and rolled his eyes when she gave him a look. "It's because of the vines. Watch."<br/>He walked towards one of the walls and when he got within a few feet, a section of the glowing vines went dark, and the flowers nearest them began to shrivel up. As soon as he walked away, both the vines and the flowers went back to normal. "I did say they were hard to care for. They don't let anyone walk around in here alone. Besides, I'm sure taking my hand won't hurt you." Kai said, his grin returning. "It won't be for long, just until we get to the top floor."