Kalab was overjoyed that sheâ€™d accepted his hand. Sheâ€™d touched him this time, not the other way around, and he smiled brilliantly at her. It was something, at the very least. He didnâ€™t seem to notice whatever it was that drew her attention though, and started out into the night. Expecting her to follow, worried she wouldnâ€™t, he glanced behind. â€œThere are some things you should know before we leave hereâ€¦ Sometimes, we will go by ways you know. Sometimes we will go by ways you donâ€™t know. Donâ€™t try to remember the ones you donâ€™t.â€ He scratched the pup behind the ears, calming the fear shakes, speaking quietly and slowly both, so as not to startle his new dog or make his dear heart think he was lecturing her.<br/><br/>â€œAccept no invitations. Do not eat or drink anything, though you will be offered. Do not listen too long to any of the music, or try to understand the words. Keep any religious symbol hidden from sight. You must not bring any forged iron. Do not take anything away. If you happen to pick something up, leave it behind. Leave nothing of your own behind. Not a strand of hair or a drop of blood.â€<br/><br/>With this statement came the thought that the scent accompanying them the entire time had to be from her. Kalab wondered how it was sheâ€™d been hurt, but he wouldnâ€™t dare ask her. He wasnâ€™t sure how heâ€™d react if she told him Ellon was the reason for her smelling like blood after what sheâ€™d already said heâ€™d done. â€œâ€¦We should rebind your wound. I can smell the blood through the bandages very strongly now.â€<br/><br/>They left the station and came out into the night air, and for a brief moment, Kalab looked awed at the sight. It passed quickly and with unerring sense of direction, he led them deeper into the bowels of the city, instead of away. â€œVampires are not shunned from the Unseelie Court, though it is rare to find them there. I can come and go freely because the unseelie sidhe find companionship with the little ones, and I can extend some of this protection to you. But you are still human, and must not break these rules. The Court would be very upset, but I cannot allow them to keep you.â€<br/><br/>There was a hint of the pure, unstoppable wrath that hid beneath the deep, still waters of his outward calm. â€œI would tear you from them, if I had to. Even then, you wouldnâ€™t come back the same. Sidhe, dark or light, are dangerous. They are not like the others. They have existed for as long as nature and dreams. The gods did not make them and have no control over them. Like nature, they can be kind or deadly. Like dreams, much of what they are makes no sense. But their paths lead everywhere, and they areâ€¦ a safer alternative than travel through human territory.â€