He watched the the young woman lean against the gate before she walked forward along the path that had once felt the tread of many feet. That had been centuries ago and now the path barely resembled what it had once been. It was now obvious that she wasn't going to leave without poking around first.<br/><br/>Thunder growled in the distance and he knew that the storm would hit with a torrential downpour and lightening soon. His visitor's stay had just been extended. Normally, he would just scare a "visitor" back out the gates and let the pack have them. Perhaps he had turned soft for a pretty girl or it was that she was a witch. He wasn't sure why he let her stay but if she was going to stay on the grounds during the storm, he would have to get her to one of the safe areas of the castle. The courtyard was definitely NOT a safe place during a storm.<br/><br/>Keeping an eye on his visitor, he moved to the edge of the balcony and prepared to jump. She was heading farther into the courtyard. Once she got close to the doors leading into the castle itself, he jumped from the balcony and landed with a slight thud. He surged forward, grabbing the young woman by the waist and twisting her to pin her against the stone wall next to the doors.<br/><br/>"What brought you here?" He growled, his voice rumbling in his chest as he used his arms to prevent her from moving. A part of his mind noted that while she was tiny in comparison to his 6 foot and 4 inch muscular frame, she was a pretty thing. Her fair skin and blue eyes were also a good contrast to his sun darkened skin, hazelnut colored hair and ink black eyes.